Cantata BWV 56
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
Discography - Part 5

Complete Recordings 1980-1989

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Bach Festival 48^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F48-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Dwight Oltman; Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace Choir / Baldwin-Wallace Symphony Orchestra

Bass: Bruce Abel

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 80-86

May 23, 1980

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Oltman.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. Abel.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

2

Archive Recordings: Season of 1982 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [20:26]

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Instrumental ensemble

Baritone: Leslie Guinn
Philip West, Jennifer Sperry (Oboes); Paul Kantor, Connie Heard (Violins); Robert Becker (Viola); Stephen Erdody (Cello); Stuart Sankey (Double-bass); Doris Ornstein (Harpsichord)

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 3, 1982

CD / TT: 73:04

Recorded live at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 311601635)

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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 4 (Cantatas BWV 51, 56, 82)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18 (Cantatas BWV 54-57)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Sings Bach

Cantata BWV 56 [CD-1: 20:40; CD-2: 20:37]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Günther Passin (Oboe); Hedda Rothweiler (Oboe); Daisuke Mogi (Oboe da caccia); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Concert-master); Helmut Veihelmann (Violoncello); Harro Bertz (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord/Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.855
Hänssler 92.018
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Jul 1983

CD / TT: 62:02
CD / TT: 72:56 / 72:45
MP3 / TT: 72:45

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg; Recording Director: Richard Hauck.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Rilling.
5^th recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau.
See: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Bach - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
See: Edition Bachakademie - Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 54, BWV 55, BWV 56 & BWV 57 [72:55]
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4

J.S. Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates (BWV 56, 82) [C-1]
Edition Bach Leipzig

Cantata BWV 56 [19:28]

Max Pommer

Leipziger Universitätschor / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Bass: Siegfried Lorenz; Klaus-Peter Gütz (Oboe)
Continuo: Burkhard Schmidt (Violoncello); Rainer Hucke (Double-bass); Gerd Schulze (Bassoon); Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ)

Capriccio 10028
Capriccio 49254-2

1984

CD / TT: 41:43
11-CD / TT

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.Recording Supervision: Bernd Runge; Recording Engineer: Eberhard Richter
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11-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [19:35]

Hans Stadlmair

Ein Münchner Vokalensemble / Münchener Kammerorchester

Bass: Josef Loibl

Schwann Musica Sacre
Musica Mundi CD-96100

1984

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 53:31

Recorded at Studio Ulrich Kraus, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

6

J.S. Bach: Vol. 1 (Cantates BWV 13, 55, 56, 84, 151, 158, 159, 211) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Francis Auclair

Ensemble vocal et instrumental Bach d'Alsace; Ensemble vocal Exultate de Sélestat (Director: Jérôme Krucker)

Baritone: Pasqualino Frigau
Marc Baudry, Serge Haerrig & Jérôme Guichard (Oboes); Pasqualino Frigau (Bassoon); Zoltan Veres (Violin) ; Catherine Frigau-Rouard & Anne Krucker (Violas); Francis Auclair & Patrice Vogel (Harpsichord & Organ)

Christal SCA-10101

May 1985, Jul 1985, Sep 1985, Jun 1986

2-LP / TT:

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: Cantatas Nos. 56 & 82 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:30]

Pál Németh

Savaria Vocal Ensemble (Chorus Master: István Deáky) / Capella Savaria

Bass: László Polgár
János Sandor, Mihály Szili, István Balázs, György Tarnai, Péter Lissauer, György Bognár, Imre Simkó (Violins); Sándor Nagy, László Dabasi (Violas); Cseperke Falvay (Violoncello); György Janzsó; Ku Ebbinge, László Hotzi (Oboes); József Erös (Oboe da caccia); Imre Mohl (Bassoon); Miklós Spányi (Organ)

Hungaroton SLPD-12650
Hungaroton HCD-12650-2

1985

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 40:20

Recorded at… Recording Producer: Andrá Székely; Balance Engineer: István Berényi.

1987 Faculty Recital [C-18]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Jay Wilkey (?)

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Seminary Choir (?) / Instrumental Eensmble

Baritone: Jay Wilkey
James Rightmyer (Harpsichord); Myumi Okubo (Violoncello); Cheri Lyon Kelley (Violin); David Ray (Viola); Daniel McAninch (Oboe)

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Feb 10, 1987

MC / TT:.

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

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Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, 82, 158 (Live Recordings of Outstanding Musicians) [C-4]

Cantata BWV 56 [20:40]

Saulius Sondeckis

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Robert Holl

Melodiya C10-29557000

Dec 18, 1987

LP / TT: 57:05

Recorded live at Museum of Fine Arts "Pushkin", Moscow, Russia, during Festival "December Evenings".
Source: WorldCat Libraries & Robert Holl Website
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 56: Complete Cantata [20:14]

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 82 [C-4]
Meisterworke zum Kennenlernen

Cantata BWV 56 [21:47]

Helmut Winschermann

Kammerchor der Frankfurter Singakademie / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Bass: Hermann Prey; Livia Varcol (Oboe)
Continuo: Irene Güdel (Violoncello); Helmut Hofmann (Double-bass); Helman Jung (Bassoon); Waldenar Döling (Organ)

Saphir INT-830.852
Classical Creations 820.569
Intercord 885.903

Dec 1987

CD / TT: 46:43
CD / TT: 46:43
3-CD / TT:

Recorded at Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt/M., Germany.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Winschermann.
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11

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten - Ich will den Kreuztab gerne tragen; Ich habe genug [C-1]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:46]

Thomas Albert

Vokalensemble des Forum Alte Musik Bremen (Director: Manfred Cordes) / Fiori Musicali, Bremen

Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Thomas Albert (Baroque violin), Niklas Trüstedt (Viola da gamba), Stephen Stubbs (Baroque Lute)

Musikproduktion Darbringhaus und Grimm MD+G L-3297

1988

CD / TT: 42:18

Recoreded in Bremen, Germany.

12

Wachet Auf! - J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & 140; Motet BWV Anh. 159 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [18:46]

Greg Funfgeld

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Bass: Daniel Lichti
Laura Hamilton (Violin); James Mason (Oboe); Charlotte Mattax Moersch (Portative Organ); Michael Finckel (Cello); Anne Peterson (Double-bass); Charles Holdeman (Bassoon); Daniel Braden (Horn); Nancianne Parrella (Organ)

Dorian Recordings DOR-90127

Jan 27-28, 1989

CD / TT: 50:46

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Producer: Craig D. Dory; Enginners: Craig D. Dory, Douglas Brown; Editor: Douglas Brown; Executive Producer: Roland Kushner..
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, 82 & 158 [C-9]
J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [B-2]

Cantata BWV 56 [17:52]

Joshu Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Soprano [Chorale]: Laurie Monahan; Counter-tenor [Chorale]: Douglas Stevens; Tenor [Chorale]: William Hite; Bass [Soloist & Chorale]: Jan Opalach

L'Oiseau Lyre 425822-2
Decca 458087-2
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Apr 1989

CD / TT: 51:15
2-CD / TT: 107:09
MP3 / TT: 106:16

Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA.
Producer: Peter Wadland; Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley.
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Bach Festival 57^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First Concert [F57-1]

Cantata BWV 56 []

Dwight Oltman; Stuart Raleigh

Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Ohio Chamber Orchestra.;.

Bass: Bruce Abel

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

May 19, 1989

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Oltman.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. Abel.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - October 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (January 2010); Rainer Baruth (September 2012); Rudolf Bayer (September 2005); Francis Browne (December 2007); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (September 2005, June 2006, June 2008); Rainer Harald (October 2023); Frits V. Herbold (February 2008, February 2012); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012, September 2012); Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002); Daniel Michel (September 2004); Antonio Fuentes Miranda (November 2005); Christian Moll (October 2009); Sergey Nikitin (March 2008); Riccardo Nughes (September 2004); John Pike (August 2005); Russ Sackowitz (September 2008); Peter Schmidt (August 2006); Burke Smith (May 2007); Teri Noel Towe (December 2006, May 2008); Nagamiya Tutomu (July 2007); Jeremy Vosburgh (November 2003); Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen for 19^th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
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Articles: Program Notes to Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [S. Burton] | BWV 56 “Ich will den Xstab gerne tragen” - An Attempt to Trace the Symbols and Other Poetic Expressions in the Libretto Back to Their Original Sources [T. Braatz]