Quodlibet BWV 524 - Details & Discography

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Quodlibet BWV 524
Was seind das vor grosse Schlösser

Ref.:	BWV 524; BC H 1
German Title:	Quodlibet: Was seind das vor grosse Schlösser
English Title:	What sort are these mighty castles (Z. Philip Ambrose)
Event	Fragment for Wedding
Composed	1707 1^st performance: between September 18 and October 17, 1707? - Erfurt?
Text	Poetr: unknown
Text	Text: German-1 \| German-6 \| German-7 Translations: English-1 Catalan-1 \| French-6 \| Polish-1 \| Spanish-2
Scoring:	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Continuo
Scoring:	Holograph manuscript + Volker Maiworm edition: IMSLP Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-LEb Go. S. 300 [Bach Digital]
References:	BGA: V/4 \| NBA: H 1 \| BC: \| First Published: Leipzig, 1973 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Leipzig, 1973
Commentaries:	Bach Society of Minnesota \| Wikipedia Ido Abravya [Hebrew, PDF]
Music:	Music Examples
Discussions:	Week of December 19, 2004; Week of July 11, 2010; Week of July 11, 2010; Week of October 15, 2017

Contents:
Recordings	General Discussions - Part 1 General Discussions - Part 2 (4^th round)
Article: BWV 524 Quodlibet (Fragment) “Was seind das vor grosse Schlösser" [by Thomas Braatz]
Discography

1	J.S. Bach: Hochzeits-Quodlibet [V-1] J.S. Bach: 3. Brandenburgisches Konzert G-dur; Hochzeitsquodlibet; Polonaise aus der Suite Nr. 2 h-moll
Quodlibet BWV 524 [8:14]
Hans Mielenz
Instrumental accompaniment
Soprano: Wanda Behrend; Alto: Carola Behr; Tenor: Caspar Esser; Bass: Horst Rosenberg
Eterna (Lied der Zeit) C-030A Eterna LPM-1002		1950	78 rpm LP / TT:
Recorded in Berlin, Germany. Matrix numbers: C-030: ET 4037 +ET 4038 / ET-4037-U +ET-4038-U LPM-1002: MM-755/B + MM-756/A. Source: SLUB Dresden. Listen on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [8:14]

2	J.S. Bach: Cantate du Café BWV 211; Quodlibet des Noces [V-1] J.S. Bach: Cantate Du Cafe BWV 211; Cantate Des Paysans BWV 212; Quodlibet "Les Noces" [V-1]
Quodlibet BWV 524 [8:57]
Herbert Haarth
Soloists of Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester-Berlin
Soprano: Hildegard Toettcher; Alto: Else Manrau; Tenor: Joseph Haussmann; Bass: Gerhard Raker
Le Chant du monde LDA-8057 Le Chant Du Monde LDX-S8247 Le Chant-du-Monde LDY-A8097		1961	10" LP / TT: LP / TT:
Recorded in Berlin, Germany.

3	J.S. Bach: Quodlibet · Kanons · Lieder · Choräle · Klavierstücke 1707-1749 [LP] [V-17] Bach: Chorales; Motet BWV 118; Quodlibet; Notenbüchlein for A. M. Bach [CD] [V-17] Bach-2000 Vol. 7 - The Motets, Chorales & Songs [Box Set]
Quodlibet BWV 524 [9:36]
Gustav Leonhardt
Leonhardt-Consort
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Marie-Luise Gilles; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Peter-Christoph Runge Anner Bylsma (Cello); Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord)
Telefunken SAWT-9457 Telefunken 6.42091 Telefunken CTB-2160 Teldec 8573-81131-2 Teldec		Feb 12-20, 1964	LP / TT: LP / TT: LP / TT: CD / TT: 40:54 7-CD / TT:
Recorded at Huis Queekhoven, Breukelen, the Netherlands. Listen on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [9:37] \| Complete Work [9:56] \| Complete Work [9:43] \| Complete Work [9:43] \| Complete Work [9:49] \| Complete Work + [18:34] CD: Motet BWV 118, Quodlibet BWV 524 [13:32] Buy this album at: CD (2001): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de CD (2001): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 7-CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2
Quodlibet BWV 524 [9:21]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens ABO: Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
Erato 0630-12598-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72202 =		May 1995	3-CD / TT: 182:29 3-CD / TT: 182:29 MP3 / TT: 179:44
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij. Listen on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [9:22] Vol. 2, CD-3: Cantatas BWV 152, 199, 203, Quodlibet BWV 514 [61:15] Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1996): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2003): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ArkivMusic Music Download: Amazon.com \| Classics Online \| iTunes

5	J.S. Bach: Weltiche Kantaten · Secular Cantatas · Cantates Profanes (BWV 36c, 201, 206, 207, Quodlibet BWV 524) [C-1]
Quodlibet BWV 524 [11:31]
Reinhard Goebel
Ex Tempore (Chorus Master: Florian Heyerick) / Musica Antiqua Köln
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann; Alto (Counter-tenor): Axel Köhler; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Stefan Geyer MAK: Basso Continuo: Markus Möllenbeck (Violoncello); Dane Roberts (Violone); Christian Rieger (Harpsichord)
Archiv Produktion 457348 =		Jan 1997	2-CD / TT: 146:41 MP3 / TT: 144:57 / 144:45
Recorded at Sendesaal, DeutchlandRadio, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Executive Producer: Dr. Peter Czomyj; Recording Producer: Wolfgang Mitlehner; Balance Engineer: Hans-Ulrich Bastin; Recording Engineer: Reinhild Schmidt. Buy this album at: 2-CD (1997): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ArkivMusic Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| iTunes

6	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 63 - Secular Cantatas (BWV 205, 524)
Quodlibet BWV 524 [10:11]
Helmuth Rilling
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Andreas Schmidt Michael Groß (Violoncello); Harro Bertz (Double-bass); Michael Behringer (Harpsichord)
Hänssler 92.063 =		Sep 1998	CD / TT: 48:29 MP3 / TT: 41:55
Recorded at Stadthalle, Sindelfingn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Sound Engineer: Teije van Geest; Producer: Richard Hauck. Listen on YouTube: CD: Cantata BWV 205, Quodlibet BWV 524 [48:29] \| Cantata BWV 205, Quodlibet BWV 524 [48:32] Buy this album at: CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| iTunes

7	BVW 524 Quod Libet J.S. Bach
Quodlibet BWV 524 [9:59]
Rudolf Grasman
Ad Hoc Choir
Soprano: Suze van Grootel; Alto: Leonie Korff; Tenor: Alex Vermeulen; Bass: Marcel Moester Kees Schul (Harpsichord)
YouTube		2007 or earlier [Published: Jun 26, 2015]	Video / TT:
Recorded & filmed live at Grote Kerk Monnickendam, North Holland, the Netherlands. Watch on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [9:59]

8	Bach: Hochzeitsquodlibet [V-1]
Quodlibet BWV 524 [10:43]
Andreas Schierlinger-Langeheinecke
Sacrum & Profanum - Ensemble für Alte Musik München
Soprano: Anette Noah; Alto: Dinah Kamm; Tenor: Reinhard Kreuzinger; Bass: Andreas Schierlinger-Langeheinecke Thomas Waldherr (Violoncello); Constanze Schlager-Lindner (Harpsichord)
YouTune		Aug 6, 2008	Video / TT:
Recorded & filmed live at St. Michael, Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany. Watch on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [10:43]

9	Bach-Böhm: Music for Weddings and other Festivies [C-3]
Quodlibet BWV 524, with additions by Leonardo García-Alarcón [12:01]
Leonardo García-Alarcón
Clematis Ensemble
Soprano: Mariana Florès; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Fernando Guimarães; Bass: Philippe Favette Éric Mathot (Double bass); Leonardo García-Alarcón (Harpsichord); Lionel Desmeules (Organ)
Ricercar RIC-323 =		Mar & Nov 2011	CD / TT: 68:05 MP3 / TT: 67:57
Recorded at Église Saint-Jean l’Évangéliste, Beaufays, Belgium. Buy this album at: CD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ArkivMusic Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline \| iTunes

9a	J.S. Bach: Quodlibet : Clematis: Leonardo Garcia-Alarcon [C-3]
Quodlibet BWV 524, with additions by Leonardo García-Alarcón [12:11]
Leonardo García-Alarcón
Clematis Ensemble
Soprano: Mariana Florès; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Fernando Guimarães; Bass: Philippe Favette Lionel Desmeules (Organ); Éric Mathot (Double-bass); Leonardo García-Alarcón (Harpsichord)
YouTube		Mar & Nov 2011	Video / TT: 67:57
Recorded at Église Saint-Jean l’Évangéliste, Beaufays, Belgium. Sound Recording: Jérôme Lejeune; Video Capture: Olivier Smolders, Clémence Hebert, Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis; in preparation for the recording by Ricercar (June 2012). Watch on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [12:11]

10	Quodlibet - Johann Sebastian Bach BWV 524
Quodlibet BWV 524 [10:00]
Ewald Reder
Collegium Vocale Frisingae e.V.
Sopranos: Andrea Karpati, Svenja Bischoff, Kerstin Krahn, Jasmin Rotter; Altos: Jana Bayer, Sybille Reder; Tenors: Jörg Bayer, Simon Wengert; Basses: Thomas Pilawa, Felix Hölter
YouTube		Published: Sep 6, 2011	Video / TT:
Recorded and filmed live at in Freising, Bavaria, Germany. Recording and filming: Vincent Struck; Post-production: Jörg Bayer. Watch on YouTube: Quodlibet BWV 524: Complete Work [10:00]

11	J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 3 (BWV 173a, 202, 36c, 524)
Quodlibet BWV 524 [10:46]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Hiroya Aoki; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Baritone: Roderick Williams Continuo [all works]: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki
BIS SACD-2041 =		Jul 2012	SACD / TT: 77:26 MP3 / TT: 77:14
Recorded at the MS&AD Shirakawa Hall, Nagoya, Japan. Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Ingo Petry; Sound Engineer: Andreas Ruge. Buy this album at: SACD (2013): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ArkivMusic Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| iTunes

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2001 - October 2017)
Thank to contributors: Riccardo Nughes (September 2001), Liesbeth van der Sluijs (September 2012), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

Quodlibet BWV 524: Details & Recordings
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
Article: BWV 524 Quodlibet (Fragment) “Was seind das vor grosse Schlösser" [by Thomas Braatz]

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