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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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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 Buy this album at:: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

C-2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas (27^th 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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21^st & 23^rd 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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3^rd 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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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). Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - January 2006)

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