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Bach: Cantata No. 4 (Christ lay in the bonds of death)
Bach: Cantata BWV 4 & Motet BWV 227 |
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Cantata BWV 4 [23:28]
Motet BWV 227 [24:44] [on LP only] |
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Robert Shaw |
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RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra |
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No soloists are listed |
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RCA Victor DM-1096
RCA Victor LM-25
RCA Victor LM-9035 |
BWV 4: 1946
BWV 227: 1949 |
4x78rpm / TT: 23:28
10" / TT: 23:28
LP / TT: 48:12 |
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The record jacket lists The RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra and the record itself lists the Robert Shaw Chorale. Must be a misprint because the Robert Shaw Chorale didn't start until 1948 and this recording was done in 1946 and released in 1949. DM-1096 & LM-25 includes only BWV 4.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 4 by R. Shaw. |
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C-6 |
J.S. Bach Motet No. 3 Jesus, dearest master (Jesu, meine Freude); Cantata No. 4 Christ lay in the bonds of death (Christ lag in Todesbanden) |
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Cantata BWV 4 [26:16]
Motet BWV 227 [24:44] |
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Robert Shaw |
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Robert Shaw Chorale / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra |
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Counter-tenor: Russell Oberlin; Other unknown vocal soloists (one source says the the cantata is
sung by the choir, with no soloists)
BWV 227: Hugh Porter (Organ); Harvey Shapiro (Cello); Alvin Brehm (Bass) |
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RCA Victor LSC/LM-2273 |
BWV 4: 1958
BWV 227: 1949
[released 1959] |
LP / TT: 51:00 |
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Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York, NY, USA.
The recording of Motet BWV 227 is the same as on [C-1].
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by R. Shaw. |
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