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Cantata BWV 55
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht |
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Ref. |
BWV 55 |
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German Title |
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht |
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English Title |
I, wretched man, a slave to sin (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Solo Cantata for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 22nd Sunday after Trinity |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: November 17, 1726 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Johann Rist (Mvt. 5); Christoph Birkmann (Mvts. 1-4) |
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BWV 55 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
| Dutch-0
| Dutch-3
| French-4
| French-5
| French-6
| Hebrew-3
| Indonesian-1
| Italian-2
| Italian-4
| Norwegian-1
| Polish-1
| Polish-2
| Russian-1
| Russian-3
| Spanish-2
| Spanish-7
| Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text:
Werde munter mein Gemüte [BWV 55/5]
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Scoring |
Soloist: Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [T] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 5: Chorale |
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BWV 55 Scores:
Score Vocal & Piano [1.09 MB]
| Score BGA [1.14 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 105
| D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 50 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella:
Mvt. 5
[cap]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
MuseScore:
Complete Cantata
| Mvt. 1
| Mvt. 2
| Mvt. 3
| Mvt. 4
| Mvt. 5
[MuseScore]
Chorale Melody: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe [BWV 55/5]
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References: |
BWV 55 References:
BGA: XXII/2 | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 157 | Zwang: K 159
| First Published: BG, 1863
| Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
| Provenance
| Bach Digital
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Commentaries: |
BWV 55 Commentaries:
English:
BCW
| Crouch
| All Music
| Emmaniel Music
| Mincham
| NBV-AOB
| Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| EvH [Dutch]
| Role [French]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of October 27, 2002; Week of February 3, 2008; Week of August 12, 2012; Week of March 2, 2014 |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 157 · 55 · 151 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [] |
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Kurt Redel |
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Choir and Orchestra "Pro Arte" Munich |
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Tenor: Helmut Krebs |
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Erato LDE-3044
Westminster XWN-18768
Musical Heritage Society MHS-594 |
Mar 31-Apr 4, 1956 |
LP / TT: |
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Recorded in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. |
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J.S. Bach: Quatre Cantates No. 53, 55, 189 & 200 [L-3] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [] |
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Karl Ristenpart |
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Orchestre de Chambre de la Sarre |
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Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Konrad Hampe (Flute); K. Steinkopf (Oboe) |
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Les discophiles français DF-217 |
Jun 18 & Oct 2, 1957 |
LP / TT: |
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Recorded at Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by K. Ristenpart. |
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Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-02514 [R-31] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [16:30] |
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Max Thurn |
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Members of NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester |
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Tenor: Georg Jelden
Helmut Stirnagel (Flute); Johannes Schloemer (Oboe d'amore)
Basso continuo: Gerhard Gregor (Organ); Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass) |
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Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg |
Oct 21/22, 1957 |
Tape / TT: 16:30 |
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Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [16:19] |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 55, BWV 189
|J.S. Bach: "Ich Armer Mensch, Ich Sündenknecht" Kantate Am 22. Sonntag Nach Trinitatis BWV 55; "Meine Seele Rühmt Und Preist" Kantate Am Feste Mariä Heimsuchung, BWV 189
[C-9]
J.S. Bach: 2 Kantaten / 3 Motetten (Cantatas BWV 55, 189; Motets 228-230) [C-9]
Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II |
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Cantata BWV 55 [CD: 15:30 / LP: 15:21] |
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Karl Richter |
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Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester |
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Tenor: Ernst Haefliger
Aurèle Nicolet (Flute); Edgarr Shann (Oboe)
Continuo: Kurt Engert (Violoncello); Ludwik Kiblböck (Double-bass); Karl Kolbinger (Bassoon); Karl Richter (Harpsichord) |
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Archiv Produktion SAPM-198401
Archiv Produktion 439394-2
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Feb 28-Mar 3, 1959 |
LP / TT: 32:04
5-CD / TT: 343:25
MP3 / TT: 345:18 |
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Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Engineer: Walter Alfred Wettler; Producer: Karl-Heinz Schneider.
Edition recorded: Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, 1863. 1891.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [15:33] | Complete Cantata [15:28] | Complete Cantata [15:32]
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J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 55 Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht; Kantate Nr. 160 Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt; Kantate Nr. 189 Meine Seele rühmt und preist [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 55, BWV 160 & BWV 189 [L-3] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:15] |
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Heinz Markus Göttsche |
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Mannheim Bach Choir / Heidelberger Kammerorchester |
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Tenor: Raimund Gilvan |
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Da Camera SM-94013
Music Rara MUS-9
Oryx BACH-1119
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1718 |
May 25-27, 1966 |
LP / TT: 43:43 |
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Recorded at Christuskirche, Mannheim, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [13:18] |
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Bach: Solokantaten Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht BWV 55; Ich
weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt BWV 160; Meine Seele rühmt BWV 189 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:27] |
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Hans-Martin Linde |
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Instrumentalisten und Vokalensemble der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis |
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Tenor: Nicolai Gedda
Hans-Martin Linde (Recorder & Flute); Alfred Sous (Oboe & Oboe
d’amore); Herbert Hoever (Old Mensur Violin); Eduard Müller (Positive Organ) [Bernhard
Fleig]; Hannelore Müller (Old Mensur Violoncello); Walter Stiftner (Baroque Bassoon); Angelo Viale
(Violone) |
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EMI-Electrola C063-29065 |
Oct 18-20, 1971 |
LP / TT: 45 min |
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Recorded at Martinskirche, Baile, Switzerland. Producer: Gerd Berg. Recording Engineer: Johann-Nikolaus
Matthes; Balalance Engineer: Wolfgang Gülich..
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by N. Gedda.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [13:27] |
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Bach: Kantate BWV 55 Ich armer Mensch und Sündenknecht, Adalbert Kraus, Rudolf Pohl 1973 [CR-55] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:44] |
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Rudolf Pohl |
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Aachener Domchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR |
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Tenor: Adalbert Kraus
Günter Höller (Tranverse Flute); Helmut Hucke (Oboe); Franzjosef Maier, Wofgang Neininger (Violins) |
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YouTube |
1973 |
Audio / TT: |
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Recorded live at Aachener Dom, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 52: Complete Cantata [13:44] |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 14 - BWV 51-52, BWV 54-56
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3 - BWV 37-52, 54-60
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 17 - BWV 52 & 54-56 |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:00] |
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Gustav Leonhardt |
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Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt-Consort |
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Tenor: Kurt Equiluz |
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Telefunken 6.35304
Teldec 8.35304
Teldec 4509-91757-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81198-2
Warner Classics 8573-81198-5 |
Jan 20-21+25, 1975 |
2-LP / TT: 79 min
2-CD / TT: 79:27
6-CD / TT: 415:47
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 61:30
CD / TT: 61:30 |
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Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Listen on YoiuTube: Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [12:59] | Complete Cantata [13:06] Cantatas BWV 52, BWV 54, BWV 55 & BWV 56 [61:29]
Buy this album at:
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Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach Festival 45th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First Concert [F45-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [] |
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Dwight Oltman |
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Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir (Conductor: Stuart Raleigh) / Festival Chamber Orchestra |
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Tenor: Jon Humphrey
Charles Treger (Violin); Karen Yonovitz, Carol Parker (Flute); Regina Mushabac-Klemperer (Violoncello); Frances Burmeister (Organ); Gary Kosloski (Violin) |
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Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 77-71 A |
May 20, 1977 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library) |
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J.S. Bach: Solokantaten für Tenor [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [14:20] |
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Jutta Niedermeyer |
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Members of Kantorei der Kreuzkirche Bonn (Director: Jutta Niedermeyer) / Steinkraus-Ensemble |
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Tenor: Hans-Dieter Seibel
Helmut Steinkraus (Flute); Kurt Colinnet (Violin); Johannes Geffert (Organ/Harpsichord); Christoph Vicbahn (Oboe); Loni Schumacher (Violin II); Michael Coenen (Viola); Cecile van Hoof (Violoncello) |
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Mitra 16172 |
Feb 1983 |
LP / TT: |
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Recorded at Kreuzkirche, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [14:20] |
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J.S. Bach: Vol. 1 (Cantates BWV 13, 55, 56, 84, 151, 158, 159, 211) [C-1] |
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Cantatas BWV 55 [] |
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Francis Auclair |
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Ensemble vocal et instrumental Bach d'Alsace; Ensemble vocal Exultate de Sélestat (Director: Jérôme Krucker) |
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Tenor: Jean-Paul Friess
Marie-Pierre Jacob & Pascal Douvier (Transverse Flutes); Marc Baudry, Serge Haerrig & Jérôme Guichard (Oboes, English Horns); Pasqualino Frigau (Bassoon); Zoltan Veres (Violin) ; Catherine Frigau-Rouard & Anne Krucker (Violas); Francis Auclair & Patrice Vogel (Harpsichord & Organ) |
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Christal SCA-10101 |
May 1985, Jul 1985, Sep 1985, Jun 1986 |
2-LP / TT: |
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Recorded at Église Bas-Rhin, Breitenbach, Strasbourg, France.
Producer: Klinger Favre; Commercial editor: Studio Christal.
Source: BNF (Notice n°: FRBNF38123222) |
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J.S. Bach: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, Kantate BWV 55 für Tenor, Instrumente und Chor; F. Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich, Choralkantate für Chor und Orchester; A.
Honegger: König David (Le Roi David), sinfonischer Psalm in drei Teilen für Soli,
Sprecher, Chor, Orgel und Orchester [C-6] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [] |
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Martin Flämig |
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Dresdner Kreuzchor / Staatskapelle Dresden |
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Tenor: Ralph Eschrig |
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Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv |
Jun 10, 1989 |
MC / TT: 96 min |
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Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 3141
Source: WorldCat Libraries & SLUB Dresden |
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J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas (Cantatas Volume I) [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [12:44] |
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Jeffrey Thomas |
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American Bach Soloists |
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Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas
Kathleen Kraft (Flute); John Abberger (Oboe)
Orchestra: Anthony Martin, Jolianne von Einem, Lisa Weiss (Violin I); Katherine
Kyme, Robert Seletsky, Michael Sand (Violin II); David Miller, David Cerutti (Violas); Loretta O’Sullivan (Violoncello); Steven Lehning
(Violone); Thomas Sefcovic (Bassoon); Jonathan Dimmock (Organ); John Butt (Harpsichord); Michael Eagan
(Archlute)
Choir: Sopranos: Ruth Escher, Claire Kelm, Emily van Evera; Altos: Alexandra Ivanoff, Jennifer Lane, Linda Liebschutz; Tenors: Edward Betts, John Rouse, Jeffrey Thomas; Basses: Charles Fidlar, Thomas Hart, James Weaver; Choral Preparation: Jonathan Dimmock |
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Koch International Classics 3-7138-2H1
American Bach Soloists |
Apr 27-28 & Oct 19-20, 1990 |
CD / TT: 61:48 |
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Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, California, USA. Producer: Joseph Spenser; Engineer: Peter
Nothnagle.
Buy this album at:
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ABS CD (2007): Amazon.com |
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J.S. Bach: Solo-Kantaten und Arien [C-10] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [11:04] |
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Peter Schreier |
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RIAS-Kammerchor / Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach |
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Tenor: Peter Schreier
Silke Uhlig (Flute); Ekkard Hering, Friederike Schmidt (Recorders); Nigel Shore (Oboe da caccia & Oboe); Thorsten Rosenbusch (Violin); Johanna Peters (Viola); Jürgen Reuter (Bassoon); Karl-Heinz Schröter (Cello); Manfred Pernutz (Double-bass); Raphael Alpermann (Organ & Harpsichord) |
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Philips 442786-2 |
Aug 1994 |
CD / TT: 58:50 |
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Recorded at Rundfunkhaus, Berlin, Germany. Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Ursula Singer; Recording Engineers: Cees Heijkoop, Thijs Hoekstra; Tape Editing: Evert Menting.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 55 by P. Schreier.
Buy this album at:
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J.S. Bach: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht Kantate BWV 55; Concerto a-Moll BWV 1044 [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:15] |
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Matthias Eisenberg (Conductor & Harpsichord) |
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Members of Thomanerchor Leipzig / Leipziger Barockorchester |
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Tenor: Martin Petzold
Konstanze Beyer, Cornelia Fiedler, Annekathrin
Rummel, Irene von Harnack-Hilpert (Violin I); Ulrike Kunze, Birgit Fischer Cosimo Stawiarski (Violin II); Gundula Beyer, Cosima Taubert (Viola); Stepahan Schulz
(Violncello); Achim Beyer (Double-bass); Johanna Baumgärtel (Flute); Lex Vos (Oboe
d’amore); Tobias Meier (Bassoon); Matthias Eisenberg (Organ/Harpsichord) |
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RAM 59814 |
Jan 1998 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Recording Supervision: Uwe Präkelt; Balance Engineer: Dietrich
Weich.
Buy this album at:
CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach Made in German, Vol. V/7: Cantatas, Arias & Motet [C-2] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [16:46] |
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Ludwig Güttler |
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Hallenser Madrigalisten (Chorus Master: Alexander Gosch) / Virtuosi Saxoniae |
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Tenor: Christoph Genz
Sabrine Kittel (Flute); Andreas Schober (Oboe)
Continuo: Friedrich Kicheis (Organ); Friedwart-Christian Dittmann (Violoncello); Bend Haubold (Double-bass); Jobst Schneiderat (Harpsichord) |
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Dresden Classics 001842-2BC |
Feb-Mar 1999 |
CD / TT: 69:34 |
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Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Recording Producer, Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer & Editing: Eberhard
Hinz.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 55 by C. Genz.
Buy this album at:
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13-CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas & Arias [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [12:11] |
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Fabio Biondi (Director & Violin) |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Europa Galante |
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Tenor: Ian Bostridge
Chorale: Soprano: Roberta Giuia; Alto: Alessandro Carmignani; Bass: Antonio Abete
EG: Raffaelo Negri, Isabella Longo (Violin 1); Enrico Casazza, Carla Marotta (Violin 2); Lorenzo Colitto (Violin 2, Viola); Ernesto Braucher (Viola 1); Robert Brown (Viola 2); Maurizio Naddeo (Cello 1, Continuo); Antonio Fantinuoli (Cello 2); Nicola dal Maso (Double-bass); Petr Zeifart (Recorder 1); Lorenzo Cavasanti (Recorder 2, Flute); Sergio Ciomei (Harpsichord, Organ); Vittorio Ghielmi (Viola da gamba); Alessandro Piqué (Oboe, Oboe d’amore); Giogio Mandolesi (Bassoon); Ugo Nastrucci (Therbo) |
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Virgin Veritas 545420
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Virgin Classics 463021
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Mar 25-30, 2000 |
CD / TT: 67:55
MP3 / TT: 67:35
CD / TT: 67:55
MP3 / TT: 67:50 |
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Recorded at La Biblioteca Monumentale dell Abbazia di San Giovanni Evangelista, Parma, Italy.
Producer: John Fraser; Executive Producer: Alain Lanceron; Balance Engineer: Frédéric Briant (Musica Nuneris); Editors: Claire Luhan, Tony Harrison.
Buy this album at:
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CD-2: Amazon.com
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 12: Tooting/Winchester
For the 22nd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 55, 89, 115, 60)
For the 23rd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 139, 163, 52, 140) |
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Cantata BWV 55 [14:35] |
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John Eliot Gardiner |
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Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists |
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Tenor: James Gilchrist
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Joanne Lunn, Elin Manahan Thomas, Angela Kazimierczuk, Lucinda Houghton, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Robin Tyson, Richard Wyn Roberts, James Burton, Frances Bourne; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Gerald O'Beirne, Paul Tindall, Peter Butterfield; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Lawrence Wallington, Richard Savage, Malcolm Arthur
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Penelope Spencer, Debbie Diamond; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Rebecca Livermore, Desmond Heath, Matthew Truscott; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers; Violas da gamba: Richard Campbell, Susanna Pell; Cellos: David Watkin, Christopher Poffley; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flute: RaBeckett; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Ursula Leveaux; Trumpets: Neil Brough, Paul Sharp; Horn: Roger Montgomery; Organ: Howard Moody; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson |
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Soli Deo Gloria SDG-171
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Nov 17, 2000 |
2-CD / TT: 140:53
MP3 / TT: 140:25 |
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Recorded during the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at All Saints church, Tooting, England (not live recording).
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineers: Jean-Marie Geijsen, Erdo Groot [post-production] (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Roger de Schot (Polyhymnia), Taco van der Werf (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Alto and Tenor (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 3) |
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Cantata BWV 55 [12:54] |
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Ton Koopman |
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Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir |
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Tenor: Christoph Prégardien
Mvts. 1-4: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet (Flute; traverso); Katherina Spreckelsen, Alexandra Bellamy (Oboes & Oboes d’amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls (Continuo)
Mvt. 5: Margaret Faultless, Kati Debretzeni, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Jennifer Morsches (Violoncellos); Michele Zeoli (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes d’amore); outer Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman, Matthew Halls (Continuo) |
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Antoine Marchand CC-72218
Antoine Marchand CC-72282 |
Sep 29-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvts. 1-4]
Oct 28-Nov 5, 2002 [Mvt. 5] |
3-CD / TT: 193:02
CD / TT: 73:53 |
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Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Mvt. 1: Aria [5:55]
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Columbus Bach Ensemble: Bach, Vivaldi & More: Ich armer Mensch, Bach cantata #55 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [16:50] |
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Christine Shumway Mortine (Music Director) |
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Columbus Bach Ensemble |
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Tenor: William Watson
Michael Davis (Concert-master); Catherine Borst Jones (Flute); Laurel Butler (Violin); Mary Davis Fetherston (Violin); Leslie Maaser (Flute); Jim McCullough (Violin); Tra Vinson (Violin) |
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YouTube |
Jan 31, 2004 |
Video / TT: 16:50 |
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Recoirded live at At. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [16:50] |
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J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten für Alt - Tenor [C-3]
J.S. Bach, Telemann, Hoffmann: Sacred Cantatas for Alto & For Tenor [C-3] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [11:07] |
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Helmut Müller-Brühl |
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Collegium Vocale Siegen (Chorus Master: Ulrich Stölzel) / Kölner Kammerorchester |
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Tenor: Markus Schäfer
Soloists: Inge Nelken (Flute); Christian Hommel (Oboe, Oboe d’amore); Gerhard Anders (Continuo Cello); Harald Hoeren (Organ)
Orchestra: Renée Ohldin (Concert-master); Irmgard Zavelberg, Dorethée
Ragg, Mark Schimmelimann, Sonja Riederbusch, Nicole-Mattea Stewart (Violin I); Alberth
Rundel, Franz Neumann, Susanne Siller, Anna Adamska, Reiko Sudo (Violin II); Bodo Friedrich, Theo
Lenzen, Dana Bala-Ciolanesco (Violas); Gerhard Anders, Mercedes Ruiz, Tilman Kanitz (Violoncellos); Thomas Falke (Double-bass); Daniel Rothert (Recorder); Ingo Nelken (Flute); Christian
Hommel, Jung Hyun Cho, Ann-Cathrin Collin (Oboes); Martin Kevenhörster, Alexander Lenkov (Bassoons); Harald Hoeren (Organ) |
Naxos 8.557615
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Jun 1-3 & Nov 22-23, 2004 |
CD / TT: 62:19
MP3 / TT: 62:19 |
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Recorded by Deutchlandfunk Sat endesaal, Köln, Germany. Producer: Ludwig Rink; Engineers: Stephan Schmidt & Hans Martin
Renz. A co-production with DeutschlandRadio.
Buy this album at:
CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline |
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 38 (Solo Cantatas) - BWV 52, 55, 82, 58 |
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Cantata BWV 55 [14:35] |
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Masaaki Suzuki |
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Bach Collegium Japan |
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Tenor: Gerd Türk
Liliko Maeda (Flute); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu leader, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima (Violin I); Kaori Toda, Yuko Araki, Satoki Nagaoka (Violin II), Yoshiko Morita, Mutsumi Otsu (Viola)
Continuo: Hidemi Suzuki (Violoncello); Takashi Konno (Violone); Naoya Otsuka (Harpsichord); Naoko Imai (Organ) |
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BIS 1631 |
Sep 2006 |
SACD / TT: 65:49 |
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Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Recording Producer: Jens Braun; Sound Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Digital Editing: Bastian Schick; Executive producer: Robert von Bahr.
See: Cantatas Vol. 38 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Buy this album at:
SACD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline
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Bleibt, ihr Engel, bleibt bei mir - J.S. Bach: Arien und Kantaten [C-2] |
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Cantatas BWV 55 [12:24] |
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Hajo Wienroth |
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Le Chardon |
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Tenor: Markus Brutscher
Hajo Wienroth (Flute); Mark Baigent (Oboe); Jaroslav Roucek (Trumpet); Jörn Sebastian Kuhlmann, Elin Eriksson (Violins); Andreas Klingel (Viola); Cassandra Luckhardt (Violoncello); Ute Schildt (Double-bass); Tilman Skowroneck (Organ) |
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Lunaris CD |
2008 |
CD / TT: 68:04 |
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Recorded at Große Kirche. Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Le Chardon |
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BWV 55 - "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht" |
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Cantata BWV 55 [14:17] |
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Tenor. Suk Seung Kwon; Ansoyoung (?) (Organ) |
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YouTube |
Uploaded: Sep 26, 2011 |
Video / TT: 14:17 |
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Recorded & filmed at…
Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [14:17] |
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J. S. Bach: Kantate BWV 55 "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht" [D-52]
[D5-10]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt V - Das Bach-Jahr 2011
Bach-Kantaten N°30 (BWV 105, 55, 68) |
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Cantata BWV 55 [CD: 13:20] |
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Conductor & Organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Urs Schoettli |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica |
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Soloists: Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold
Choir: Soprano: Guro Hjemli; Alto: Antonia Frey; Bass: William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Yuko Ishikawa; Viola: Susanna Heft; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Flute: Claire Genewein; Oboe d'amore: Ingo Müller |
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J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A870
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B672 |
Nov 19, 2011 |
DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 49:51 |
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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 55: Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [4:20]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2020): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Bach at One - Wednesday, May 24, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 35, 55) [BO-64] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [17:40] |
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(Julian Wachner) Avi Stein |
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Trinity Wall Street Choir / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street |
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Soloist: Tenor: Steven Caldicott Wilson not Owen McIntosh) [BWV 55] |
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Trinity Wall Street |
May 24, 2016 |
Video / TT: 62:42 |
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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 [62:42] |
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[2016-07-22][arte] Les Arts Florissants spielen beim Festival de Beaune Bach Kantaten (Cantates de Bach) (BWV 202, 55, 211) [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:16] |
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William Christie |
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Les Arts Florissants (Orchestra) |
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Tenor: Reinoud Van Mechelen |
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YouTube |
Jul 22, 2016 |
Video / TT: 110:02 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Basilika Notre-Dame, Beaune, Burgundy, France, in the frame of Festival International d'Opéra Baroque de Beaune. Broadcast by Arte Channel.
See: Cantates de Bach (Les Arts Florissants)
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert: Cantatas BWV 202, BWV 55, BWV 1067, BWV 211 [110:02] | Cantatas BWV 102, BWV 55, BWV 1067, BWV 211 [110:02]
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [13:16] |
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Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht - Cantata, BWV 55 [AB-55] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:35] |
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Jos van Veldhoven |
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Nederlandse Bachvereniging |
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Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Violins 1: Shunske Sato, Pieter Affourtit, Anneke van Haaften, Hanneke Wierenga; Violins 2: Sayuri Yamagata, Paulien Kostense, Annelies van der Vegt; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Double bass: Robert Franenberg; Flute: Marten Root; Oboe: Martin Stadler; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra |
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Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach |
Oct 22, 2016 |
Video / TT: 13:35 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Director: Bas Wielenga; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soetman; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Camera; Bart ten Hakel, Merijn Vrieling, Ivo Palmen, Chris Reichgelt; Camera Stagiair: Klazina Westra; Lights: Zen Bloot; Lighting Assistant: Patrick Galvin, Henry Rodgers; Video Engineer: Vincent Nugteren; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Interview: Gijs Besseling; Data Handling: Jesper Blok; Projectmanager Nep Jochem Timmerman; Project Preparation Nep: Peter Ribbens; Producer Concert: Imke Deters; Producer Film: Jessie Verbrugh.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [13:35] |
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Concert baroque (Cantata BWV 55) [C18-6] |
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Cantata Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55: Mvt. 1* (from a complete performance) |
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Musical Director: Peter Vizard
Artistic Director: Agathe Mayeres |
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Ensemble Via Luce |
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Tenor: Maximilien Hondermarck*
Violins : Naoko Callet-Nakatani, Albina Begidova, Clémence Hazael-Massieux; Flute: Rui Ohmori; Oboe: Gena Lievano
Continuo : Peter Vizard (Harpsichord); Lucie Gueraud (Violoncello); Léonard Lepissier (Double-bass) |
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YouTube |
Jun 23 & 24, 2018 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Eglise Saint-Ignace, Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Mvt. 1: Aria [T] [4:31] |
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Die Bachkantate In festo sancti Michaelis archangeli (BWV 55, 19) [CV-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [15:17] |
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Michael Biehl |
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Ensemble of music students from the ZHdK playing historical instruments |
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BWV 55: Soloist: Tenor: Maximilian Vogler
Choir: Sopranos: Keiko Enomoto-Chaintreuil, Katharina Willi; Counter-tenor: Elmar Hauser; Tenors: Rodrigo Carreto, Maxime Thély; Basses: Mathias Constantin, Cyrille Nanchen
Instrumental Ensemble: Violins: Patricia Duy Diem Do, Solveig Steinthorsdottir; Viola da braccio: Dominique Polich; Violoncellos: Javier Lopez Escalona, Gian-Andri Cuonz; Violone: Lucca Alcock; Transverse Flute: Akira Spitz; Oboe, Oboe d’amore: Linda Alijaj, Hitomi Inoue; Harpsichord: Nenad Ivkovic; Organ: Rebecca Ineichen |
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YouTube |
Mar 5, 2020 |
Video: TT: 41:02 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Toni-Areal, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zurich University of Arts), Zürich, Switzerland.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [15:17] |
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1. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi Göttingen: Kantate "Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal"; Kantate "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht" BWV 55 [BT1-2] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [14:26] |
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Conductor & Organ: Stefan Kordes |
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Members of Kantorei St. Jacobi Göttingen / Göttinger Barockorchester (on original instruments) |
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BWV 55 Soloist: Tenor: Andreas Fischer;
Ripieni: Soprano: Anna Nesyba; Alto: Nicole Pieper; Bass: Marian Müller
GBO: Henning Vater (Violin 1); Britta Gemmeker (Violin 2); Esther Jasmin Becker (Viola 1); Carsten Armbrecht (Viola 2); Angelika Miklin (Violoncello/Violoncello piccolo); Laura Frey (Violone); Britta Hauenschild (Transverse Flute); Martin Jelev, Almute Zwiener (Oboes/Oboes d'amore); Fréderique Brillouin (Oboe da caccia); Rhoda Patrick (Bassoon) |
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YouTube |
Oct 31, 2020 |
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Recorded & filmed live at St. Jacobi, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, in the frame of 1. Bach-Tage St. Jacobi Göttingen.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete
Cantata [14:26] |
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J.S. Bach: Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht BWV 55; Suite in h-Moll BWV 1067; Ich habe genug BWV 82a [CV-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [12:51] |
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Compagnia di Punto |
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Tenor: Henning Jendritza; Transverse Flute: Annie Laflamme
BWV 55: Soprano: Elisabeth Menke; Alto: Sandra Gerlach; Bass: Joel Urch |
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YouTube |
Aug 10, 2022 |
Video / TT: 56:47 |
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Recorded & filmed St. Mariä Himmelfahrt, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Sound: Stephan Schmidt; Video: Janet Sinica.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [12:51] |
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Korean Bach Society 1st Regular Concert (BWV 169, 55, 1042, 82, 51) [CV-1] |
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Cantata BWV 55 [13:45] |
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Conductor & Organ: Song Yi Park |
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OVPP (No Choir) / Korean Bach Society (KOBASO; Korean: 코바소 #코리안바흐소사이어티) |
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BWV 55 Soloist: Tenor: Seung-Hee Park
Ripienists: Soprano: Jeni Kim; Mezzo-soprano: Miran Lee; Baritone: Woojin Kim |
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YouTube |
Jun 13, 2024 |
Video / TT: 92:51 |
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Recorded & filmed live at Anglican Church of Korea Seoul Cathedral, Seoul, South Korea.
Source: Naver Blog
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 55: Complete Cantata [13:45] |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Baruth (January 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, June 2006, September 2006, February 2012); Rainer Harald (July 2019 - November 2022); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012); Louis Iosub (April 2012); Manfred Krugmann (September 2012); Yakov Mokin (July 2018); Claude Role (December 2017); Peter Smaill (August 2006); Teri Noel Towe (April 2007); Tim Williams (March 2008) |
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