Cantata BWV 180
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele

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The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

Cantata BWV 180 [25:55]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Ingrid Lorenzen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Baritone: Walter Hauck

Audite 21.415

Oct 9, 1950

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Radio recordings. Previously unissued in any form.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-09167 [R-77]

Cantata BWV 180 [28:25]

Max Thurn

NDR-Knabenchor (1); Members of NDR-Chor (2); Rehearsal: Horst Sellentin (1) / Members of Hamburger Rundfunkorchester

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Tenor: Bernhard Michaelis; Bass: Hartmut Ochs
Stehli-Isenbart, Marlene (Recorder); Lehmann-Isenbart, Gudula (Recorder); Ludzuweit, Guenter (Flute); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello piccolo)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Michalak, Edmund (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Sep 3-4, 1962

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [28:22]

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Bach: Cantatas, No. 49, BWV 49; No. 180, BWV 180 [R-3]

Cantata BWV 180 [28:18]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: Ilse Wolf; Alto: unknown; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: John Noble
John Constable (Organ; Continuo)

C1398/0568-C2

Oct 9, 1969

Audio File

Recorded live at St Andrews, Holborn, London, England.
Broadcast by BBC Radio on Oct 19, 1969 & Oct 1, 1970.
Electronic access: Play this at British Library only.

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 23
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 70, Cantata No. 180 [L-23]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Cantata BWV 180 [28:07]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Hedy Graf; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Violin: José Antonio Perez; Violoncello piccolo: August Wenzinger; Flute, Recorder: Gerhard Braun, Peter Thalheimer; Oboe, French Horn: Friedrich Milde, Hanspeter Weber; Horn: Wolfgang Hofmann; Trumpet: Maurice André; Bassoon: Herbert Anton; Violoncello: Reinhard Werner; Double-bass: Siegfried Uhl; Organ: Eva Hoelderlin

Erato STU-70588
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1119
Erato 0630-11223-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

Feb 1970

LP / TT: 54:36
LP / TT: 54:36
2-CD / TT: 146:08
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Bach: Kantate BWV 180 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, Diethard Hellmann [CR-180]

Cantata BWV 180 [26:05]

Diethard Hellmann

Bach-Chor (Kurrende der Christuskirche) & Bach-Orchester Mainz

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Marie-Luise Gilles; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

YouTube

Late 1960's ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Tape recording from the radio, under poor reception conditions, but worth hearing.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [26:05]

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Bach: Kantate BWV 180 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, Gerhard Wilhelm 1967 [CR-180]

Cantata BWV 180 [25:00]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Gertraut Stoklassa; Alto: Marga Schiml; Tenor: Raimund Gilvan, Bass: Michael Schopper; Hans-Martin Linde (Transverse Flute)

YouTube

1967 ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio. Posted on April 23, 1968.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [25:00]

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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 180 [CR-180]
Bach: Kantate BWV 180 Schmücke dich o liebe Seele, E. Mauersberger 1969 [CR-180]

Cantata BWV 180 [26:57]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Sibylle Suske; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

Radio Broadcasting

1969

MC

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Source: Radio Broadcasting.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [27:29]

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Cantata BWV 180 [27:03]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis, Alto: Trudeliese Schmidt, Tenor: Peter Schreier, Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Peter-Lukas Graf, Gernot Wolf (Flute I/II); Manfred Clement (Oboe); Edgar Shann (English Horn); 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; 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 Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann; Editing: Reinhild Schmidt.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [27:14] | Compete Cantata [27:04] | Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [5:58]
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 54 (BWV 5, 162, 180)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 54 (Cantatas BWV 179-181)

Cantata BWV 180 [23:15]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hartmut Strebel, Christina Rettich (Recorders); Peter-Lukas Graf (Flute); Klaus Kärcher (Oboe); Dietmar Keller (Oboe da caccia); August Wenzinger (Violoncello piccolo); Martin Ostertag (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.816
Hänssler 92.054
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Feb, Oct 1979

CD / TT: 60:07
CD / TT: 53:49
MP3 / TT: 53:49

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 180 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 179, 180, 181 [HD: 53:48] | Cantatas BWV 179, 180, 181 [53:48]
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Bach Cantata 180 "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" [L-14]

Performance of Cantata BWV 180 [26:53]
Conductor Helmuth Rilling gives a lecture on Cantata BWV 180, utilizing the orchestra and soloists of the day for musical demonstrations [28:52]

Helmuth Rilling (Rilling prepared the performance, but it was conducted by his student for this broadcast)

Oregon Bach Festival Chorus & Orchestra

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Judith Malafronte; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Jan Opalach

YouTube

Jun 1984

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 180 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180 [26:53]: Part 1 [7:05] + Part 2 [10:07] + Part 3 [9:41]
Lecture in English & demos [28:52]: Part 1 [10:57] + Part 2 [10:54] + Part 3 [7:01]

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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 42 - BWV 180-184
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9 - BWV 163-182
Bach-2000 Vol. 4: Sacred Cantatas 4 - BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 54 - BWV 180-182

Cantata BWV 180 [24:53]

Gustav Leonhardt

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

Boy Soprano: Jan Patrick O'Farrell (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: Natural Trumpets: Friedemann Immer; Recorders: Kees Boeke, Walter van Hauwe; ; Transverse Flutes: Walter van Hauwe, Ricardo Kanji; Oboes: Ku Ebbinge, Bruce Haynes; Oboe da caccia: Bruce Haynes; Violoncello piccolo: Anner Bylsma; Violins: Marie Leonhardt, Alda Stuurop, Marinette Troost Antoinette van der Hombergh, Lucy van Dael; Violas: Ruth Hesseling, Udbahava Wilson Meyer; Violoncellos: Wouter Möller, Richte van der Meer; Violone: Anthony Woodrow; Bassoon: Frans Berkhout; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen

Telefunken 6.35799
Teldec 8.35799 ZK & 242 738-2
Teldec 4509-91763-2
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Teldec 3984-25709-2
Teldec 8573-81156-2
Warner Classics 8573-81156-5
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Jan 9-12, 1987

2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 107:21
6-CD / TT: 366:45
MP3 / TT: 362:32
15-CD / TT: 861:24
CD / TT: 70:04
CD / TT: 70:04
MP3 / TT: 69:19

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [25:12] | Complete Cantata [24:55]
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Bach Festival 57^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F57-2]

Cantata BWV 180 []

Dwight Oltman; Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir; Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Kaaren Erickson; Alto: Judith Malafronte; Tenor: David Gordon; Bass: Bruce Abel
Sandra Miller (Flute); Kathleen Thompson

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 89-37b

May 19, 1989

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 1)

Cantata BWV 180 [22:12]

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; Recorders: Sébastien Marq, Jean-Pierre Nicolas; Oboes: Christian Moreaux; Oboe da caccia: Patrick Beaugiraud; Bassoon: Claude Wassmer; Violoncello: Bruno Cocset; Double-bass: Richard Myron; Organ [G. Silbermann , 1737]: Willem Jansen

Auvidis Astrée / Naïve

Nov 1993

CD / TT: 70:53

Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thuringia, Germany.
Recording: Pere Casulleras.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [22:17] | Complete Cantata [22:18] | Part 1 [14:05] + Part 2 [7:56]
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J.S. Bach: Epiphany Mass [C-1]

Cantata BWV 180 [19:56]

Paul McCreesh

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Counter-tenor: Angus Davidson; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Gabrieli Consort: Sopranos: Ann Monoyios, Tessa Bonner, Susan Hemmington Jones, Carys Lane; Altos: Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Charles Daniels, Julian Podger; Basses: Peter Harvey, Simon Birchall
Gabrieli Players: Violin I: Rachel Podger [leader], Oliver Webber, Sarah Bealby-Wright; Violin II: Julius Bishop, Frances Turner, Henrietta Wayne; Violas: Rachel Byrt, Leon King; Cellos: Richard Campbell, Paul McCreesh [BWV 180/3]; Violoncello piccolo: Richard Campbell; Violone: William Hunt; Flute: Jed Wentz; Recorders: Rebecca Miles, Rebecca Prosser; Oboes & Oboes da caccia: Anthony Robson, Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Simon Rickard; Harpsichord: Timothy Roberts; Organ: James Johnstone
Keyboard tuning: Malcolm Greenhalgh

Archiv Produktion 457631-2
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Apr, May, Nov 1997

2-CD / TT: 160:59
MP3 / TT: 159:46

Recorded at Parish Church, Brand-Erbisdorf, Saxony, German [Apr-May 1997] & Cathedral, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [Nov 1997].
Executive Producer: Dr. Peter Szornyj; Recording Producer: Christopher Alder; Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman; Recording Engineers: Stephan Flock, Klaus Behrens; Editing: Ingmar Haas, Jürgen Bulgrin, Reinhard Langemann; Performing editions prepared from the original sources by Paul McCreesh & Timothy Roberts.
Listen on YouTube Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [19:53]
See: Epiphany Mass - conducted by Paul McCreesh
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Summer Bach Collegium: Bach Cantata Series, Concert III [IU-30]

Cantata BWV 180 [23:03]

(Jan Harrington); Mark Hardy [BWV 180]

Bach Collegium Chorus / Bach Collegium Orchestra

Various student soloists

Indiana University School of Music

Jul 26, 1997

MC / TT: 56:03

Recorded live at Auer Concert Hall, Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10

Cantata BWV 180 [23:41]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Ulrike Grösch)

Soprano: Caroline Stam; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Cello, Violoncello piccolo); Marion Verbruggen (Recorder); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute); Andrew Clark (Horn); Patrick Beaugireaud (Oboe); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Loes Groot Antink, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Marleene Goldstein, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Kees van Hees, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Catherine Martin, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat, Sylvia Schweinberger, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, CatheriJones (Cellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Patrick Beaugireaud, Michel Henry, Stefaan Verdegem (Oboes, Oboes da caccia); Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen (Transverse Flutes); Marion Verbruggen, Reine Marie Verhagen (Recorders); Marc Vallon (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Organ, Harpsichord) [recitatives & arias]; Matthew Halls (Organ) [choir]; Mike Fentross (Lute)

Erato 8573-80220-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72210
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Oct 1998

3-CD / TT: 224:01
3-CD / TT: 224:01
MP3 / TT: 223:27

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound engineer & editing: Adriaan Verstijnen.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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Bach Edition Vol. 19 - Cantatas Vol. 10

Cantata BWV 180 [22:44]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Claude Paelinck, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
NBC: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Pieter Affourtit, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Maya Silbestein, Arwen Bouw, Fiorenza Dedonatis, Mimi Mitchel, Judith Steenbrink (Violins); Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam (Violas); Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt (Violoncellos); Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam (Double-bass); Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Susanne Grutzmacher, Eduard Wesley, Kristin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooien, Rieke Puyenbroek, Nico de Gier, Fernando Souza (Oboes); Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst (Bassoons); Kate Clark, Marion Moonen, Doretthe Janssens, Oeds van Middelkoop (Transverse Flutes); Anneke Boeke Katherin Steddon, Fumitaka Saido (Recorders); Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Stephen Taylor (Organ)

Brilliant Classics 99378

Mar-Apr 2000

5-CD / TT: 356:48

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 180, BWV 97, BWV 52 [65:09]
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 11: Genova/Greenwich
For the 20^th Sunday after Trinity (BWV 162, 49, 180)
For the 21^st Sunday after Trinity (BWV 109, 38, 98, 188)

Cantata BWV 180 [22:48]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Alto: Sara Mingardo; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Susan Hamilton, Lucinda Houghton, Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Simon Baker, Frances Bourne, Mark Chambers, William Towers; Tenors: Gerald O'Beirne, Rory O'Connor, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Geoffrey Davidson, Christopher Foster, Charles Pott
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Kati Debretzeni, Catherine Martin, Debbie Diamond, Desmond Heath; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Matthew Truscott, Deirdre Ward, Stephen Jones; Violas: KMcGillivray, Jane Rogers, Emma Alter; Cellos: David Watkin, Marilyn Sansom; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes/Recorders: Rachel Beckett, Marion Scott; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Noel Rainbird; Alto Sackbut: Adam Woolf; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-168
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Nov 4, 2000

2-CD / TT: 145:05
MP3 / TT: 144:11

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Cattedtrale di San Lorenzo, Genova, Italy.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance engineers: Jean-Marie Geijsen [recording], Erdo Groot [post-production] (Polyhymnia International); Recording engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia ), Paul Meeldijk; Tape editors: Ientje Mooij, Erdo Groot (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series executive producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Mvt. 1: Chorus [7:00] + Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [5:19]
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Musikwochen Weserbergland 2002 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 180 [24:01]

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss

Göttinger Vokalensemble (Director: Guido Mürmann), Hamelner Kammerchor St. Nikolai / Barockorchester der Musikwochen Weserbergland

Soprano: Cornelia Samuelis; Counter-tenor: Alexander Osthelder; Tenor: Lothar Blum; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Musikwochen Weserbergland PIC-0206

May 5, 2002

2-CD / TT: 150:05

Recorded at St Marien-Kirche Hessisch-Olsendorf, Germany.
Recording: Claudio Becker-Foss.
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Bach-Tage Wuppertral 2003 - II [C-1]

Cantata BWV 180 []

Wolfgang Kläsener

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Il Dolcimelo

Soprano: Clementine Jesdinsky; Counter-tenor: Franz Vitzthum; Tenor: Markus Schneider-Francke; Bass: Christian Palberg

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

Mar 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Immanuelkirche Wuppertal-Barmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 26 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 96, 122, 180

Cantata BWV 180 [21:18]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Timothy Kenworthy-Brown; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Instrumental Soloists: Liliko Maeda (Transverse Flute); Hidemi Suzuki (Violoncello & Violonello piccolo); Naoko Imai (Organ)
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Timothy Kenworthy-Brown, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Natsumi Wakamatsu [leader]; Flauto dolce I: Akimasa Mukae; Flauto dolce II: Mitsuko Ota; Transverse Flute: Liliko Maeda; Oboe: Masamitsu San’nomiya; Oboe da caccia: Yukari Maehashi; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe

Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Doubles-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoya Otsuka; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS CD-1401
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Jun 7-10, 2003

CD / TT: 52:57
MP3 / TT: 52:47

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Marion Schwebel; Sound Engineer: Rita Hermeyer; Digital Editing: Julian Schwencker, Fabian Frank; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
Listen on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 180: Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [5:22]
See: Cantatas Vol. 26 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 1: "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" - Cantatas BWV 98 · 180 · 56 · 55

Cantata BWV 180 [23:16]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Sophie Karthäuser; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Dominik Wörner

Accent 25301

Oct 2004

SACD / TT: 69:43

Recorded at l'Eglise des Minimes à Bruxelles, Belgium.
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»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 18

Cantata BWV 180 [24:38] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Masayuki Hashimoto

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Baritone: Masami Saeki; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 18

May 13, 2006

CD / TT: 65:02

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

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Cantatas 180 & 79 [C-3]

Cantata BWV 180 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

Vocal soloists: unknown

Bach Cantata Choir 3

Nov 5, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

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Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann: Jesu meine Freude - German Baroque Cantatas Vol. 2 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 180 [21:57]

Stephan MacLeod

(OVPP - No Choir) / Gli Angeli Genève

Soloists: Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Ripienists: Soprano: Julla von Landsberg; Alto: Marie Hélène Essade; Tenor: Valerio Contando; Bass: Gaston Sister
Bart Coen, Koen Dieltiens (Recorder I/II); Jan De Winne (Transverse Flute); Patrick Beaugiraud , Gilles Vanssons (Oboe I/II); Leila Schayegh, Birgit Goris (Violin I/II); Martine Schnorhk (Viola); Caetano Nasillo (Violoncello); Jean-Philippe Iracane (Bassoon); Clena Stein (Violone); Vincent Thévenaz (Organ)

Sony Vivarte 627402
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Jan 8-11, 2009

CD / TT: 78:45
MP3 / TT: 78:47

Recorded at Studio Ernest Ansermet, Genève, Switzeland.
Producer/Recording Producer & Mastering/Balance Engineer: Markus Heiland (Tritonus).
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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 180 "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" [D-29] [D3-9]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt III - Das Bach-Jahr 2009
Bachkantaten N°5 (BWV 180, 42, 191)

Cantata BWV 180 [CD: 23:39]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Monica Rüthers

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Maria Cristina Kiehr; Counter-tenor: Jan Börner; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz
Special guest: Christophe Coin (Violoncello piccolo)
Choir: Sopranos: Susanne Frei, Guro Hjemli, Damaris Nussbaumer, Noëmi Tran-Rediger; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Lea Scherer; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Manuel Gerber, Walter Siegel; Basses: Matthias Ebner, Fabrice Hayoz, Oliver Rudin
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Plamena Nikitassova, Anaïs Chen, Sabine Hochstrasser, Olivia Schenkel, Livia Wiersich; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Emmanuel Carron; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Recorders: Armelle Plantier, Priska Comploi; Flute: Claire Genewein; Oboe: Stefanie Haegele; Oboe da caccia: Luise Baumgartl; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A632
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A913
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Oct 23, 2009

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 64:30
MP3 / TT: 64:21

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 180: Lecture & Complete Cantata [45:01] | Workshop [45:00] | Workshop [45:02] | Mvt. 5 Aria [S] [4:16]
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CD (2012) J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || ArkivMusic
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J.S. Bach: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist (BWV 45); Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? (BWV 81); Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 180) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 180 [21:23]

David Chin (Conductor); Adrian Demian (Concert Master)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Elizabeth Phillips; Mezzo-soprano: Ashley Hill-Hibbard; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Thomas Lehman
Greg Perrin (Violin); Jebat Kee (Viola); Jisun Kim (Cello); Julia Shulman-Keller (Double bass); Anne Lam (Organ); Jackie Arrington (Flute); Sarah Winstein-Hibbs (Flute); Zac Hammond (Oboe); June Kim (Oboe)

YouTube

Mar 22, 2013

Video / TT: 51:06

Recorded & filmed live at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Rochester, New York, USA. Audio recording by Carl Pultz.
Watch on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [21:23]

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Bach at One - Wednesday, May 4, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 184, 139, 180) [BO-59]

Cantata BWV 180 []

Julian Wachner

Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Martha Cluver [BWV 180]; Alto: Eric S. Brenner [BWV 180]; Alto: Tim Keeler [BWV 180]; Tenor: Brian Giebler [BWV 180]; Bass: Thomas McCargar [BWV 180]; Bass: Edmund Milly [BWV 184]

Trinity Wall Street

May 4, 2016

Video / TT: 89:53

Recorded at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [89:53]

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Bach Cantata Vespers - Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180 [CV-7]

Cantata BWV 180

Cantor/Director: Michael D. Costello
The Rev. Michael D. Costello (Leader); Deacon E. Louise Williams (Homilist)

Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra of Grace

Timothy Spelbring (Organist)
Soloists: Soprano: Maura Janton Cock; Mezzo soprano: Karen Brunssen; Tenor: Hoss Brock; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
BCV Orchestra: Lisette Kielson (Recorder & Flute); Patrick O'Malley (Recorder); Christine Janzow Phillips (Oboe); Nancy Hagen (English Horn); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon); Betty Lewis, Paul Zafer, Elizabeth Brausa, & Henry Zheng (Violins 1); Francois Henkins, Mark Agnor, & Amanda Fenton (Violins 2); Naomi Hildner & Becky Coffman (Violas); Jean Hatmaker (Cello); Douglas Johnson (Double-bass); Michael D. Costello (Harpsichord); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo Organ)

YouTube

Mar 28, 2021

Video / TT: 89:31

Recorded & filmed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Videographer: Eunice Eifert; Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Sound board operator: Julie Hinz.
Watch on YouTube:
Dr. Mark Bangert previews Cantata #180, Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele [33:29] | Complete Service [89:31]

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BWV 180, Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele [C21-3]

Cantata BWV 180 [14:27]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Soprano: Carley DeFranco; Alto: Elizabeth Eschen; Tenor: Jonas Budris; Bass: Andrew Padgett
Vanessa Holroyd (Flute & Recorder); Roy Sansom (Recorder); Mark Berger (Viola)

YouTube

Oct 17, 2021

Video / TT: 24:27

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 180: Complete Cantata [24:27]

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Bach: Cantatas BWV 78, 96, 100, 122, 127, 130, 180 (Cantatas from liturgical year from the annual cycle of cantatas 1724/25) [C-8]

CD-2: 7-13. Cantata BWV 180 [21:41]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists BWV 180: Soprano: Hannah Morrison; Alto: Marion Eckstein; Tenor: Daniel Behle; Bass: Tobias Berndt
DNO: Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Tatjana Zimre, Wolfgang Dey; Flute: Annie Laflamme; Recorders: Katja Beisch, Wolfgang Dey, Michael Niesemann; Bassoon: Alexander Golde; Trumpets: Ute Hartwich, Justin Bland, Daniel Bietenhader; Timpani: Friedhelm May; Violins 1: Almut Frenzel [Concert-mistress, Christof Boerner, Zsuzsanna Czentnár, Salma Sadek; Violins 2: Petar Mancev, Christian Friedrich, Mark Schimmelmann; Violas: Christian Goosses, Martin Schneider, Michaela Thielen; Viola da spalla: Sergey Malov [BWV 180]; Violoncello: Hannah Freienstein; Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Harpsichord: Aviad Stier; Organ: Andreas Gilger

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 19658710832
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Oct 26-Nov 2, 2021

2-CD / TT: 128:59
MP3 / TT: 127:33

Recorded at Herz-Jesu-Kirche Köln-Mülheim, Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A coproduction with Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
Executive Producers: Christoph Schmitz (Deutschlandfunk), Stefan Lang (Deutschlandfunk Kultur), Michael Brüggemann (Sony Music), Roland Steinfeld (musikforum); Recording Producer: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineer: Michael Morawietz.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 43 Tracks; TT: 128:16]
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Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180 [C22-6]

Cantata BWV 180 [24:06]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Soprano: Sonja Tengblad; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Jonas Budris; Bass: David McFerrin
Vanessa Holroyd (Flute); Sarah Freiberg (Cello)

YouTube

Oct 30, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Complete Cantata [24:06]

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Bach Cantatedienst in De Burgwal Kampen - Zondag 13 oktober 2024: Cantate BWV 180 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele [C24-10]

43:06-68:13: Cantata BWV 180 [25:07]

Preacher: Ds Klaas van der Kamp
Conductor: Ab Weegenaar
Organist: Luuk Schuurman

Bachkoor en -orkest Kampen

Soloists: Soprano: Kaiyi Min; Alto: Hilka IJzerman; Tenor: Francis Ng; Bass: Paul Beunders
BOK: Violins 1: Isabella Doodhagen, Talitha Palland; Violins 2: Mireia Escobar, Gwenda Koens; Violas: Martin Winter, Rob Verheij; Cellos: Nelleke Hoekstra, Elisabeth Haase; Double-bass: Jack Kroes; Flute: Magda Jonkers; Recorders: Ellen Schwantje, Judith van Emous-van Zaane; Oboe: Evelyn Heuvelmans; Alto Oboe: Hannie Koopmans; Bassoon: Joop Bremer; Organ: Luuk Schuurman

De Burgwal Kampen

Oct 13, 2024

Video / TT: 77:15

Recorded & filmed live at De Burgwal, Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 180: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [77:15]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - October 2023); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Piotr Jaworski (December 2004); Claude Role (December 2017, September 2022); Peter Tanzer (November 2001)

Cantata BWV 180: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele for 20^th Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4