Cantata BWV 47
Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden

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The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

Cantata BWV 47 [22:19]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Audite 21.415
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Jun 4+5, 1952

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
Radio recordings. Recording Producer: PeterWackernagel; Recording Engineer: Peter Burkowitz. Previously unissued in any form.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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Bach: Kantate BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöht, Kurt Thomas 1960 [CR-47]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:36]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Members of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Baritone: Günther Leib; Hannes Kästner (Organ)

YouTube

1960

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio of the DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:36]

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Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: 00-66342 [R-1]

Cantata BWV 47 [25:25]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Dorothea Förster-Dürlich; Bass: Erich Wenk
Johannes Schlömer (Oboe); August Schneider (Violin); Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Sep 21-23, 1963

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [25:25]

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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 10, BWV 47; Sanctus BWV 241 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 47 [25:12]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Sally Le Sage; Bass: Neil Howlett

Oryx BACH-1101
Da Camera Magna 94007
Lyrichord LL-175
Lyrichord LLST- 7175
Lyrichord LEMS-8050
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Jun 2-3, 1965

LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
2-CD / TT: 49:10
MP3 / TT: 105:31

Recorded at St. Augustine's Church, Hackney, London, England.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [24:24] | Complete Cantata [21:08]
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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 47; W.A. Mozart: Missa Brevis [C-2]

Cantata BWV 47 [25:55]

Rudolf Barshai

Chor der Russischen Republik (Yurlov Choir) / Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Galina Pisarenko; Bass: Alexander Vedernikov

Melodiya C01269-60

1966

LP / TT: 25:55

Was issued by Melodiya several times. In one of the issues in early 1980s, the name of R. Barshay was not mentioned because he emigrated.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:03]+ Mvt. 2: Aria [S]: Part 1 [4:51] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S]: Part 2 [6:20]

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Bach: Kantate BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöht, der wird erniedrigt werden, Heinz Hennig [CR-47]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:56]

Heinz Hennig

Knabenchor Hannover / Kammerorchester Barbara Koerppen

Soprano: Ilse Hollweg; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller
Barbara Koerppen (Solo Violin); Klaus Kraffert (Oboe) [BWV 47/4]

YouTube

c1972

Audio / TT

Recorded in Hannover, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:56]

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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 13 (BWV 47-50)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 (BWV 37-52, 54-60)
Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 15 (BWV 44-47)

Cantata BWV 47 [22:19]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien (with original instruments)

Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Bass: Ruud van der Meer
CMW: Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, Paul Hailperin, David Reichenberg [BWV 47/1,5]; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Josef de Sordi; Viola: Kurt Theiner; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35284
Teldec 8.35284 ZL
Teldec 4509-91757-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81200-2
Warner Classics 8573-81200-5
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Nov 1974; Feb+May 1975

2-LP / TT: 68 min
2-CD / TT: 67:41
6-CD / TT: 415:47
MP3 / TT: 414:26
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 76:04
CD / TT: 76:04
MP3 / TT: 75:51

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [22:19] | Complete Cantata [22:20]
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:13] | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [9:29] | Mvt. 5: Chorale w/ Score [0:50]
CD: Cantatas BWV 44, BWV 45, BWV 46, BWV 47 [76:03]
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 53 (Cantatas BWV 47, 149, 169)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 16 (Cantatas BWV 46-48)

Cantata BWV 47 [CD-1: 23:31; CD-2: 23:32]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Günther Passin, Nora-Gudrun Spitz (Oboes); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Helmut Veihelmann (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Organ, Positive Organ); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord)

Hänssler 98.315
Hänssler 92.016
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Feb, Oct 1982

CD / TT: 66:13
CD / TT: 57:31 / 57:25
MP3 / TT: 57:25

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 46, BWV 47, BWV 48 [HD: 57:30] | Cantatas BWV 46, BWV 47, BWV 48 [57:30]
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Concerto BWV 1056; Cantata BWV 47 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 47: Mvts 1-2 [16:54] (from a complete performance)

Roman Moiseyev (Роман Моисеев) (Artistic Director & Conductor)

Moscow Philharmonic Cappella (Московская филармоническая капелла)

Soprano: Ludmila Belobragina (Людмила Белобрагина); Bass: Anatoli Safiulin (Анатолий Сафиулин)

YouTube

Mar 28, 1993 [Published: Feb 19/20, 2015]

Audio / TT:

Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Gnessin RAM (Концертного зала РАМ имени Гнесиных), Moscow Conservatory (Московской консерватории). Moscow, Russia.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:57] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [10:57] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B]+ Mvt. 5: Chorale

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Bach: Kantate BWV 47 Wer sich selbst erhöht, Wolfgang Kelber 1997 [CR-47]

Cantata BWV 47 [21:58]

Wolfgang Kelber

Heinrich-Schütz-Ensemble München / Monteverdi-Orchester München

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Baritone: Christian Hilz

YouTube

1997

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Markuskirche München, Bavaria, Germany. Tape recordings from the radio (BR Klassik).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [21:58]

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Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 (BWV 41-60)

Cantata BWV 47 [22:32]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Koomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Henk Timmerman, Job Boswinkel
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master, Solo: BWV 47/1], Laura Johnson, Ewa Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Wanda Visser, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Rachael Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Doube-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 47/1,4,5], Riekie Puyenbroek [BWV 47/1,5]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman

Brilliant Classics 99373
Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 301:43
MP3 / TT: 336:21

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTu:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [22:35]
CD: Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 91, BWV 47 [61:40] | Cantatas BWV 9, BWV 91, BWV 47 [61:40]
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 9: Lund / Leipzig
For the 17^th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 148, 114, 47, 226)
For the 18^th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 96, 169, 116, 668)

Cantata BWV 47 [21:47]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson [?]; Bass: Stephan Loges
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Elin Manahan Thomas, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Frances Bourne, David Clegg, Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Rory O'Connor, Christopher Watson; Basses: Jonathan Brown, Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt, Alison Townley; Violins 2: Henrietta Wayne, Jane Gillie, Hildburg Williams, Matthew Truscott; Violas: Clare Barwick, Lisa Cochrane, Leon King; Cellos: Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Double-bass: Barry Guy; Oboes: Susanne Regel, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-159
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Oct 14, 2000

2-CD / TT: 138:41
MP3 / TT: 137:53

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Allhelgonakyrkan, Lund, Sweden.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International); Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia) [post-production]; Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Mario Nozza (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Roger de Schot; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18

Cantata BWV 47 [19:27]
Appendix:Alternate version of Aria for Soprano Wer ein wahrer Christ will heißen (Mvt. 2) [8:29].
The work is scored for 2 oboes, strings and continuo, with the organ appearing as an obbligato instrument only in Mvt. 2. The original sources indicate that in a subsequent performance (1736 or later) the organ obbligato in this aria was replaced by a violin.

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soloists: Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe); Ton Koopman (Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariëtte Bastiaansen, Pauline Graham, Vera Lansink, Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens, Carla Schaap; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastiaan Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: BWV 47/3: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Oboes: Katherina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls
BWV 47/1,2,4,5: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Ruth Slater; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Margaret Urquhart; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls

Antoine Marchand CC-72218
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May 9-14, 2002 [Mvts. 2, 4]
Sep 29-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 3]
Feb 21-23, 2003 [Mvts. 1, 5]

3-CD / TT: 193:02
MP3 / TT: 191:26

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 47, BWV 48, BWV 49, BWV 51, BWV 52 [87:40]
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:45]
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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 7

Cantata BWV 47, sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura [23:35]

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 07

May 10, 2003

CD / TT: 64:54

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

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Cantates Bach: 30ème Festival d'Ambronay (Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96) [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 47 [22:14]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Jens Weber; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Violins 1: Sigiswald Kuijken, Katharina Wulf; Violins 2: Makoto Akatsu, Ann Cnop; Viola: Marleen Thiers; Bass Violin: Marian Minnen; Oboes: Patrick Beaugiraud, Vinciane Baudhuin; Horn: Olivier Picon; Organ: Ewald Demeyere

Mezzo Channel
Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay

Sep 19, 2009

Video / TT:
DVD / TT: 75 min

Recorded & filmed live at the Abbaye d'Ambronay, France, during 3th Festival d'Ambronay. A Mezzo Production. Broadcast by Mezzo Channel. CLC Productions.
Realization: François Goetghebeur; Director of Photography: Julien Jaunet.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 47 by S. Kuijken.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47 [22:14]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:34] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [8:54] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:35] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [4:54] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:17] | Sequence | Sequence | Sequence | Sequence
Concert: Part 1 [11:07] | Part 2 [11:00] | Part 3 [8:51] | Part 4 [12:56]

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year, Vol. 12: "Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz" (Cantatas BWV 138, 27, 47, 96)

Cantata BWV 47 [20:15]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Violins 1: Sigiswald Kuijken, Katharina Wulf; Violins 2: Makoto Akatsu, Ann Cnop; Viola: Marleen Thiers; Basse de violon: Marian Minnen; Flauto piccolo: Bart Coen; Transverse Flute: Frank Theuns; Oboes / Oboes d'amore: Patrick Beaugiraud, Vinciane Baudhuin; Horn: Oliver Picon: Organ: Ewald Demeyere

Accent ACC-25312
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Sep 20-21, 2009

SACD / TT: 70:22
MP3 / TT: 69:52

Recorded at Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
Recorded at Academiezaal Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
Multichannel Recording & Editing: Eckhard Steiger; SACD mastering by MBM Musikproduktion, Darmstadt (Germany); Produced by ACCENT / La Petite Bande; Executive Producer: Hanno Pfisterer; Manufactured in Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 47 by S. Kuijken.
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BACHkantaten in Saarbrücken, Vol. II: Kantaten BWV 49 & 47 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 47 [21:52]

Martin Gester

Le Parlement de Musique

Soprano: Christine Maria Rembeck; Bass: Marcus Niedermeyr

SHM Edition 200902

Oct 4, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Stiftskirche St. Arnual, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, in the frame of BACHkantaten in Saarbrücken.
Source: Stiftung Historische Musik: CD-Edition der Stiftung
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [21:52]

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 47 - Leipzig 1726 (BWV 36, 47, 27)

Cantata BWV 47 [20:22]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental soloists: Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yusuke Fujii, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Horn: Takeshi Hidaka; Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu leader, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1861
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Feb 2010

CD / TT: 68:27
MP3 / TT: 58:17

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Rita Hermeyer; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge; Post-production: Editing: Rita Hermeyer; Mixing: Andreas Ruge; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 47 [22:04]

György Vashegyi

Purcell Choir / Orfeo Orchestra

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Bass: Domonkos Blazsó

Bartók Radio FM

Feb 18, 2012

MP3 / TT: 91:52

Recorded live at Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Bartók Radio FM - wav - mp3 (320 kbps)
Download this recording from: Mediafire

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J.S. Bach: Cantata Vespers - Cantata BWV 47 “Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden” [C-1]

Cantata BWV 47: Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 2) [9:59] (from a complete performance)

Richard Apperley

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Abendmusik (Leader: Martin Jaenecke)

Soprano: Rebecca Woodmore; Alto: Jenny Potter; Tenor: John Beaglehole; Bass: Timothy Hurd

YouTube

Sep 29, 2012

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St Paul's Lutheran Church, Wellington, New Zealand, in the frame of St Paul's Lutheran Church, Wellington: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Source: Cantatas in their proper place at St.Paul’s Lutheran (Middle C)
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [9:59]

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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 47 "Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden" [D-71] [D7-8]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt VII - Das Bach-Jahr 2013
Bach-Kantaten N°35 (BWV 21, 32, 47)

Cantata BWV 47 [CD: 20:03; YT: 23:06]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Volker Meid

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Choir: Sopranos: Olivia Fündeling, Jennifer Rudin, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Alexa Vogel; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Francisca Näf, Alexandra Rawohl, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Clemens Flämig, Nicolas Savoy; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, Manuel Walser, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Plamena Nikitassova, Dorothee Mühleisen, Christine Baumann, Yuko Ishikawa, Christoph Rudolf, Eva Saladin; Violas: Martina Bischof, Sarah Krone; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboe: Kerstin Kramp, Ingo Müller; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen B094
J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B922

Sep 20, 2013

DVD / TT: 85 min
11-DVD / TT: 700 min
CD / TT: 79:27

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD contains film recordings of the complete cantata performance, the musical and theological introductory workshop, and reflection lecture on the cantata text. The DVD also newly features a documentary in German, English and Spanish on the making of our sound and image recordings and their distribution across the world.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Johannes Widmer; Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:06] | Workshop [42:24] | Workshop [42:24] | Reflection Lecture [18:23] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [4:13]
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Canticum sacrum, cantatas y oratorios - J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi [C-1]

08:30-30:35: Cantata BWV 47 [22:05]

Horacio Franco

Capella Barroca de México

Soprano: Lizbeth Ochoa; Violín: Juan Luis Mátuz; Bass: Izhar Poncelis
Vocal ensemble: Sopranos: Nadia Ortega, Paulina Esqueda, Lizbeth Ochoa, Nayelli Acevedo; Altos: Betzabé Juárez, Mónica Nuñez, Nurani Huett, Javier Coronado; Tenors: Eduardo Díaz Cerón, Orlando Pineda, Miguel Ángel Ortega, Emilio Gutierrez; Basses: Izhar Poncelis, David Echeverría, Luis Miguel Juárez, Antonio Azpiri
Instrumental ensembe: Violins: Ana Karen Guillen, Eduardo Espinoza, Juan Luis Matuz, Luis Gutiérrez, Roberto Rivadeneyra, Victor Vázquez; Viola: Ella Shamoyan; Violonchellos: Asaf Kolerstein, Owen Aguilar; Oboes: Jorge Taylor, Natalia Morelos; Double-bass: Víctor Flores. Harpsichord: Santiago Álvarez; Organ: Daniel Ortega

YouTube

Nov 29, 2014

Video / TT: 64:15

Recorded & filmed live at Auditorio de la Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Mexico City, Mexico.
Source: Canticum Sacrum / Biblioteca Vasconcelos - Auditorio
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [64:15]
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:42] + Mvt. 2: Aris [S] [5:32] | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [4:44]

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Kantaten zum 17. und 18. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (BWV 47, 169, 97) [C16-4]

Cantata BWV 47: Mvts. 1, 3-5 (from a complete peformance)

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart

BWV 47 Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Alexandra [2]; Bass: Krešimir Stražanac [3-4]

YouTube

Sep 23, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Mvt. 1: Chorus [6:40] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [7:26] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:31]

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Bachprojekt 2019 (BWV 82, 1049, 47) [BP-19]

Cantata BWV 47 [24:37]

Cornelia Ewald

Studiochor Karlshorst & Kantorei Karlshorst / Junges Bach Ensemble Berlin

Soprano: Barbara Berg; Bass: Sebastian Bluth

YouTube

Mar 24, 2019

Video / TT: 63:23

Recorded & Filmed live at Kirche "Zur frohen Botschaft", Berlin Karlshorst, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [24:37]

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Saintes 2020: Bach par Le Banquet Céleste, Damien Guillon (BWV 47, 60, 78) [CV-4]

00:55: Cantata BWV 47 [20:38]

Damien Guillon

(OVPP - No Choir) / Le Banquet Céleste

Soprano: Céline Scheen; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Benoît Arnould
LBC: Caroline Bayet (Violin 1); Simon Pierre (Violin 2); Marta Paramo (Viola); Claire Gratton (Violoncello); Elodie Peudepièce (Double-bass); Patrick Beaugiraud (Oboe 1); Guillaume Cuiller (Oboe 2); Niels Coppalle (Bassoon); Kevin Manent-Navratil (Harpsichord & Organ)

YouTube / Mezzo

Jul 21, 2020

Video / TT: 59 min

Recorded & filmed live at at Abbaye aux Dames, Le Cité Musicale, Saintes, France, in the frame of Festival de Saintes 2020, in association with Ozango Production, France 3 Aquitaine & Mezzo. Broadcast by Mezzo.
Directed by: Sebastien Glas.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [20:38]
Concert: Full Concert [58:47] | Excerpts from BWV 47 & 78 [3:38]

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J.S. Bach: "Wer sich selbst erhöhet" BWV 47--Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Season 11, Program 61) [C-61]

0:00:00 Welcome
0:01:54: Performance: Cantata BWV 47 [24:03]
0:25:57: Lecture
0:38:14: Performance: Cantata BWV 47 [23:29]

Music Director: Alejandro Gómez Guillén
Lecturer: Daniel R. Melamed

(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra)

Soprano: Paulina Francisco; Alto: Astrid Caruso-Lynch; Tenor: Lawrence Abernathy; Bass: David Rugger
Margaret Owens, Jennifer Kirby (Oboes); Sarah Cranor, Martie Perry, Elana Cooper, Abigail Hakel-Garcia (Violins); Esteban Hernández Parra (Viola); Joanna Blendulf (Cello); Phillip Spray (Violone); Christopher Caruso-Lynch (Organ)

YouTube

Sep 13, 2020

Video / TT: 61:43

Recorded & filmed live at the Pavilion, Switchyard Park, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project.
Recording Engineer/Video Producer: Rafael W. Porto | captuR Media.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Programme [61:43]

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BACH 200 UW, czyli 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie UW | BWV 47, BWV 86, BWV 108 [CV-1]

00:34-21:55: Cantata BWV 47 [21:21]

Grzegorz Lalek

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Hyacinthus

Singers: Soprano: Ewa Leszczyńska; Alto: Joanna Lalek; Tenor: Aleksander Rewiński; Bass: Piotr Pieron
Ensemble Hyacinthus: Grzegorz Lalek (Baroque Violin, Artistic Direction); Alicja Sierpińska (Baroque Violin); Marcin Stefaniuk (Baroque Viola); Jakub Kościukiewicz (Baroque Cello); Stanisław Smołka (Baroque Double-bass); Jan Hutek (Baroque Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Tytus Wojnowicz ( Baroque oboe, Oboe d'amore); Lilianna Stawarz (Positive Organ)

YouTube

Oct 10, 2020

Video / TT: 53:50

Recorded & filmed live at Sali Narożnej Pałacu Tyszkiewiczów-Potockich Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Corner Room of the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace at the University of Warsaw), as part of the series "Bach 200 UW - 200 kantat Bacha na 200-lecie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego" (Bach 200 UW - 200 Bach cantatas for the 200^th anniversary of the University of Warsaw).
Video Production & Editing: Łukasz Kałuża, Jarosław Skrzeczkowski; Audio Production & Editing: Marcin Lasia.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 47, 86, 108 [53:50] |

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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 27 (Cantatas BWV 47, 167, 181) [BS-27]

11:28-33:55: Cantata BWV 47 [22:27]

Gonzalo Beltrán, Rodrigo del Pozo

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Soprano: Marisol Vega; Alto: Javiera Lara; Tenor: Rodrigo del Pozo; Bass: Ismael Correa
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Virginia Barrios; Alto: Catalina Riedemann; Tenor: José Loyola; Bass: Diego Amengual
Instrumental Ensemble: Gonzalo Beltrán (Violin 1); Felipe Muñoz (Violin 2); Pablo Salinas (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Cello); Carlos Arena (Double-bass); Verónica Sierralta (Harpsichord & Organ); José Luis Urquieta (Oboe 1); Leonardo Cuevas (Oboe 2, English Horn); Hermes Quintanilla (Trumpet)

YouTube

Aug 7, 2022

Video / TT: 74:16

Recorded, filmed & streamed from Iglesia Luterana El Redentor, Santiago, Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 47, 167, 181 [74:16]

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Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47 [C22-3]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:14]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Soprano: Carley DeFranco; Bass: Will Prapestis
Heidi Braun-Hill (Violin); Peggy Pearson (Oboe)

YouTube

Oct 9, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series..
* Due to some technical difficulties during capture, this performance has compromised video quality paired with the live high quality audio from Emmanuel Music recording studio. *
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:14]

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Cantate BWV 47 "Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden", Res Bach Ensembles, 27-9-26 [C26-09]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:35]

Conductor: Rodrigo Lluch
Pastor: Ds. Rienk Lanooy; Elder: Harmen Alkema; Sexton: Anneke Zorn

Residentie Kamerkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Soprano: Nikki Treurniet; Bass: Christian Beutel
Organ: Geerten van de Wetering

Cantatediensten Kloosterkerk

Sep 27, 2026 (18^th Sunday after Pentecost*)

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, the Netherlands, as part of Stichting Cantatediensten Kloosterkerk.
* 17^th Sunday after Trinity
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:35]

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Bach: Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47; Byrd: Miserere mei Deus [C26-03]

Cantata BWV 47 [23:31]

Artistic Director: Ryan Turner
Guest Conductor: David Chin

Emmanuel Music Orchestra and Chorus

BWV 47 Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Janet Ross; Bass: Will Prapestis
Heidi Braun-Hill (Violin); Jennifer Slowik (Oboe)

Emmanuel Music

Oct 11, 2026

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Emmanuel Music Livestream & Production; Production & Media Content Manager: Aysha Luzia Penha; Artistic Projects Manager: Brad Dumont; Live Recording & Mix Engineer: Seth Torres.
Source: Emmanuel Music: 2026/2027 Cantata Schedule
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [23:31]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2001 - October 2026)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005 - September 2006); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - October 2025); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Thomas Shepherd (May 2002, April 2005); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001); Volodymyr Tykhyy (January 2009)