SDG Cantatafinder
The Cantatafinder provides a fan-made database that covers Johann Sebastian Bach’s surviving church cantatas performed and recorded under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
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In the calender: 20th Sunday after Trinity BWV 49, 162, 180
Your query returned 48 results:
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 1 Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern |
| Occasion | Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | corno I, corno II, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 25 March 1725 |
| This recording | Walpole St Peter's Church (Norfolk) live recording, 26 March 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Malin Hartelius, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 118, disk 2, track(s) 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 9 Es ist das Heil uns kommen her |
| Occasion | 6th Sunday after Trinity |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | violino I, violino II, viola, flauto traverso, oboe d'amore, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, presumably between 1724 and 1735 |
| This recording | Ansbach, St Gumbertus live recording, 30 July 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Joanne Lunn, Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 156, disk 1, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 10 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren |
| Occasion | Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 02 July 1724 |
| This recording | Paris, Basilique Saint-Denis live recording, 2nd or 3d July 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Lisa Larsson, Daniel Taylor, James Gilchrist, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 165, disk 2, track(s) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 11 Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen |
| Occasion | Ascension Day |
| Genre | oratorio |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I (D), tromba II (D), tromba III (D), timpani, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably 19 May 1735 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, October 1993 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 128 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 16 Herr Gott, dich loben wir |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | corno da caccia (C), oboe I, oboe II, oboe da caccia, violino I, violino II, viola, violetta, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 01 January 1726 |
| This recording | London, St. Giles Cripplegate, December 1998 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Derek Lee Ragin, Julian Podger, Gotthold Schwarz, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 98 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 16 Herr Gott, dich loben wir |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | corno da caccia (C), oboe I, oboe II, oboe da caccia, violino I, violino II, viola, violetta, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 01 January 1726 |
| This recording | Berlin, Gethsemanekirche live recording, 1 January 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Charles Humphries, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 150, disk 1, track(s) 14 15 16 17 18 19 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 19 Es erhub sich ein Streit (Johann Sebastian Bach) |
| Occasion | Michaelmas Day |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 29 September 1726 |
| This recording | Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen live recording, 29 September 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Malin Hartelius, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 124, disk 2, track(s) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 37 Wer da gläubet und getauft wird |
| Occasion | Ascension Day |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 18 May 1724 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, October 1993 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 128 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 17 18 19 20 21 22 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 41 Jesu, nun sei gepreiset |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, oboe III, violino I, violino II, violoncello piccolo, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 01 January 1725 |
| This recording | Berlin, Gethsemanekirche, 1 January 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Ruth Holton, Charles Humphries, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 150, disk 1, track(s) 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 43 Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen |
| Occasion | Ascension Day |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I (C), tromba II (C), tromba III (C), timpani, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 30 May 1726 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, October 1993 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 128 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 50 Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft |
| Occasion | Michaelmas Day |
| Genre | sacred cantata, motet |
| Choir | eight-part |
| Solo voice | none (pure choral cantata) |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpanie, oboe I, oboe II, oboe III, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 1725-1744? |
| This recording | Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen live recording, 29 September 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 124, disk 2, track(s) 1 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 57 Selig ist der Mann |
| Occasion | St. Stephen's Day (26 December) |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part (final chorale only) |
| Solo voice | soprano, basso |
| Instruments | oboe I, oboe II, oboe da caccia, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 26 December 1725 |
| This recording | New York, St. Bartholomew’s live recording, 27 December 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Joanne Lunn, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 127, disk [one disk only], track(s) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 65 Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen |
| Occasion | Feast of Epiphany |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | tenore, basso |
| Instruments | corno I, corno II, flauto traverso I, traverso II, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 06 January 1724 |
| This recording | Leipzig, Nikolaikirche live recording, 6 January 2000 |
| Performers | James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 174, disk 1, track(s) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 66 Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen |
| Occasion | 2nd Day of Easter |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba (D), oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, fagotto, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 26 March 1731; underlying secular cantata: Köthen, 1718 |
| This recording | London, St. John's, 05 and 06 April 1999 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Michael Chance, Mark Padmore, Dietrich Henschel, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 66 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 70 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! |
| Occasion | 26th Sunday after Trinity |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba (clarino?), oboe, fagotto (obligato?), violoncello (obligato?), violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 21 November 1723 (final version); original version: Weimar, 1716 |
| This recording | Lüneburg, Michaeliskirche live recording, 10 December 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Brigitte Geller, Michael Chance, Jan Kobow, Dietrich Henschel, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 162, disk 2, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 79 Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild |
| Occasion | Feast of Reformation |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, basso |
| Instruments | corno I, corno II, timpani, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | probably Leipzig, 31 October 1725 |
| This recording | Wittenberg, Schlosskirche live recording, 31 October 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Joanne Lunn, William Towers, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 110, disk 2, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 80 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott |
| Occasion | Feast of Reformation (Weimar original version BWV 80a "Alles, was von Gott geboren": Oculi) |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia, violino I, violino II, viola, violoncello e cembalo, violone et organo |
| 1st Performance | original version: Weimar, 1715; last version probably Leipzig, after 1739 |
| This recording | Wittenberg, Schlosskirche live recording, 31 October 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Joanne Lunn, William Towers, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 110, disk 2, track(s) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit |
| Occasion | funeral service |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto dolce I, flauto dolce II, viola da gamba I, viola da gamba II, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Mühlhausen, 1707 or 1708 |
| This recording | London, St. John's, September 1989 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 106 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 1 2 3 4 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 123 Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen |
| Occasion | Feast of Epiphany |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 06 January 1725 |
| This recording | Leipzig, Nikolaikirche live recording, 6 January 2000 |
| Performers | Sally Bruce-Payne, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 174, disk 1, track(s) 18 19 20 21 22 23 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 124 Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht |
| Occasion | 1st Sunday after Epiphany |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | corno, oboe d'amore, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 07 January 1725 |
| This recording | Hamburg, St. Jacobi live recording, 9 January 2000 |
| Performers | Claron McFadden, Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 174, disk 2, track(s) 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 130 Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir |
| Occasion | Michaelmas Day |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, flauto traverso, oboe I, oboe II, oboe III, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 29 September 1724 |
| This recording | Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen live recording, 29 September 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Malin Hartelius, Richard Wyn Roberts, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 124, disk 2, track(s) 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! |
| Occasion | 4th Sunday in Advent |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part (final chorale only) |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | oboe, fagotto, violoncello, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Weimar, 1715 |
| This recording | Lüneburg, Michaeliskirche live recording, 10 December 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Brigitte Geller, Michael Chance, Jan Kobow, Dietrich Henschel, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 162, disk 2, track(s) 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 143 Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele II (Bach is not confirmed to be the composer) |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | corno da caccia I, corno da caccia II, corno da caccia III, timpani, fagotto, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | probably Weimar between 1708 and 1714 |
| This recording | Berlin, Gethsemanekirche, 1 January 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Ruth Holton, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 150, disk 1, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben |
| Occasion | Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba (C), oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 02 July 1723 (of the lost original version 147a: Weimar, 1716) |
| This recording | Fontmell Magna, St. Andrew’s Church, March 1990 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Ruth Holton, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 140 + BWV 147, disk [one disk only], track(s) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben |
| Occasion | Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba (C), oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 02 July 1723 (of the lost original version 147a: Weimar, 1716) |
| This recording | Lüneburg, Michaeliskirche live recording, 10 December 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Brigitte Geller, Michael Chance, Jan Kobow, Dietrich Henschel, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 162, disk 2, track(s) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 149 Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg |
| Occasion | Michaelmas Day |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, oboe III, fagotto, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 1728 or 29 |
| This recording | Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen live recording, 29 September 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Malin Hartelius, Richard Wyn Roberts, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 124, disk 2, track(s) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 153 Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part (limited to No. 1, 5 and 9 chorales) |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | violino I, violino II, viola, organo obligato, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 02 January 1724 |
| This recording | Berlin, Gethsemanekirche, 2 January 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Ruth Holton, Sally Bruce-Payne, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 150, disk 2, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 154 Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren |
| Occasion | 1st Sunday after Epiphany |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part (No. 3 and 8 chorales only) |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 09 January 1724 |
| This recording | Hamburg, St. Jacobi live recording, 9 January 2000 |
| Performers | Michael Chance, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 174, disk 2, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 170 Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust |
| Occasion | 6th Sunday after Trinity |
| Genre | sacred cantata, solo cantata |
| Choir | solo only |
| Solo voice | alto |
| Instruments | oboe d'amore, organo obligato, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 28 July 1726 |
| This recording | Ansbach, St Gumbertus live recording, 30 July 2000 |
| Performers | Michael Chance, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 156, disk 1, track(s) 8 9 10 11 12 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 171 Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 01 Januar 1729 or later; the final chorale is taken from BWV 41 using different words; the opening chorus re-appears in BWV 232; movement 4 is based on BWV 205, movement 9 |
| This recording | Berlin, Gethsemanekirche, 1 January 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Ruth Holton, Lucy Ballard, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 150, disk 1, track(s) 20 21 22 23 24 25 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen |
| Occasion | Palmarum |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto dolce, violino I, violino II, viola I, viola II, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Weimar, 25 March 1714 |
| This recording | Walpole St Peter's Church (Norfolk) live recording, 26 March 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nathalie Stutzmann, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Catherine Latham, Maya Homburger, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 118, disk 2, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 182 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (No. 1 and 2 only) |
| Occasion | Palmarum |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto dolce, violino I, violino II, viola I, viola II, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Weimar, 25 March 1714 |
| This recording | Walpole St Peter's Church (Norfolk) live recording, 26 March 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Catherine Latham, Maya Homburger, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 114, disk [one disk only], track(s) 2 and 3 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 190 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (cantata fragment reconstructed by the performers of this recording) |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, oboe III, oboe d'amore; fagotto, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 01 January 1724 |
| This recording | New York, St. Bartholomew’s live recording, 31 December 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Daniel Taylor, James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Katherine McGillivray, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 137, disk [one disk only], track(s) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 190 Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (cantata fragment reconstructed by the performers of this recording; in this release: No. 5 only) |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II, oboe III, oboe d'amore; fagotto, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 01 January 1724 |
| This recording | New York, St. Bartholomew’s live recording, 31 December 2000 |
| Performers | James Gilchrist, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Katherine McGillivray, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 114, disk [one disk only], track(s) 8 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 192 Nun danket alle Gott (incomplete) |
| Occasion | unspecified, possibly Feast of Reformation |
| Genre | sacred cantata, chorale cantata |
| Choir | four-part (tenor part is lost) |
| Solo voice | soprano, basso |
| Instruments | flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | possibly Leipzig, on Reformation Day 1730 |
| This recording | Wittenberg, Schlosskirche live recording, 31 October 2000 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Joanne Lunn, Peter Harvey, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | SDG 110, disk 2, track(s) 7 8 9 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 198 Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl |
| Occasion | funeral ode for Christiane Eberhardine, Queen of Poland and Electress of Saxony |
| Genre | secular cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe (d'amore) I, oboe (d'amore) II, violino I, violino II, viola, viola da gamba I, viola da gamba II, liuto I, liuto II, basso continuo (organo, cembalo) |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 15 October 1727 |
| This recording | London, St. John's, September 1989 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 106 et al., disk [one disk only], track(s) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 232 Messe in h-Moll |
| Occasion | - |
| Genre | Mass |
| Choir | five-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, corno da caccia, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, fagotto I, fagotto II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Sanctus: Leipzig, 25 December 1724; completion / dispatch of the Missa (Kyrie and Gloria) to the Dresden court: Leipzig, 27 July 1733; remaining movements: Leipzig, between 1740 and 1750 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, February 1985 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Lynne Dawson, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Patrizia Kwella, Carol Hall, Mary Nichols, Michael Chance, Patrick Collin, Ashley Stafford, Wynford Evans, Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd, Richard Lloyd-Morgan, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 232 et al., disk 1, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 232 Messe in h-Moll |
| Occasion | - |
| Genre | Mass |
| Choir | five-part |
| Solo voice | soprano I, sopranoo II, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba I, tromba II, tromba III, timpani, corno da caccia, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, fagotto I, fagotto II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Sanctus: Leipzig, 25 December 1724; completion / dispatch of the Missa (Kyrie and Gloria) to the Dresden court: Leipzig, 27 July 1733; remaining movements: Leipzig, between 1740 and 1750 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, February 1985 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Nancy Argenta, Lynne Dawson, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Patrizia Kwella, Carol Hall, Mary Nichols, Michael Chance, Patrick Collin, Ashley Stafford, Wynford Evans, Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd, Richard Lloyd-Morgan, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 232 et al., disk 2, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 243a Magnificat in Es-dur |
| Occasion | Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin |
| Genre | liturgical arrangement |
| Choir | five-part |
| Solo voice | soprano I, soprano II, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | tromba in Es I, tromba in Es II, tromba in Es III, timpani, oboe I, oboe II (flauto dolce I, flauto dolce II), violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo (+ fagotto) |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 25 December 1723 |
| This recording | - |
| Performers | - |
| Album | [this work is missing in the SDG series], disk [one disk only], track(s) - |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 244 Matthäus-Passion |
| Occasion | no record |
| Genre | oratorio |
| Choir | eight-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, basso; complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), baritone (Jesus), soprano (Pilate’s wife), soprano (maids), alto (first witness), tenore (second witness), baritone (Pilate), baritone (high priest), basso (Judas) |
| Instruments | flauto dolce I, flauto dolce II, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe , oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, viola da gamba, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between 1727 and 1729 |
| This recording | Snape, The Maltings Concert Hall, April 1988 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Barbara Bonney, Ann Monoyios, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, Olaf Bär, Cornelius Hauptmann, Gill Ross, Ruth Holton, The London Oratory Junior Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 244, disk 1, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 244 Matthäus-Passion |
| Occasion | no record |
| Genre | oratorio |
| Choir | eight-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, basso; complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), baritone (Jesus), soprano (Pilate’s wife), soprano (maids), alto (first witness), tenore (second witness), baritone (Pilate), baritone (high priest), basso (Judas) |
| Instruments | flauto dolce I, flauto dolce II, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe , oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, viola da gamba, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between 1727 and 1729 |
| This recording | Snape, The Maltings Concert Hall, April 1988 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Barbara Bonney, Ann Monoyios, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, Olaf Bär, Cornelius Hauptmann, Gill Ross, Ruth Holton, The London Oratory Junior Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 244, disk 2, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 244 Matthäus-Passion |
| Occasion | no record |
| Genre | oratorio |
| Choir | eight-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, basso; complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), baritone (Jesus), soprano (Pilate’s wife), soprano (maids), alto (first witness), tenore (second witness), baritone (Pilate), baritone (high priest), basso (Judas) |
| Instruments | flauto dolce I, flauto dolce II, flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe , oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola, viola da gamba, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between 1727 and 1729 |
| This recording | Snape, The Maltings Concert Hall, April 1988 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Barbara Bonney, Ann Monoyios, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, Olaf Bär, Cornelius Hauptmann, Gill Ross, Ruth Holton, The London Oratory Junior Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 244, disk 3, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 245 Johannes-Passion (1724) |
| Occasion | no record |
| Genre | oratorio |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola d'amore I, viola d'amore II, viola, viola da gamba, liuto (alternativ: organo, cembalo), basso continuo (violoncello, violone, fagotto) |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 07 April 1724 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, March 1986 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, Cornelius Hauptmann, Nancy Argenta, Ruth Holton, Michael Chance, Neill Archer, Rufus Müller, Gillian Ross, Andrew Murgatroyd, Nicolas Robertson, Simon Birchall, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 245, disk 1, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 245 Johannes-Passion (1724) |
| Occasion | no record |
| Genre | oratorio |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso |
| Instruments | flauto traverso I, flauto traverso II, oboe I, oboe II, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia I, oboe da caccia II, violino I, violino II, viola d'amore I, viola d'amore II, viola, viola da gamba, liuto (alternativ: organo, cembalo), basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, 07 April 1724 |
| This recording | London, All Saints’ Church, March 1986 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, Cornelius Hauptmann, Nancy Argenta, Ruth Holton, Michael Chance, Neill Archer, Rufus Müller, Gillian Ross, Andrew Murgatroyd, Nicolas Robertson, Simon Birchall, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 245, disk 2, track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 248-IV Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso; usually complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), soprano (Angel), soprano (Echo), Bariton (Herodes) |
| Instruments | corno da caccia I (F), corno da caccia II (F), oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between First Advent and Christmas 1734 |
| This recording | London, Abbey Road Studios, January 1987 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Ruth Holton, Katie Pringle, Olaf Bär, Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 248, disk 2, track(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 248-VI Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben |
| Occasion | Feast of Epiphany |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso; usually complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), soprano (Angel), soprano (Echo), Bariton (Herodes) |
| Instruments | tromba I (D), tromba II (D), tromba III (D), timpani, oboe I, oboe II OR oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between First Advent and Christmas 1734 |
| This recording | London, Abbey Road Studios, January 1987 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Ruth Holton, Katie Pringle, Olaf Bär, Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | ARCHIV BWV 248, disk 2, track(s) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 248-IV Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben |
| Occasion | New Year's Day, Feast of the Circumcision |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso; usually complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), soprano (Angel), soprano (Echo), Bariton (Herodes) |
| Instruments | corno da caccia I (F), corno da caccia II (F), oboe I, oboe II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between First Advent and Christmas 1734 |
| This recording | Weimar, Herderkirche live recording, December 1999 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Claron McFadden, Bernarda Fink, Christoph Genz, Dietrich Henschel, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | EuroArts, disk 2 (DVD), track(s) all |
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Title | BWV 248-VI Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben |
| Occasion | Feast of Epiphany |
| Genre | sacred cantata |
| Choir | four-part |
| Solo voice | soprano, alto, tenore, basso; usually complemented by: tenore (Evangelist), soprano (Angel), soprano (Echo), Bariton (Herodes) |
| Instruments | tromba I (D), tromba II (D), tromba III (D), timpani, oboe I, oboe II OR oboe d'amore I, oboe d'amore II, violino I, violino II, viola, basso continuo |
| 1st Performance | Leipzig, probably between First Advent and Christmas 1734 |
| This recording | Weimar, Herderkirche live recording, December 1999 |
| Performers | Monteverdi Choir, Claron McFadden, Bernarda Fink, Christoph Genz, Dietrich Henschel, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
| Album | EuroArts, disk 2 (DVD), track(s) all |