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Cantata BWV 115
Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit


Ref.:

BWV 115

German Title

Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit

English Title

Prepare yourself, my soul (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 22nd Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: November 5, 1724 - Leipzig

Text:

Johann Burchard Freystein (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

BWV 115 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-6 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit [BWV 115/1,~2-5,6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, violoncello piccolo, continuo including horn in the chorale movements
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria [A] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 115 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.25 MB] | Score BGA [1.88 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. O. 12172 Rara, Teil 2 (handschriftlicher Anhang) [Bach Digital]
Chorale: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn [BWV 115/1,6]

References:

BWV 115 References: GA: XXIV | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 156 | Zwang: K 96 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Autograph score (facsimile): Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 115 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 49 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 11, 2001; Week of October 22, 2006; Week of August 5, 2012; Week of November 2, 2014


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

Cantatas Vol. 27 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: 00-66554 [R-2]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [28:10]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Ursula Boese; Tenor Rolf Kunz; Bass: Horst Sellentin
Johannes Schloemer (Oboe d'amore); Helmut Stirnagel (Flute)
Basso continuo: Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Sep 29-30, 1953

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [28:24]


2

Bach: Kantate BWV 115 Mache dich mein Geist bereit, Wilhelm Ehmann [CR-115]

Cantata BWV 115 [22:04]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei Herford

Soprano: Nelly van der Spek; Alto: Maureen Lehane; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien

YouTube

1965

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [22:04]


3

J.S. Bach: Cantate no 115 "Mache dich mein Geist bereit", Cantate no 131 "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich" [C-4]

 
 

Cantata BWV 115 []

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Choeur Michel Corboz

Soprano: Yvonne Perrin; Alto: Carmen Wintermeyer; Tenor: Michel Dufour; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Marianne Clement (Flute Solo); Pablo Loerkens (Cello); Edward Meylan (Oboe Solo)

BVM 2095 (2187/2188)

Early 1970's (?)

LP / TT:

Recorded in Geneva Switzerland.
First and only made in Switzerland mono pressing. BVM was the record label of the Geneva broadcast and made records only by request.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 115 by B. Honegger Moyse.


4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

 

Cantata BWV 115 [24:13]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Peter-Lukas Graf (Flute); Manfred Clement ( Oboe d'amore); : Fritz Kiskalt (Violoncello)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt, Johannes Fink (Violoncellos); Herbert Duft, Walter Götz (Double-basses); Karl Kolbinger (Bassoon); Elfriede Singheiser, Elmar Schloter (Organ)

Archiv Produktion 439394-2
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Oct 1977; Feb, Mar, May 1978

5-CD / TT: 343:25
MP3 / TT: 345:18

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann; Editing: Reinhild Schmidt.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [24:12]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 29 - BWV 115-117, 119
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 6 - BWV 100-117
Bach-2000
Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 - BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149
Bach: Cantatas / Kantate
Vol. 36 - BWV 115-117

 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [21:55]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Markus Huber (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
CMW: Cornett: Ralph Bryant; Transverse Flute: Leopold Stastny; Oboes d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg; Violoncello piccolo: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Anita Mitterer, Wilhelm Mergl, Karl Höffinger, Andreas Bischoff [BWV 115/1,6], Peter Katt [BWV 115/2]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncellos: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Wouter Möller [BWV 115/1,6]; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35577
Teldec 242 608-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91760-2
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Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81174-2
Warner Classics 8573-81174-5
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Dec 13, 1979

2-LP / TT: 82 min
2-CD / TT: 81:37
6-CD / TT: 368:50
MP3 / TT: 367:55
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 56:20
CD / TT: 56:20
MP3 / TT: 56:11

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [21:55]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



6

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 57 (Cantatas BWV 80, 115, 55)
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 37 (Cantatas BWV 115-117)

 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [21:19]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Bernhard Schmidt (Cornett); Peter-Lukas Graf (Flute); Günther Passin (Oboe, Oboe d’amore); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); August Wenzinger (Violoncello piccolo); Gerhard Mantel (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.819

Feb, Apr 1980

CD / TT: 59:25

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [21:18]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 115, 116, 117 [61:04]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amaszon.de
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


7

Bach Series [IU-20]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [25:10]

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers / instrumentalists

Vocal soloists: unknown

Indiana University School of Music

Mar 27, 1988

3 sound tape reels / TT: 76:09

Recorded at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


8

Bach: Kantate BWV 115 Mache dich mein Geist bereit, Hermann Max live [CR-115]

Cantata BWV 115 [21:07]

Hermann Max

Rheinische Kantorei / Das Kleine Konzert

Soprano: Veronika Winter; Alto: Carmen Schüller; Tenor: Bernhard Scheffel; Bass: Mitchell Sandler

YouTube

1989 ?

Audio / TT

Recorded live in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [21:07]


9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 1) (Cantatas BWV 180, 49, 115)
J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo
[B-1]
Bach: Cantatas
[B-2]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [23:29]

Christophe Coin (Conductor & Violoncello piccolo)

Das Leipziger Concerto Vocale (Direction: Gotthold Schwarz) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

Soprano: Barbara Schlick, Alto: Andreas Scholl, Tenor: Christoph Prégardien, Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Violins: Irene Trol, Fabrizio Zanella, Isabelle Serrano, Jean Daniel Rist, Adrian Chamorro, Suzan Cantrick, Ursula Rostschak; Violas: Eckhard Kahle, Pierre Franck; Transverse Flute: Maria Tecla Andreotti; Oboes d'amore: Christian Moreaux; Cornett: Jean Tubéry; Bassoon: Claude Wassmer; Violoncello: Bruno Cocset; Double-bass: Richard Myron; Organ [G. Silbermann , 1737]: Willem Jansen

Auvidis Astrée / Naïve
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Auvidis Astrée
Naïve

Nov 1993

CD / TT: 70:53
MP3 / TT: 70:42
3-CD / TT: 198:51
4-CD / TT: 260:50

Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thuringia, Germany.
Recording: Pere Casulleras.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [23:31] | Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [9:26]
Buy this album at:
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3rd CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
3rd CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
2nd CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk
3-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
3-CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
4-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



10

Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 1998-07-24 [F-1998]

 

Cantata BWV 115 []

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Tamara Matthews; Mezzo-soprano: Stephanie Houtzeel; Tenor: Steven Paul Spears; Baritone: Randall Scarlata
Michael Parloff (Flute); Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida (Oboe d'amore); David Krauss (Trumpet)
Continuo: Valentin Martchev (Bassoon); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Owen Lee (Double bass); Gregory Hayes (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Jul 24, 1998

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. Brattleboro Music Center presents. There is also 2-MC of the rehearsal from July 23, 1998.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 115 by B. Honegger Moyse.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [22:24]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Cello, Violoncello piccolo); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute); Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe d'amore)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink, Annemieke Rademaker, Caroline Stam; Altos: Stephen Carter, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Geert Berghs, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Kati Debretzeni, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht; Violas: Martin Kelly, Marina Asscherson; Cellos Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes d'amore: Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Transverse Flute: Wilbert Hazelzet; Horn: Andrew Clark; Luuk Nagtegaal; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ, Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]; Organ: Bernard Winsemius [choir]; Lute: Mike Fentross

Erato 8573-80215-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72211
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Oct 1999

3-CD / TT: 191:36
3-CD / TT: 191:36
MP3 / TT: 191:04

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer & editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [8:36] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [7:05]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


12

Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5

 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [20:51]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Roomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Peter van de Kolk, Nicky Westerink; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Marijn Takken, Cor van Twillert, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Frans Benschop; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Willem van der Hoorn, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Piet Schuyn
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Christin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooin, Eduard Wesley, Fernando Souza, Nico de Gier; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Transverse Flutes: Kate Clark, Marion Moonen, Doretthe Janssens, Brian Berryman; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp

Brilliant Classics 99370

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 270:58

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 115, BWV 55, BWV 94 [61:56]
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13

Bach Cantatas Vol. 12: Tooting/Winchester
For the 22nd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 55, 89, 115, 60)
For the 23rd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 139, 163, 52, 140)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 115 [25:56]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson, Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Joanne Lunn, Elin Manahan Thomas, Angela Kazimierczuk, Lucinda Houghton, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Robin Tyson, Richard Wyn Roberts, James Burton, Frances Bourne; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Gerald O'Beirne, Paul Tindall, Peter Butterfield; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Lawrence Wallington, Richard Savage; Malcolm Arthur
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Debbie Diamond; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Rebecca Livermore, Desmond Heath, Matthew Truscott; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Cellos: David Watkin, Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flute: Rachel Beckett; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Ursula Leveaux; Horn: Roger Montgomery; Organ: Howard Moody; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-171
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Nov 17, 2000

2-CD / TT: 140:53
MP3 / TT: 140:25

Recorded during the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at All Saints church, Tooting, England (not live recording).
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen, Erdo Groot [post-production] (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Roger de Schot (Polyhymnia), Taco van der Werf (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 115: Mvts. 1, 2, 5 & 6 [16:49]
Buy this album at:
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 27 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 5, 80, 115

 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [22:44]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Susanne Rydén; Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental Soloists: Liliko Maeda (Transverse Flute); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe); Azumi Takada (Violin); Hidemi Suzuki (Violoncello, Violonello piccolo); Naoko Imai (Organ)
Chorus: Sopranos: Susanne Rydén, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Pascal Bertin, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Yusuke Watanabe, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Azumi Takada [leader]; Horn: Toshio Shimada; Transverse Flute: Liliko Maeda; Oboe d’amore: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Violin I: Azumi Takada, Paul Herrera, Yuko Araki; Violin II: Yuko Takeshima, Mari Ono, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Amiko Watabe, Mina Fukazawa
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Double-bass: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS CD-1421
=

Sep 6-9, 2003

CD / TT: 68:18
MP3 / TT: 68:08

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Jens Braun; Sound Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Digital Editing: Fabian Frank; Executive producer: Robert von Bahr.
See: Cantatas Vol. 27 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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15

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Two

 

Cantata BWV 115 [22:09]

Blánaid Murphy

The Palestrina Choir / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Soprano: Lynda Lee; Contralto: Alison Browner; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Jeffrey Ledwidge
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Aura Stone (Double-bass); John Hearne (Bassoon); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligati: Madeleine Staunton (Flute); Matthew Manning (Oboe); Niall O'Loughlin (Cello)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

Feb 22, 2009

CD / TT: 74:52

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW: 
Cantata BWV 115 [22:09]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:57] + Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [7:49] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:19] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [6:53] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [1:02] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:09]


16

Closing concert of 23rd Budapest Bach Week (BWV 114, BWV 115) [C12-3]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [Video: 22:03; Audio: 21:50]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir / Weiner-Szász Orchestra

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Kornélia Bakos; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl
Borbála Dobozy (Harpsichord)

YouTube
Lutherania

Jun 10, 2012

Video / TT: 48:11
MP3 / TT: 47:53

Recorded & filmed live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary, in the frame of 23rd Budapest Bach Weeks. Recorded by Péter Remete.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 114, BWV 115 [48:11]
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 115 [21:50]: Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) [4:10] + Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [8:16] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:11] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [6:35] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [0:52] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [0:46]


17

Bach: "Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit," BWV 115 (Live) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [24:28]

Donald Meineke

Bach Choir of Holy Trinity (Music Director: Donald Meineke) / The Sebastians (Artistic Directors: Daniel S. Lee & Jeffrey Grossman)

BCHT: Sopranos: Sarah Brailey, Jolle Greenleaf [solo], Abigail Haynes Lennox; Altos: Luthien Brackett, Kate Maroney [solo]; Tenors: Nils Neubert [solo], Paul Scholtz; Bass: Joe Chappel [solo], Enrico Lagasca
The Sebastians: David Ross (Transverse Flute); Priscilla Herreid (Oboe d'amore); Daniel S. Lee & Nicholas DiEugenio (Violins); Jessica Troy (Viola); Ezra Seltzer (Cello); Max Zeugner (Violone); Jeffrey Grossman (Organ)

YouTube

Nov 16, 2014

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [24:28]


18

Bach at One - Wednesday, January 4, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 115, 205) [TN-2]

 

Cantata BWV 115 []

Julian Wachner

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Jan 4, 2016

Video / TT: 87:51

Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series. This week, as part of Trinity's Twelfth Night: Time's Arrow festival.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [87:51]


19

J.S. Bach: Du treuer Gott (Leipzig Cantatas BWV 101, 115, 103) [C-24]

 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [21:06]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Dorothee Mields, Kristen Witmer, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Damien Guillon, Cécile Pilorger, Alexander Schneider; Tenors:Thomas Hobbs, Stephan Gähler, Johannes Gaubitz; Basses: Peter Kooy, Matthias Lutze, Bart Vandewege
Orchestra: Violins 1 Christine Busch [Leader], Baptiste Lopez, Regine Schröder; Violins 2 Caroline Bayet, Adrian Chamorro, Marieke Bouche; Violas: Deirdre Dowling, Kaat De Cock; Cellos: Ageet Zweistra, Harm-Jan Schwitters; Violone: Miriam Shalinsky; Organ: Maude Gratton; Flute: Patrick Beuckels; Oboes d'amore: Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon Julien Debordes; Natural Horn: Bart Cypers

PHI LPH-027
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Jan 29-31, 2016

CD / TT: 62:26
MP3 / TT: 62:00

Recorded at deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium.
Balance Engineer: Martin Nagori; Editing: Markus Heiland; Recording, Mastering: Andreas Neubronner (Tritonus); Artistic Coordination: Jens Van Durme.
Buy this album at:
CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 115 "Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit" [D-104] [D10-8]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St.Gallen:
Bach erlebt X - Das Bach-Jahr 2016
Bach-Kantaten N°29 (BWV 147, 83, 115)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 115 [CD: 21:58; YT: 26:20]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Markus Wild
Introductory workshop: Karl Graf, Rudolf Lutz

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Julia Doyle; Alto: Elvira Bill; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Sebastian Noack
Choir: Sopranos: Jennifer Ribeiro-Rudin, Simone Schwark, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Olivia Fündeling, Anna Walker; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Katharina Jud, Misa Jäggin, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Achim Glatz, Raphael Höhn, Walter Siegel; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Daniel Pérez, Philippe Rayot, Oliver Rudin, Tobias Wicky
Orchestra: Violins: Plamena Nikitassova, Lenka Torgersen, Christine Baumann, Dorothee Mühleisen, Ildikó Sajgó, Christoph Rudolf; Violas: Martina Bischof, Sarah Krone, Katya Polin; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Daniel Rosin; Violoncello piccolo: Balázs Máté; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Oboe d'amore: Katharina Arfken; Bassoon: Dana Karmon; Transverse Flute: Marc Hantaï; Horn: Olivier Picon; Organ: Nicola Cumer; Harpsichord: Jörg-Andreas Böttiche

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B421
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B671

Oct 20, 2016

DVD / TT: 90 min
10-DVD / TT: 873 min
CD / TT: 68:11

The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [26:20] | Workshop [44:38] | Reflection Lecture [18:19]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2017): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop
10-DVD (2017): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop
CD (2019): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


 
 

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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 115 "Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit" [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [24:52]

Conductor & Organ: unknown

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Musica Academia

Students of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis:
Soprano: Charlotte Nachtsheim; Alto: Stefan Kahle; Tenor: Akinobu Ôno; Bass: Santiago Garzón Arredondo

YouTube

Oct 26, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Elisabethenkirche, Basel, Switzerland, in the frame of Mittwoch Mittag Konzert (MIMIKO).
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [24:52]


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Bach: Praise (Cantatas BWV 26, 41, 95; 115, 137, 140) [C-7]

 

Cantata BWV 115 [20:18]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists: Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Olivia Vermeulen; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Daniel Ochoa
CMK: Sopranos: Merle Bader, Anna-Sophie Brosig, Sabine Laubach, Elisa Rabanus, Ingeborg Schilling; Altos: Nathalie Hüskens [Alto Solo], Franziska Gündert, Stefan Kunath, Juliane Wenzel, Angelika Wied; Tenors: Fabian Strotmann, Bruno Michalke, Friedrich Custodio Spieser, Ferdinand Junghänel, Thomas Jakobs; Basses: Benjamin Hewat-Craw, Johannes Hill, Andreas Post, Felix Rathgeber, Christian Walter
DNO: Oboes: Clara Blessing, Marie-Therse Reith, Roberto Dae Franceschi; Flute: Michael Schmidt-Casdorff; Bassoon: Rebecca Mertens; Bassoon, Contra-bassoon: Alexander Golde; Horn: Olivier Picon; Trumpet: Ute Hartwich, Sebastian Kuhn, Ute Rothkirch; Timpani: Friedhelm May; Violins 1: Elisabeth Weber (also violino piccolo), Christof Boerner, Katja Grüttner, Petar Mancev; Violins 2: Almut Frenzel (also violin solo), Suszana Czentnar, Frauje Heiwolt; Violas: Antje Sabinski, Christian Goosses; Violoncello: Davit Melkonyan (also violoncello piccolo); Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Harpsichord: Michael Borgstede; Organ: Andreas Gilger

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 19439709082
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Feb 28-Mar 9, 2019

2-CD / TT: 117:56
MP3 / TT: 116:36

Recorded at Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A coproduction with Deutschlandfunk/ DeutschlandRadio2020; with the kind support of Evonik Industries.
Executive Producer: Christoph Schmitz (Deutschlandfunk), Stefan Lang (Deutschlandfunk Kultur), Michael Brüggemann (Sony Music); Recording Producer: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineers: Michael Morawietz, Jens Müller.
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2-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


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BWV 115 Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit [C21-5]

Cantata BWV 115 [21:55]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Soprano: Corrine Byrne; Alto: Carrie Cheron; Tenor: Omar Najmi; Bass: David McFerrin
Vanessa Holroyd (Flute); Peggy Pearson (Oboe d'amore); Jennifer Morsche (Cello)

YouTube

Oct 31, 2021

Video / TT: 21:55

Recorded & filmed live at at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Recording Engineer: Seth Torres; Livestream Engineer: Maurizio Fiore.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 115: Complete Cantata [21:55]


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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 29 (Cantatas BWV 99, 67, 115) [BS-29]

 
 

52:47-78:57: Cantata BWV 115 [26:10]

David Núñez

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: Evelyn Ramírez; Tenor: Rodrigo del Pozo; Bass: Ismael Correa
Vocal ensemble: Soprano: Vanesa Rojas; Alto: Catalina Menares; Tenor: Diego Arellano; Bass: Diego Amengual
Orchestra: Gonzalo Beltrán (Violin I); Marcelo Pérez (Violin II); Mariel Godoy (Viola); María Gabriela Olivares (Cello solo); Francisca Reyes (Cello continuo); Egon Hoffmann (Double-bass); Natalia Martorell (Flute); Pascal Montenegro (Oboe 1); Camila Morales (Oboe 2); Juan Cristóbal Undurraga (Organo continuo)

YouTube

Sep 25, 2022

Video / TT: 82:24

Recorded & filmed at Iglesia Luterana El Redentor, Santiago, Chile.
Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension Team: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Extension & Production Coordinator); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident Ensembles Assistant).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 99, 67, 115 [82:24]


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Cantatedienst zondag 27 oktober 2024 (BWV 115) [C24-10]

 
 

41:04-62:45: Cantata BWV 115 [21:41]

Conductor: JanJoost van Elburg
Peachrer: dr. Cristina Pumplun

Westerkerkkoor / Ensemble 't Kabinet

Soloists: Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Ingeborg Bröcheler; Tenor: Dierick Aartsen; Bass: Wessel van der Ham
Evan Bogerd (Organ)

Westerkerk Cantatediensten

Oct 27, 2024

Video / TT: 75:33

Recorded & filmed live at Westerkerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the frame of Westerkerk Cantatediensten.
Source: Westerkerkkoor: Cantatedienst
Watch on YouTube:
Aria BWV 199/4 & Cantata BWV 115: Full Service, including both Works [75:33]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2001 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (March 2019 - November 2023); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Claude Role (December 2017, August 2018); Josif Spartak (September 2017); Michael Telles (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 115: Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit for 22nd Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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