Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Conductors of Vocal Works: Main Page | 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 | Singers & Instrumentalists


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
Later Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Videos
Recordings of Instrumental Works

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

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
Book: Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven

Discography - Part 1

Early Recordings of Cantatas


E-1

J.S. Bach: Motets BWV 225-231; Cantatas BWV 50 & 118

 
 
 

Motets BWV 225-231 [19:27, 7:57, 22:10, 9:27, 9:35, 6:37, 4:19]
Cantatas BWV 50 [3:32], BWV 118 [10:02]
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
EBS: Violins: Nona Liddell, Simon Standage, Michaela Comberti, Roy Goodman, Elizabeth Wilcock, Desmond Heath, Julie Miller; Violas: Trevor Jones, Katharine Hart, Annette Isserlis; Violoncellos: Mark Caudle, Timothy Mason; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Sophia McKenna, David Reichenberg; Taille/Oboe da caccia: Ku Ebbinge; Bassoons: Jeremy Ward, Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Stephen Cleobury

Erato STU-71337 (Fr)
Erato ZL-30763 (Ge)
Erato MCE-71337
Erato ECD-88117
Erato 2292-45979-2

Mar 2-5 & Apr 9-10, 1980

2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-MC / TT:
2-CD / TT: 115:57
2-CD / TT: 115:57

Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
Sound Engineer: Yolanta Skura.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 50 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 118 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 50: Complete Cantata [3:32]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (1982): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
2-CD (1993): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


E-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 & 131

 
 
 

Cantatas BWV 4 [23:01 / 22:55 / 23:06], BWV 131 [20:47 / 20:44 / 20:51]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Tenor: William Kendall; Bass: Stephen Varcoe; Sophia McKenna (Oboe)
MC: Sopranos: Carol Hall, Jean Knibbs, Lyn Parkyns, Elisabeth Priday, Suzanne Flowers, Daryl Greene, Catherine Askew, Jenny Hill; Altos: Christopher Robson, Brian Gordon, Julian Clarkson, Michael Chance, Patrick Collin, Ashley Stafford; Tenors: Julian Pike, Andrew Murgatroyd, Douglas Leigh, Neil MacKenzie, Neil Lunt, Colin Mair; Baritones: Richard Savage, Alan Brafield, Richard Wistreich, Charles Stewart, Gordon Jones, Michael Boswell
EBS: Violins 1: Nona Liddell, Miles Golding, Michaela Comberti, Julie Miller, Cathy Weiss; Violins 2: Elizabeth Wilcock, Alison Bury, Roy Goodman, Bill Turnell; Violas: Trevor Jones, Jan Schlap, Katherine Hart, Annette Isserlis; Violoncellos: Timothy Mason, Angela East, Julie Lehwalder; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboe: Sophia McKenna; Bassoon: Jeremy Ward; Cornett: Michael Laird; Trombones: Peter Goodwin, David Purser, Richard Tyack; Organ: Alastair Ross

Erato STU-71506
Erato 2292-45988-2
Apex 092-749574-2
=

Nov 1980

LP / TT: 43:48
CD / TT: 43:47
CD / TT: 43:57
MP3 / T: 43:55

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, England.
Sound Engineer: James Burnett; Produced by RVC Corporation.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 131 by J.E. Gardiner.
Buy this album at:
CD (1993): Amazon.com | Amaon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.de


E-3

J.S. Bach: Magnificat
J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen

 
 

1-12. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [LP: 26:07; CD-1: 25:46; CD-2: 25:33]
13-17. Cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!, BWV 51 [LP: 15:38; CD-1: 15:39; CD-2: 15:41]

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
MC: Sopranos: Jane Fairfield, Gillian Fisher, Suzanne Flowers, Carol Hall, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Jean Knibbs, Sarah Leonard, Gillian Ross, Mary Seers, Marilyn Troth; Counter-tenors: Michael Chance, Julian Clarkson, Brian Gordon, Ashley Stafford, Wilfried Swansborough; Tenors: Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd, William Pool, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Stephen Charlesworth, Richard Suart, Charles Stewart or Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Miles Golding, Hamburg Williams, Desmond Heath, Nicholas Parker, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs, Helen Orsler; Violins 2: Roy Goodman, Graham Cracknell, Julie Miller, Bruce Berg, Henrietta Wayne, Alson Townley; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Annette Isserlis, Katharine Hart, Nicola Cleminson; Cellos: Angela East, Julie Lehwalder, Richard Tunicliffe, Timothy Mason, Suki Towb; Double-basses: Valerie Botwright, Amanda MacNamara; Flutes: Guy Williams, Lisa Beznosiuk, Utako Ikeda; Oboes: Sophie McKenna, Paul Goodwin, Valerie Darke, Richard Earle; Bassoons: Alastair Mitchell, Andrew Watts; Trumpets: Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Staff, Stephen Keavy; Timpani: Tristan Fry; Organ: Alastair Ross
Continuo: Organ: Alastair Ross; Cello: Timothy Mason or Angela East
Solos: Violin: Alison Bury, Roy Goodman; Flute: Lisa Beznosiuk, Guy Williams, Utako Ikeda; Oboes: Sophie McKenna, Valerie Darke; Oboe d'amore

Philips 411458-1
Philips 411458-2
Philips 411458-4
=
Decca 464672-2

Nov 1983

LP / TT: 41:45
CD / TT: 41:46
MC / TT:
MP3 / TT: 41:18
CD / TT: 42:14

Recorded at All Saints, Tooting, London, England.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 51 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 51 by E. Kirkby.
1st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 51: Complete Cantata [15:41] | Mvt. 4: Chorale [5:31]
Magnificat BWV 243: Complete Work [25:46]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1985): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com





Partial Cantata Cycle on Archiv Produktion


C-1

J.S. Bach: Funeral Cantatas (BWV 106, 118b, 198)

 
 

Cantatas BWV 106 [18:43], BWV 118b [9:11], BWV 198 [30:32]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments)

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

Archiv Produktion 429782-2
Archiv Produktion 463581-2
=

Sep 1989

CD / TT: 58:50
CD / TT: 58:50
MP3 / TT: 58:46

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider/Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler; Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette; Editing: Karl-August Naegler/Ulrich Vette.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 106 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 198 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 198: Complete Cantata [30:31; w/ Score]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1991): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (BWV 140, 147)

 
 
 

Cantatas BWV 140 [24:35], BWV 147 [28:05]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soloists: Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Alison Bury (Violin & Violino piccolo); Angela East (Violoncello); Anthony Robson, Richard Earle (Oboes); Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet)
MC: Sopranos: Caroline Ashton, Suzanne Flowers, Ruth Holton, Susan Hemington Jones, Catherine Kroll, Gillian Ross; Altos: Patrick Collin, Peter Nardone, Richard Wyn Roberts, Andrew Wickens; Tenors: Nicolas Robertson, Paul Tindall, Andrew Tusa, Clifford Armstrong; Basses: Alan Brafield, Julian Clarkson, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury [Leader], Elizabeth Wilcock, Lucy Howard, Margaret Faultless; Violins 2: Roy Mowatt, Hildburg Williams, Henrietta Wayne, Sarah Bealby-Wright; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden; Violoncellos: Angela East, Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Anthony Robson, Richard Earle, Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Alastair Mitthell; Horn: Andrew Clark; Trumpet: Crispian Steele-Perkins; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson
Organ: 4-stop cabinet organ by N. P. Mander, tuned by Mander
Harpsichord: after Dulcken, by Clayson & Garrett, tuned by Philip Ridley
Pitch: a' = 415 Hz; Tuning: Vallotti

Archiv Produktion 431809
Archiv Produktion 463587
=

Mar 1990

CD / TT: 52:51
CD / TT: 52:51
MP3 / TT: 52:49

Recorded at St. Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
Executive Producers: Dr. Andreas Holschneider / Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler; Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 140 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 147 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 140, 147 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 140: Complete Cantata [25:01]
Cantata BWV 147: Complete Cantata [28:06] | Complete Cantata [28:06]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1992): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-3

J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas (BWV 36, 61, 62)

 
 

Cantatas BWV 36 [28:26], BWV 61 [14:05], BWV 62 [18:17]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on original instruments)

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Lang; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone: Olaf Bär
MC: Sopranos: Rona Eastwood, Susan Hemington Jones, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Angela Kazimierczuk, Catherine Kroll, Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Ross; Altos: Pascal Bertin, David Gould, Jonathan Peter Kenny, Peter Nardone, Richard Wyn Roberts, Tenors: Andrew Burden, Robert Johnston, Philip Pettifor, Paul Sutton, Paul Tindall; Basses: Alan Brafield, Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury [Leader], Elizabeth Wilcock, Peter Lissauer, Margaret Faultless, Pauline Nobes; Violins 2: Maya Homburger, Lucy Howard, Henrietta Wayne, Desmond Heath; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Alan George, Pamela Cresswell; Violoncellos: Timothy Mason, Richard Campbell; Doube-bass: Chi-chi Nwanoku; Oboes/Oboes d'amore: Anthony Robson, Richard Earle; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Corno (Slide Trumpet)/Zugtrompete/Trompette à caulisse/Tromba da tirassi: Crispian Steele-Perkins; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson

Archiv Produktion 437327
Archiv Produktion 463588
=

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 61:09
CD / TT: 61:09
MP3 / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider/Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler; Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette; Editing: Ingmar Haas.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 36 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 62 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 62: Part 1 [HD: 10:47] + Part 2 [HD: 7:30] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:33] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:33]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1993): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-4

J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas (BWV 43, 128, 37, 11)

 

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 (on authentic instruments) [Pitch: a' = 415 Hz]

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
=

BWV 11, 37, 43: Oct 1993
BWV 128: Apr 1999

CD / TT: 78:30
MP3 / TT: 78:25

Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting [BWV 11, 27, 43]; St. John's, Smith Square, London, England [BWV 128].
Executive Producers: Peter Czornyj / Charlotte Kriesch [BWV 11, 37, 43]; David R. Murray [BWV 128]; Recording Producers: Arend Prohmann [BWV 11, 37, 43]; Mark Howells [BWV 128]; Balance Engineers: Rainer Maillard [BWV 11, 37, 43]; Erdo Groot [BWV 128]; Recording Engineers: Klaus Behrend [BWV [11, 37, 43]; Erdo Groot [BWV 128]; Editing: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky [BWV 11, 37, 43]; Mark Howells [BWV 128]; Publishers/ Sources: Neue Bach-Ausgabe I/ I2 & II/8, Bärenreiter, Kassel [BWV 11, 37]; Breitkopf & Härtel, revised by Reinhold Kubik [BWV 43, 128].
1st recording of Cantata BWV 11 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 37 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 43 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st 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 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-5

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for 21st & 23rd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 98, 139, 16)

 

Cantatas BWV 16 [15:57], BWV 98 [12:53], BWV 139 [16:40]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments)

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
MC: Sopranos: Constanze Backes, Nicola Jenkin, Donna Deam, Suzanne Flowers; Altos: Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries, Richard Wyn Roberts,; Tenors: Simon Davies, Gerald O'Beirne, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Simon Oberst, Robert Macdonald
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger [Leader], Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Peter Lissauer; Violins 2: Kati Debretzeni, Adrian Butterfield, Henrietta Wayne; Violas: Rosemary Nalden, Lisa Cochrane; Violoncellos: Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Doube-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Oboe da caccia: Katherina Arfken; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Corno da caccia: Mark Bennett; Cornett: Michael Harrison; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Gary Cooper

Archiv Produktion 463586
=

Dec 1998

CD / TT: 45:30
MP3 / TT: 45:39

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
Executive Producer: David R. Murray; Production Manager: Isabella de Sabata; Recording Producer: Hans Bernhard Bätzing; Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin; Publisher/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 98 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 139 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [15:56]
Cantata BWV 98: Complete Cantata [12:58] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:56]
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-6

J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas (BWV 6, 66)

 

Cantatas BWV 6 [18:48], BWV 66 [29:19]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments) [Pitch: a' = 415 Hz]

BWV 6: Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Julian Clarkson
Michael Niesesemann (Oboe da caccia) [BWV 6/2]; David Watkin (Violoncello piccolo) [BWV 6/3]
BWV 66: Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
Kati Debretzeni (Violin) [BWV 66/5]

Archiv Produktion 463580
=

BWV 6: Apr 7-8, 1999
BWV 66: Apr 5-6, 1999

CD / TT: 48:16
MP3 / TT: 48:14

Recorded at St. John's, London, England.
Excecutive Producer: David R. Murray; Recording Producers: Chris Sayers [BWV 6], Sid MacLauchlan [BWV 66]; Balance Engineers: Mike Hatch [BWV 6], Stephan Flock [BWV 66]; Recording Engineers: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Andrew Weldman; Editing: Geoff Miles [BWV 6], Ingmar Haas [BWV 66]; Publishers/Sources: Breikopf & Hartel, revised by Reinhold Kubik with reconstructions by Robert Levin on denand of the Moneverdi Choir & Orchestra Ltd. ; Language Coaches: Constanze Backes [BWV 6], Hildburg Williams [BWV 66].
1st recording of Cantata BWV 6 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 6: Complete Cantata [19:01] ???
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-7

J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas (BWV 172, 59, 74, 34)

 

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 (on authentic instruments) [Pitch: a' = 415 Hz]

Sopranos: Martina Jankova [BWV 172], Magdalena Kožená [BWV 59, 74]; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze [BWV 74, 172]; Contralto: Bernarda Fink [BWV 34]; Tenors: Christoph Genz [BWV 74, 172], Steve Davisilim [BWV 34]; Basses: Reinhard Hagen [BWV 172], Peter Harvey [BWV 59, 74], Christopher Foster [BWV 34]

Archiv Produktion 463584
=

Apr 1999

CD / TT: 66:52
MP3 / TT: 66:50

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
Excecutive Producer: David R. Murray; Recording Producers: Chris Sayers [BWV 34], Roy Mowatt [BWV 59, 74], Mark Howells [BWV 172]; Balance Engineers: Mike Hatch [BWV 34], Mike Clements [BWV 59, 74], Erdo Groot [BWV 172]; Recording Engineers: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky / Andrew Weldman [BWV 34, 59, 74, 172], Everett Porter [BWV 172]; Editing: Floating Earth [BWV 34], Adan Skeaping [BWV 59, 74], Mark Howells [BWV 172]; Publishers/Sources: Breikopf & Hartel, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 74 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 172: Complete Cantata w/ Scrolling Score [17:47]
Cantata BWV 172: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:57]
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes

 

C-8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3rd Sunday of Epiphany (BWV 72, 73, 111, 156)

 

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 (on authentic instruments) [Pitch: a' = 415 Hz]

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

Archiv Produktion 463582
=

Jan 22-24, 2000

CD / TT: 57:18
MP3 / TT: 57:08

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Chisea di San Marco, Milan, Italy.
Executive Producers: Isabella de Sabata, Sid McLauchlan; Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker; Balance Engineer: ErGroot; Recording Engineer: Carl Schuurbiers; Editing: Carl Schuurbiers; Publishers/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinbhold Kubik.
See: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 111: Complete Cantata [15:11]
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


1. 2.

C-9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Feast of Purification of Mary (BWV 82, 83, 125, 200)

 

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
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Rachel Wheatley, Joanne Lunn, Charlotte Mobbs, Gillian Ross, Elisabeth Priday; Altos: Mark Chambers, James Burton, William Towers, Carol Hall; Tenors: Julian Podger, Robert Murray, Christopher Watson, John Bowley; Basses: Simon Oberst, Jonathan Brown, Christopher Dixon, Christopher Foster
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger [Leader], Nicolette Moonen, Lucy Howard, Roy Mowart, Andrew Roberts; Violins 2: Adrian Butterfield, Peter Lissauer, Hildburg Williams, Jane Gillie; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Colin Kitching; Violoncellos: Melanie Beck, Catherine Rimer; Doube-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flute: Marten Root; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Horns: Gavin Edwards, Robin Cane; Harpsichord: Silas Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Archiv Produktion 463585
=

Feb 2, 2000

CD / TT: 68:59
MP3 / TT: 68:23

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Christchurch, Dorset, Priory Church, England.
Executive Producers: Isabella de Sabata, Sid McLauchlan; Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker; Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot; Recording Engineer: Roger de Schot, Taco van der Werf (Eurosound); Editing: Nicholas Parker, Carl Schuurbiers; Publishers/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinbhold Kubik.
See: Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200 - Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 125: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:05]
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-10

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas (BWV 63, 64, 121, 133)

 

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 (on original instruments; Pitch: a'=415 Hz)

BWV 63, 64, 121: Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Rufus Müller; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Ann Monoyios, Donna Deam, Angela Kazimierczuk, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Katie Pringle, Gillian Ross; Altos: Sara Mingardo, Elinor Carter, Mark Chambers, David Clegg, William Missin; Tenors: Rufus Müller, John Bowley, Robert Burt, Rory O'Connor, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Stephan Loges, Geoffrey Davidson, Christopher Dixon, Thomas Guthrie, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury [Leader], Pauline Nobes, Catherine Ford, Jane Gillie, Ellen O'Dell; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Roy Mowart, Desmond Heath, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Alan George, Peter Collyer; Violoncellos: David Watkin, Helen Verney, Marilyn Sansom; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway, Gail Hennessy; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Trumpets: Mark Bennett, Michael Harrison, Simon Gabriel, Paul Sharp; Cornett: Michael Harrison, Simon Gabriel, Paul Sharp; Sackbuts (Trombones): Susan Addison, Adam Wolff, Stephen Saunders; Timpani: John Chimes; Organ: Ian Watson; Harpsichord: Silas Standage

BWV 133: Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
MC: Sopranos: Katharine Fuge, Constanze Backes, Suzanne Flowers, Nicola Jenkin; Altos: Derek Lee Ragin, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Julian Podger, Simon Davies, Gerald O'Beirne, Paul Tindall; Basses: Gotthold Schwarz, Julian Clarkson, Simon Oberts, Robert Macdonald
EBS: Violins I: Maya Homburger (Leader), Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Peter Lissauer; Violins II: Kati Debretzeni, Adrian Butterfield, Henrietta Wayne; Violas: Rosemary Nalden, Lisa Cochrane; Violoncellos: Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Doube-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway, Katharina Arfken; Cornett: Michael Harrison; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Gary Cooper

Archiv Produktion 463589
=

Dec 1998

CD / TT: 81:17
MP3 / T: 81:12

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Studio I, London, England [BWV 63, 64, 121] & live at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England [BWV 133].
Executive Producer: David R. Murray; Production Manager: Dr. Isabella de Sabata; Recording Producers: Nicolas Parker [BWV 63, 64, 121], Hans Bernhard Bätzing [BWV 133]; Balance Engineers: Mike Match [BWV 63, 64, 121], Rainer Maillard [BWV 133]; Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin [BWV 133]; Editing: Nicholas Parker [BWV 63, 64, 121], Oliver Curdt [BWV 133]; Publisher/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 63 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 64 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 121 by J.E. Gardiner.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 133 by J.E. Gardiner.
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


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 (Pitch: a'=415 Hz)

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Nicola Jenkin, Elin Manahan Thomas, Charlotte Mobbs; Altos: David Clegg, Carol Hall, Charles Humphries, William Towers; Tenors: Simon Davies, Andrew MacKenzie-Wicks, Robert Murray; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Robert Macdonald, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Peter Lissauer, Rebecca Livermore; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Rudolfo Richter, Daphna David, Stephen Jones; Violas: Jane Rogers, Mari Giske, Emma Alter; Cellos: Richte van der Meer, Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Recorder, Flute: Rachel Beckett; Oboes: Susanne Regel, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpet: Gabriele Cassone; Cornett: Michael Harrison; Organ: Silas Standage; Harpsichord: Howard Moody

Archiv Produktion 363590
=

Aug 19, 2000

CD / TT: 62:35
MP3 / TT: 62:19

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Il Duomo di S. Nicolò, Merano, Italy.
Executive Producers: Dr. Isabella de Sabata, Sid McLauchlan; Producer: Nicholas Parker; Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot; Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers, Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Editing: Carl Schuurbiers; Recording Facilities: Polyhymnia International B.V.; Publisher/Sources: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden, revised b y Reinhold Kubik.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 94: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:45]
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


C-12

J.S. Bach: Trinity Cantatas II (BWV 113, 179, 199)

 

Cantatas BWV 113 [24:16], BWV 179 [15:01], BWV 199 [25:02]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments) [Pitch: a' - 415 Hz]

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Nicola Jenkin, Gillian Keith, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: Mark Chambers, David Clegg, Frances Jellard, William Towers; Tenors: John Bowley, Andrew Busher, Vernon Kirk, Robert Murray; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Christopher Foster, Thomas Guthrie, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Penelope Spencer, Oliver Webber, Rebecca Livermore, Rodolfo Richter; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Matthew Truscott, Daphna David; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Nicola Akeroyd, Rachel Byrt; Cellos: David Watkin, Ruth Alford; Double-bass: Judith Evans; Recorder, Flute: Rachel Beckett; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Organ: Silas Standage; Harpsichord: Howard Moody

Archiv Produktion 463591
=

Sep 3, 2000

CD / TT: 64:20
MP3 / TT: 63:55

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.
Executive Producers: Dr. Isabella de Sabata, Sid McLauchlan; Recording Producer: Martha de Francisco; Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Recording Engineers: Jürgen Bulgrin, Dagmar Birwe; Editing: Dagmar Birwe; Publisher/Sources: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 199 by. J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 113 [24:40]: Part 1 [12:42] + Par 2 [11:58]
Cantata BWV 179: Complete Cantata [HD: 14:45] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [5:37]
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 199 with Bach's own score: Mvt. 1: Recitative [2:20] | Mvt. 3: Recitative & Mvt. 4: Aria [10:08] | Mvt. 7: Recitative & Mvt. 8: Aria [3:10]
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


DVD’s of Cantatas


D-1

Bach Cantatas (Cantatas BWV 179, 199, 113)

 

Cantata Siehe zu, dass deine Gottesfurcht, BWV 179 [16:28]
Cantata Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 [25:05]
Cantata Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113 [26:28]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

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

BBC Opus Arte OA-0816D

Sep 3, 2000

DVD / TT: 127 min

Filmed at St Davids Cathedral, Dyfed, UK.
Abbey Road Interactive Producer: Dan Ruttley; Interactive Designer: Luke Tilly; DVD Authoring: Rob Pinniger & KAat Evans; DVD Video Encoder: Jonathan Walton.
Probably the same recording as [C-12] above.
See: Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD
Watch on YouTube:
DVD: Cantatas BWV 113, BWV 179, BWV 199 [68:03] | Cantatas BWV 179, BWV 199, BWV 113 [HD: 68:03] | Cantatas BWV 113, 179, 199 [109:33]
Cantata BWV 113: Complete Cantata [HD: 26:27] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:31]
Cantata BWV 179: Complete Cantata [HD: 16:33] | Complete Cantata [15:10] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [5:32] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [4:05]
Cantata BWV 199: Complete Cantata [25:05] | Complete Cantata [25:05]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk
DVD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
DVD (2009): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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

ArtHaus Musik 100292

1999

DVD / TT: 59 min

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
Producer: Colin Wilson; Director: Manfred Waffender; Executive Producers: Reiner L. Moritz, Felix Schmidt; Audio Director: Gary Stewart; Lighting Director: John Burgess; Comissioning Editor, for ZDF-Arte: Gabriele Faust, Dieter Schneider; Editor: Thomas Wellmann; Seniotr Cameraman: Keith Gibson; Cameramen: Duncan Cross, Geoff Greenslade, Dave Matthews, Steve Jellyman, Sam Morrison, Joe Piotrowski. A Spektrum TV/RM Arts production in association with ZDF-ARTE.
This present film of the rehearsal of Bach's Canata BWV 63 is intercut with comments from the singers and an interview with John Eliot Gardiner. He talks incisively about Bach’s music as a whole, the place of the cantatas in the composer’s oeuvre, the particular structure and brilliance of “Christen, ätzet diesen Tag”, and explains something of his reasons for championing authentic rendition.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 63 by J.E. Gardiner.
Most probably the same reccording as [C-10] above.
See: DVD John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Movie [65:52]: Part 1 [7:27] + Part 2 [9:06] + Part 3 [8:15] + Part 4 [6:42] + Part 5 [5:32] + Part 6 [7:28] + Part 7 [8:14] + Part 8 [8:02] + Part 9 [5:06]
Buy this album at:
DVD-1 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
DVD-2 (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - September 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Yoav Belinsky (March 2015); Jerome F. Weber (February 2020)

John Eliot Gardiner: Short Biography Ensembles: Monteverdi Choir | English Baroque Soloists
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Videos | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Table of recordings by BWV Number
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
Discussions of 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
Discussions of Bach Cantata Pilgrimage: BCP - Vols 1&8 | BCP - Vol. 6 | BCP - Vol. 9 | BCP - Vol. 13 | 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
Discussions of Other Vocal Works: BWV 232 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 244 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 245 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 248 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 1127 - J.E. Gardiner
Bach Festivals and Cantata Series: Bach Cantata Pilgrimage
Books: Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven


Conductors of Vocal Works: Main Page | 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 | Singers & Instrumentalists




 

Back to the Top


Last update: Friday, October 21, 2022 04:51