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Cantata BWV 40
Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes


Ref.:

BWV 40

German Title

Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes

English Title

For this purpose the Son of God was manifested (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 2nd Day of Christmas [St. Stefanus Day]
Readings: Epistle: Titus. 3: 4-7 / Acts 6: 8-15 & 7: 55-60; Gospel: Matthew 23: 35-39 / Luke 2: 15-20
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Christmas

Composed

Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: December 26, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1746-1750 - Leipzig

Text:

1 John 3: 8 (Mvt. 1); Kaspar Füger (Mvt. 3); Paul Gerhardt (Mvt. 6); Christian Keymann (Mvt. 8); Anon [probably Christian Weiss, Sr., or J.S. Bach] (Mvts. 2, 4, 5, 7)

BWV 40 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-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Kobayashi | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud [BWV 40/3] | Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott [BWV 40/6] | Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle [BWV 40/8]

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Chorale | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Aria [T] | Mvt. 8: Chorale

BWV 40 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.90 MB] | Score BGA [3.54 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 63 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 11 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 8 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Wir Christenleut habn jetzund Freud [BWV 40/3] | Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott [BWV 40/6] | Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle [BWV 40/8]

References:

BWV 40 References: BGA: VII | NBA: I/3.1 | BC: A 12 | Zwang: K 53 | First Published: BG, 1857 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin Staatsbibliothek | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 40 Commentaries: English: BCW | K.P. Clow | Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB
Nielsen [Danish] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Kobayashi | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of February 23, 2003; Week of January 1, 2006; Week of April 26, 2009; December 13, 2015


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: 00-88840 [R-16]

Cantata BWV 40 [19:20]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Contralto: Margot Fehling; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk
Johannes Schlömer (Oboe); Wilhelm Schaper (Oboe); Ernst Gogolla, (Bach Horn); Bruno Graff (Bach Horn)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Basso continuo)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Dec 22, 1955

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [19:23]


2

Les Grandes Cantatas de J.S. Bach Vol. 20 (BWV 18, 40, 50)
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 18, Cantata No. 40, Cantata No. 50 [L-20]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

Cantata BWV 40 [17:16]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Oboes: Pierre Pierlot, Jaques Chambon; : Hermann Baumann, Willy Ruetten

Erato STE-50223
Musical Heritage Society MHS-780
Erato 0630-11223-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

Jun 1964

LP / TT: 42:36
LP / TT: 42:36
2-CD / TT: 146:08
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [17:21]
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3

Bach Kantaten, Vol. 3: BWV 63, BWV 40, BWV 152 [D-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [16:36]

Diethard Hellmann

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz

Alto: Brigitte Fassbaender; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller
Fred Schweinfurter, Karl-Heinz Dieckmann (Oboes); Günther Schuldt (Bassoon); Hermann Baumann, Willi Rütten (Bach Horns); Werner Taube (Continuo-Cello)

DdM-Records Mitterteich 990015

Late 1960’s ? (P 1999)

CD / TT: 67:11

Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
BWV 40: Complete Cantata [16:49]
Buy this album at:
CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer


4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 62 (Cantatas BWV 110, 40, 121)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 13 (Cantatas BWV 38-40)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [17:53]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Verena Gohl; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Johannes Ritzkowsky, Willy Rütten (Horns); Otto Winter, Thomas Schwarz (Oboes); Hans Mantels (Bassoon); Hannelore Michel (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.824
Hänssler 92.013
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Jun-Jul 1970

CD / TT: 65:12
CD / TT: 58:14
MP3 / TT: 57:55

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik Gütersloh; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck, Wolfram Wehnert.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [17:52]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 38, BWV 39, BWV 40 [58:11] | Cantatas BWV 38, BWV 39, BWV 40 [58:13]
Buy this album at:
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CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 11 (BWV 39-42)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 3 (BWV 37-52, 54-60)
Bach-2000
Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 (BWV 1-14, 16-47)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 13 (BWV 37-40)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:05 / 15:08]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort

Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: Violins: Marie Leonhardt, Lucy van Dael, Alda Stuurop, Antoinette van der Hombergh, Janneke van der Meer, Sigiswald Kuijken, Dirk Verelst, Troels Svendsen; Violas: Martin Sonneveld, Wim ten Have, Wiel Peters, Ruth Hesseling; Violoncellos: Anner Bylsma, Dijck Koster; Violone: Antonie Woodrow; Oboes: Ku Ebbinge, Bruce Haynes, Paul Dombrecht; Natural Horns: Hermann Baumann, Adriaan van Woudenberg, Ab Koster; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen

Telefunken 6.35269
Teldec 8.35269 ZL
Teldec 4509-91757-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81202-2
Warner Classics 8573-81202-5
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Feb & May 1974

2-LP / TT: 95 min
2-CD / TT: 94:30
6-CD / TT: 415:47
MP3 / TT: 414:26
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 75:17
CD / TT: 75:17
MP3 / TT: 75:02

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40:Complete Cantata [15:05]
Buy this album at:

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Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
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 | iTunes



6

Bach: Kantate BWV 40 Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, Hans Thamm [CR-40]

Cantata BWV 40 [15:19]

Hans Thamm

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Alto: Maureen Lehane; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

YouTube

1975 ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Germany. Tape recording from the radio, unfortunately a bit noisy.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [15:19]


7

Bach: Kantaten BWV 40, BWV 50, BWV 110 [L-8]
Bach: Kantaten BWV 110, BWV 40, BWV 71 [C-9]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 -
Cantatas IX (BWV 110, 40, 71)
Bach: Weihnachtskantaten BWV 1, BWV 61, BWV 40 [C-17]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [16:25 / 16:24]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Rolf Sehring (Horn I); Wilhelm Fuchs (Horn II): Günter Heidrich (Oboe I); Hans-Ludwig Mörchen (Oboe II)
Continuo: Burkhard Schmidt (Violoncello); Achim Beyer (Double-bass); Gerd Schulze (Bassoon); Walter-Heinz Bernstein (Organ)

Eterna 827415
Berlin Classics 0021002BC
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Leipzig Classics 0018322BC
Corona Classic Collection 0001402CCC

Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981

LP / TT: 44:10
CD / TT: 59:31
MP3 / TT: 59:07
CD / TT: 59:31
CD / TT: 53:42

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer: Reimar Bluth; Balance Engineer: Eberhard Richter; Recording Enginneer: Gerland Junge; Editing: Annelene Dziengel.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [16:24]
Buy this album at:
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BC Music Download: ClassicsOnline | iTunes
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LC 11-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CCC CD (1997): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


8

Cantatas; Motet, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, S. 230; Triple Concerto in A minor, S. 1044 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:18]

Stanley Ritchie

Indiana University Early Music Institute: Indiana University Pro Arte Singers (Thomas Binkley, director) / Indiana University Baroque Orchestra (Stanley Ritchie, director)

Soloists: unknown

Indiana University: School of Music

Feb 3, 1985

4 sound tape reels / TT: 70 min

Recorded live at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 11909747)


9

Memória - Bach - Cantata BWV 40 - Hieromadrigal - PIBRJ - 1993 [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 40, sung in Portuguese version by E. Gall [18:45]

Maurílio Costa (1953-2013)

Hieromadrigal

Soloists: ?

YouTube

Sep 25, 1993

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Primeira Igreja Batista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Watch omn YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [18:45]


10

J.S. Bach: Kantaten zu Advent und Weihnacht · Cantata Advent/Cantata Christmas (BWV 36, 91, 40) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 40 [14:46]

Wolfgang Kelber

Heinrich-Schütz-Ensemble München / Monteverdi-Orchester München

Counter-tenor: Reiner Schneider-Waterberg; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Christian Hilz

Calig-Verlag CAL-50963

Dec. 2-3, 1995

CD / TT: 61:00

Recorded live at Markuskirche München, Bavaria, Germany.
Buy thia album at:
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11

Concert de Sant Esteve 1997 - Orfeó Català: Kantate BWV 40 J.S. Bach; Motet BWV 230 Lobet den Herrn [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 40 [20:30]

Jordi Casas Bayer

Orfeó Català / Orquestra de Cambra Gonçal Comellas

Alto: Marisa Martins; Tenor: Josep Benet; Bass: Pau Bordas

YouTube

Dec 26, 1997

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live during Concert de Sant Esteve 1997, at Palau de la Música Catalana. Barcelona, Spain.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40 [20:30]: Part 1 [14:10] + Part 2 [6:20]


12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [B-2]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [14:10]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Vera Lansink, María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Pedro Adarraga, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Wim-Jan van Deuveren, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden, Andreas Gisler; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Bas Verkuylen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson, Foskien Kooistro, Corio Marono, Marshall Marcus, Sebastian van Vucht, Kati Debretzeni; Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Horns: Andrew Clark, Froncois Merond; Organ: Fabio Bonizzoni [choir]; Organ/Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]

Erato 3984-25488-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72208
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Antoine Marchand CC-72230

Mar 1998

3-CD / TT: 190:47
3-CD / TT: 190:47
MP3 / TT: 190:17
3-CD / TT: 214:53

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:29]
Cantatas BWV 37, BWV 38, BWV 39, BWV 40, BWV 41 [93:07]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes
Christmas Cantatas 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


13

Bach: Christmas Cantatas (BWV 40, 133, 151, 65) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:44]

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music (Chorus Master: Michael Beattie)

Mezzo-soprano: Gloria Raymond; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Baritone: Mark McSweeney
Choir: Sopranos: Gail Abbey, Roberta Anderson, Kendra Colton, Margaret Johnson, Jaylyn Olivo, Jayne West; Altos: Pamela Dellal, Gloria Raymond, Kamala Soparkar, Susan Trout, Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenors: Gerald Gray, William Hite, Frank Kelley, Randy McGee; Basses: Paul Guttry, Mark McSweeney, Mark Risinger, Donald Wilkinson
Orchestra: Oboes: Peggy Pearson, Barbara LaFitte; Bassoon: Thomas Stephenson; Horns: Neil Deland, Kevin Owen; Violins: Danielle Maddon, Jodi Hagan, Mowry Pearson, Dianne Pettipaw, Sarah Roth, Karma Tomm, Lena Wong; Violas: Anne Black, Betty Hauck; Cello: Shannon Snapp Natale; Double-bass: Gregory Koeller; Organ: Suzanne Cleverdon

Koch International Classics 3-7462-2H1
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Jan 1999

CD / TT: 70:08
MP3 / TT: 69:55

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Producer & Editor: Susan Napodano DelGiorno; Engineer: Silas Brown.
Buy this album at:
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14

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 2 (BWV 21-40)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:15]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Koomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten 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, Willem van der Hoorn, Henk Timmerman, Job Boswinkel
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Ewa Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Wanda Visser, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Rachael Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann, Mimi Mitchel; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Bas van Hengel, Albert Brüggen, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 40/1,3,4,6-8], Ofer Frenkel [BWV 40/1], Vincent van Ballegooien [BWV 40/3,6-8], Kristin Linde [BWV 40/4]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Natural Horns: Teunis van der Zwart, Erwin Wieringa; Maarten Smit; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Stephen Taylor, Bert Mooiman

Brilliant Classics 99374
Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

5-CD / TT: 307:16
MP3 / TT: 351:23

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 & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 40, BWV 84, BWV 30 [65:04] | Cantatas BWV 40, BWV 84, BWV 30 [65:04]
Buy this album at:
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leip1723 / VIII (BWV 40, 60, 70, 90)

 
 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:30]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Yoshie Hida, Naoco Kaketa; Altos: Robin Blaze, Mutsumi Hatano, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Tetsuya Oi (as Tetsuya Oh'i), Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Horn I: Thomas Müller; Horn II: Olivier Darbellay; Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya, Oboe II: Koji Ezaki; Violins 1: Azumi Takada [Leader], Yuko Araki, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Takeshi Kiriyama, Luna Oda, Kaori Toda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai

BIS CD-1111
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Sep 16-20, 2000

CD / TT: 67:35
MP3 / TT: 67:22

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Tuner: Toshihiko Umeoka; Balance Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Producer: Uli Schneider; Digital Editing: Uli Schneider.
See: Cantatas Vol. 15 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [15:48] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:01]
Buy this album at:
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16

Bach Cantatas Vol. 14: New York
Christmas Cantatas (BWV 91, 121, 40, 110)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 40 [14:32]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Robin Tyson; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Joanne Lunn, Gillian Keith, Elin Manahan Thomas, Charlotte Mobbs; Altos: William Towers, Robin Tyson, Frances Jellard, James Burton; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Robert Murray, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Christopher Foster, Michael McCarthy, Edward Caswell
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Matthew Truscott, Debbie Diamond; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Rodolfo Richter, Jane Gillie, Deirdre Ward; Violas: Jane Rogers, Katherine McGillivray, Rosemary Nalden; Cellos: Alison McGillivray, Catherine Rimer; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Xenia Löffler, James Eastaway, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Horns: Gabriele Cassone, Martin Lawrence; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-113
=

Dec 25, 2000

CD / TT: 71:17
MP3 / TT: 70:41

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St Bartholomew’s Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Everett Porter (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Dirk Sobotka (Soundbyte NYC); Tape Editor: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 14
Buy this album at:
CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


17

J. S. Bach: Karácsonyi kantáták - Christmas Cantatas BWV 63, 40, 64 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 40 []

Soma Dinyés

Ars Longa Choir & Orchestra (Ars Longa Ének és Zenekar)

Alto: József Csapó, Tenor: Martin Koch; Bass: Zoltán Mizsei

MAE-003

2000

CD / TT:

Recorded in Budapest. Hungary.
Source: Corvina Consort


18

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sp« Vol. 5

Cantata BWV 40 [17:37] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 05

Dec 7, 2003

CD / TT: 73:19

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


19

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

 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:49]

Blánaid Murphy

Dublin Bach Singers / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

Contralto: Alison Browner; Tenor: Robin Tritschler; Bass: Jeffrey Ledwidge
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Malachy Robinson (Double-bass); John Hearne (Bassoon); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligati: André Cavanah & Tom Briggs (Horns); Matthew Manning & Jenny Magee (Oboes)

YouTube

Mar 7, 2010

DVD / TT: 126:34

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project (the final concert).
Listen on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [14:51] | Complete Cantata [15:48]


20

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Kantaten in Saint Roch Paris 12.2015 (BWV 62, 91, 40, 63) [U-9]

 

Cantata BWV 40 [15:06]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Grace Davidson; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Peter Kooy

YouTube

Dec 23, 2015

Video / TT: 83:31

Recorded & filmed live at Église Saint- Roch, Paris, France.
Recording: Nathan Benisty; Broadcasst by Arte Channel.
Source: Bach: Weihnachtskantaten in Saint Roch - Paris (Arte)
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [83:31] | Complete Concert [83:31]


21

Все кантаты Баха. Рождественский концерт! Сезон третий, Концерт третий (BWV 40, 121) [S3-3]


Cantata BWV 40 [16:29]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Lyudmila Fraenove; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Daniel Salvador (Organ) [Madrid, Spain]

Все кантаты Баха

Dec 22, 2019

Video / TT: 82:56

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 40, 121 [82:56]
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Cantata [16:29]


22

J.S. Bach: "Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes" BWV 40--Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Season 11 -- Program 63) [C-63]

 
 

0:00:00: Welcome
0:01:10: Performance: Cantata BWV 40 [16:04]
0:17:14: Lecture
0:30:04: Performance: Cantata BWV 40 [16:31]

Music Director: Martha Perry (as Martie Perry)
Lecturer: Daniel R. Melamed

(OVPP - No Choir ) / Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Indiana University Baroque Orchestra)

Soprano: Paulina Francisco; Alto: Joanna Fleming; Tenor: Blake Beckemeyer Bass: Jesse Warren
Margaret Owens, Natasha Keating (Oboes); Michael Stiles, Sara Petokas (Horns); Martie Perry, Elana Cooper, Reynaldo Patiño, Abigail Hakel-Garcia (Violins); Breana McCullough (Viola); Joanna Blendulf (Cello); Philip Spray (Violone); Heejin Kim (Organ)

YouTube

Nov 22, 2020

Video / TT: 46:35

Recorded & filmed live at the Pavilion, Switchyard Park, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, in the frame of Bloomington Bach Cantata Project.
Recording Engineer/Video Producer: Rafael W. Porto | captuR Media.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Complete Programme [46:35]


23

Christmas Bach Cantata in Worship - 26 December 2021 [CV-1]

 

12:45-29:50: Cantata BWV 40 [17:05]

Music Director: Scott Stroman
Pastor Jennifer offers the sermon

AIC Choir / The City Bach Collective

Soloists: Soprano: Philippa Healey; Alto: Jennifer Westwood; Tenor: Nick Allen; Bass: Vivek Haria
The City Bach Collective: Hazel Brooks & Stephen Rouse (Violins); Geoff Irwin (Viola); Jenny Bullock (Cello); Peter McCarthy (Violone); Geoff Coates & Gail Hennessy (Oboes); Anneke Scott& Martin Lawrence (Horns); Robin Walker (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 26, 2021

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at American International Church, London, England.
Watch omn YouTube:
Cantata BWV 40: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [55:21]


24

Bach at One | Trinity Church Wall Street | October 26 [full concert] [BO22-1]

 
 

01:54: Cantata BWV 40 [16:09]

Avi Stein

Choir of Trinity Wall Street (Chorus Master & Continuo: Avi Stein) / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street (Concert-master: Robert Mealy)

BWV 40 Soloists: Alto: Pamela Terry; Tenor: Brian Giebler; Bass: Joe Chappel
CTWS: Sopranos: Shabnam Abedi, Elizabeth Bates, Meg Dudley, Nola Richardson, Clara Rottsolk, Melanie Russell; Altos: Jonathan May, Alto: Timothy Parsons, Pamela Terry [Soloist: BWV 40]; Tenors: Brian Giebler [Soloist: BWV 40], Timothy Hodges, Nickolas Karageorgiou, David Vanderwal; Basses: Elijah Blaisdell, Joe Chappel [Soloist: BWV 40], Steven Hrycelak, Thomas McCargar, Jonathan Woody
TBOWS: Violins 1: Robert Mealy [concert-master], Manami Mizumoto, Jeffrey Girton, Aniela Eddy; Violins 2: Cynthia Roberts [principal], Shelby Yamin, Theresa Salomon; Violas: Jessica Troy [principal], Maureen Murchie; Violoncellos: Nathan Whittaker [principal], Serafim Smigelskiy; Double-bass: Wen Yang; Oboe, Oboe d'amore & Oboe da caccia: Priscilla Herreid [principal], Oboe, Oboe d'amore: David Dickey, Oboe: Stephen Bard; Bassoon: Andrew Schwartz; Horns: Todd Williams [principal]: Nathanael Udell

Trinity Wall Street

Oct 26, 2022

Video / TT: 76:47

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at St. Paul's Chapel of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Trinity Church Wall Street Music Staff: Melissa Attebury, Associate Director; Melissa Baker, Senior Artistic Administrator; Alcee Chriss, Assistant Organist; Harrison E. Joyce, Production Manager & Music Librarian; Peyton Marion, Assistant conductor-Trinity Youth Chorus; Thomas McCargar, Choir Administrator; Avi Stein, Organist and Chorusmaster.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 40, 64, 89, 80 [76:47]


25

A Bach Christmas: Choir of St. Luke in the Fields [CV-1]

 
 
 

21:42-38:20: Cantata BWV 40 [16:38]

Director of Music: David Shuler
Pre-Concert Lecture: Dr. David Schulenberg

Choir of St. Luke in the Fields / Baroque in the Fields (period instrument ensemble)

CSLF: Sopranos: Danielle Buonaiuto, Amber Evans, Melissa Fogarty, Ava Pine; Altos: Catherine Hedberg, Elizabeth Merrill; Tenors: David Root, Christopher Preston Thompson; Basses: Phillip Cheah, Zachary Fletcher
BF: Violins: Leah Gale Nelson [concert-master], Peter Kupfer, Mark Rike, Theresa Salomon, Nelva Lagerwey TeBrake, Mark Zaki; Violas: Dan McCarthy*, Margrét Hjaltested; Cellos: David Bakamjian*, Arnie Tanimoto; Basses: Patricia Ann Neely; Flutes: Sandra Miller*, Mei Stone; Oboes: Sarah Davol*, Pablo O’Connell; Bassoon: Andrew Schwartz; Horns: R.J. Kelley*, Alexandra Cook; Trumpet: John Thiessen*, Brandon Bergeron, Mario Correa; Timpani: Rex Benincasa; Organ: Dongsok Shin
* principal

YouTube

Dec 8, 2022

Video / TT: 57:23

Recorded & filmed live at St. Luke in the Fields Episcopal Church, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 62, 40, 191 [57:23]


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Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40 [C22-14]

Cantata BWV 40 [16:03]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 40 soloists: Alto: Margaret Lias; Tenor: Omar Najmi; Bass: Dana Whiteside
Sarah Sutherland & Lauren Winter (Horns); Jennifer Slowik & Peggy Pearson (Oboes)

YouTube

Dec 24, 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 40: Complete Cantata [16:03]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - January 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (August 2006, June 2013); Rainer Harald (March 2019- January 2024); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012); John Pike (October 2005); Claude Role (February 2017)

Cantata BWV 40: Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes for 2nd Day of Christmas (1723)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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