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Cantata BWV 132
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!


Ref.

BWV 132

German Title

Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!

English Title

Prepare the way, prepare the course (by Alec Robertson)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 4th Sunday in Advent
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 4: 4-7; Gospel: John 1: 19-28
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent

Composed

Weimar, 1715
1st performance: December 22, 1715 - Weimar

Text:

Authors: Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Elisabeth Kreuziger (Mvt. 6)

BWV 132 Text: German-1 | German-2 | 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-4 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Kobayashi | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn [BWV 132/6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [S] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 132 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.30 MB] | Score BGA [10. 09 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 60 | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 5 [Bach Digital]
Finale: PDF Score [1.95 MB]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn [BWV 132/6]

References:

BWV 132 References: BGA: XXVIII | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 6 | Zwang: K 24 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 132 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Ellis | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Kobayashi | B!52, Odcinek 55 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 17, 2000; Week of May 22, 2005; Week of February 1, 2009


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Bach: Kantate BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Kurt Thomas [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [21:09]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Philine Fischer; Alto (Mezzo-soprano): Roswitha Trexler; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam

YouTube

Probably before 1960

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.Tape recording from the Radio of the DDR.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:09]


2

Bach: Kantate BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Gerhard Schmidt Gaden 1964 [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [20:48]

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tölzer Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Helen Raab; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Barry McDaniel

YouTube

1964

Audio / TT:

Recorded at... Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [20:48]


3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 61 & BWV 132 [C-3]

 

Cantatas BWV 132 [21:46]

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hildegard Rütgers; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Eduard Wollitz
Helmut Winschermann (Oboe); Saschko Gawriloff (Violin); Horst Beckerdorf (Cello); Rudolf Schlegel (Double-bass); Gisbert Schneider (Chamber Organ)

Cantate 651221
Oryx BACH-1117

May 1966

LP / TT: 39:50
LP / TT: 39:50

Recorded at Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:46]



4

Bach: Kantate BWV Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Hermann Müller [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [20:08]

Hermann Müller

Berner Kammerchor / Berner Kammerorchester

Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto: Katharina Marti; Tenor: Ernst Hauser; Bass: Arthur Loosli

YouTube

Dec 10, 1967 (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [20:08]


5

Musik in der Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg [C-2]
Weihnachtskonzert in der Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg [C-3]

Cantata BWV 132 []

Gottfried Matthaei

Epiphanien Kantorei und -Orchester

Soprano: Brigitte Ganady; Tenor: Bernd Lange; Bass: Lothar Schadow; Mar. v. Hänisch (Violin); Tr. Eberhard (Oboe)

Mixtur-Schallplatten 327
Mixtur-Schallplatten 209

Dec 20, 1969

CD / TT:
CD / TT: 30:23

Recorded live at Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Gerrmany.
Buy this album at: 
CD: Die Musenhöhle


6

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: Avent und Weihnachten · Advent and Christmas · Advent et Nöel
Bach: Advent and Christmas Cantatas
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [21:26]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Otto Büchner (Violin); Manfred Clement (Oboe)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt, Johannes Fink (Violoncellos); Herbert Duft (Double-bass); Karl Kolbinger, Detlef Kühl (Bassoon); Hedwig Bilgram, Elmar Schloter (Organ)

Archiv Produktion 439369-2
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Archiv Produktion 001933602
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Mar-Apr 1972

4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 277:06
4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 276:12

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producers: Rainer Brock, Hansjoachim Reiser, Dr. Manfred Richter; Balance Engineers: Harald Baudis, Klaus Scheibe, Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:29] | Complete Cantata [21:24] | Complete Cantata [21:39] | Complete Cantata [21:32] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [3:43]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


7

Bach: Kantate BWV 132 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, Rudolf Pohl [CR-132]

Cantata BWV 132 [19:21]

Rudolf Pohl

Aachener Domchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Klesie Kelly; Alto: Hanna Schwarz; Tenor: Martin Finke; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

YouTube

1974-1975 (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Aachener Dom, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [19:21]


8

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 60 (Cantatas BWV 62, 132, 91)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 41 (Cantatas BWV 130-132)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [21:01]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Ingo Goritzki (Oboe); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Montserrat Torrent (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.821
Hänssler 92.041
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Sep 1976; Jan, Apr 1977

CD / TT: 59:25
CD / TT: 60:43
MP3 / TT: 60:43

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck; Sound Engineer: Henno Quasthoff.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 130, 131, 132 [60:45] | Cantatas BWV 130, 131, 132 [60:46]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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9

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 33 (BWV 132-135)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 7 (BWV 119-137)
Bach-2000
Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 41 (BWV 131-133)

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:54]

Gustav Leonhardt

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

Boy Soprano: Sebastian Hennig (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Telefunken 6.35607
Teldec 242 618-2 ZL
Teldec 4509-91761-2
Teldec 3984-25708-2
Teldec 8573-81169-2
Warner Classics 8573-81169-5

Mar 22-26, 1983

2-LP / TT: 81 min
2-CD / TT: 81:03
6-CD / TT: 371:34
15-CD / TT: 949:30
CD / TT: 65:22
CD / TT: 65:22

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [19:00]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



10

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [15:58]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Marcel Ponseele (Oboe); Margaret Faultless (Violin); Martin Kelly (Viola); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord, Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Vera Lansink, Nadia Ragni, Caroline Stam; Altos: Betty van den Berghe, Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Joost van der Linden, Huw Rhys-Evans, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Harjo Pasveer, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader]; Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Iona Davies, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus; Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd, Foskien Kooistra, Nicola Cleminson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Richte van der Meer; Violone & Double­bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboe: Marcel Ponseele; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ Continuo: Jan Kleinbussink; Organ & Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [Instruments: Chair organ 1: Garnier; Chair Organ 2: Klop]

Erato 0630-12598-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72202
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May 1995

3-CD / TT: 182:29
3-CD / TT: 182:29
MP3 / TT: 179:44

ecorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 2, 3-CD: Complete Album [Sequnce; 61 Tracks; TT: 183:03]
Vol. 2, CD-2: Cantata BWV 172, 132, 182 [65:39]
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [16:14]
Buy this album at:
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Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Classics Online | iTunes


11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7 - Cantatas from Weimar (BWV 61, 63, 132, 172)

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:00]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soloists: Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Midori Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Tomoko Koike, Hiromi Shimomura, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Takanori Ohnishi, Akira Takizawa, Tadashi Miroku; Basses: Peter Kooy, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Tetsuya Odagawa, Jun Hagiwara
Orchestra: Violins: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Makoto Itoh, Luna Oda. Azumi Takada, Yuko Takeshima, Amiko Watabe; Violas: Makoto Akatsu, Ryoko Moro-oka; Cellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Norizumi Moro-oka; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Oboes: Koji Ezaki, Masamitsu San'nomiya, Tomofumi Shohji; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Itsuko Noto

BIS CD-881
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Jul 1997

CD / TT: 77:31
MP3 / TT: 75:23

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Marion Schwebel; Sound Engineer: Hans Kipfer; Digital Editing: Oliver Curdt, Marion Schwebel.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 63, 61, 132, 172 [77:05] | Cantatas BWV 63, 61, 132, 172 [77:04]
Buy this album at:
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12

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7 (BWV 121-140)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [17:16]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soloists: Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Herjan Pullen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Even Baarsen, Evert Jan Engeltjes; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Edwin Smit, Fre Dirk van Roest, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver; Tenors: Frans Benschop, Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Peter Bloemendaal, Marijn Takken; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Sebastian Holz, Toon van Wezep
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Ammelies van der Vegt, Mimi Mitchel, Elin Eriksson, Judith Steenbrink, Rachael Beesley, Wander Visser; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Doubles-bass: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Nico de Gier; Bassoons: Trudy va der Wulp, Henriëtte Bakker; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Bert Mooiman; Church Organ: Maartin Mans

Brilliant Classics 99363
Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 292:15
MP3 / TT: 379:37

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance Enginner & Recording Engineer: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 1, CD-3: Cantatas BWV 97, BWV 72, BWV 132 [62:15]
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [17:18]
Buy this album at:
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13

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas (BWV 36, 132, 61) [C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:25]

Kevin Mallon

Aradia Ensemble (original instruments) [Pitch a' = 415]

Soprano: Teri Dunn; Alto: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Basses: Steven Pitkanen & Thomas Goerz
AE: Sopranos: Teri Dunn (solos), Christina Jahn, Katerine Hill; Altos: Matthew White (solos), Peter Mahon, Nina Scott-Stoddart; Tenors: John Tessier (solos), Charles Fowler, Larry Beckwith; Basses: Steven Pitkanen (solos), Thomas Goerz (solo) [BWV 132/3], Alec Tebbut
Kevin Mallon (Violin); Genevive Gilardeau (Violin) [solo]; Anthony Rapoport (Viola); Allen Whear (Cello); J. Tracy Mortimore (Double-bass); Christopher Dawes (Organ); Wash McClain (Oboe)

Naxos 8.554825
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Jan 7-11, 2000

CD / TT: 62:17
MP3 / TT: 62:15

Recorded at the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Producers: Bonnie Silver, Norbert Kraft; Engineer: Norbert Kraft; Digital Editing: Bonnie Silver; Performing editions & arrangements: Kevin Mallon (socan).
See: Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 36, 132, 61 [Sequence; 18 Tracks; TT: 62:22]
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14

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1st Sunday in Advent (BWV 61, 62, 36)
For the 4th Sunday in Advent (BWV 70, 132, 147)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [17:40]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Brigitte Geller; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Nicola Jenkin, Gillian Keith, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Belinda Yates; Altos: Frances Bourne, James Burton, William Towers, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Gerald O'Beirne, Nicolas Robertson, Christopher Watson; Basses: Malcolm Arthur, Stephen Charlesworth, Charles Pott, Richard Savage
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Jane Gillie, Catherine Martin, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Emma Alter, Judith Busbridge, Lisa Cochrane, Mari Giske; Cellos: Richte Van der Meer, Lynden Cranham; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Eduard Wesly; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpet: Gabriele Cassone; Harpsichord: Rob Howarth; Organ: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-162
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Dec 10, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22
MP3 / TT: 133:23

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia International BV); Roger de Schot, Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Jan de Groot (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Roger de Schot, Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 13, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 70, 132, 147 [68:59]
Buy this album at:
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15

J.S. Bach: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn, BWV 132 (MDR Figaro-Reihe: Kantate) [R-17]

 

Cantata BWV 132 [21 min]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Members of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Yeree Suh; Alto: Julia Kirchner; Tenor: Albrecht Sack; Bass: Gun-Wook Lee

MDR Figaro

Dec 3, 2005

CD / TT: 21 min

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by MDR Figaro on Dec 21, 2008.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 19870.
Source: SLUB Dresden


16

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 132 "Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!" [D-3] [D1-3]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen Bach erlebt I - Das Bach-Jahr 2007
Bachkantaten N°3 (BWV 132, 35, 1)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [CD: 18:26; YT: 21:18]

Conductor & Organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Klara Obermüller

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Eva Oltiványi; Counter-tenor: Markus Forster; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Martin Korrodi; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Oboe: Esther Fluor-Baumberger; Bassoon: Susann Landert

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A338
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A911
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Dec 22, 2006

DVD / TT:
9-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 64:46
MP3 / TT: 64:38

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
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 & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:18] | Workshop [49:48] | Workshop [49:48] | Reflective Lecture [30:50] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [3:05]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2008): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
9-DVD (2008): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes



17

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 9: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" - Cantatas BWV 61 · 36 · 62 · 132

 

Cantata BWV 132 [16:13]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25309

Dec 11-12, 2008

SACD / TT: 76:39

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
Buy this album at:
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18

Bachsolisten Seoul: Bach Cantata Series I (BWV 61, 132, 131) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 132: Mvts. 2-6 [13:34]; Encore: BWV 132: Chorale [1:25]

Sun-Ah Kim (김선아)

Coro: Bachsolisten Seoul (바흐 솔리스텐 서울) / Orchestra: Bachsolisten Seoul (바흐솔리스텐 서울)

Alto: Min-ho Jeong (정민호); Tenor: Seung-Hee Park (박승희); Bass Seung-Hyuk Park (박승혁)
Baroque Violin: Heesun Choi (최희선); Baroque Cello: Jacques Lee Wood

You Tube

Dec 20, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Seoul Arts Center IBK Chamber Hall, Seoul, South Korea.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132 [13:34]: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [Missing] + Mvt. 2 Recitative [T] [2:12] + Mvt. 3 Aria [B] [2:58] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:28] / Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:28 / Mvt. 4: Recitaive [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:49] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:31] | Encore: Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:25]


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Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn - Cantata, BWV 132 [AB-132]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [18:26]

Conductor & Oboe: Alfredo Bernardini

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Julia Doyle; Alto: Tim Mead; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Violin 1: Shunske Sato; Violin 2: Cecilia Bernardini; Viola: Staas Swierstra; Cello: Lucia Swarts; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra; Church Organ: Leo van Doeselaar

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Jun 7, 2014

Video / TT: 18:26

Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Concert Production: Marco Meijdam, Imke Deters; Producers: Zoë de Wilde, Frank van der Weij; Film Directors: MaNOj Kamps, Onno van Ameijde, Jasper Verkaart; Director of Photography: Sal Kroonenberg; Cameras: Jorrit Garretsen, Joris Kerbosch, Sal Kroonenberg; Film Editors: Jasper Verkaart, MaNOj Kamps, Frank van der Weij; Music Recording Producer: Leo de Klerk; Gaffer: Harm Bredero, Alban Riphagen; Music Recording Assistants: Jaap Firet, Pim van der Lee, Jaap van Stenis, Bobby Verbakel; Make Up: Marloes Bovenlander, Jamila el Bouch; Camera Assistant: Izak de Dreu; Music Edit & Mix: Leo de Klerk, Frank van der Weij; Music Edit & Mix Asssistant: Martijn Snoeren; Colorist: Marlieke Kasten; Acknowledgements: Nienke Meuleman.
Watch & listen on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [HD: 18:26]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [18:18] | Doyle on Bach Cantata BWV 132 [2:53] | Bernardini on Bach Cantata BWV 132 [5:29] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [5:51]


20

J.S. Bach: Karácsonyi kantáták (Christmas Cantatas: BWV 140 & 132) [C15-6]

Excepts from a complete performance: Cantata BWV 132

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra (Lutheránia Ének- és Zenekara)

Soprano: Éva Bodrogi; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Márton Komáromi; Bass: László Jekl

YouTube

Dec 5, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded live at Kelenföldi református templom, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Budapest-Kelenföldi Református Egyházközség
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 132 & 140: Excerpts [12:48]


21

Silvesterkonzert: "Festliche Kantaten von J.S. Bach" (BWV 36, 132, 235, 248/5) [CV-1]


Cantata BWV 132:
Aria for Soprano Bereitet die Wege (Mvt. 1) [6:12] (from a complete performance)

Joachim Neugart

Vocalensemble Cantus Neuss (OVPP) / Barockensemble Sonare Neuss

Cantus Neuss: Soprano: Katarzyna Kaswen-Wilk; Alto: Ute Weitkämper; Tenor: Leonhard Reso; Bass: Sebastian Klein
Sonare Neuss: Iva Brockmann, Hanna Gärtner, Simon Spillner (Violins); Martin Börner (Viola); Anna Stuart (Violoncello); Johannes Neugart (Double-bass); Stefanie Sassenrath (Oboe); Felix Neugart (Oboe); Joachim Neugart (Harpsichord & Organ)

YouTube

Dec 31, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Quirinusmünster, Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Source: Silvesterkonzert mit Werken von Bach (NGZ Online) [German]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [6:12]


22

Festliche Barockmusik - Vivaldi: Gloria RV 589; Albinoni: Magnificat; J.S. Bach: Konzert für 2 violinen BWV 1043 · Kantate BWV 132; Coelli: Concerto Grosso Op. 6 Nr. 8 [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 132 [17:49]

Willi Derungs

Canto Classico Konzertchor Bern / Orchestra Classica Bern (Concert Master: Romain Hürzeler)

Soprano: Laurence Guillod; Alto: Judith Lüpold; Tenor: Jan-Martin Mächler; Baritone: Wolf Latzel
Marc Bonastre Riu (Oboe)

YouTube

Dec 11, 2016

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Französische Kirche Bern, Caanton of Bern, Switzerland.
Live-Recording: Regiophon, Gerald Hahnefeld.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [17:49] || Mvt. 1: Aria [S] [5:41] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [2:25] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [2:39] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] [2:01] + Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [3:59] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:06]



23

Bach: Kantater / Cantatas, Vol. 4 (BWV 152, 132, 106)
Mød den unge Bach

 
 

7-12. Cantata BWV 132 [17:24]

Christian Dehn Bang (Director & Organ)

Enghave Barok

Soprano: Klaudia Kidon; Alto: Kristin Mulders; Tenor: Leif Aruhn-Solén; Bass: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Aleš Ambrosi (Oboe); Jesenka Balic Žunic (BWV 132: Violin ;); Jens Solgaard (Violin II); Rastko Roknic (Viola); Kjeld Steffensen (Cello); Anja Lars Baunkilde (Violone); Christian Dehn Bang (Positive Organ)

Enghave Barok
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Sep 9, 2017

CD / TT: 55:15
MP3 / TT: 55:15

Recorded live at Apostelkirken, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the frame of Enghave Barok: Bach Cantata Series.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 152, 132, 106 [Sequence; 17 Tracks; TT: 55:24]
Listen on Spotify:
CD: Cantatas BWV 152, 132, 106 [55:15]
Buy this album at:
CD (2018): Enghave Barok
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


24

Bach: Mottetti e Cantate (BWV 230, 227, 132, 70) [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 132 [19:42]

Jan-Philip Dolci

Coro e Orchestra dell' Ensemble Soli Deo Gloria

BWV 132: Soprano: Barbara Zanichelli; Contralto: Emma Urriani; Tenor: Nuno Santos; Baritone: Giovanni Baraglia

YouTube

Nov 30, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Lugano, Canton of Ticino, Switzerland.
Video: Marco Dolci; Audio: Michael Rast.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [19:42]


25

Adventkonzert / Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BKO 06)

Cantata BWV 132: Extract (from a complete performance)

Francesco Saverio Pedrini

La Pedrina

Vocal Ensemble: Sopranos: Jenny Högström (solo), Jessica Jans, Anastasia Terranova; Altos: Jan Börner (solo), Gabriel Jublin, Dina König; Tenors: Akinobu Ôno (solo) Matthias Deger, Paolo Borgonovo; Basses: Lisandro Abadie (solo), Raitis Grigalis, Breno Quinderé
Instrumental Ensemble: Violins: Johannes Frisch, Ildikó Sajgó; Violas: Sarah Rebekka Giger, Michèle Party; Cello: Mara Miribung; Violone: Marco Lo Cicero; Oboe: Priska Comploi; Bassoon: Giulia Genini; Positive Organ: Andrea Buccarella
Organ Solo: Christoph Mauerhofer, Hansruedi vov Arx

Facebook

Nov 18, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Kirche St. Mauritius Trimbach, Switzerland, in the frame of BACH Konzerte OLTEN.
Watch on Facebook:
Concert: Trailer [1:07]


26

Schwingt freudig euch empor: Bach-Kantaten zun 1. Advent (BWV 36 & BWV 132) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 132

Saskia Salembier

Ensemble Opalescences

Soprano: Anastasia Terranova; Alto: Florencia Menconi; Tenor: Akinobu Ôno; Bass: Raitis Grigalis
Priska Comploi (Oboe); Saskia Salembier (Violin); Karoline Echeverri (Violin); Clara Mühlethaler (Viola); Muriel Pruvot (Violoncello); Marc Meisel (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 2, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Reinach, Switzerland, in the frame of Mischeli-Konzerte.
Not yet released.


27

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон второй «Веймарские кантаты», Концерт третий (BWV 132, 63) [S2-3]

Cantata BWV 132

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Ekaterina Liberova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Igor Goldenberg (Organ)

Все кантаты Баха

Dec 23, 2018

No video

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
NO VIDEO.


28

Bachcantates Utrecht - livestream van 6 december 2020 [BCU20-12]

 

23:47-42:28: Cantata BWV 132 [18:41]

Speaker: Emanuel Overbeeke
Conductor: Gerrit Maas

Koor en orkest Bachcantatediensten

Soloists: Soprano: Anna-Julia David; Alto: Merel van Schie; Tenor: André Cruz; Bass: Janko Fraanje
Orchestra: Violins 1: Lothar Blom, Evelien van Geffen, Janine Batterink, Agnes Scholten; Violins 2: Frans Boendermaker, Salina Munneke, Marijke Leenhouts, Jan Prins; Violas: Gwendolyn van Sijl, Peter Klusener, Astrid Eigner; Cello: Marte Otter; Double-bass: Joke Winkel; Bassoon: Janneke Bolt; Oboe d'amore: Harm Meier; Organ: Jan Paul de Leeuw

YouTube

Dec 6, 2020

Video / TT: 44:21

Recorded, filmed & streamed live from Geertekerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the frame of Bachcantates Utrecht.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [44:21]


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Cantata Service 13 December 2020, Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide, South Australia [CV-1]

15:38-34:30: Cantata BWV 132 [18:52]

Musical Director: Kim Worley

Choir of Pilgrim Uniting Church / Adelaide Cantata Band

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Suzanne Wilson; Mezzo-soprano: Cheryl Pickering; Tenor: Kim Worley; Bass: Pelham Andrews
Violin I: Ben Dollman; Violin II: Tom Helps; Oboe: Celia Craig; Bassoon: Jackie Newcomb; Organ: Andrew Georg

YouTube

Dec 13, 2020

Video / TT: 64:31

Recorded & filmed live at Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Cantata BWV 132 [64:31]


30

Adventskantaten von J.S. Bach (BWV 61, 132) [CV-1]

24:48-46:00: Cantata BWV 132 [21:12]

Lisa May-Appenzeller

Ensemble Sonare

Soprano: Larissa Bretscher; Alto: Gianna Lunardi; Tenor: Rodrigo Carreto; Bass: Grégoire May
Violin 1: Aliza Vicente; Violin 2: Claudio Rado; Viola 1: Emilie Mory; Viola 2: Bettina Ruchti; Cello: Magdalena Reisser; Violone: Teodoro Baù; Continuo: Martin Rabensteiner; Cornett: Josquin Piguet

YouTube

Dec 17, 2020

Video / TT: 46:39

Recorded & filmed live at Reformierte Kirche Adliswil, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Livestream: Ruppen Prod.; Audio Engineer: Steffen Peters.
Watch on Ensemble Sonare Website:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 61, 132 [46:39]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [2:42]


31

Bach Cantatedienst in De Burgwal Kampen - Zondag 11 december 2022: Cantate BWV 132 "Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn" [C22-12]

 

31:58-51:46: Cantata BWV 132 [19:48]

Preacher: Ds. Riemer Roukema
Conductor: Sander van den Houten
Organist: Ab Weegenaar

Bachkoor en -orkest Kampen

Solisten: Soprano: Nanette Mans; Alto: Marjo van Someren; Tenor: Joppe van Hulzen; Bass: Coert van den Berg
BOK: Violin 1: Talitha Klooster; Violin 2: Anneke van der Wurff ; Viola: Martin Winter; Cello: Nelleke Hoekstra; Double-bass: André de Graeff; Oboe: Evelyn Heuvelmans; Organ: Ab Weegenaar

YouTube

Dec 11, 2022

Video / TT: 60:04

Recorded & filmed live at De Burgwal, Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [60:04]


32

Christmas Concert 2023 (J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas: BWV 132, 18a, 140) [CV-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 132 [21:28]

Nozomi Sato

ICU Christmas Concert 2023 Project Choir / Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Kozue Shimizu; Counter-tenor: Toshiharu Nakajima; Tenor: Hiroki Kouno; Bass: Ikutaro Nakagawa
ICU Project Choir: Sopranos: Erica Johnson, Nia Kaneta, Itsuki Shikata, Kana Takechi, Sayaka Takigawa, Ami Yoshida; Altos: Ami Kato, Miko Kuze, Mika Murotani, Nahoko Okamoto, Michiru Sasaoka, Erina Yachi, Nanaka Yasuda; Tenors: Mirai Kiya, Renato Komukai, Kaito Nakamura, Yoshiki Takai, Rei Takahashi, Miu Yamada, Zhou Huanlai, Shion Nishiyama; Basses: Tensei Hashimoto, Haseru Ida, Jo Andrew Inoue, Lee Kyungsoo, Yutaka Leonhardt Krawehl, Benjamin Orth, Hayata Amano, Kenta Esaka
Orchestra: Akira Harada (Violin concert-master); Maki Horiuchi (Violin); Rieko Ikeda (Violin); Karito Ohmitsu (Violin); Go Tomono (Viola); Toru Yamamoto (Violoncello); Saki Ishihara (Violoncello); Seiji Nishizawa (Double-bass); Ayaka Mori (Oboe); Ayako Onodera (Oboe); Minori Saji (Oboe, Oboe da caccia); Yuki Kofu (Bassoon); Ryo Tamiya (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 9, 2023

Video / TT: 72:05

Recorded & filmed live at ICU Chapel, International Christian University, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 132: Complete Cantata [21:28]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013); Rainer Harald (December 2019 - December 2022); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Thomas Shpeherd (June 2002, April 2005); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Josif Spartak (December 2022); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001, February 2005)

Cantata BWV 132: Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! for 4th Sunday in Advent (1715)
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