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Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Concentus Musicus Wien
Gustav Leonhardt & Leonhardt-Consort
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Recordings - Part 2

Complete Cantata Cycle on Teldec - 2nd CD Edition (1994)


C-1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-19

 

CD-1 [68:27]: Cantatas BWV 1 [25:32], BWV 2 [19:02], BWV 3 [23:44]
CD-2 [62:07]: Cantatas BWV 4 [20:09], BWV 5 [22:46], BWV 6 [18:52]
CD-3 [70:05]: Cantatas BWV 7 [25:58], BWV 8 [19:03], BWV 9 [24:45]
CD-4 [74:44]: Cantatas BWV 10 [21:53], BWV 11 [28:53], BWV 12 [23:41]
CD-5 [59:16]: Cantatas BWV 13 [23:13], BWV 14 [17:42], BWV 16 [18:05]
CD-6 [52:06]: Cantatas BWV 17 [17:49], BWV 18 [14:21], BWV 19 [19:39]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec 4509-91755-2

P 1971-1972

6-CD / TT: 386:45 / 384:39 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - BWV 20-36

 

CD-1 [63:57]: Cantatas BWV 20 [26:55], BWV 21 [36:51]
CD-2 [69:35]: Cantatas BWV 22 [17:47], BWV 23 [18:57], BWV 24 [17: 08], BWV 25 [15:14]
CD-3 [72:03]: Cantatas BWV 26 [16:39], BWV 27 [15:36], BWV 28 [15:56], BWV 29 [23:33]
CD-4 [58:44]: Cantatas BWV 30 [37:38], BWV 31 [20:59]
CD-5 [63:47]: Cantatas BWV 32 [23:43], BWV 33 [21:24], BWV 34 [18:20]
CD-6 [57:16]: Cantatas BWV 35 [26:57], BWV 36 [30:02]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks), Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Altos: Paul Esswood, Boys, René Jacobs; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Marius van Altena; Basses: Max van Egmond, Walker Wyatt, Siegmund Nimsgern, Ruud van der Meer

Teldec 4509-91756-2

1972-1974

6-CD / TT: 385:33 / 384:25 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 - BWV 37-52, 54-60

 

CD-1 [75:17]: Cantatas BWV 37 [16:24], BWV 38 [18:36], BWV 39 [24:46], BWV 40 [15:08]
CD-2 [75:58]: Cantatas BWV 41 [27:40], BWV 42 [27:12], BWV 43 [20:44]
CD-3 [76:04]: Cantatas BWV 44 [17:21], BWV 45 [19:12], BWV 46 [16:28], BWV 47 [22:19]
CD-4 [63:32]: Cantatas BWV 48 [16:06], BWV 49 [16:06], BWV 50 [3:38], BWV 51 [17:51]
CD-5 [61:30]: Cantatas BWV 52 [16:36], BWV 54 [12:28], BWV 55 [13:00], BWV 56 [18:57]
CD-6 [63:26]: Cantatas BWV 57 [22:24], BWV 58 [12:14], BWV 59 [12:15], BWV 60 [16:09]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger), Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys, Marianne Kweksilber (BWV 51); Altos: Paul Esswood, René Jacobs; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Marius van Altena; Basses: Max van Egmond, Ruud van der Meer, Hanns-Friedrich Kunz, Michael Schopper

Teldec 4509-91757-2

1974-1976

6-CD / TT: 415:47 / 414:26 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 - BWV 61-78

 

CD-1 [63:40]: Cantatas BWV 61 [14:39], BWV 62 [19:45], BWV 63 [29:54]
CD-2 [68:30]: Cantatas BWV 64 [20:12], BWV 65 [16:45], BWV 66 [31:10]
CD-3 [61:03]: Cantatas BWV 67 [13:32], BWV 68 [16:49], BWV 69 [10:59], BWV 69a [19:20]
CD-4 [73:11]: Cantatas BWV 70 [22:13], BWV 71 [17:57], BWV 72 [17:29], BWV 73 [14:57]
CD-5 [54:56]: Cantatas BWV 74 [21:29], BWV 75 [33:09]
CD-6 [67:56]: Cantatas BWV 76 [30:32], BWV 77 [15:49], BWV 78 [21:12]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Adalbert Kraus; Basses: Max van Egmond, Ruud van der Meer, Lieuwe Visser

Teldec 4509-91758-2

1976-1978

6-CD / TT: 389:26 / 388:31 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 - BWV 79-99

 

CD-1 [75:40]: Cantatas BWV 79 [15:36], BWV 80 [22:58], BWV 81 [15:58], BWV 82 [20:39]
CD-2 [62:27]: Cantatas BWV 83 [20:22], BWV 84 [13:22], BWV 85 [15:12], BWV 86 [13:02]
CD-3 [61:55]: Cantatas BWV 87 [17:37], BWV 88 [19:36], BWV 89 [12:26], BWV 90 [12:14]
CD-4 [65:40]: Cantatas BWV 91 [18:02], BWV 92 [29:16], BWV 93 [18:03]
CD-5 [59:50]: Cantatas BWV 94 [24:52], BWV 95 [14:36], BWV 96 [20:02]
CD-6 [59:44]: Cantatas BWV 97 [26:38], BWV 98 [14:32], BWV 99 [18:15]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden), Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Basses: Max van Egmond, Ruud van der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher

Teldec 4509-91759-2

1978-1980

6-CD / TT: 385:16 / 377:04 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-6

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6 - BWV 100-117

 

CD-1 [69:31]: Cantatas BWV 100 [23:47], BWV 101 [24:04], BWV 102 [21:21]
CD-2 [56:02]: Cantatas BWV 103 [16:12], BWV 104 [18:18], BWV 105 [21:00]
CD-3 [55:18]: Cantatas BWV 106 [20:11], BWV 107 [18:31], BWV 108 [16:01]
CD-4 [67:48]: Cantatas BWV 109 [25:19], BWV 110 [24:55], BWV 111 [17:08]
CD-5 [63:51]: Cantatas BWV 112 [13:40], BWV 113 [25:37], BWV 114 [24:01]
CD-6 [56:20]: Cantatas BWV 115 [21:55], BWV 116 [14:34], BWV 117 [19:20]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Altos: Paul Esswood, Boy, René Jacobs; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Marius van Altena; Basses: Max van Egmond, Ruud van der Meer, Philippe Huttenlocher, Siegfried Lorenz

Teldec 4509-91760-2

1980-1981

6-CD / TT: 368:50 / 367:55 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-7

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7 - BWV 119-137

 

CD-1 [46:46]: Cantatas BWV 119 [25:18], BWV 120 [21:17]
CD-2 [71:22]: Cantatas BWV 121 [20:23], BWV 122 [14:45], BWV 123 [21:20], BWV 124 [14:13]
CD-3 [61:41]: Cantatas BWV 125 [23:50], BWV 126 [17:09], BWV 127 [20:11]
CD-4 [54:10]: Cantatas BWV 128 [17:43], BWV 129 [20:04], BWV 130 [15:49]
CD-5 [65:22]: Cantatas BWV 131 [25:01], BWV 132 [18:54], BWV 133 [20:47]
CD-6 [72:13]: Cantatas BWV 134 [26:30], BWV 135 [14:13], BWV 136 [16:51], BWV 137 [14:06]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Altos: Paul Esswood, Boys, René Jacobs; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Marius van Altena; Basses: Robert Holl, Philippe Huttenlocher, Thomas Thomaschke, Max van Egmond, Walter Heldwein, Albert Hartinger

Teldec 4509-91761-2

1981-1983

6-CD / TT: 371:34 / 370:47 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-8

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 8 - BWV 138-140, 143-159, 161-162

 

CD-1 [65:31]: Cantatas BWV 138 [17:54], BWV 139 [18:47], BWV 140 [28:29]
CD-2 [74:34]: Cantatas BWV 143 [13:09], BWV 144 [13:12], BWV 145 [9:28], BWV 146 [38:02]
CD-3 [69:01]: Cantatas BWV 147 [31:36], BWV 148 [17:35], BWV 149 [19:19]
CD-4 [66:30]: Cantatas BWV 150 [15:34], BWV 151 [16:18], BWV 152 [19:08], BWV 153 [15:06]
CD-5 [66:33]: Cantatas BWV 154 [15:59], BWV 155 [14:08], BWV 156 [16:22], BWV 157 [19:35]
CD-6 [61:32]: Cantatas BWV 158 [11:32], BWV 159 [14:36], BWV 161 [18:13], BWV 162 [16:37]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) or Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Altos: Boy, Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Basses: Robert Holl, Thomas Hampson, Max van Egmond

Teldec 4509-91762-2

1983-1986

6-CD / TT: 403:41 / 400:45 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-9

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9 - BWV 163-182

 

CD-1 [62:53]: Cantatas BWV 163 [14:14], BWV 164 [17:26], BWV 165 [12:31], BWV 166 [17:53]
CD-2 [55:04]: Cantatas BWV 167 [18:42], BWV 168 [13:27], BWV 169 [22:50]
CD-3 [70:07]: Cantatas BWV 170 [22:39], BWV 171 [16:57], BWV 172 [12:21], BWV 173 [12:21]
CD-4 [50:20]: Cantatas BWV 174 [20:37], BWV 175 [16:57], BWV 176 [12:21]
CD-5 [58:17]: Cantatas BWV 177 [24:53], BWV 178 [20:12], BWV 179 [12:54]
CD-6 [70:04]: Cantatas BWV 180 [24:53], BWV 181 [13:48], BWV 182 [30:50]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) or Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys; Altos: Boys, Paul Esswood; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, Marius van Altena; Basses: Robert Holl, Max van Egmond

Teldec 4509-91763-2

1986-1988

6-CD / TT: 366:45 / 362:32 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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C-10

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 10 - BWV 183-188, 192, 194-199

 

CD-1 [51:46]: Cantatas BWV 183 [13:37], BWV 184 [23:26], BWV 185 [14:15]
CD-2 [51:04]: Cantatas BWV 186 [27:32], BWV 187 [23:05]
CD-3 [37:13]: Cantatas BWV 188 [24:50], BWV 192 [12:13]
CD-4 [58:19]: Cantatas BWV 194 [39:17], BWV 195 [18:51]
CD-5 [42:25]: Cantatas BWV 196 [12:12], BWV 197 [30:01]
CD-6 [59:17]: Cantatas BWV 198 [35:14], BWV 199 [23:42]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Sopranos: Boys, Barbara Bonney (BWV 199); Altos: Paul Esswood, René Jacobs; Tenors: Kurt Equiluz, John Elwes; Basses: Thomas Hampson, Max van Egmond, Robert Holl, Harry van der Kamp
Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra [BWV 197, BWV 198]

Teldec 4509-91764-2

1988-1989

6-CD / TT: 300:04 / 197:18 (MDL)

Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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Box Sets of Cantatas on CD’s


CB-1

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vols. 1 - 10 / Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

Cantatas BWV 1-14, 16-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-117, 119-140, 143-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Gustav Leonhardt

Choirs & Orchestras: see [C-1]-[C-10] above.

Vocal Soloists: see [C-1]-[C-10] above.

Teldec

1971-1989

60-CD

Includes [C-1]-[C-10].
Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


CB-2

Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition

 

Cantatas BWV 1-14, 16-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-117, 119-140, 143-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Gustav Leonhardt

Choirs & Orchestras: see [C-1]-[C-10] above.

Vocal Soloists: see [C-1]-[C-10] above.

Teldec

1971-1989

153-CD

Includes [C-1]-[C-10] and all other J.S. Bach's Works.
Recorded in Austria & the Netherlands.
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Remark about Editions:

This cycle was printed at least 6 times:
a. 45 LP albums, where each album contained 2-LP's (Telefunken, 1971-1989).
b. 1st CD Edition - direct reissue of the LP edition, where each original 2-LP album was printed on a single or double CD (Teldec, 1985-1989).
c. 2nd CD Edition - this is the edition listed above (1994).
d. 3rd CD Edition - included in the Bach-2000 Complete Bach Works. The same 60 CD's of the 2nd edition were grouped in 4 boxes (Vol.1-4 of the Bach-2000), each box contained 15-CD's (Teldec, 1999).
e. 4th CD Edition - 60 individual CD’s from the 4th Edition (Teldec, 2000)
f. 5th CD Edition - 60 individual CD’s, identival with the 3rd CD Edition above (Warner, 2006-2008)
Some cantatas from this cycle were grouped individually or in special box sets.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - April 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Ian Downie (April 2013),
Riccardo Nughes (September 2001), Anne Voisin, Discothèque Centrale de Radio France (December 2011)

Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Short Biography | Ensembles: Concentus Musicus Wien
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7
Discussions of Vocal Recordings: Harnoncourt - Glorious Bach! (DVD) | Motets - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 232 - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 244 - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 245 - N. Harnoncourt-H. Gillesberger | BWV 248 - N. Harnoncourt
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Discussions of Instrumental Recordings: Brandenburg Concertos - N. Harnoncourt
Table of recordings by BWV Number

Gustav Leonhardt: Short Biography | Ensembles: Leonhardt-Consort
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Discussions of Vocal Recordings: BWV 232 - G. Leonhardt | BWV 244 - G. Leonhardt
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings: Bach’s Inventions & Sinfonias from Leonhardt | Leonhardt’s Goldberg on Vanguard
Discussions of Instrumental Recordings: GV BWV 988 - G. Leonhardt
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Articles: Gustav Leonhardt & Bach [W. Hoffman]
Table of recordings by BWV Number


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