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Cantata BWV 16
Herr Gott, dich loben wir |
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Ref.: |
BWV 16 |
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German Title |
Herr Gott, dich loben wir |
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English Title |
Lord God, we give Thee praise (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name]
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Turning Time |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: January 1, 1726 - Leipzig
2nd performance: January 1, 1749 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Paul Eber (Mvt. 6); Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 2-5) |
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BWV 16 Text:
German-1
| German-2
| German-6
| German-7
| NBA Text
Translations:
English-1
| English-3I
| English-3P
| English-6
| English-10
| English-13
| English-14
Catalan-1
| Chinese-1
| Chinese-2
| Danish-1
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-1
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-1
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Italian-4
| Japanese-6
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Portuguese-1
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-3
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts:
Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] [BWV 16/1]
| Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen [BWV 16/6]
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: corno da caccia, 2 oboes, oboe da caccia, 2 violins, viola, violetta, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] & Chorus | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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BWV 16 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.64 MB]
| Score BGA [1.92 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 45, Faszikel 7
| D-B Am.B 102-104, Faszikel 1 (Am.B 102)
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 44
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 100 [Bach Digital]
Chorales:
Mvt. 6
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
| Mvt. 6
[MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies:
Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] [BWV 16/1]
| Helft mir Gotts Güte preisen [BWV 16/6]
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BWV 16 References:
BGA: II | NBA: I/4 | BC: A 23 | Zwang: K 136
| First Published: BG, 1852
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Provenance
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 16 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of February 9, 2003; Week of September 2, 2007; Week of August 23, 2009; January 1, 2017 |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk ·Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 4 (BWV 12-14, 16)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-19)
Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 5 (BWV 13, 14 & 16) |
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Cantata BWV 16 [18:05] |
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Gustav Leonhardt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) & King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort (with original instruments) |
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Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: Violins: Marie Leonhardt [Solo], Lucy van Dael; Alda Stuurop, Antoinette van den Hombergh, Janneke van der Meer, Violas: Wim ten Have, Wiel Peeters; Violoncellos: Anner Bylsma, Dijck Koster; Violone: Anthony Woodrow; Corno da caccia: Hermann Baumann; Oboes: Ku Ebbinge, Maarten Karres; Oboe da caccia: Jürg Schaeftlein [BWV 16/5]; Bassoon: Peter Mauruschat; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen |
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Telefunken 6.35030
Teldec 8.35030 ZL
Teldec 4509-91755-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81210-2
Warner Classics 8573--5
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Jan+Apr 1972 |
2-LP / TT: 82 min
2-CD / TT: 83:00
6-CD / TT: 386:45
MP3 / TT: 384:39
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 59:16
CD / TT: 59:16
MP3 / TT: 69:11 |
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Recorded at Amsrterdam, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [18:04] | Complete Cantata [18:03] | Complete Cantata [18:05] | Complete Cantata [22:01] ??
Cantata BWV 16 w/ Score: Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:03]
Cantata BWV 16: Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) [1:41] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:21] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] & Chorus [3:57] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] [1:33] + Mvt. 5: Aria [T] [8:53] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:09]
CD: Cantatas BWV 13, BWV 14, BWV 16 [59:16]
Buy this album at:
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Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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J.S. Bach: Cantata Herr Gott, dich loben wir, S. 16; Cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele, S. 78 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 16 [18:27] |
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Alan Harler, David Janower (Conductors) |
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Indiana University Chorale / Indiana University Chamber Orchestra |
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Soloists: unknown |
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Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music |
Feb 18, 1979 |
2 audiotape reels 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo 7 in. / TT: 44:59 |
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Recorded live at Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 4879178) |
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 20 (Cantatas BWV 16, 171, 153, 58)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 5 (Cantatas BWV 14, 16-18) |
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Cantata BWV 16 [17:30] |
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Helmuth Rilling |
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Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart |
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Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Johannes Ritzkowsky (Horn); Diethelm Jonas, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Concert-master); Adelheid Böckheler (Viola); Helmut Veihelmann (Continuo Cello); Martin Ostertag (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ) |
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Hänssler 98.871
Hänssler 92.005
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Mar, Oct 1981 |
CD / TT: 62:19
CD / TT: 66:01/ 67:31
MP3 / TT: 65:51 |
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Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [17:51] | Complete Cantata [30:27]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 14, BWV 16, BWV 17, BWV 18 [66:01] | Cantatas BWV 14, BWV 16, BWV 17, BWV 18 [66:00] | Cantatas BWV 14, BWV 16, BWV 17, BWV 18 [66:31]
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CD-2 (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2: Amazon.com
CD-2: Amazon.com
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for 21st & 23rd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 98, 139, 16) [C-5] |
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Cantata BWV 16 [15:57] |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
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Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments) |
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Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
MC: Sopranos: Constanze Backes, Nicola Jenkin, Donna Deam, Suzanne Flowers; Altos: Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Simon Davies, Gerald O'Beirne, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Simon Oberst, Robert Macdonald
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger [Leader], Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Peter Lissauer; Violins 2: Kati Debretzeni, Adrian Butterfield, Henrietta Wayne; Violas: Rosemary Nalden, Lisa Cochrane; Violoncellos: Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Doube-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Oboe da caccia: Katherina Arfken; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Corno da caccia: Mark Bennett; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Gary Cooper |
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Archiv Produktion 463586
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Dec 1998 |
CD / TT: 45:30
MP3 / TT: 45:39 |
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Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
Executive Producer: David R. Murray; Production Manager: Isabella de Sabata; Recording Producer: Hans Bernhard Bätzing; Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard; Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin; Publisher/Sources: Breikopf & Härtel, revised by Reinhold Kubik.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [15:56]
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Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 (BWV 1-20) |
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Cantata BWV 16 [17:32] |
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Pieter Jan Leusink |
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Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium |
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Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; 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 [Solo], 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; Natural Hor: Teunis van der Zwart; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Bert Mooiman; Church Organ: Maartin Mans |
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Brilliant Classics 99363
Brilliant Classics |
Apr-Sep 1999 |
5-CD / TT: 292:15
MP3 / TT: 370:43 |
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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:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [17:42] | Mvt. 1: Chorus + Mvt. 3: Chorus & Aria [B] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [6:32]
CD: Cantatas BWV 16, BWV 170, BWV 133 [58:49]
Buy this album at:
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Music Dowload (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 17: Berlin
For for New Year’s Day (BWV 143, 41, 16, 171)
For the Sunday after New Year (BWV 153, 58) |
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Cantata BWV 16 [15:46] |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
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Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
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Alto: Lucy Ballard; Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Ruby Hughes, Gillian Keith, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Lucy Ballard, Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries, William Missin; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Rory O'Connor, Iain Rhodes, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Foster, Michael McCarthy, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Peter Lissauer, Matthew Truscott, Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Rodolfo Richter, Ulli Engel, Daphna Ravid; Violas: Jane Rogers, Mari Giske, Emma Alter; Cellos: Alison McGillivray, Catherine Rimer; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Patrick Beaugiraud, Mark Radcliffe; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Horns: Michael Thompson, Robin Cane, Gabriele Cassone, Luca Marzana; Organ: Malcolm Proud; Harpsichord: Silas J. Standage |
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Soli Deo Gloria SDG-150
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Jan 1, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 95:54
MP3 / TT: 95:23 |
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Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Gethsemanekirche in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Everett Porter, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia), Tiemen Boelens (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Ientje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 16 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [15:52] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [1:45]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2009): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16
J.S. Bach: New Year's Day Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 17: BWV 171, 41, 28, 16) |
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Cantata BWV 16 [16:20]
Appendix: Alternate version of the Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 5) [8:55] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
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Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Paul Agnew;
Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless
(Violin); Katherine McGillivray (Viola); Jonathan Manson
(Violoncello); Alfredo Bernardini
(Oboe, Oboe da caccia); Andrew Clark (Horn); Ton Koopman
(Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: Mariëtte
Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith, Melanie Greve, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Orlanda Velez Isidro;
Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens;
Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastian Brouwer, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts;
Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René
Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc
Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich,
Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Nicky Akeroyd;
Violoncellos: Jonathan Manson, Catherine
Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini,
Michel Henry; Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren; Horns: Andrew Clark, François Mérand;
Lute: Mike Fentross; Continuo: Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls |
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Antoine Marchand CC-72216
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Antoine Marchand CC-72296
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Nov 2001 |
3-CD / TT: 193:10
MP3 / TT: 192:32
CD / TT: 69:47
MP3 / TT: 69:36 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer &
Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 11, BWV 12, BWV 13, BWV 14, BWV 16
[100:05]
Buy this album at:
3-CD (2004): Amazon.com
| Amazon.co.uk
| Amazon.de
3-CD (2006): Amazon.co.uk
| Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com
| Amazon.co.uk
| Amazon.de
| ClassicsOnline
| iTunes
Single Colume CD (2009): Amazon.com
| Amazon.co.uk
| Amazon.de
| ArkivMusic
Music Download CD: Amazon.com
| Amazon.co.uk
| Amazon.de
| ClassicsOnline
| iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 42 (BWV 13, 16, 32, 72) |
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Cantata BWV 16 [15:51] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental soloists: Toshio Shimada (Corno da caccia); Masamitsu San’nomiya (Oboe & Oboe da caccia); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
Chorus: Sopranos: Rachel Nicholls, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Corno da caccia: Toshio Shimada; Oboe I / Oboe da caccia: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Yukari Maehashi; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Kaori Toda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai |
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BIS SACD-1711
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Feb 2008 |
SACD / TT: 75:24
MP3 / TT: 75:16 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Recording Producer & Digital Editing: Andreas Ruge; Sound Engineer: Matthias Spitzbarth; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Buy this album at:
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Bach: Cantate Number 16 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 16 [13:43] |
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Harold Rosenbaum |
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University at Buffalo Choir |
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Soprano: Taylor Harding; Baritone: Daniel Rotshtegn
Accompaniment: unknown player |
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YouTube |
Dec 4, 2013 [Published: Dec 8, 2013] |
Video / TT: |
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Rec orded & filmed live at Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 16: Complete Cantata [13:43] |
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Bach Santiago 18 (Cantatas BWV 16, 14, 147) [BS-18] |
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06:32-22:45: Cantata BWV 16 [16:13] |
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Felipe Ramos Taky |
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Bach Santiago |
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Soloists: Soprano: Denise Torre; Alto: María José Uribarri; Tenor: Felipe Gutiérrez; Baritone: Patricio Sabaté
Choir: Sopranos: Melisa Gómez, Florencia Novoa; Altos: Javiera Lara, , Elena Pérez; Tenors: Martín Aurra, Gonzalo Quinchahual; Basses: Christian Castro, Franco Oportus
Orchestra: Roberto Morales, Pascal Montenegro (Oboes): Mitzi Ojeda (Bassoon); Diego Arenas (Trumpet); Yves Ytier, Gonzalo Beltrán (Violins); Pablo Salinas (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Violoncello); Carlos Arenas (Double-bass); Danilo Rodríguez (Organ) |
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YouTube |
Jan 24, 2021 |
Video / TT: 69:49 |
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Recorded, filmed & streamd from Templo Mayor de Campus Oriente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 16, 14, 147 [69:49] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - May 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (March 2019); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012) |
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