Cantata BWV 203
Amore traditore

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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 203 - Amore traditore [C-3]

Cantata BWV 203 []

Ernst Victor Wolff (?)

Instrumental Ensemble (?)

Baritone: David McClosky; Ernst Victor Wolff (?) (Harpsichord)

Columbia Unissued [mx. XCO-31938-31941]

Nov 26, 1941

4 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Liederkranz Hall, New York, USA.

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J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 203 (Amore traditore)

Cantata BWV 203 []

Baritone: Paul Sandoz; Harpsichord: Marcelle Charbonnier; Viola da gamba: Jean Schrick

Trésors de la musique TM-20/21 [mx. GCP-401/404]

Nov 10, 1950

2 x 78 rpm

Recorded at Salle Chopin, Paris, France.

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 203 & BWV 211 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 203 [14:23]

Rolf Reinhardt (Director)

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Bass: Bruno Müller; Harpsichord: Helma Elsner

Club National du Disque CHD-816
Vox PL-8980
Orbis

May 1954

LP / TT: 42:54

Recorded in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales [C-1]
Baroque - J.S. Bach, Telemann: Cantatas [C-3]

Cantata BWV 203 [16:30]

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord); Irmgard Poppen (Cello)

EMI Classics

Feb 26 & 28, 1960

CD / TT: 72:25
CD / TT: 61:36

Recorded at Gemenudhaus, Berlin Zehlendorf, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach: Italienische Solokantaten · Italian Solo Cantatas (BWV 203, 209) [E-3]
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [L-1]

Cantatas BWV 203 [14:26]

BWV 203: Bass: Jacques Villisech; Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord)
Harpsichord Builder: Martin Skowroneck

Telefunken AWT-9465-C
Telefunken SAWT-9465-B
Telefunken 6.41067
Telefunken SAWT-9465-B
Telefunken PAS-41067
Teldec

Feb 8-9, 1964

LP / TT: 38:20
LP / TT: 38:20
LP / TT: 38:20
LP / TT: 38:20
LP / TT: 38:20
11-CD / TT:

Recorded at Hans Queekhoven, Breukenen, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [14:27]
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Bach Cantatas: No. 211 “Coffee Cantata”; No. 203, “Amore traditore” [L-2]
Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [15:45 / 15:45]

Rudolf Ewerhart (Director)

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Bass: Klaus Ocker; Martin Galling (Harpsichord); Dieter Messlinger (Cello Continuo)

Vox
Turnabout TV-34071S / TV 4071
Vox CD3X-3039

1966

LP / TT: 45:52
LP / TT: 45:52
3-CD / TT: 193:03

Recorded in Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [15:51]
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Music of Johann Sebastian Bach: harpsichord and vocal solo, August 3, 1974 [K-1]

Cantata BWV 203 []

Bass: Neil Wilson; Edith Kilbuck (Harpsichord)

University of Oregon, School of Music

Aug 3, 1974

2 reels. 7 in. / TT:

Presented as part of the University of Oregon School of Music, Summer Festival of Music, 1974.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas I
Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Bach: Kantate BWV 210, Kantate BWV 203 [L-8]

Cantata BWV 203 [14:03]

Peter Schreier

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Bass: Siegfried Lorenz; Harpsichord: Walter Heinz Bernstein; Cello: Matthias Pfaender; Double-Bass: Markus Strauch

Eterna 827677
Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics

Oct 16, 1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 62:19

Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
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Faculty Recital 1985 [C-16]

Cantata BWV 203 []

Baritone: Jay Wilkey; Maurice Hinson (Harpsichord); Megumi Ohkubo (Cello)

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Feb 5, 1985

MC / TT: 60 min

Recorded live in Heeren Recital Hal,. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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Bach: “Amore Traditore” & other Works by Händel & Scarlatti [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [13:16]

Bass: Max van Egmond; Harpsichord: Marco Mencoboni

Nuova Era 7099

Aug 28-30, 1991

CD / TT: 63:09

Recorded at Christ Church, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Productions: Alessandro Nava & Daniulo Prefumo; Assistant Production: Maria Cristina Nava; Artistic Supervision: Marco Mencoboni; Sound Engineer: Jef Hen; Editing: Paolo Mencoboni "E lucevan le stelle" - Macerata; Recording Assistant: Cornelius ten Wolde, Elisabeth ten Wolde, Roderick Krusemann; Digital Mastering: Maurizio Magananini "Audiologie" - Roma.

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Second annual harpsichord gala concert : music for one and three harpsichords [C-3]

Cantata BWV 203 [14:16]

Baritone: Nathaniel Watson; Harpsichord: Arthur Haas

Eastman School of Music

Feb 19, 1992

Reel-to-reel tape / TT:

Recorded live at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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Mark D. Morgan, baritone

Cantata BWV 203 [13:58]

Baritone: Mark D. Morgan; Piano: Lyle Indergaard

Eastman School of Music

Apr 30, 1992

Reel-to-reel tape / TT:

Recorded live at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA.
Candidate for the degree Master of Music in Performance and Literature.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2
J.S. Bach: Kaffee-Kantate (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 1)
J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 4)

Cantata BWV 203 [13:07]

Ton Koopman

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Bass: Klaus Mertens; Ton Koopman (Harpsichord); Jaap ter Linden (Cello)

Erato 0630-12598-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72202
Antoine Marchand CC-72280
Antoine Marchand CC-72283

May 1995

3-CD / TT: 182:29
3-CD / TT: 182:29
CD / TT: 65:28
CD / TT: 62:54

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 203 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [13:20]
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Music Download CD 1: ClassicasOnline
Single Volume CD 3 (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Edition Bachakademie Vol. 62 - Secular Cantatas

Cantata BWV 203 [11:12]

Helmuth Rilling

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Bass: Dietrich Henschel; Harpsichord: Michael Behringer

Hänssler 92.062

Jan 1998

CD / TT: 59:13

Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Mvt. 1: Aria for Bass [5:19]
CD: Cantatas BWV 202, 203, 204 [59:11]
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Ton Koopman Plays Bach [O-5]

Cantata BWV 203 [12:18]

Ton Koopman

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Baritone: Klaus Mertens; Harpsichord: Ton Koopman

EuroArts / Naxos 2050349

Jan 6-8, 2000

DVD / TT: 80:00

Filmed at the Gohliser Schlösschen, Leipzig, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 203 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203 [12:21]: Part 1 [6:35] | Part 2 [5:46]
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Konzert vom Köthener Herbst / Aufzeichnung des Abschlusskonzertes vom 20.09.2009 aus dem Spiegelsaal im Schloss Köthen [R-2]

Cantata BWV 203 []

Konstanze Beyer

Leipziger Barockorchester

Bass: Gotthold Schwarz; David Timm (Harpsichord)

MDR

Sep 20, 2009

2-CD / TT: 98 min

Recorded live at Spiegelsaal im Schloss Köthen, Köthen (Anhalt), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (during Köthener Herbst) Broadcast by Deutschlandradio Kultur on Dec 1, 2009.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-SCD-C 21626.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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Eastman Virtuosi [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [13:56]

Bass-Baritone: Jan Opalach; Ulrika Davidsson (harpsichord)

Eastman School of Music

Jan 16, 2010

2-CD / TT: 70:46

Recorded in Kilbourn Hall,Eastman School of Music.Rochester, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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Amore Traditore

Cantata BWV 203 []

Singer: Jan van der Sangen; Francisco Sánchez (Marimba); Pablo Irizarri (Cimbalom)

YouTube

Apr 25, 2010

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Werkgebouw Het Veem, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Cantata BWV 203: Mvt. 1: Aria [B] [6:28] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [5:56]

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Amore Traditore (Timothy Passetto - Senior Recital) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [15:00]

Baritone: Timothy Passetto; Robert Rocco (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Jan 9, 2011

Video / TT: 15:00

Senior Recital recorded & filmed live at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [15:00]

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J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass BWV 82 · 158 · 56 · 203 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [13:24]

Ryo Terakado

Il Gardellino

Bass: Dominik Wörner

Passacaille PAS-997
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Jan 19-20, 2013

SACD / TT: 71:03
MP3 / TT: 70:59

Recorded at Protestantische Kirche, Sausenheim, Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Production: Jan De Wilme, Musurgia bvba; Recording Engineer: Uwe Walter.
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Bach Collegium San Diego: J.S. Bach: Amore Traditore BWV 203 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [13:52]

Ruben Valenzuela

Baritone: John Polhamus; Ruben Valenzuela (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Feb 8, 2013

Video / TT: 13:52

Recorded & filmed live at San Diego History Center (Balboa Park), San Diego, California, USA.
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Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [13:52]

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Amore Traditore (Faculty Voice Recital) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [15:14]

Baritone: David Grogan; John Solomons (Piano), John Burton (Cello)

YouTube

Mar 23, 2013

Audio / TT: 15:14

Recorded at Irons Hall, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [15:14]

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Bach Cantate Nr.203 (Amor traditore) Tamotsu Azuma Mihoko Azuma

Cantata BWV 203 [13:58]

Baritone: Tamotsu Azuma; Mihoko Azuma (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Published: Apr 23, 2013

Audio / TT: 13:58

Recorded at…
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [13:58]

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Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 7 - Peasant Cantata (BWV 212, 209, 203)

Cantata BWV 203 [11:57]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Bass: Dominik Wörner
Continuo: Violoncellos: Shuhei Takezawa, Toru Yamamoto; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Masato Suzuki; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki

BIS SACD-2191
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Sep 2015

SACD / TT: 63:25
MP3 / TT: 63:12

Recorded at Hakuju Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Producer: Jens Braun (Take5 Music Production); Sound Engineer: Fabian Frank; Tuning: Akimi Hayashi; Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Jens Braun; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
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Bach:vokal | concerts 2017, Serie No. II: Geistlich & weltlich, virtuos & vergnügt (BWV 51, 170, BWV 203) [C17-2]

Cantata BWV 203 [13:07]

Kay Johannsen (Harpsichord & Conductor)

Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 203 Soloist: Bass: Dominik Wörner; Kay Johannsen (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Jun 23, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Schlosskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [13:07]

Amore Traditore (Treacherous Love) CANTATA, BWV 203 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [16:36]

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Capitol Chamber Artists

Baritone: Siddharth Dubey
Alfred Fedak (Harpsichord); Will Hayes (Cello)

YouTube

Feb 10, 2019

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Albany, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203 [16:36]: Mvt. 1: Aria [B] [7:04] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] + Mvt. 3: Aria [B] [9:32]

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Bach: Amore traditore BWV 203 - Van de Woerd and Henstra | Netherlands Bach Society [AB-203]

Cantata BWV 203 [13:48]

Bass: Mattijs van de Woerd; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

May 16, 2019

Video / TT: 13:48

Recorded & filmed at Radio Kootwijk, the Netherlands.
Director Film: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee, Lucas van Eck; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Cameras: Gijs Besseling, Onno van Ameijde, Nina Badoux; Camera Assistant & Data Handling: Indra Besenbun; Lights: Zen Bloot, Henry Rodgers, Fiona Verkleij; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soeteman; Video Editing: Onno van Ameijde; Assistant Music Recording: Marloes Biermans; Producer Concert: Imke Deters; Producer Film: Jessie Verbrugh; Supported by: Eleven Floawers Foundation.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [13:45]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [13:48]

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J.S. Bach: Ich habe genug - Intégrale des Cantates n° 47: BWV 56 - 82 - 158 - 203 (Cantates pour basse) [GV-47]

88:28-100:40: Cantata BWV 203 [12:12]

Director: Stephan MacLeod
Presented by: Philippe Albèra

Gli Angeli Genève

Concertists: Bass: Stephan MacLeod; Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord) [BWV 203]

YouTube

May 10, 2021

Video / TT: 132:42

Recorded, filmed & streamed live from Temple de Saint-Gervais, Genève, Canton de Genève, Switzeland, in the frame of Intégrale des Cantates à Temple de Saint-Gervais.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 203 by S. MacLeod.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 82, 158, 203, 56 [132:42]

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J.S. Bach: Cantates pour basse seule: BWV 56 - 82 - 158 - 203 [LV-1]

51:25-64:02: Cantata BWV 203 [12:37]

Director: Stephan MacLeod

Gli Angeli Genève

Concertists: Bass: Stephan MacLeod; Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord) [BWV 203]

YouTube

May 30, 2021

Video / TT: 94:11

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at Lutry Temple, Lutry, Canton Vaud, Switzerland, in the frame of 6ème Edition des Folles journées J.S. Bach de Lutry.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 203 by S. MacLeod.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 82, 158, 203, 56 [94:11]

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J.S. Bach: Cantates pour basse (BWV 56, 82, 158, 203) [C-3]

15-17. Cantata BWV 203 [12:28]

Stephan MacLeod

(OVPP - No Choir) / Gli Angeli Genève

Soloists: Bass: Stephan MacLeod [All]; Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord) [BWV 203]

Claves CLA-3049
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May 2021

CD / TT: 64:32
MP3 / TT: 64:23

Recorded at Großer Festsaal, Landgastoff Riehen, Switzerland.
Artistic Direction, Sound Engineer, Editing, Mastering: Markus Heiland, Tritonus Musikproduktion.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 203 by S. MacLeod.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 17 Tracks; TT: 64:40]
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J.S. Bach: Kantate Amore traditore, BWV 203 // saecular cantata [D16-7]

Cantata BWV 203 [YT: 14:25]

Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Alice Borciani, Maya Amrein, Johannes Lang, Dominik Wörner
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Johannes Lang

Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloist: Bass: Dominik Wörner
Orchestra: Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz; Violoncello: Maya Amrein

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Jun 24, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Würth-Haus, Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [14:25] | Workshop [44:40] | Reflection Lecture [26:32]

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O Seară De Lieduri Cu Orgă (Evening of Songs with Organ): J.S. Bach, M. Reger, L. Beethoven, B. Britten [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 203 [17:22]

Baritone: Alexei Digore; Anna Strezeva (Organ)

YouTube

May 11, 2023

Video / TT: 34:04

Recorded & filmed live at Sala cu Orga (Organ Hall), Chişinău, Moldova.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 203: Complete Cantata [17:22]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - April 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003); Yves Dubois (March 2011); Matthias Hansen (August 2006); Filip Adam Zieliński (May 2018)

Cantata BWV 203: Amore traditore for unspecified occasion [Secular cantata] (1718-1723?)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3