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Cantata BWV 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!
Discography - Part 7

Complete Recordings 2000-2009

< Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999

Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 >


1

Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford
For Whit Sunday (BWV 172, 59, 74, 34)
For Whit Monday (BWV 173, 68, 174)

 
 
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Cantata BWV 172 [18:31]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Gillian Keith, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Katharine Fuge, Elisabeth Priday, Rachel Wheatley; Altos: Elinor Carter, Mark Chambers, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Peter Butterfield, Rory O'Connor, Paul Tindall, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott, Robert Evans, Michael McCarthy
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Penelope Spencer, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Matthew Truscott, Deirdre Ward; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Rebecca Livermore, Desmond Heath, Stephen Jones; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Kate Heller, Penelope Veryard, Pamela Cresswell; Cellos: David Watkin, Ruth Alford; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Bassoon: Ursula Leveaux; Trumpets: Mark Bennett, Michael Harrison, Paul Sharp; Timpani: David Corkhill; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-121
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Jun 11, 2000

2-CD / TT: 117:40
MP3 / TT: 114:55

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbries (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 172: Complete Cantata [18:31]
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2

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Two

 

Cantata BWV 172: Mvts. 1-3 [6:44] (from a complete performance)

Brian MacKay

Fishamble Voices / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Bass: Nigel Williams
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Aura Stone (Double-bass); Barbara Dagg (Organ)
Obbligati: Eoin Daly, Colm Byrne & Eamonn Nolan (Trumpets); Jim Lutton (Timpani)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Mar 7, 2004

CD / TT: 74:52

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 172 [6:44]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:51] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [0:47] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [2:06]


3

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 172 & 137, "Erschallet ihr Lieder" & "Lobe den Herren"; A. Vivaldi: Gloria RV 589 (Chorsinfonisches Konzert) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 172 []

Anna Mertens

Kantoreien Neustadt und Eisenberg / Reussisches Kammerorchster Gera

Soprano: Elisabeth Herrmann; Counter-tenor: Ulf Zastrau; Tenor: Marcel Lepetit; Bass: Bernhard Hänsch

Ulf Zastrau

Jul 3/4, 2004

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Stadtkirche Eisenberg (July 3) / Stadtkirche, Neustadt an der Orla (July 4), Thuringia, Germany.
Source: Ulf Zastrau, Countertenor: Diskographie


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Bach Festival 2005: Cantatas for the Feast of Pentecost (BWV 172, 59, 74, 34) [C-2]

 

Introduction to cantatas BWV 172 and BWV 59 []
Cantata BWV 172 []

Andrew Megill

Bach Festival Choir; Fuma Sacra / Bach Festival Orchestra (Concertmaster: Nancy Wilson)

Soloists: unknown; Scott Dettra (Organ); Robin A. Leaver (Commentary)

Westminster Choir College

Jul 2, 2005

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Recording: John Baker.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 712647791)


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2005 Concert Tour [C-5]

 

Cantata BWV 172 []

David Castleberry

Marshall University Chamber Choir

Vocal soloists: unknown; Albert Zabel (Piano)

Marshall University: Department of Music

Apr 3, 2005

CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. John's Episcopal Church, Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
So: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 58797301)


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Bachvespern Frankfurt/Wiesbaden mitschnitte aus den Gottesdiensten frühjahr 2005 [C-3]


Cantata BWV 172 [23:01]

Michael Graf Münster

Kantorei St. Katharinen / Bach-Collegium Frankfurt/Wiesbaden

Sopranos: Therese Glaubitz; Alto: Anne Bierwirth; Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Won Jang

Bachvespern Frankfurt/Wiesbaden

May 14, 2005

CD / TT: 77:38

Recorded live at Marktkirche, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, in the frame of Wiesebaden-Frankfurt Bach-Vespern.


7

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 3 - Weimar Cantatas II (BWV 172, 182, 21) [C-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 172 [20:29]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
PQ: Catherine Mackintosh (Violin); Catherine Weiss (Violin); Richard Boothby (Cello); Robert Woolley (Organ)
With: Rebecca Stockwell (Bassoon); David Blackadder (Trumpet); Phillip Bainbridge (Trumpet); Timothy Hayward (Trumpet); Rachel Byrt (Viola); Nicolette Moonen (Viola); Benedict Hoffnung (Timpani)
Organ supplied, tuned and maintained by Malcolm Greenhalgh; Pitch: A = 392 Hz (Kammerton: recorder and oboe), A = 440 Hz (Chorton: other instruments); Temperament: modified sixth comma, based on Bach’s 1722 title page of Das wohltemperirte Clavier (Lehman, published 2005)

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0752
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May 22-24, 2007

2-CD / TT: 87:59
MP3 / TT: 87:50

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Recording Producer: Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer: Jonathan Cooper; Assistant Engineer: Paul Quilter; Editor: Rachel Smith; A&R Administrator: Mary McCarthy.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 172: Complete Cantata [20:31]
2-CD: Cantatas BWV 172, BWV 182, BWV 21 [87:46]
Buy this album at:
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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 172 "Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten" [D-5] [D1-5]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt I - Das Bach-Jahr 2007
Bachkantaten N°11 (BWV 170, 26, 172)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 172 [CD: 18:29; YT: 19:49]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Georg Kohler

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Eva Oltiványi; Counter-tenor: Markus Forster; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Raphael Jud
Choir: Sopranos: Susanne Frei, Guro Hjemli, Noëmi Tran-Rediger; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Dorothee Labusch; Tenors: Walter Siegel, Clemens Flämig, Marcel Fässler; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, Chasper Mani
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Martin Korrodi, Silvia Gmür, Sabine Hochstrasser, Mario Huter, Livia Wiersisch; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Joanna Bilger, Martina Bischof, Anna Pfister; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susanne Landert; Trumpets: Patrick Henrichs, Peter Hasel, Klaus Pfeiffer; Timpani: Martin Hoffman; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen ýA366
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B237
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May 25, 2007

DVD / TT:
9-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 62:41
MP3 / TT: 62:28

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 172: Complete Cantata [19:49] | Workshop [45:27] | Reflection Lecture [23:31] | Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet w/ Instrumental Chorale [S, A] [4:29]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2008): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
9-DVD (2008): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2015): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download (2015): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes



9

Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 7: Pfingsten · Pentecost (Cantatas BWV 34, 74, 172)

 

Cantata BWV 172 [17:54]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Soprano: Conrad Zuber (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Boy Alto: Robert Pohlers (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Reinhard Decker

Rondeau Production ROP-4026
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May 9-10, 2008

CD / TT: 62:38
MP3 / TT: 62:38

Recorded during the weekly Thomaskirche Leipzig: Cantata Church Services, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes
10-CD (2015): ArkivMusic


< Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999

Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2000 - June 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Baruth (May 2012); John Grayovski (October 2006); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, December 2010, February 2012, June 2013; Rainer Harald (March 2019 - May 2024); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012, April 2012); Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (May 2012); Claude Role (December 2017); Walter Roth (August 2003, June 2004); Peter Schmidt (June 2007); Filip Adam Zieliński (June 2024)

Cantata BWV 172: Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! for Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost] (1714)
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