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Cantata BWV 70
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!


Ref.

BWV 70

German Title

Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!

English Title

Watch! Pray! Pray! Watch! (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 26th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 2 Peter 3: 3-13; Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 26th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1723; 2nd Edition: Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: November 21, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: November 18, 1731 - Leipzig

Text:

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1, 3, 5, 8, 10); Christoph Demantius (Mvt. 7); Christian Keymann (Mvt. 11); Anon (Mvts. 2, 4, 6, 9)

BWV 70 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-7 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-4 | Hebrew-7 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele [BWV 70/7] | Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht [BWV 70/11]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, oboe, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, organ continuo (in the amended form)
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [A] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] | Mvt. 6: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 7: Chorale
Part 2: Mvt. 8: Aria [T] | Mvt. 9: Recitative w/ Instrumental Chorale [B] | Mvt. 10: Aria [B] | Mvt. 11: Chorale

BWV 70 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.45 MB] | Score BGA [3.89 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 95 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 11 | Mvt. 11 ch
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 11 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 | Mvt. 10 | Mvt. 11 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele [BWV 70/7] | Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein (II) [BWV 70/9] | Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht [BWV 70/11]

References:

BWV 70=BWV 70.2 References: BGA: XVI | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 165 | Zwang: K 52 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital (Leipzig version)

Commentaries:

BWV 70 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | AL [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of November 24, 2002; Week of December 18, 2005; Week of October 14, 2012; Week of November 22, 2015


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 70
Details of BWV 70a

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. 13
Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 15 – conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Arias - by Marek Štryncl & Musica Flore with Magdalena Kožená

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten Historische Aufnahmen (Karl Straube, 1931) [C-1]
Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet!, BWV 70 (Radio Recording 9)

 

Cantata BWV 70: 1st Part (Mvt. 1-7) [20:22]
Cantata BWV 70 [29:28]

Karl Straube

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Marianne Weber; Alto: Frieda Dierolf; Tenor: Hanns Fleischer; Bass: Albert Fischer
Heinrich Teubig (Trumept); Hans Münch-Halland (Violincello); Günther Ramin (Organ); Friedbert Sammler (Harpsichord)

Bach-Archiv Leipzig
RRG-Aufnahme DRA B003494224

Nov 19, 1931

CD / TT: 77:55
Tape / TT: 29:28

Recorded live at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. 
Buy this album at:
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2

J.S. Bach: Deux Cantates En Enregistrement Intégral : N° 70 - Wachet! Betet!, N° 147 - Herz und Mund [C-6a]
J.S. Bach: Cantata N °68 (BWV 68) "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt"; Cantata N °70 (BWV 70) "Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!" [C-7b]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [26:40]

Kurt Thomas

Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt / Orchestra of Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Contralto: Sibylla Plate; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk

L'Oiseau-Lyre OL-LD-164 (France)
London Éditions de L'Oiseau-Lyre OL-50151
L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-60027

1952

LP / TT: 60:31
LP / TT: 47:10
LP / TT: 47:10

Recorded in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.

 
 

3

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 70 [L-6]
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 31; Cantata No. 70 [L-11]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Cantatas BWV 50, 70
[C-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [28:24]

Felix Prohaska

Choir of the Bach Guild / Wiener Staatsoper Orchester
Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Kammerochester
Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Alto: Erika Wien; Tenor: Hugo Meyer-Welfing; Bass: Norman Foster

Bach Guild BG-524 (1953)
Bach Guild BG-615 (1962)
Vanguard Classics OVC-2010

Jun 1957

LP / TT:
LP / TT: 50:20
CD / TT: 62:40

Recorded in Europe.
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4

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 23, 56, 70 [E-7]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [25:14]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Kammerorchester, Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Soprano: Lotte Schädle; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Kieth Engen

Andromeda ANDRCD-9043

Oct 19, 1957

CD / TT: 76:03

Recorded live at Markuskirche & Lukaskirche, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 70 by K. Richter.
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5

Bach: Cantatas # 70 & 95 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [26:30]

Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist) [most probably Karl Richter]

Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra [probably pseudonym of Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester]

Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names) [probably: Soprano: Antonia Fahberg or Ursula Buckel; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Kieth Engen]

Baroque Records BRJ-1816

Early 1960's ?

LP / TT: 46:50

Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer.
Info provided by Burke Smith (June 2008).


6

Bach Kantate BWV 70 Wachet betet, betet wachet, H. Schroeder 1967 [CR-70]

Cantata BWV 70 [25:23]

Hermann Schröder

Madrigalchor der Musikhochschule Köln

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Maureen Lehane; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

YouTube

1967

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [25:23]


7

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 23 (BWV 70, 180)
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 70, Cantata No. 180 [L-23]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19, 40, 70, 140, 149, 180 [C-4]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

 

Cantata BWV 70 [26:29]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Violin: José Antonio Perez; Violoncello piccolo: August Wenzinger; Flute, Recorder: Gerhard Braun, Peter Thalheimer; Oboe, French Horn: Friedrich Milde, Hanspeter Weber; Horn: Wolfgang Hofmann; Trumpet: Maurice André; Bassoon: Herbert Anton; Violoncello: Reinhard Werner; Double-bass: Siegfried Uhl; Organ: Eva Hoelderlin

Erato STU-70588
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1119
Erato 0630-11223-2
Erato 2584-61402-2

Feb 1970

LP / TT: 54:36
LP / TT: 54:36
2-CD / TT: 146:08
10-CD / TT: 722:00

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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8

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 15 (Cantatas BWV 70, 131, 79)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 22 (Cantatas BWV 68-70)

 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [25:20]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

CD: Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Verena Gohl; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Hermann Sauter (Trumpet); Otto Winter (Oboe); Günther Passin (Oboe) [BWV 70/8]; Hans Mantels (Bassoon); Werner Keltsch (Concert-master); Walter Forchert (Concert-master) [BWV 70/5,8];Peter Simek (Continuo Cello); Ansgar Schneider, Continuo Cello [BWV 70/4-6,8]; Ulrich Lau (Double-bass); Harro Bertz (Double-bass) [BWV 70/4-6,8]; Martha Schuster (Harpsichord, Positive Organ); Hans-Joachim Erhard, (Harpsichord, Positive Organ) [BWV 70/4-6,8]
LP: Soprano: Nancy Burns; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer

Hänssler 98.865
Hänssler 92.022
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1970; Feb [Mvts. 5, 8], Oct [Mvt. 6], Dec [Mvt. 4], 1982

CD / TT: 63:58
CD / TT: 64:15
MP3 / TT: 64:05

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
BWV 70: Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck, Wolfram Wehnert.
Also on Claudius-Verlag CLV-71903.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 70 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [24:48] | Complete Cantata [LP CLV: 25:56]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 68, BWV 69, BWV 70 [HD: 64:13] | Cantatas BWV 68, BWV 69, BWV 70 [64:14]
Buy this album at:
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CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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9

J.S. Bach a Notre Dame - Les grandes canatates des féte [C-2]

Cantata BWV 70 []

R.P. Émile Martin

Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache / Orchestre Des Concerts Colonne

Soprano: Rachel Yakar; Alto: Jocelyne Taillon; Tenor: Manuel Cid-Jimenez; Bass: Roger Soyer

Les Chantiers Du Carnaval CDC-5

Jun 17, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Notre-Dame de Paris, France.


10

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 18 (BWV 69-72)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 (BWV 61-78)
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 22 (BWV 70-73)

 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [22:13]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
CMW: Natural Trumpet in C: Josef Spindler; Oboe: Jürg Schaeftlein; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Veronika Schmidt, Anita Mitterer; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35340
Teldec 8.35340 ZL & 242 572-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81192-2
Warner Classics 8573-81192-5
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May+Oct 16, 20+24, 1976

2-LP / TT: 88 min
2-CD / TT: 88:31
6-CD / TT: 389:26
MP3 / TT: 388:31
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 73:11
CD / TT: 73:11
MP3 / TT: 72:59

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [22:06]
CD: Cantatas BWV 70, BWV 71, BWV 72, BWV 73 [73:11]
Buy this album at:
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11

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

 

Cantata BWV 70 [27:03]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Chandler Goetting (Trumpet); Fritz Kiskalt (Violoncello)

Archiv Produktion 439394-2
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Feb 1977; Feb, Mar, May 1978

5-CD / TT: 343:25
MP3 / TT: 341:26

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann; Editing: Reinhild Schmidt.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by K. Richter.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [27:02]
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12

Helmuth Rilling erläutert und dirigiert J.S. Bach [L-17]

 

Cantata BWV 70 []

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

2DF theater

1980

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Kongresshalle Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Broadcast by 2DF theater on May 2, 2008.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by H. Rilling.


13

Bach: Kantate BWV 70 Wachet ! Betet ! Helmut Kahlhöfer 1984 Kasseler Musiktage [CR-70]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [24:31]

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Chor und Orchester der Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke (programme) or
Frankfurter Kantorei / Kammerorchester des HR (YouTube)

Soprano: Edith Wiens; Alto: Marga Schiml; Tenor: Kenzo Ishii (YouTube) or Peter Schreier (programme); Baritone: Siegfried Lorenz
Gisbert Schneider (Organ); Instrumental soloists: Edward Zienkowski (Violin); Uwe Schmeisser (Violoncello); Georg Lindemann (Double-bass); Helmut Hucke (Oboe); Hellmut Schneidewind (Trumpet); Theo Staub (Bassoon)

YouTube

Nov 4, 1984

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Martinskirche, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, in the frame of 59. NBG Bachfest (Kasseler Musiktage 1984). Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [24:31]


14

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [21:08]

Ton Koopman

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

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Patrick Beaugireaud (Oboe); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, Francine van der Heijden, Annemieke Rademaker, Melanie Greve; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Wim-Jan van Deuveren, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Kees van Hees
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat; Violas: Martin Kelly, Katherine McGillivray; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboe: Patrick Beaugireaud; Trumpet: Stephen Keavy; Bassoon: Sally Jackson; Lute: Mike Fentross; Organ: Bernard Winsemius [choir]; Organ, Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]

Erato 3984-27315-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72209
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Oct 1998

3-CD / TT: 206:05
3-CD / TT: 206:05
MP3 / TT: 205:18

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Part 1 [13:30] + Part 2 [8:17]
Cantatas BWV 69, BWV 70, BWV 71, BWV 72, BWV 75, BWV 76 [136:20]
Buy this album at:
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15

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 4 (BWV 61-80)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [23:33]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk, Herjan Pullen; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Pieter Affourtit, Annabelle Ferdinand, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Fiorenza Dedonatis, Antoinette Lohmann; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp [BWV 70/3,4,6]; Double-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboe: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 70/1,2,8]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp [BWV 70/3]; Natural Trumpet: Susan Williams [BWV 70/1,2,9,10]; Organ: Rien Voskuillen [BWV 70/3], Stephen Taylor [BWV 70/4,6]

Brilliant Classics 99379
Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 367:20
MP3 / TT: 408:33

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 4, BWV 158, BWV 131, BWV 70 [77:15] | Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 158, BWV 131, BWV 70 [77:15]
Buy this album at:
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16

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 15 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1723 / VIII (BWV 40, 60, 70, 90)

 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [22:49]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; 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: Trumpet: Toshio Shimada; Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; 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 70: Complete Cantata [23:11]
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17

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1st Sunday in Advent (BWV 61, 62, 36)
For the 4th Sunday in Advent (BWV 70, 132, 147)

 
 
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Cantatas BWV 70 [22:59]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Brigitte Geller; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Nicola Jenkin, Gillian Keith, Charlotte Mobbs, Emma Preston-Dunlop, Belinda Yates; Altos: Frances Bourne, James Burton, William Towers, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Gerald O'Beirne, Nicolas Robertson, Christopher Watson; Basses: Malcolm Arthur, Stephen Charlesworth, Charles Pott, Richard Savage
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Jane Gillie, Catherine Martin, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Emma Alter, Judith Busbridge, Lisa Cochrane, Mari Giske; Cellos: Richte Van der Meer, Lynden Cranham; Double Bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Eduard Wesly; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpet: Gabriele Cassone; Harpsichord: Rob Howarth; Organ: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-162
=

Dec 10, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22
MP3 / TT: 133:23

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Michaeliskirche, Michaeliskirche, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Roger de Schot, Carl Schuurbiers (Polyhymnia), Jan de Groot (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Roger de Schot, Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:41]
Vol. 13, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 70, BWV 131, BWV 147 [68:59]
Buy this album at:
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18

J.S. Bach: Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! [R-6]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [27 min]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Kerstin Klein; Alto: Alexandra Röseler; Tenor: Albrecht Sack; Bass: Ulf Paulsen

MDR Figaro

Nov 23, 2002

MC / TT: [27 min]

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Broadcast by MDR Figaro on Dec 12, 2004.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 2542.
Source: SLUB Dresden


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Jürgen Natter LIVE: J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 70 "Wachet! Betet! Seid bereit!"; Kantate BWV 26 "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig"; Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [27:31]

Harpsichord & Conductor: Jürgen Natter

Vorarlberger Madrigalchor (Rehersals: Prof. Guntram Simma) / Rheintaler Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Alena-Maria Stolle; Alto: Manja Ilgen; Tenor: Christoph Rösel; Bass: Jörn Sakuth
Benjamin Guélat (Organ)

YouTube

Oct 31, 2009

Video / TT: 67:22

Recorded & filmed live at the Kapelle des Landeskonservatoriums Feldkirch.
Recording: Pink Music Production.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [27:31]


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Cantates de bach: BWV 10, 70, 140 et 187 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 70 []

Gerry Welter

Chorale Saint-Michel / La Banda, Orchester auf historischen Instruments

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Clint van der Linde; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Harvey

Flash Compact Editioun FCE

Mar 14, 2010

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Église Saint-Michel Luxembourg - Fëschmaart.
No longer available (October 2022)


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J.S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 61; Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [23:31]

Renato Negri

Coro del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Chorus Master: Cristiano Dell'Oste) / Capella Regiensis (vocal & intrumental ensemble)

Soprano: Loredana Bigi; Contralto: Martina Belli; Tenor: Raffaele Giordani; Bass: Matteo Bellotto
Gabriele Cassone (Trumpet)

YouTube

Jul 11, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Chiesa di s. Filippo Neri, Reggio Emilia, Italy, as part of "Soli Deo Gloria - Organi, Suoni e Voci della Città".
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70 [23:31]: Part 1 [14:41] + Part 2 [8:50]


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J.S. Bach: Wachet, betet, betet, wachet! BWV 70 [C-28]

 

Cantata BWV 70 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Dec 4, 2011

MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest (Deák tér), Hungary.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 70 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]


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J.S. Bach: Wachet, betet, betet, wachet! BWV 70; Christmas Oratorio V. kantáta BWV 248 [C-29]

 

Cantata BWV 70 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Dec 10, 2011

MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Kelenföldi református templom, Budapest, Hungary.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]


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Opening concert of the 23rd Budapest Bach Week: BWV 1048, BWV 84, BWV 70 [C12-2]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [23:26; 23:35]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Kornélia Bakos; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl
Borbála Dobozy (Harpsichord)

YouTube
Lutherania

Jun 4, 2012

Video / TT: 51:01
MP3 / TT: 51:15; 51:23

Recorded & filmed live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary, in the frame of 23rd Budapest Bach Weeks. Recorded by Péter Remete. 2 performances of the same programme were recorded on the same day.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by S. Kamp.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert: BWV 1048, BWV 84, BWV 70 [51:01]
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 70 [23:26]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:45] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:21] + Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [4:19] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] [0:49] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [2:45] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [T] [0:33] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [1:07] + Mvt. 8: Aria [T] [3:12] + Mvt. 9: Recitative w/ Instrumenta; Chorale [B] [1:55] + Mvt. 10: Aria [B] [2:51] + Mvt. 11: Chorale [0:49]
Repeat Performance [23:35]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:59] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] [1:20] + Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [4:19] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [T] [0:48] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [2:43] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [T] [0:35] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [1:05] + Mvt. 8: Aria [T] [3:11] + Mvt. 9: Recitative w/ Instrumenta; Chorale [B] [1:53] + Mvt. 10: Aria [B] [2:50] + Mvt. 11: Chorale [0:52]


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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 18: “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen” (Cantatas BWV 70, 9, 182)

 

Cantata BWV 70 [22:14]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent ACC-25318
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Dec 3-4, 2012

SACD / TT: 66:18
MP3 / TT: 70:31

Recorded at la Predikherenkerk de Louvain, Belgium.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 70 "Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet!" [D-73] [D7-10]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt VII - Das Bach-Jahr 2013
Bachkantaten N°12 (BWV 70, 151, 33)

 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [CD: 22:03; YT: 25:57]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Jan Assmann

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Gudrun Sidonie Otto; Alto: Margot Oitzinger; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Choir: Sopranos: Olivia Fündeling, Guro Hjemli, Susanne Seitter, Gunta Smirnova, Noëmi Sohn-Nad; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Kazuko Nakano, Liliana Lafranchi, Damaris Rickhaus; Tenors: Marcel Fässler, Clemens Flämig, Manuel Gerber, Walter Siegel; Basses: Oliver Rudin, Manuel Walser, Tobias Wicky, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Plamena Nikitassova, Dorothee Mühleisen, Christine Baumann, Petra Melicharek, Christoph Rudolf, Ildiko Sajgo; Violas: Martina Bischof, Matthias Jäggi, Sarah Krone; Violoncellos: Maya Amrein, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Trumpet: Patrick Henrichs; Oboe: Dominik Melicharek; Organ: Nicola Cumer; Harpsichord: Jörg-Andreas Bötticher

J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen B096
J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B261

Nov 22, 2013

DVD / TT: 91 min
11-DVD / TT: 700 min
CD / TT: 60:13
MP3 / TT: 60:07

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD contains film recordings of the complete cantata performance, the musical and theological introductory workshop, and reflection lecture on the cantata text. The DVD also newly features a documentary in German, English and Spanish on the making of our sound and image recordings and their distribution across the world.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Johannes Widmer; Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [25:57] | Workshop [46:08] | Workshop [46:08] | Reflection Lecture [17:39] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:02]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2014): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2014): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2014): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || ArkivMusic
Music Download (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


 

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Bach Cantatas Lecture Concert (BWV 22, 70) [C-7]

Cantata BWV 70: Aria for Alto Wenn kommt der Tag (Mvt. 3) [5:24] (from a complete performance)

David Chin (Speaker & Conductor)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Yuki Ip; Counter-tenor: Chia Wee-Kiat; Tenor: Felix Suen; Baritone: Caleb Woo
Rosie Mills Goh (Cello); Wendy Yuen (Organ)

YouTube

Aug 17, 2014

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at the Church of Christ in China: Wanchai Church, Hong Kong. A & O Publishing Company.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [5:24]


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Bach: Cantate BWV 70 - Asser Bach Cantategroep [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [26:26]

Rein de Vries

Asser Bach Cantategroep

Soprano: Elizabeth Kooy; Alto: Eske Tibben; Tenor: Han Warmelink; Bass: Erks Jan Dekker

YouTube

Nov 23, 2014

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Adventskerk, Assen, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [HD: 26:26]


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KNUA Bach Cantata Concert (Cantatas BWV 37, 102, 70) (KNUA 바흐 칸타타 연주회 : 바흐칸타타 37번, 102번, 70번 )

 

Cantata BWV 70: Chorus Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! (Mvt. 1) [4:03] + Chorale Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele (Mvt. 7) [1:01] (from a complete performance)

Kim Hong-soo (지휘 김홍수), Korea National University of Arts, Professor of Choral Conducting (한국예술종합학교 합창지휘과 교수)

Knua Recital Choir (바하 칸타타 연주, 지휘 김홍수) / Knua Baroque Chamber Ensemble

KRC: Sopranos: 윤하영 최예람 김샛별 김영지 김효은 채경아 함우송 이연주 딜라라 오지수 이혜근; Altos: 박하영 김정현 오세인 고아라 강은별 권승아 전지영 염정아 임현수 김예림 알마굴 김민정; Tenors: 이도행 김도이 이준희; Basses: 부디 이동우 장원석 박형근 오지훈 김대훈
KBCE: Violin: 김지영(지도) 강하현 강민채 이승훈; Viola: 고영휘; Cello: 이희수; Double-bass: 이재호; Trumpet: 차창현; Flute: 이소망; Oboe: 강다해 김승빈; Basson: 김진우 ; Organ: 장영은; Harpsichord: 권예인

YouTube

Apr 23, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at KNUA Hall, Seoul, South Korea, in the frame of 7th K'Arts Bach Week (제7회 크누아 바흐 주간).
Source: 2015 제7회 크누아 바흐주간 (K'Arts)
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 1: Chorus [HD: 4:03] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [HD: 1:01]


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Weimarer Bachkantaten-Akademie 2015: Abschlusskonzert 1 (Weimar Bach Cantata Academy 2015: Final Concert 1) [LC15-2]

 

Cantata BWV 70 []

Helmuth Rilling

Ensembles der Bachkantaten-Akademie (Ensembles of the Bach Cantata Academy) (Chorus Master: Kathy Saltzman Romey)

Soprano: Julia Sophie Wagner; Alto: Lidia Vinyes Curtis; Tenor: Nicholas Phan; Baritone: Tobias Berndt

YouTube

Aug 20, 2015

Video / TT: 79:04

Recorded & filmed live at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, in the frame of Thüringer Bachwochen.
Concert filmed by Tilo Krause, 2015. A project of Thüringer Bachwochen in collaboration with the Liszt University of Music Weimar, made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Helmuth Rilling association. Copyright: Freundeskreis Helmuth Rilling - Friends of Helmuth Rilling e.V., Tilo Krause, Thueringer Bachwochen e.V.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 70 by H. Rilling.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert: Cantatas BWV 70, BWV 131, BWV 147 [79:04]


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2015-16 Eastman Bach Cantata Series Opening Concert (BWV 70, 75) [C-6] [C15-1]

Cantata BWV 70

BWV 70: Hana J. Cai

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental Ensemble

BWV 70 Soloists: Soprano: Paige Kiefner; Mezzo-soprano: Sun-Ly Pierce; Tenor: Nathaniel McEwen; Baritone: Isaac Assor
BWV 70+75 Orchestra: Moriah Wilhelm Rowe & Winnie Law (Violins); Angela Kratchmer (Viola); Pedro Sánchez (Cello); Kevin Ng (Double-bass); Hugo Souza, John Uchal & Elena Sloman (Oboes); Steve Felix (Trumpet); Maxwell Grube (Bassoon); Malcolm Matthews (Organ); Naomi Gregory (Harpsichord)

Eastman School of Music

Sep 20, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.


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Bach in the Court of Weimar (BWV 70, 12, 1041) [C-3]

Cantata BWV 70 []

Rick Erickson

Bach Society Houston: Bach Choir & Orchestra

Soprano: Renée Rybolt; Baritone: Aaron Harp; Other soloists: unknown

Bach Society Houston

Feb 6, 2016

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA, in the frame of Houston Early Music Festival.
Listen on Sound Cloud:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 10: Aria [B] [3:00]


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Welcome To Leipzig: 1723 (Cantatas BWV 179, 70; Sinfonia from BWV 42) [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 70: Mvts. 3, 5, 8, 10 [12:53] (from a complete performance)

Ruben Valenzuela (Artistic Director); Michael Sponseller (Associate Music Director)

Bach Collegium San Diego

Soloists: Soprano: Margot Rood; Counter-tenor: Reginald Mobley; Tenor: Scott Mello; Bass: Tyler Duncan

YouTube

Oct 14, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church California, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Mvt. 3: Aria [A] [3:47] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [2:44] + Mvt. 8: Aria [T] [3:17] + Mvt. 10: Aria [B] [3:05]


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Bach:vokal | concerts 2017, Serie No. V: Kantaten zum 2. und 3. Advent (BWV 70, 186a, 140) [C17-5]

 
 

Cantata BWV 70 [24:06]

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

Soloists BWV 70: Soprano: Franziska Bobe [5]; Alto: Lidia Vinyes Curtis [3]; Tenors: Michael Berner [4], Jo Holzwarth [6], Stephan Scherpe [8]; Basses: Ekkehard Abele [2, 9], Jens Hamann [10]
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Verena Schmid, Franziska Bobe, Agnes Knoop, Rahel Maas; Altos: Anne Greiling, Lena Sutor-Wernich, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Wiebke Wighardt; Tenors: Michael Berner, Stephan Scherpe, Daniel Schreiber, Jo Holzwarth; Basses: Ekkehard Abele, Jens Hamann, Matthias Horn, Thomas Scharr

YouTube

Dec 1, 2017

Video / TT: 71:05

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stu, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal. Recording by SWR 2.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [24:06]


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Bach en sept paroles III - L’appel (Cantatas BWV 70, 151/1, 140) [CP-3]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [24:55]

Raphaël Pichon

Ensemble Pygmalion

Soloists: Soprano: Maïlys de Villoutreys; Alto: Christopher Lowrey; Tenor: Robin Tritschler; Bass: Christian Immler
Choir: Sopranos: Armelle Cardot-Froeliger, Anne-Emmanuelle Davy, Alice Foccroulle, Virginie Thomas; Altos: Tobias Knaus, Marie Pouchelon, Alexander Schneider; Tenors: Olivier Coiffet, Guillaume Gutiérrez, Randol Rodriguez; Basses: Geoffroy Buffière, Matthias Lutze, Guillaume Olry
Orchestra: Violins 1: Sophie Gent, Louis Creac’h, Yoko Kawakubo, Katya Polin; Violins 2: Gabriel Grosbard, Alix Boivert, Cyrielle Eberhardt; Violas: Jérôme Van Waerbeke, Fanny Paccoud; Violoncellos: Julien Barre, Antoine Touche*; Viola da gamba: Julien Leonard*; Double-bass: Thomas de Pierrefeu*; Flute: Anne Thivierge; Oboes: Jasu Moisio, Lidewei de Sterck, Christopher Palameta; Bassoon: Evolène Kiener; Trumpets: Emmanuel Mure**, Jean-Baptiste Lapierre, Gilles Rapin, Serge Tizac; Timpani: Eriko Minami; Organ: Matthieu Boutineau*; Harpsichord: Pierre Gallon*
* Continuo
** Horn in Cantata BWV 70

Culturebox / Mezzo

Dec 11, 2017

Video / TT: 84:58

Recorded & filmed live at the Philharmonie de Paris, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [84:58]
Watch on Philharmonie de Paris:
Complete Concert [83:11]
Watch on Culturebox:
Complete Concert [84:57]


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Bach at One - March 12, 2018 (Cantatas BWV 12, 70) [BO-79]

 

Cantata BWV 70 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Elizabeth Bates; Soprano: Sarah Brailey; Alto: Luthien Brackett; Alto: Timothy Parsons; Tenor: Timothy Hodges; Tenor: Brian Giebler; Bass: Paul An; Bass: Thomas McCargar; Bass: Jonathan Woody

Trinity Wall Street

Mar 12, 2018

Video / TT: 76:22

Recorded & filmed live 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 [76:22]


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J. S. Bach:Cantata No.4 “Christ lag in Todesbanden” BWV 4; Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen,Sorgen, Zagen" BWV 12; Cantata No. 70 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70 [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [27:06]

Conductor: Hiroaki Yamada (指揮:山田啓明)

Naruto Academy Chor & Ensemble (演奏:鳴門アカデミー合唱団&合奏団)

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Mar 21, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Tokushima Arts Foundation for Culture, Tokushima, Japan (徳島郷土文化会館あわぎんホール).
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [27:06] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:33]


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All Bach: From Solo to a Grand Choral Work (BWV 1009, 1064R, 229, 70) [F18-17]

46:08-71:57: Cantata BWV 70 [25:49]

Lewis Kaplan (Director/Conductor)

Bach Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra & Vocal Ensemble

BWV 70: Soprano: Sherezade Panthaki; Counter-tenor: Jay Carter; Tenor: Brian Giebler; Baritone: Dashon Burton
John Thiessen (Trumpet); Priscilla Herreid (Oboe)

Bach Virtuosi Festival

Jun 17, 2018

Video / TT: 72:37

Recorded & filmed live at the Luke's Cathedral, Portland, Maine, USA, in the frame of the Bach Virtuosi Festival (Lewis Kaplan, Director).
Watch on Vimeo:
Full Concert [72:37]


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Bach: Cantata 70 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [37:32]

Austin McWilliams

Vocal ensemble / Instrumental ensemble

Chorus: Sopranos: Aani Bourassa, Madeline Apple Healey*, Katy Lushman; Altos: Corie Brown, Timothy Parsons*; Tenors: Logan Barat*, Michael Davidson, Alex Underwood; Basses: John Irving*, Cooper McGuire, Daniel Moore
* denotes soloist
Orchestra: Madeleine Wething (Violin I); Arman Nasrinpay (Violin II); Caitlyn Fukai (Viola); Sally Murphy (Cello); Patrick Murray (Organ & Vocal Coach); César Cañón (Harpsichord); Brad Dawson (Trumpet); Megan Bailey (Trumpet); Emily Foltz (Oboe)

Facebook

Jul 22, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at St. John Lutheran Church Russell, Kansas, USA, in the frame of Ad Astra Music Festival.
Watch on Facebook:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [37:32]


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Lutheránia Budapest - Kantátazenés Istentisztelet (BWV 70) [C18-3]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [24:59]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra (Lutheránia Ének- és Zenekar)

Soprano: Enikő Krum; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: János Szerekován; Bass: László Jekl

YouTube

Nov 18, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
Video & audio: Peter Remete.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [24:59]


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Bach Cantata Vespers - Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! BWV 70 [CV-4]

 

Cantata BWV 70

Cantor/Director: Michael D. Costello
The Rev. David R. Lyle (Leader); The Rev. Phyllis N. Kersten (Homilist)

Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra of Grace

Timothy Spelbring (Organ)
Soloists: Soprano: Susan Nelson; Mezzo soprano: Amanda Koopman; Tenor: Ryan Townsend Strand; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
BCV Orchestra: Greg Fudala (Trumpet); Christine Janzow Phillips (Oboe); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon); Betty Lewis, Rika Seko, Elizabeth Brausa (Violins I); Paul Zafer, Mark Agnor, Henry Zheng (Violins II); Naomi Hildner, Becky Coffman (Violas); Jean Hatmaker, Victoria Mayne (Cellos); Michael D. Costello (Harpsichord); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo Organ)

YouTube

Nov 22, 2020

Video / TT: 91:20

Recorded & filmed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Videographer: Eunice Eifert; Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Sound board operator: Julie Hinz.
1st recording of Cantata BWV by M.D. Costello.
Watch on YouTube:
Dr. Mark Bangert previews Cantata 70, Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! [51:00] | Complete Service [91:20]


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Bach Vespers, November 28th, 2021 - Cantata 70 "Wachet! betet! betet! Wachet!" [C54-5]

 

37:22-53:55: Cantata BWV 70 [16:33]

Director of Music: Diane Meredith Belcher
Pastor: The Reverend Timothy Weisman

The Holy Trinity Bach Choir & Orchestra

Singers: Soprano: Chelsea Helm; Alto: Jonathan May; Tenor: Austin Cody; Bass: Edward Vogel
Players: Tatiana Daubek & Jeremy Rhizor (Violins); Stephen Goist (Viola); Nathan Whittaker (Cello); Dara Bloom (Double-bass); Gwendolyn Toth (Continuo Organ); Perry Sutton (Trumpet); Gonzalo Ruiz (Oboe); Stephanie Corwin (Bassoon)

YouTube

Nov 28, 2021

Video / TT: 60:34

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Service [68:25]


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BWV 70 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! [C21-9]

Cantata BWV 70 [26:19]

John Harbison

Emmanuel Music (Artistic Director: Ryan Turner)

Soloists: Soprano: Corrine Byrne; Alto: Carrie Cheron; Tenor: Jonas Budris; Bass: Will Prapestis
Kenneth Piatt (Trumpet); Sarah Freiberg (Cello)

YouTube

Dec 5, 2021

Video / TT: 26:19

Recorded & filmed live at at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Recording Engineer: Seth Torres; Livestream Engineer: Maurizio Fiore.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [26:19]


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Bach Cantate BWV 70, Bach Cantates Heythuysen [C22-12]

 
 

Cantata BWV 70

Luc Jakobs

Koor, orkest en solisten van Bach Cantates Heythuysen

Soloists: Soprano: Paulien van der Werff; Mezzo-soprano: Veerle Henkens; Tenor: Niek van den Dool; Baritone: Jacques van der Aart
Koor: Sopranos: Rianne Bergervoet, Jacqueline Bouman, Marja Coolen, Ellen van der Kruk, Marja Nijskens, Linda van Ooijen, Marja Pijpers, Marij Schröders, Liesbeth Schroen, Mariet van Zundert; Altos: Nele Aerts, Josée Beelen, Ilse Geelen, Diny Jakobs, Riny Kierkels, Nellie Knippenberg, Ankie Lena, Janny ten Rouwelaar, Margriet van Soest, Ilse Sonderkamp, Lia Steenvoorden, Mariet Vallen; Tenors: Jacques van der Aart, Piet Aan den Boom, Pieter Hengeveld, Peter Klaasen, Peter Meijs, Lei van Roij, Jef Weijenberg; Basses: Jos van Bommel, Har Dierx, Peter Geraets, Henk Jentjens, Hans Knippenberg, Jan Konickx, Har Quicken, Dré Vossen, Paul Wijntje, Peter van Willenswaard, Nic van Zundert
Orkest: Flute: Rob Lievestro; Trumpet: Paul Lenaers; Violins: Maarl Ubaghs, Hilde Verheijen, Andrea Zijlstra; Viola: Marijke Hindrix; Cellos: Leen van Bree, Tom Demandt; Double-bass: Ron Janson; Organ: Petra van der Aart

YouTube

Dec 11, 2022

Video / TT:

Recorded filmed live at Nicolaaskerk, Heythuysen, Limburg, the Nethelands, in the frame of Bach Cantates Heythuysen.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Fragment [9:20] | Mvt. 11: Chorale [1:25]


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Durango Bach Festival - Festival Finale (Cantata BWV 70, Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1050, Motet BWV 230) [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [33:32]

Elizabeth Crawford

Durango Chamber Singers / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Gemma Kavanagh; Alto: Nan Wagner; Tenor: Andreas Tischhauser; Bass: Alfredo Beltran
BFO: Violins: Lauren Avery, Catherine Pope; Viola: Joseph Pope; Cello: Anastasia Nellos; Flute: Kathryn Shaffer; Trumpet: Joseph Nibley; Harpsichord & Organ: C. Scott Hagler

YouTube

Mar 18, 2023

Video / TT: 71:18

Recorded & filmed live at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Durango, Colorado, USA, in the frame of 16th Durango Bach Festival (Finale).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 230, Brandenburg Concerto BWV 1050, Motet BWV 230 [71:18]
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [33:32]


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Bach Cantata Vespers - Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet! BWV 70 [C53-3]

 
 

46:04-62:12 + 78:13-88:12: Cantata BWV 70 [16:08+9:59=26:07]

Cantor/Director: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
The Rev. Troy E. Medlin (Leader)
The Rev. Dr. Jill Peláez Baumgaertner (Homilist)

Grace Parish Choir (Director: Michael D. Costello) / Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra

Timothy Spelbring (Organ)
Soloists: Soprano: Susan Nelson; Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Ponder; Tenor: Ace Gangoso; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
GPC: Sopranos: Ann Anderson, Beth Bassler, Judy Berghaus, Cathy DeLanoy, Janel Dennen, Gwen Gotsch, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Kate Hogenson, Susan Nelson, Val Poulos, Ellen Pullin, Liz Rudy, Ngaire Whiteside-Bull; Altos: Karen Brunssen, Lois Cornils, Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Lois Guebert, Susan Hammon, Catherine Hegarty, Cynthia Hill, Martha Houston, Johanna Johnson, Christa Krout, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Sarah Ponder, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson, Helen VanWyck; Tenors: Paul Aanonsen, John Beed, Ace Gangoso, Daniel Krout, Colin Krueger, Justin Martin, John Rudy, Blaine Willhoft; Basses: Douglas Anderson, John Bouman, Mark Bouman, Jeff Cribbs, Jake Just, David Kluge, Bill Pullin, Greg Rohlfing
BCV Orchestra: Matt Baker (Trumpet); Christine Janzow Phillips (Oboe); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon); Betty Lewis, Becky Coffman, Lou Torick, Amanda Beaune (Violins 1); Elizabeth Brausa, Eric Pidluski, Dan Galat (Violins 2); Naomi Hildner, Ben Weber (Violas); Vicki Mayne (Cello); Douglas Johnson (Double-bass); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo Organ)

Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers

Nov 19, 2023

Video / TT: 104:35

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Usher: Mike Gillespie; Livestream Audio/Video: Liz Hanson & Andrew Costello.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV by M.D. Costello.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [104:35]


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Все кантаты Баха. Сезон VII «300 лет спустя» Концерт второй (BWV 179, 89, 70) [S7-3]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [25:08]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Lyudmila Fraenove; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Vladimir Krasov
Dmitry Maksimenko (Organ) [Laureate of international competitions]

Все кантаты Баха

Nov 19, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
Source: Collegium Musicum Concerts [Russian]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [25:08]


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Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!, BWV 70 [C23-10]

 

Cantata BWV 70 [24:38]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 70: Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Sonja Tengblad; Alto: Clare McNamara; Tenor: Morgan Mastrangelo; Bass: Will Prapestis
Instrumental Soloists: Terry Everson (Trumpet); Rafael Popper-Keizer (Cello)

Emmanuel Music

Nov 26, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in the frame of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Kayla Blackburn | Live Recording & Mix Engineer; Violet Blitz | Assistant Recording Engineer; Produced by: Brad Dumont | Artistic Projects Manager; Sapphire Skye Toth | Production and Media Manager; Nate Bryant | Student Assistant to the Artistic Team; Aysha Luzia Penha | Student Assistant to the Artistic Team.
Source: Emmanuel Music: 2023/2024 Cantata Schedule
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 70: Complete Cantata [24:38]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - April 2024)
Thanks to conbtributors: Robin Crag (November 2002); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Mike Hall (September 2012);
Neil Halliday (January 2004); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - December 2021); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Teddy Kaufman (February 2007); Claude Role (March 2014, October 2022); Burke Smith (November 2006, June 2008)

Cantata BWV 70: Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! for 26th Sunday after Trinity (1723)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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