Bach Cantatas for Online Listening

Cantata 63 (Richter)

2011-12-16T05:17:00.000-08:00

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1 Chorus [S,A, T, B]

Tromba I-IV,Timpani, Oboe I-III, Fagotto, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo

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Christen,ätzet diesen Tag

Christians,engrave this day

In Metallund Marmorsteine!

in metal andmarble stone !

Kommt undeilt mit mir zur Krippen

Come andhurry with me to the manger

Und erweistmit frohen Lippen

and provewith happy lips

Euren Dankund eure Pflicht;

your thanksand your duty;

Denn derStrahl, so da einbricht,

for the raythat there breaks in

Zeigt sicheuch zum Gnadenscheine.

is shown toyou as the light of grace.

2 Recitative[Alto]

ViolinoI/II, Viola, Continuo

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O selgerTag! o ungemeines Heute,

Oh blessedday! Oh extraordinary today'

An dem dasHeil der Welt,

on which thesaviour of the world,

Der Schilo,den Gott schon im Paradies

the Schilo[Messiah], whom God already in paradise

Demmenschlichen Geschlecht verhieß,

promised tothe human race,

Nunmehrosich vollkommen dargestellt

now revealshimself fully

Und suchetIsrael von der Gefangenschaft und Sklavenketten

and seeksfrom the imprisonment and slave chains

Des Satanszu erretten.

of Satan torescue Israel.

Du liebsterGott, was sind wir arme doch?

Dear God,what are we then in our wretchedness?

Einabgefallnes Volk, so dich verlassen;

A fallenpeople, who forsake you;

Und dennochwillst du uns nicht hassen;

andnevertheless you do not choose to hate us;

Denn eh wirsollen noch nach dem Verdienst zu Boden liegen,

for beforewe should lie on the earth according to our deserts,

Eh muß dieGottheit sich bequemen,

before thatthe deity must condescend

Diemenschliche Natur an sich zu nehmen

to takehuman nature upon himself

Und auf derErden

and on theearth

ImHirtenstall zu einem Kinde werden.

in theshepherds' stall to become a child.

Ounbegreifliches, doch seliges Verfügen!

Ohincomprehensible but blessed decree!

3 Aria(Duetto) [Soprano, Bass]

Oboe solo,Continuo

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Gott, duhast es wohl gefüget,

God, youhave well ordained

Was uns itzowiderfährt.

what nowhappens to us.

Drum laßtuns auf ihn stets trauen

Thereforelet us always trust in him

Und aufseine Gnade bauen,

and build onhis grace,

Denn er hatuns dies beschert,

for he hasbestowed on us

Was uns ewignun vergnüget.

whatdelights us now and for ever.

Recitative[Tenor]

Continuo

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So kehretsich nun heut

In this waynow today is transformed

Das bangeLeid,

the anxioussuffering

Mit welchemIsrael geängstet und beladen,

with whichIsrael was distresed and burdened

In lauterHeil und Gnaden.

into puresalvation and grace.

Der Löw ausDavids Stamme ist erschienen,

The lionfrom the stock of David has appeared,

Sein Bogenist gespannt, das Schwert ist schon gewetzt,

his bow isstretched, his sword is already sharpened,

Womit er unsin vor'ge Freiheit setzt.

with whichhe places us in our former freedom.

5 Aria(Duetto) [Alto, Tenor]

ViolinoI/II, Viola, Continuo

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Ruft undfleht den Himmel an,

Call andimplore heaven,

Kommt, ihrChristen, kommt zum Reihen,

come, youChristians, come into the ranks,

Ihr sollteuch ob dem erfreuen,

you shouldrejoice on account of that

Was Gott hatanheut getan!

which Godhas done today!

Da uns seineHuld verpfleget

since hisgraciousness maintains us

Und mit soviel Heil beleget,

and endowsus with such great salvation

Daß mannicht g'nug danken kann.

thatsufficient thanks cannot be given.

6 Recitative[Bass]

Oboe I-III,Violino I/II, Viola, Fagotto, Continuo

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Verdoppelteuch demnach, ihr heißen Andachtsflammen,

For thisreason be redoubled, you hot flames of devotion,

Und schlagtin Demut brünstiglich zusammen!

and strikein humility ardently together!

Steigtfröhlich himmelan

Mountjoyfully to heaven

Und danketGott vor dies, was er getan!

and thankGod for what he has done!

7 Chorus [S,A, T, B]

Tromba I-IV,Timpani, Oboe I-III, Fagotto, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo

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Höchster,schau in Gnaden an

Highest,look with grace on

Diese Glutgebückter Seelen!

this ardourof souls who bow [in worship].

Laß denDank, den wir dir bringen,

Let thethanks, which we bring you,

Angenehmevor dir klingen,

resoundpleasingly before you,

Laß unsstets in Segen gehn,

Let usalways go with your blessing

Aber niemalsnicht geschehn,

but neverlet it happen

Daß uns derSatan möge quälen.

that Satanmay torment us.

Cantata 63

2011-12-15T15:13:00.000-08:00

Romano Antoniazzo, Nativity, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, 1480-85

Christen, ätzet diesen Tag

Christians, engrave this day

Cantata 63

BWV 63

Event: Cantata for Christmas Day

1st Performance: December 25, 1714, Weimar
Readings: Epistle: Titus 2: 11-14 / Isaiah 9: 2-7; Gospel: Luke 2: 1-14
Text: Johann Michael Heineccius ?

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Performance of Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Rufus Müller; Bass: Stephan Loges; Monteverdi Choir / EnglishBaroque Soloists; John EliotGardiner conducting. Recordedat Abbey Road Studios, London, England. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 63 by J.E. Gardiner.

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Performance of Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben), Alto: Paul Esswood, Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Ruud van der Meer; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.

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Performance of Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland BoysChoir / NetherlandsBach Collegium; Pieter JanLeusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.

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Performance of Raquel Alao, soprano; Romino Basso, mezzo-soprano; Marco Alves dos Santos, tenor; Hugo Oliveira, Basse; Grupo Vocal Officium (Pedro Teixeira); EnricoOnofri conducting.

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Performance of Soprano: Catherine Bott; Counter-tenor: Christopher Robson; Tenor: PaulAgnew; Bass: Michael George; NewLondon Consort; Philip Pickettconducting. Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London,England.

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Performance of Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter conducting. Recorded at Herkulessaall, München, Germany.

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Cantata 89 Leonhardt / Leusink / Suzuki

2011-11-11T05:33:00.001-08:00

Possible Pupil of Rembrandt van Rijn, The Wicked Servant Begs for Pardon, Musée du Louvre, Paris

Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim?
What am I to make of you , Ephraim?
Cantata 89
BWV 89

Event: Solo Cantata for the 22^nd Sunday after Trinity
1st Performance: October 24, 1723, Leipzig

Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35
Text: Hosea 2: 8 (Mvt. 1); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) [W. Murray Young suggests Christian Weiss, Sr. or someone unknown]
Chorale Text: Wo soll ich fliehen hin

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Boy Soprano: Marcus Klein (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt conducting.

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Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.

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Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Chiyuki Urano; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki conducting. Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.

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Cantata 93 (Gardiner / Herreweghe (2) / Leusink)

2010-06-29T05:04:00.000-07:00

Raphael, The Miraculous Draught of Fish, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1515-16

Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
Whoever lets only the dear God reign
Cantata 93
BWV 93

Event: 5^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 3: 8-15; Gospel: Luke 5: 1-11
Text: Georg Neumark (Mvts. 1, 4, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6)
Chorale Text: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
1st Performance: July 9, 1724, Leipzig

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Performance by Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Peter Harvey; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Blasiuskirche, Mühlhausen, Germany.
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Performance of Soprano: Agnès Mellon; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy; Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting. Recorded at Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium.

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Performance of Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Peter Kooy; Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe conducting. Second half of a concert recorded at l'Abbaye aux Dames in Saintes, France.

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Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;
Holland Boys Choir /Netherlands Bach Collegium;
Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.

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Cantata 185 (Gardiner / Harnoncourt / Leusink)

2010-06-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

Pieter Breugel the Elder, The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples, 1568

Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe
Merciful heart of eternal love

Cantata 185

BWV 185

Event: Fourth Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Romans 8: 18-23; Gospel: Luke 6: 36-42
Text: 1-5 Salomo Franck; 6: Johann Agricola 1529

1st Performance: July 14, 1715, Weimar

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[we7] (info) Performance of Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Contralto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Nicolas Testé; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Tewkesbury Abbey, England.

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Performance of Boy Soprano: Helmut Wittek (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Thomas Hampson; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.

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Performance of Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir /Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.

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Cantata 76 (Gardiner / Harnoncourt / Koopman / Leusink / Richter)

2010-06-06T13:39:00.000-07:00

Sir John Everett Millais, The Marriage Feast, Tate Collection, 1864

Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes

The heavens declare the glory of God

Cantata 76

BWV 76

Event: Cantata for the 2^nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24
Text: Psalm 19: 1 and 3 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvts. 7, 14); Anon (Mvts. 2-6, 8-13) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]
Chorale Text: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
1st Performance: June 6, 1723, Leipzig

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Performance of Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France.

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Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. Recorded at Wien, Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.

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Performance of Soprano: Marion Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.

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Performance of Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir; Ton Koopman conducting. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.

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Performance of Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Kurt Moll; Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter conducting. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.

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Cantata 20 (Harnoncourt / Leusink)

2010-05-26T12:23:00.000-07:00

Bonifacio Veronese, Dives and the Poor Man, Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice, 1540-50

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
O eternity, you word of thunder

Cantata 20

BWV 20

Event: 1^st Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 4: 16-21; Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31
Text: Johann Rist (Mvts. 1, 7, 11); Anon (Mvts. 2-6, 8-10)
Chorale Text: O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
1st Performance: June 11, 1724, Leipzig

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Performance by Alto: Paul Esswood;Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond;

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien;
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.

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Performance by Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.

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Cantata 165 (Gardiner / Leonhardt / Leusink)

2010-05-20T08:18:00.000-07:00

Louis Tiffany, Nicodemus Came to Him by Night, First Presbyterian Church, Lockport, NY

O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad,

O sacred bath of water and the Spirit

Cantata 165

BWV 165

Event: Trinity Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Romans 11: 33-36; Gospel: John 3: 1-15
Text: Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Ludwig Helmbold (Mvt. 6)
Chorale Text: Nun laßt uns Gott dem Herren
1st Performance: June 16, 1715, Weimar

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Performance by Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.

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Performance by Boy Soprano: Tobias Eiwanger; Alto: Paul Esswood;Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) and; Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt conducting.

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Performance by Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium;Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.

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Cantata 172 (Gardiner [2] / Leonhardt / Leusink)

2010-05-17T10:18:00.000-07:00

Anthony Van Dyck, Descent of the Holy Spirit, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, c. 1620

Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!

Ring out, you songs, resound, you strings !

Cantata 172

BWV 172

Event: Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Text: John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)
Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
1st Performance: May 20, 1714, Weimar (revised: May 13, 1731, Leipzig)

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Performance of Soprano: Martina Jankova; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Reinhard Hagen; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. First recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner.

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Performance by Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England. Second recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner.

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Performance by Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) and; Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt conducting.

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Performance by Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.

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Cantata 128 (Leonhardt / Leusink)

2010-05-11T06:20:00.000-07:00

William Blake, The Ascension, Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California, 1803-05

Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein

On Christ's ascension [journey to heaven] alone

Cantata 128

BWV 128

Event: Ascension Day
Readings: Epistle: Acts 1: 1-11; Gospel: Markus 16: 14-20
Text: Josua Wegelin after Ernst Sonnemann (Mvt. 1); Matthäus Avenarius (Mvt. 5); Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvt. 2-4)
Chorale Texts: O Jesu, meine Lust | Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein
1st Performance: May 10, 1725, Leipzig
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Performance by Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt conducting.

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Performance by Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.

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Cantata 87 (Harnoncourt/Leusink)

2010-05-03T04:01:00.000-07:00

James Tissot, The Voice from on High, Brooklyn Museum, 1886-94

Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen
Until now you have asked nothing in my name
Cantata 87
BWV 87

Event: Cantata for Rogate [5^th Sunday after Easter]
1st Performance: May 6, 1725, Leibzig
Readings: Epistle: James. 1: 22-27; Gospel: John 16: 23-30
Text: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2-4, 6); John 16: 24 (Mvt. 1); John 16: 33 (Mvt. 5); Heinrich Müller (Mvt. 7)
Chorale Text: Selig ist die Seele

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Performance of Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer;

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
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Performance of Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium;
Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.
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Cantata 86 (Gardiner / Harnoncourt / Leusink / Rilling)

2010-04-27T15:57:00.000-07:00

Unknown, Jesus Teaches his Disciples, Pitt Theological Library, Emory University, 16th cent.

Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch

Truly, truly, I say to you

Cantata 86

BWV 86

Event: 5th Sunday after Easter [Rogate]
1st Performance: May 14, 1724, Leipzig
Readings: Epistle: James. 1: 22-27; Gospel: John 16: 23-30
Text: John 16: 23 (Mvt. 1); Georg Grünwald (Mvt. 3); Paul Speratus (Mvt. 6); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 5)
Chorale Texts: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn | Es ist das Heil uns kommen her

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Performance of Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Bass: Stephan Loges; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Annenkirche, Dresden, Germany.

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Performance of Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

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Performance of Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.

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Performance of Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling conducting.

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