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Geistliche Lieder und Arien BWV 439-507

German Title	Geistliche Lieder und Arien aus Musicalisches Gesang-Buch G.C. Schemelli
English Title	Sacred Songs & Arias from the Songbook of Georg Christian Schemelli
Event	-
Composed	Published: Leipzig, 1736. Bach was involved in the production of Schemelli's hymnal, but reasearch has discredited the methods by which theses items were attributed him; only bc ? by Bach unless otherwise stated (quoted from 'The New Grove Bach Family', by Christoph Wolff, MacMillan 1983)
Text	Various
Text	Geistliche Lieder und Arien BWV 439-507
Scoring	Soloist: Soprano Accompaniment: continuo BWV 439 \| BWV 440 \| BWV 441 \| BWV 442 \| BWV 443 \| BWV 444 \| BWV 445 \| BWV 446 \| BWV 447 \| BWV 448 \| BWV 449 \| BWV 450 \| BWV 451 \| BWV 452 \| BWV 453 \| BWV 454 \| BWV 455 \| BWV 456 \| BWV 457 \| BWV 458 \| BWV 459 \| BWV 460 \| BWV 461 \| BWV 462 \| BWV 463 \| BWV 464 \| BWV 465 \| BWV 466 \| BWV 467 \| BWV 468 \| BWV 469 \| BWV 470 \| BWV 471 \| BWV 472 \| BWV 473 \| BWV 474 \| BWV 475 \| BWV 476 \| BWV 477 \| BWV 478 \| BWV 479 \| BWV 480 \| BWV 481 \| BWV 482 \| BWV 483 \| BWV 484 \| BWV 485 \| BWV 486 \| BWV 487 \| BWV 488 \| BWV 489 \| BWV 490 \| BWV 491 \| BWV 492 \| BWV 493 \| BWV 494 \| BWV 495 \| BWV 496 \| BWV 497 \| BWV 498 \| BWV 499 \| BWV 500 \| BWV 500a \| BWV 501 \| BWV 502 \| BWV 503 \| BWV 504 \| BWV 505 \| BWV 506 \| BWV 507
Scoring	Score BGA [2.76 MB] \| BWV 478 - Facsimile
References	Sacred Lieder 439-507
Commentary	-
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	August 2001 - October 2001; Week of July 19, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Songs	General Discussions
Bach Hits Back - by Swingle Singers
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Geistliche Lieder - 69 hymns and sacred songs
Sacred Songs BWV 439-507
Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Cello: Richard Harand; Harpsichord: Franz Holetschek
Westminster / LYS		1954	3-CD / TT: 195:35

2	J.S. Bach: Geistliche Lieder aus Schemellis Gesangbuch [V-1]
Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier (BWV 440) (vs 1) Auf, auf! die rechte Zeit ist hier (BWV 440) (vss 2 & 3) Liebes Herz, bedenke doch (BWV 482) Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist (BWV 454) Ich freue mich in dir (BWV 465) Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier (BWV 469) O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild (BWV 493) Die bitt're Leidenszeit beginnet (BWV 450) Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh (BWV 487) So gehst du nun, mein Jesu, hin (BWV 500) Es ist vollbracht! Vergiß ja nicht das Wort (BWV 458) O du Liebe meiner Liebe (BWV 491) Selig, wer an Jesum denkt (BWV 498)
Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Viola da gamba: Johannes Koch; Harpsichord: Fritz Neumeyer; Spinet & Organ: Rolf Junghanns
EMI		Late 1960's - Early 1970's ?	LP / TT:

3	J.S. Bach: Lieder aus Schemellis Gesangbuch
Sacred Songs BWV 440, 441, 445, 446, 447, 451, 452, 458, 462, 466, 469, 476, 481, 482, 487, 493, 500
Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Hedwig Bilgram (Organ); Johannes Fink (Viola da Gamba); Reinhard Tuting (Violin)
Ex Libris EL-16662		1974	LP / TT:

4	Sacred Songs & Arias from Schmellis Gesangbuch
Sacred Songs BWV 439-507
Tenor: Gerog Jelden; Organ: Heinz Schnauffer
Christophorus / Brilliant Classics		1974	2-CD / TT: 82:17

5	Bach: Geislische Lieder und Arin aus Schemellis Gesagnbuch
Sacred Songs BWV 445, 446, 447, 449, 450, 451, 453, 460, 461, 466, 469, 475, 478, 480, 484, 487, 493, 495, 506
Tenor: Peter Schreier; Organ: Karl Richter
Eterna		Sep 1978	LP / TT:

6

Sacred Songs from the Schemelli Song Book

Sacred Songs ?

Tenor: Peter Schreier; Organ: Ton Koopman; Cello: Jaap ter Linden

Philips

1992

CD / TT: 63:02

7	J.S. Bach: Schemelli's Musicalisches Songbook - 57 sacred songs
Sacred Songs BWV 439-507 (excluding: BWV 442, BWV 443, BWV 449, BWV 455, BWV 471, BWV 477, BWV 480, BWV 487, BWV 489, BWV 491, BWV 494, BWV 498)
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Bob van Asperen; Wouter Möller
CPO		Mar 1995	2-CD / TT: 153:20
Recorded at Immanuelskirche Wuppertal, Germany. Buy this album at:

8	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 78 A Book of Chorale-Settings for Advent & Christmas
Sacred Songs: BWV 454, 465, 469, 476, 493
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: James Taylor; Baritone: Andreas Schmidt; Gerhard Gnann (Organ)
Hänssler		Sep 1998	CD / TT: 51:29

9	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 79 A Book of Chorale-Settings for Passion
Sacred Songs: BWV 444, 450, 458, 471, 481, 487, 491, 498-501
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; T: James Taylor; Baritone: Andreas Schmidt; Gerhard Gnann (Organ)
Hänssler		Sep 1998; Jan 1999	CD / TT: 79:14

10	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 80 A Book of Chorale-Settings for Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity
Sacred Songs: BWV 441, 445, 452, 462, 475, 479, 480, 482
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: James Taylor; Baritone: Andreas Schmidt; Gerhard Gnann (Organ)
Hänssler		Sep 1998; Jan, Feb, May 1999	CD / TT: 78:22

11	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 83 A Book of Chorale-Settings for Morning/Thanks & Praise/Christian Life
Sacred Songs: BWV 440, 442, 443, 449, 451, 456, 459, 494
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Sopranos: Sibylla Rubens, Stella Doufexis; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenors: James Taylor, Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Andreas Schmidt
Hänssler		Sep 1998; Apr, June, Sep 1999	CD / TT: 1:09:17

12	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 84 A Book of Chorale-Settings for Patience & Serenity/Jesus Hymns
Sacred Songs: BWV 460, 466-468, 470, 472-474, 485, 489, 490, 496, 497
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Stella Doufexis; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Andreas Schmidt
Hänssler		Sep 1998; Apr, June, Sep 1999	CD / TT: 52:20

13	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 85 A Book of Chorale-Settings for Trust in God, Cross & Consolation / Justification & Penance / Dying, Death & Eternity/In the Evening
Sacred Songs: BWV 439, 446-448, 453, 455, 457, 461, 463, 464, 477, 478, 483, 484, 486, 488, 492, 495, 505-507
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens, Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenors: James Taylor, Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Andreas Schmidt
Hänssler		Sep 1998; June, Sep 1999	2-CD / TT: 2:19:43

14	Bach-2000 Vol. 7 - The Motets, Chorales & Songs
Sacred Songs BWV 439-440, 443, 445, 447, 449, 451-454, 462, 465-466, 468-472, 475, 478-480, 483-484, 487, 492, 494, 498, 500, 502, 505, 507
Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Organ: Ton Koopman; Cello: Jaap ter Linden
Teldec		1999	CD / TT: 62:13

15	Lieder aus Schemellis Gesangbuch
Sacred Songs BWV 439-507
Matthias Eisenberg (Director & Organ)
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Tenor: Martin Petzold; Boy Soprano: Christoph Scholtz, Baritone: Georg Christoph Biller; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz Lute: Wolfgang Katschner; Viola da Gamba: Thomas Fritzsch
RAM		1998	2-CD / TT:
Singers from two generations of the Thomanerchor Leipzig

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (June 2006), Teddy Kaufman (June 2007), Johan van Veen (October 2005), Andreas Verweyen (January 2010)

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