John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works - Recordings

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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 Box Sets 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 Videos Recordings of Instrumental 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 \| Part 13 \| Part 14 \| 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. 9 John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13 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 J. Kuhnau/J.S. Bach: Motet Der Gerechte kömmt um [6:56]
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: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

E-2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 4 [22:55], 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: CD: Amazon.com

E-3	J.S. Bach: Magnificat
Magnificat BWV 243 [25:46]; 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: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

Partial Cantata Cycle on Archiv Produktion

C-1	J.S. Bach: Funeral Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 106 [18:43], BWV 118b [9:11], BWV 198 [30:32]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Archiv Produktion 429782 Archiv Produktion 463581		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: CD-1: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de CD-2: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas (27^th Sunday after Trinity)
Cantatas BWV 140 [24:35], BWV 147 [28:05]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Archiv Produktion 431809 Archiv Produktion 463587		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: CD-1: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de CD-2: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-3	J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 36 [28:26], BWV 61 [14:05], BWV 62 [18:17]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Lang; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone: Olaf Bär
Archiv Produktion 437327 Archiv Produktion 463588		Jan 1992	CD / TT: 61:09
Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England. Buy this album at: CD-1: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de CD-2: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-4	J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 11 [28:13], BWV 37 [15:30], BWV 43 [18:02], BWV 128 [16:30]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenors: Michael Chance & Robin Blaze [BWV 128]; Tenors: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Christoph Genz [BWV 128]; Basses: Stephen Varcoe & Reinhard Hagen [BWV 128]
Archiv Produktion 463583		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). 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 11 by J.E. Gardiner. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 37 by J.E. Gardiner. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 43 by J.E. Gardiner. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 128 by J.E. Gardiner. See: Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21^st & 23^rd Sunday after Trinity)
Cantatas BWV 16 [15:57], BWV 98 [12:53], BWV 139 [16:40]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Archiv Produktion 463586		Dec 1998	CD / TT: 45:30
Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-6	J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 6 [18:48], BWV 66 [29:19]
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 463580		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: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-7	J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 34 [16:56], BWV 59 [11:35], BWV 74 [20:24], BWV 172 [17:26]
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 463584		Apr 1999	CD / TT: 66:52
Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3^rd Sunday of Epiphany
Cantatas BWV 72 [15:00], BWV 73 [12:01], BWV 111 [15:01], BWV 156 [14:45]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Archiv Produktion 463582		Jan 22-24, 2000	CD / TT: 57:18
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Chisea di San Marco, Milan, Italy. See: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Feast of Purification of Mary
Cantatas BWV 82 [23:39], BWV 83 [17:37], BWV 125 [23:29], BWV 200 [4:14]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion 463585		Feb 2, 2000	CD / TT: 68:59
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christchurch, Dorset, Priory Church, UK. See: Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-10	J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 63 [26:34], BWV 64 [18:12], BWV 121 [17:38], BWV 133 [18:45]
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 463589		Dec 1998	CD / TT: 81:17
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio I, London, England & live at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England [BWV 133]. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-11	J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas I
Cantatas BWV 94 [26:13], BWV 105 [23:07], BWV 168 [13:09]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Archiv Produktion 363590		Aug 19, 2000	CD / TT: 62:35
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Il Duomo di S. Nicolò, Merano, Italy. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

C-12	J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas II
Cantatas BWV 113 [24:16], BWV 179 [15:01], BWV 199 [25:02]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Stephan Loges
Archiv Produktion 463591		Sep 3, 2000	CD / TT: 64:20
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

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		1999	DVD / TT: ~ 59:00
Most probably the same reccording as [C-10] above. See: DVD John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal Buy this album at: Amazon.com

Box Sets

B-1	Bach: Cantatas & Sacred Masterpieces [Box Set]
CD-1-2: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 = [V-5] CD-3-5: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 = [V-2] CD-6-7: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 = [V-3] CD-8-9: Mass in B minor BWV 232 = [V-1] CD-10: Magnificat BWV 243 [25:46]; Cantata BWV 51 = [E-3] CD-11: Cantatas BWV 61, BWV 36, BWV 62 = [C-3] CD-12: Cantatas BWV 63, BWV 64, BWV 121, BWV 133 = [C-10] CD-13: Cantatas BWV 16, BWV 98, BWV 139 = [C-5] CD-14: Cantatas BWV 72, BWV 73, BWV 111, BWV 156 = [C-8] CD-15: Cantatas BWV 82, BWV 83, BWV 125, BWV 200 = [C-9] CD-16: Cantatas BWV 6, BWV 66 = [C-6] CD-17: Cantatas BWV 11, BWV 37, BWV 43, BWV 128 = [C-4] CD-18: Cantatas BWV 172, BWV 59, BWV 74, BWV 34 = [C-7] CD-19: Cantatas BWV 94, BWV 105, BWV 168 = [C-11] CD-20: Cantatas BWV 113, BWV 179, BWV 199 = [C-12] CD-21: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 147 = [C-2] CD-22: Cantatas BWV 106, BWV 118b, BWV 198 = [C-1]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Various vocal soloists
Archiv Produktion		1985-2000	22-CD / TT: 21:31:52
Reissue. See: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 [Cantatas] & Part 5 [Other Vocal Works]. Buy this album at: 22-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 22-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

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