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Cantata BWV 66a
Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück


Ref.:

BWV 66a

German Title:

Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück

English Title:

Since heaven cared for Anhalt's fame and bliss (by Z. Philip Ambrose)

Event:

Cantata for the Birthday of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen [Serenata]

Composed:

Köthen, 1718
1st performance: December 10, 1718 - Köthen

Text:

Christian Friedrich Hunold

BWV 66 Text: German-5 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-10

Scoring:

Music lost

BWV 66a Scores: -

References:

BWV 66a=BWV 66.1 References: BGA: - | NBA: - | BC: G 4 | Zwang: - | First Published: - | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 66a Commentaries: English: Crouch
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French]

Music:

-

Discussions:

Week of March 10, 2002; Week of March 19, 2006; Week of July 18, 2010; Week of March 27, 2016


Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 66
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 66
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 66a

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

 

Discography

Complete Recordings


1

Ruhn und Glück (Fame and Happiness) - J.S. Bach: Birthday Cantatas BWV 36a & 66a (reconstructed) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 66a, reconstructed by Alexander Grychtolik [39:22]

Alexander Grychtolik

Mitteldeutsche Hofmusik

Soprano: Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Alto: Wiebke Lehmkuhl; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Karsten Krüger

Rondeau Production ROP-6058
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Sep 8, 2012

SACD / TT: 65:21
MP3 / TT: 65:21

Recorded at Bach-kirche St. Agnus, Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Producers: Frank Hallmann, Bettina-Cornelia Schmidt; Recording Supervision: Joachim Müller.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66a: Complete Cantata [39:18]
Buy this album at:
SACD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


2

J.S. Bach: La Serenata Ritrovata - BWV66a - La Risonanza - Fabio Bonizzoni [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 66a, in the unpublished reconstruction by Karl Böhmer, Jörn Boysen and Fabio Bonizzoni [50:00]

Conductor & Harpsichord: Fabio Bonizzoni

La Risonanza

Soprano: Federica Napoletani; Alto: Angela Hyun Jung Oh; Tenor: Karol Kusz; Bass [main role]: Valerio Zanolli
Andrea Mion, Elisabeth Passot (Oboes); Giovanni Battista Graziadio (Basson); Jorge Jimenez, Beatrice Scaldini, Ulrike Slowik, Rossela Borsoni, Joanna Debrowolska, Davide Medas, Laura Cavazzuti (Violins); Livia Baldi, Zeno Scattolin (Violas); Caterina Dell'Angelo, Agnieszka Oszanka (Cellos); Guissela Massa (Violone)

YouTube

Dec 16, 2023

Video / TT: 50:00

Recorded & filmed live at Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci - Sala del Cenacolo, Milano, Italy.
Sound Engineer: Andrea Dandolo; Video Engineer & Digital Editing: Andrea Friggi; Video Assistant Mattia Boscardin.
Musicological Consultant: Karl Böhmer; Composer of non-reviewable pages: Jörn Boysen; Italian translation of the libretto: Carlo Vitali.
Source: La Risonanca Website
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66a: Complete Cantata [50:00]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2013 - April 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau
(February 2013)

Cantata BWV 66a: Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück [music lost] for Birthday (1718)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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