New & Upcoming Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Bach's Other Vocal Works

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New & Upcoming Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works March 2007
New & Upcoming Recordings 2007: Vocal Works: January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December Instrumental Works: January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December
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Cantatas

C-1	Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday
CD-1: Cantatas BWV 4 [21:45], BWV 31 [18:26], BWV 66 [28:04] CD-2: Cantatas BWV 6 [19:17], BWV 134 [23:57], BWV 145 [8:58]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Sopranos: Angharad Gruffydd Jones [CD-2], Gillian Keith [BWV 31]; Counter-tenors: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	2-CD / TT: 68:26 + 52:13
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 34 (Cantatas from Leipzig 1725)
Cantatas BWV 1 [22:23], BWV 126 [17:04], BWV 127 [19:21]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Jun 2005	SACD / TT: 59:51
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-3	Bach: Cantates Marie de Nazareth Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 3
Cantatas BWV 1 [21:58], BWV 82 [22:24], BWV 147 [26:37]
Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque
Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
ATMA Classique		Jun 18-21, 2006	SACD / TT: 70:59
Recorded at Montreal Baroque Festival, Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at:: Amazon.com

C-4	An Evening with Bach [V-1]
Air on a G string, BWV 1069 [5:12] Schlummert ein from Cantata BWV 82 [9:06] Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067 [1:22] Ich folge dir gleichfalls from Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [3:34] Giga from Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 [4:30] Aria for Soprano Schafe können sicher weiden (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208 [4:16] WTC 2: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 [3:34] Schlafe mein Leibster from Cantata BWV 213 [8:56] Prelude in G Major from BWV 1007 [3:22] Aria for Alto Es Ist Vollbracht (Mvt. 30) from Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [5:09] Sarabanda from Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 [3:51] Kein Artz from Cantata BWV 103 [4:19] Prelude in E flat major, BWV 998 [2:37] Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 [2:44] J.C. Bach: Passacaglia: Mein Freund ist mein [11:08]
David Taylor
Voices of Music
Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Jennifer Lane (Alto) Joanna Blendulf (Baroque cello); Elizabeth Blumenstock (Baroque violin); Louise Carslake (Traverso & alto recorder); Rodney Gehrke (Chamber organ); Lisa Grodin (Baroque viola); Katherine Kyme (Baroque violin & viola); Dan Laurin (Alto recorder & voice flute); Victoria Gunn Pich (Baroque viola); Hanneke van Proosdij (Organ, harpsichord, recorder); William Skeen (Baroque cello, viola da gamba & violone); David Tayler (Theorbo)
Magnatune		2005	CD / TT: 73:40
Recorded at St Stephens Church, Belvedere, California, USA. Buy this album at: Magnatune

C-5	A Baroque Festival - Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Telemann [C-1]
Cantata Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 (Coffee cantata) [28:39] Aria for Soprano Auch mit gedampften, schwachen stimmen (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 36 [8:20]
Kenneth Cooper (Director)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
BWV 211: Soprano: Sari Gruber; Tenor: John Aler; Baritone: Christòpheren Nomura Carol Wincenc (Flute); Lily Francis (Violin); Joseph Silverstein (Violin); Beth Guterman (Viola); Priscilla Lee (Cello); Daxun Zhang (Double-bass); Kenneth Cooper (Harpsichord) BWV 36: Soprano: Sari Gruber Joseph Silverstein (Violin); Julie Albers (Cello); Kenneth Cooper (Harpsichord)
Deutsche Grammophon =		Dec 8 & 10, 2006	CD / TT: 79:51 MP3 / TT: 79:46
Recorded live at Alice Tully Hall, New York City, New York, USA. Buy this album at: Music Download (2007): Amazon.com

Other Vocal Works

V-1	J.S. Bach: Motetten
Motets BWV 225-230 [14:02, 9:13, 21:57, 9:52, 9:18, 6:55], BWV Anh 159 [4:39]
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Hilliard Ensemble
Sopranos: Joanne Lunn [BWV 225-230, BWV Anh 159], Rebecca Outram [BWV 225-229, BWV Anh 159]; Counter-tenors: David James [BWV 225-230, BWV Anh 159], David Gould [BWV 225-226, BWV 228-229, BWV Anh 159]; Tenors: Rogers Covey-Crump [BWV 225-229, BWV Anh 159], Steven Harrold [BWV 225-226, BWV 228-230, BWV Anh 159]; Baritone: Gordon Jones [BWV 225-230, BWV Anh 159]; Bass: Robert Macdonald [BWV 225-226, BWV 228-229, BWV Anh 159] Organ: Rogers Covey-Crump [BWV 230]
ECM		Nov 2003	CD / TT: 76:50
2^nd recording of Motets BWV 225-230 by Hilliard Ensemble. Recorded at Propsteri St. Gerold. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

V-2	J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor [V-1]
Mass in B minor BWV 232
Jos van Veldhoven
Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Channel Classics		Dec 2006	2-CD / TT: 105:00
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Jos van Veldhoven Buy this album at: Amazon.com

V-3	Bach: Mass in B Minor
Mass in B minor BWV 232
Robert Shaw
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus
Soprano: Sylvia McNair; Mezzo-sopranos: Delores Ziegler, Marietta Simpson; Tenor: John Aler; Baritone: William Stone; Bass: Thomas Paul
Telarc		Mar 1990	2-CD / TT: 117:51
Reissue. 4^th recording of Mass in B minor by R. Shaw. See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Robert Shaw Buy this album at: Amazon.com

V-4	Bach: Matthaüs Passion
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Jesus]: Matthias Goerne; Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Contralto: Bernarda Fink; Contralto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Michael Schade; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Dietrich Henschel; Bass: Oliver Widmer
Teldec		May 2000	3-CD / TT: 162:15
Recorded at Jesuitenkirche-Universitätskirche, Vienna, Austria. 4^th recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by N. Harnoncourt. See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt Buy this album at: 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [New] DVD: Amazon.com [DVD] \|

V-5	Bach: St. John Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Stephen Cleobury
King's College Choir Cambridge / The Brandenburg Consort (Leader: Roy Goodman)
Tenor [Evangelist]: John Mark Ainsley; Bass [Jesus]: Stephen Richardson; Soprano: Catherine Bott; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Brilliant Classics		Mar 1996	2-CD / TT: 138:16
Reissue. 1725 version. Recorded at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, UK. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Stephen Cleobury Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [DVD] \| Amazon.com [DVD] \| Amazon.com [Regis] \| Amazon.com [BCL- New]

V-6	Bach: The Leipzig Chorales [V-1]
The Leipzig Chorales alternating with choir
P. Urban Stillhardt
Concentus Vocalis Griesensis
Claudio Astronio (Organ)
Stradivarius		2007 ?	2-CD / TT:
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Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2007 - September 2013)

Last update: Thursday, January 20, 2022 14:28