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John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists

Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Early Recordings of Cantatas
Partial Cantata Cycle on Archiv Produktion
DVD’s of Cantatas
Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Recordings - Vols. 1-10
Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Recordings - Vols. 11-20
Bach Cantata Pilgrimage Recordings - Vols. 21-30
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

John Eliot Gardiner - Short Biography
Monteverdi Choir - Short History
English Baroque Soloists - Short History

General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Newsletters

Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 6
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 15
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD
DVD John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal
Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By John Eliot Gardiner
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Aria for Soprano BWV 1127 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

Table of Cantata Recordings by Major Conductors: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas 101-150 | Cantatas 151-200 | Cantatas 201-224 | Remarks

Recordings - Part 1

Early Recordings of Cantatas

E-1

J.S. Bach: Motets & Cantatas

Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas BWV 50, BWV 118

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

No vocal soloists, except BWV 227
Sopranos: Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Fisher; Counter-tenor: Ashley Stafford; Tenor: Neil McKenzie; Baritone: Richard Savage

Erato

Apr 1980

2-CD / TT: 115:57

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
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E-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 131

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Tenor: William Kendall; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Erato

Nov 1980

CD / TT: 43:47

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, England.
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E-3

J.S. Bach: Magnificat

Magnificat BWV 243, Cantata BWV 51

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Sopranos: Emma Kirkby, Nancy Argenta & Patrizia Kwella; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: David Thomas

Philips

Nov 1983

CD / TT: 41:46

Recorded in London, England.
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Partial Cantata Cycle on Archiv Produktion

C-1

J.S. Bach: Funeral Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 106, BWV 118b, BWV 198

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Sep 1989

CD / TT: 58:50

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
See: Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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C-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (27th Sunday after Trinity)

Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 147

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Mar 1990

CD / TT: 52:51

Recorded at St. Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK.
See: Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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C-3

J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 61, BWV 36, BWV 62

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Lang; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone: Olaf Bär

Archiv Produktion

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
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C-4

J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 11, BWV 37, BWV 43, BWV 128

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenors: Michael Chance & Robin Blaze; Tenors: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Christoph Genz; Basses: Stephen Varcoe & Reinhard Hagen

Archiv Produktion

Oct 1993; Apr 1999 (BWV 128)

CD / TT: 78:30

Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting & St. John's, Smith Square, London, England (BWV 128).
See: Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 – conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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C-5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21st & 23rd Sunday after Trinity)

Cantatas BWV 16, BWV 98, BWV 139

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Archiv Produktion

Dec 1998

CD / TT: 45:30

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
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C-6

J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 6, BWV 66

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenors: Steve Davisilim, Mark Padmore; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Dietrich Henschel

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1999

CD / TT: 48:16

Recorded at St. John's, London, England.
See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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C-7

J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 172, BWV 59, BWV 74, BWV 34

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Sopranos: Martina Jankova, Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Tenors: Christoph Genz, Steve Davisilim; Basses: Reinhard Hagen, Peter Harvey, Christopher Foster

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1999

CD / TT: 66:52

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
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C-8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany

Cantatas BWV 72, BWV 73, BWV 111, BWV 156

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Jan 2000

CD / TT: 57:18

Recorded at Chisea di San Marco, Milan, Italy.
See: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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C-9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Feast of Purification of Mary

Cantatas BWV 82, BWV 83, BWV 125, BWV 200

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey

ArcProduktion

Feb 2000

CD / TT: 68:59

Recorded at Christchurch, Dorset, Priory Church, UK.
See: Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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C-10

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas

Cantatas BWV 63, BWV 64, BWV 121, BWV 133

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Sopranos: Ann Monoyios, Katharine Fuge; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenors: Rufus Müller, Julian Podger; Basses: Stephan Loges, Gotthold Schwarz

Archiv Produktion

Jan 1998; Dec 1998 (BWV 133)

CD / TT: 81:17

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England & live at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England (BWV 133).
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C-11

J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas I

Cantatas BWV 94, BWV 105, BWV 168

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Archiv Produktion

Aug 2000

CD / TT: 62:35

Recorded live at Il Duomo di S. Nicolò, Merano, Italy.
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C-12

J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas II

Cantatas BWV 113, BWV 179, BWV 199

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Stephan Loges

Archiv Produktion

Sep 2000

CD / TT: 64:20

Recorded at St. David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.
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DVD’s of Cantatas

D-1

Bach Cantata Pilgrimage

Cantata No. 179, "Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht," BWV 179
Cantata No. 199, "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut," BWV 199
Cantata No. 113, "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut," BWV 113

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Stephan Loges

BBC Opus Arte

2000

DVD / TT: ~2:07:00

Filmed at St Davids Cathedral, Dyfed, UK. Probably the same recording as [C-12] above. See: Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD
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D-2

In Rehearsal with John Eliot Gardiner (Bach Cantata No. 63)

Cantata BWV 63

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Alto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Rufus Müller; Bass: Stephan Loges

ArtHouse

2000

DVD / TT: ~ 59:00

See: DVD John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - January 2006)


John Eliot Gardiner: Short Biography | Monteverdi Choir | English Baroque Soloists
Recordings:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
General Discussions:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Newsletters
Cantatas:
Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 | Cantatas BWV 140, 147 | Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 | Cantatas BWV 6, 66 | Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 | Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200
Bach Cantata Pilgrimage:
BCP - Vols 1&8 | BCP - Vol. 6 | BCP - Vol. 14 | BCP - Vol. 15 | BCP - Vol. 21 | BCP - Vol. 22 | BCP - Vol. 23 | BCP - Vol. 24 | BCP - Vol. 26 | Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD | DVD John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal
Other Vocal Works:
BWV 232 - Gardiner | BWV 244 - Gardiner | BWV 245 - Gardiner | BWV 248 - Gardiner | BWV 1127 - Gardiner
Table of recordings by BWV Number

Recordings & Discussions of Major Conductors: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Discussions of Singers & Instrumentalists

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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