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Cantata BWV 76
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes


Ref.:

BWV 76

German Title

Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes

English Title

The heavens declare the glory of God (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 2nd Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1723
1st performance: June 6, 1723 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1724-1725 - Leipzig
3rd performance: 1740's - Leipzig

Text:

Psalm 19: 1 & 3 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvts. 7, 14); Anon (Mvts. 2-6, 8-13) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]

BWV 76 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein [BWV 76/7,14]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, 2 oboes, oboe d'amore, bassoon, strings, continuo
Part 1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 7: Chorale
Part 2: Mvt. 8: Sinfonia | Mvt. 9: Aria [B] | Mvt. 10: Aria [T] | Mvt. 11: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 12: Aria [A] | Mvt. 13: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 14: Chorale

BWV 76 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [4.89 MB] | Score BGA [3.95 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 13b | D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 67 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 14
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 | Mvt. 12 | Mvt. 13 | Mvt. 14 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein [BWV 76/7,14]

References:

BWV 76 References: BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/16 | BC: A 97 & A 185 | Zwang: K 30 | First Published: BG, 1870 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 76 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 27 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of July 2, 2000; Week of July 10, 2005; Week of May 15, 2011; Week of June 14, 2015


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

Complete Cantatas Vol. 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten Historische Aufnahmen (Karl Straube, 1931) [C-1]
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76 (Radio Recording 11)

 

Cantata BWV 76: Mvts. 1, 4, 5, 11-14 [21:30]
Cantata BWV 76 [43:17]

Karl Straube

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Anni Quistorp; Alto: Elly Hartwig-Correns; Tenor: Georg A. Walter; Basses: Albert Fischer
Heinrich Teubig (Trumept); Rudolf Kempe (Oboe d’amore); Edgar Wollgandt (Violin); Hans Münch-Halland (Viola da gamba); Günther Ramin (Organ); Friedbert Sammler (Harpsichord)

Bach-Archiv Leipzig
RRG-Aufnahme / DRA-B003683720

Jun 14, 1931

CD / TT: 77:55
Audio File / TT: 43:17

Recorded live at the Grassimuseum, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. 
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Bach-Archiv Leipzig: Museumsshop


2

The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]

 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [34:25]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Alto: Ingrid Lorenzen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Audite 21.415

May 19+22+23, 1950

9-CD / TT: 631:06
MP3 / TT: 629:09

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Radio recordings. Previously unissued in any form.
Produser Comment | Press Kit German | Press Kit English
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 76 [L-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 76, No. 106
[C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 32 & BWV 76
[E-3]

Cantata BWV 76 [42:42 / 42:38]

Hermann Scherchen

Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Soprano: Magda Lászlò; Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Petre Munteanu; Bass: Richard Standen

Westminster WL-5201
Westminster XWN-18393
Westminster WM-1019/WMS 1019e
Nixa WLP-5201
Ducretet-Thomson 320.CW.060
Nippon Columbia OW-8077-AW
Westminster MVCW-18029
Archipel ARPCD-0267

Jun 1952

LP / TT: 42:42
LP / TT: 42:42
LP / TT: 42:42
LP / TT: 42:42
LP / TT: 42:42
LP / TT: 42:42
CD / TT: 65:00
CD / TT: 67:10

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube: 
Cantata BWV 76: Part 2 [20:04]
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4

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 3
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 76
[L-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87
[C-3]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

Cantata BWV 76 [35:04]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Violin: Reinhold Barchet; Oboe d’amore: Pierre Pierlot; Viola da gamba: August Wenzinger; Trumpet: Walter Gleissle; Violoncello: Jacoba Muckel; Organ: Marie-Claire Alain; Harpsichord: Monika Scheck-Wache

Erato LDE-3133 (Mono)
Erato STE-50041 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society MHS-661
Erato 4509-98525-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

Oct 24-30, 1959

LP / TT: 35:04
LP / TT: 35:04
LP / TT: 35:04
2-CD / TT: 148:25
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche, Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [35:32]
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5

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 76 - Little Magnificat in A minor [C-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [39:47 / 39:13]

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]

Orion
Pirouette 19009
Janus JA-19009

Jul 31, 1961

LP / TT: 55:20

Recorded live at St. Gumbertuskirche, Ansbach, Bavaria, with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer.
Info provided by Burke Smith (June 2008); Walter Roth (June 2024).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [40:04]


6

Bach: Kantate BWV 76 Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, Hans Heintze live 1963 [CR-76]

Cantata BWV 76 [34:31]

Hans Heintze

Bremer Domchor / Bremer Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Heidi Fredersdorf; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Hans-Dieter Höltge; Bass: Walter Koller

YouTube

1963

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at the Bremer Dom, Bremen, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [34:31]


7

J.S. Bach: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes Kantate BWV 76; Wer da gläubet und getauft wird Kantate BWV 37 [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 76 & 37
[C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 68 / 76 / 80 [BMC]
J.S. Bach: Bach-Kantaten-Zyklus - zu den Festen der Christenheit
[B-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [37:30]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Nelly van der Spek; Alto: Frauke Haasemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien
Helmut Schneidewind (Trumpet); Helmut Winschermann (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Susanne Lautenbecher (Violin); Johannes Koch (Viola da gamba); Alwin Bauer (Violoncello); Paul Breuer (Double-bass); Arno Schönstedt (Postive Organ)

Cantate 651219
SDG 610117
Oryx BACH-1114
Baroque Music Club BACH-723
Parnass 74033

Jul 1965

LP / TT: 55:45
LP / TT: 55:45
LP / TT: 55:45
CD / TT: 79:55
5-LP / TT:

Recorded at Reformierte Petrikirche, Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [37:05]
Buy this album at:
CD: Baroque Music Club


8

Bach: Kantate BWV 76 Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, Gerhard Wilhelm [CR-76]

Cantata BWV 76 [35:24]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Klesie Kelly; Alto: Hanna Schwarz; Tenor: Friedreich Melzer; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

YouTube

1973

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 24: Complete Cantata [35:24]


9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

 

Cantata BWV 76 [37:21]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Kurt Moll
Manfred Clement (Oboe d'amore, Oboe I); Robert Eliscú (Oboe II); Pierre Thibaud (Trumpet); Ingo Sinnhoffer (Violin); Johannes Fink (Viola da gamba)
Continuo: Fritz Kiskalt, Johannes Fink (Violoncellos); Herbert Duft (Double-bass); Karl Kolbinger (Bassoon); Hedwig Bilgram, Elmar Schloter (Organ); Hedwig Bilgram (Harpsichord)

Archiv Produktion 439380-2
=

May 1974; Jan 1975

6-CD / TT: 384:33
MP3 / TT: 382:44

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [37:26]
Buy this album at:
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10

Mozart, Handel, Bach [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 76 [38:11]

Claudio Scimone

Coro di Torino della RAI (Director: Dario Indrigo) / Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI

Soprano: Janet Perry; Contralto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö; Bass: unknown

YouTube

May 16, 1990

Video / TT: 80:27

Recorded & filmed live at Basilica di Superga, Torino, Italy.
Recorded, filmed & broadcast by RAI.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [38:11]
Watch on RAI Play:
Cantata BWV 76: Full Concert, including Complete Cantata [80:27]


11

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 18 (Cantatas BWV 19, 76, 104)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 24 (Cantatas BWV 75-76)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [32:00]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Rob Roy McGregor, Hans Wolf (Trumpets); Allan Vogel, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Günther Passin (Oboe d'amore); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Violin); Reinhard Tüting (Viola da gamba); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.869
Hänssler 92.024
=

Sep, Dec 1977; Jan 1978

CD / TT: 70:10
CD / TT: 66:29
MP3 / TT: 66:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwest Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Cantatas BWV 75, BWV 76 [HD: 66:28] | Cantatas BWV 75, BWV 76 [66:28]
Buy this album at:
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CD-2: Amazon.com
CD-2 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


 

12

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 20 (BWV 76-79)
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. 24 (BWV 76-78)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [30:25 / 30:32]

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: Josef Spindler; Slide Trumpet: Don Smithers; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg; Oboe d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Anita Mitterer [BWV 76/1,7,14], Ingrid Seifert [BWV 76/1,7,14], Veronika Schmidt [BWV 76/2,5,9]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Viola da gamba: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35362
Teldec 8.35362 ZL & 242 576-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
=
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81187-2
Warner Classics 8573-81187-5
=

Oct 14, 16, 20, 23+30, 1976

2-LP / TT: 84 min
2-CD / TT: 83:32
6-CD / TT: 389:26
MP3 / TT: 388:31
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 67:56
CD / TT: 67:56
MP3 / TT: 67:41

Recorded at Wien, Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [30:28]
Complete Album: Cantatas BWV 76, BWV 77, BWV 78 [67:55]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Warner CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



13

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 10

Cantata BWV 76 [36:06] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Konomi Nagoya; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 10

May 13, 1989

CD / TT: 52:15

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


14

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 6

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [32:55]

Ton Koopman

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

Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin/Viola d'amore); Jaap ter Linden (Cello/Viola da gamba); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, María-Luz Álvarez; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden, Kevin McLean-Mair, Geert Berghs; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader], Marshall Marcus, Foskien Kooistra, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Lisa Ferguson, Carlo Marona, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson; Violas: Martin Kelly, Jane Rogers; Cellos/Violas da gamba: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Violone: Nicholas Pap; Oboes/Oboes d'amore: Marcel Ponseele, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker; Trumpet: Stephen Keavy; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias], Jon Kleinbussink [choirs]; Lute: Mike Fentross

Erato 3984-21629-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72206
=

Apr & Sep 1997

3-CD / TT: 196:00
3-CD / TT: 196:00
MP3 / TT: 195:22

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.
See: Complete Cantatas Volume 6 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [32:58]
Cantatas BWV 69, BWV 70, BWV 71, BWV 72, BWV 75, BWV 76 [136:20]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 9 - Leipzig Cantatas (BWV 24, 76, 167)

 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [33:36]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Midori Suzuki, Alto: Robin Blaze, Tenor: Gerd Türk, Bass: Chiyuki Urano
Choir: Sopranos: Haruhi Fukaya, Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Midori Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Robin Blaze, Yuko Nagashima, Tamaki Suzuki, Masako Yui; Tenors: Hiroyuki Harada, Tadashi Miroku, Takanori Ohnishi, Gerd Türk, Yasuo Uzuka; Basses: Jun Hagiwua, Yoshiya Hida, Tetsuya Odagawa, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Violins: Ryo Terakado [Leader), Makoto Akatsu, Miho Hashizume, Mari Ono, Azumi Takada, Yuko Takeshima, Natsumt Walamatsu, Keiko Watanabe; Violas: Yoshiko Morira, Amiko Watabe; Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki [Principal], Mime Yamahiro; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Trumpet, Clarino: Toshio Shimada; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Masamitsu San'nomiya; Bassoon: Sei'ichi Futakuchi; Viola da gamba: Masako Hirao; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai

BIS CD-931
=

Jun 1998

CD / TT: 67:12
MP3 / TT: 65:24

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Hans Kipfer; Sound Engineer: Dirk Lüdemann; Digital Editing: Jeffrey Ginn.
See: Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:11]
Buy this album at:
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16

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [35:38]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; 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 [BWV 76/1], Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink [BWV 76/1], 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 [BWV 76/3], Annabelle Ferdinand, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Fiorenza Dedonatis, Antoinette Lohmann; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Double-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Viola da gamba: Freek Borstlap; Oboes: Eduard Wesley [BWV 76/1,12], Kristin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooien [BWV 76/1]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Yukiko, Norbert Kunst; Natural Trumpet: Susan Williams; Natural Horns: Teunis van der Zwart, Erwin Wieringa; Timpani: Frank Aarnink; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp [BWV 76/3,4,6,13], Rien Voskuillen [BWV 76/8,10-12]

Brilliant Classics 99379

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 367:20

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:
Complete Album: Cantatas BWV 71, BWV 76, BWV 10 [71:00]
Buy this album at:
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17

Bach Cantatas Vol. 2: Paris/Zürich
For the 2nd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 2, 10, 76)
For the 3rd Sunday after Trinity (BWV 21, 135)

 
 
1.  
2.

Cantata BWV 76 [33:55]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Katharine Fuge, Nicola Jenkin, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Elin Manahan Thomas, Belinda Yates; Altos: Charles Humphries, Robin Tyson, Frances Bourne, William Missin; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Nicholas Robertson, Gerald O'Beirne, Rory O'Connor; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Robert Macdonald, Jonathan Brown, Alexander Ashworth
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Penelope Spencer, Nicolette Moonen, Debbie Diamond, Jane Gillie; Violins 2: Roy Mowatt, Andrew Roberts, Catherine Ford, Desmond Heath; Violas: Jane Rogers, Emma Alter, Stephanie Heichelheim; Viola da gamba: Sarah Cunningham; Cellos: Richte van der Meer, Catherine Rimer; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Oboes: Susanne Regel, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Trumpet: Gabriele Cassone; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage; Organ: Ian Watson

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-165
=

Jul 2-3, 2000

2-CD / TT: 146:54
MP3 / TT: 146:05

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Basilique Saint-Denis, Paris, France.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Mvt. 1: Chorus [HD: 3:51] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:57]
Complete Cantata [HD]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:54] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [1:37] + Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [5:48] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] [0:39] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [3:16] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [A] [1:42] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [2:20] + Mvt. 8: Sinfonia [2:34] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [B] [0:57] + Mvt. 10: Aria [T] [2:47] + Mvt. 11: Recitative [T] [1:12] + Mvt. 12: Aria [A] [3:57] + Mvt. 13: Recitative [T] [0:56] + Mvt. 14: Chorale [2:22]
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18

Bachkonzert 2000 (23. Bach-Konzert in St. Martin Kelsterbach) [BK-23]

 

Cantata BWV 76: Mvt. 1, 2, 7, 8, 13 & 14 [16:54] (from a complete performance)

Rainer Noll

Idsteiner Vokalisten / Heidelberger Kantatenorchester

Soprano: Susanne Frühhaber; Counter-tenor: Joachim Diessner; Tenor: Christoph Leonhardt; Bass: Markus Lemke
Martin Nitz (Organ continuo)

YouTube

Jul 30, 2000

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St. Martinskirche, Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Mvts. 1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 14 [16:54]


19

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the First and Second Sundays After Trinity (BWV 75, 76, 39, 2, 20) [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 76 [39:31]

Craig Smith

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

Soprano: Kendra Colton; Alto: Pamela Dellal; Tenor: Ryan Turner; Bass: Mark McSweeney
Choir: Sopranos: Gail Abbey, Roberta Anderson, Kendra Colton, Margaret Johnson, Pamela Murray, Jaylyn Olivo, Jayne West; Altos: Pamela Dellal, Gloria Raymond, Amy Schneider, Kamala Soparkar, Susan Trout; Tenors: Gerald Gray, William Hite, Frank Kelley, Randy McGee, Ryan Turner; Basses: Paul Guttry, Herman Hildebrand, David Kravitz, Mark McSweeney, Donald Wilkinson
Orchestra: Violins 1: Danielle Maddon, Sarah Roth, Jodi Hagan, Hilary Fostyer; Violins 2: Dianne Pettipaw, Jennifer Elowitch, Karma Tomm; Violas: Betty Hauck, Mary Ruth Ray; Cello: Beth Pearson; Double-bass: Gregory Koeller; Organ: Michael Beattie; Oboes & Oboes d'amore Peggy Pearson, Barbara LaFitte Janes Harrison; Trumpet: Bruce Hall; Bassoon: Thomas Stephenson; Viola da gamba: Laura Jeppesen

Koch International Classics 3-7535-2H1

Sep 5-15, 2001

2-CD / TT: 146:15

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Producer: Susan Napodano delGiorno; Engineer: Silas Brown; Editor: Tom Stephenson; Enginner: David Merrill.
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20

Bach: Kantate BWV 76 Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, David Timm 2002 live [C-76]

Cantata BWV 76 [32:06]

David Timm

Leipziger Vocalensemble / Leipziger Barockorchester (Solo Violin: Konstanze Beyer)

Soprano: Ulrike Fulde; Alto: Klaudia Zeiner; Bass: Matthias Vieweg

YouTube

Jun 8, 2002

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Complete Cantata [32:06]


21

»Aller Dinge Grund und Ende ist sein eingeborner Sohn« - Kantaten zum 2. Sonntag nach Trinitatis 1723 & 1724 (BWV 2, 76) [C13-6]

 

Cantata BWV 76: Mvts. 1-12 & 14 [35:47] (from complete peformance)

Kay Johannsen

Stuttgarter Kantorei / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

Soprano: Franziska Bobe; Alto: Sophie Harmsen; Tenor: Andreas Weller; Bass: Benjamin Appl
Nikola Stolz (Oboe), Franziska Finckh (Viola da Gamba)

YouTube

Jun 20, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Canata Cycle Bach:vokal
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76 [35:47]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:04] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [7:26] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] & Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [4:09] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 7: Chorale [4:40] + Mvt. 8: Sinfonia [3:01] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [B] & Mvt. 10: Aria [T] [4:26] + Mvt. 11: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 12: Aria [A] [4:14] + Mvt. 14: Chorale [2:47]


22

Cantata! A Bach Cantata Series (BWV 76 & 36) [C-2] [C14-3]

Cantata BWV 76

BWV 76: Yunn-Shan Ma

(OVPP - No Choir) / Bach Chamber Ensemble

Soloists: Soprano: Paulina Swierczek; Mezzo-soprano: Katherine Weber (as Katie Weber); Tenor: Steven Humes; Bass: Joel Balzun (as Joel David Balzun)
Bach Chamber Orchestra: Hee Sagong (Concert master); Leah Kettelkamp (Violin); Yejin Goo (Viola); Pedro Sanchez (Cello); Charles Pokorny (Double-bass); Erin Lensing (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Emily Hart (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Maxwell Grube (Bassoon); Edward Dean (Organ)

Eastman School of Music

Nov 16, 2014

Video / TT:

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


23

Bach: Cantates pour Luther - Intégrale des cantates sacrées, Vol. 8 (BWV 76, 79, 80)

 
 

Cantata BWV 76 [31:14]

Eric J. Milnes (Organ & Direction)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque (Artistic Director: Susie Napper)

Soprano: Hélène Brunet; Counter-tenor: Michael Taylor; Tenor: Philippe Gagné; Bass: Jesse Blumberg
Violins 1: Scott Metcalfe, Marie Nadeau-Tremblay; Violins 2: Hélène Plouffe, Tanya LaPerrière; Violas: Nicolas Fortin, Jacques-André Houle; Cello & Viola da gamba: Susie Napper; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Flutes: Grégoire Jeay, Anne Thivierge; Oboes: Matthew Jennojohn, Joel Verkaik, Karim Nasr; Oboe d'amore [BWV 76/8]; Matthew Jennejohn; Bassoon: Suzanne De Serres; Horns: Alexis Basque, Marjolaine Goulet; Trumpet: Alexis Basque; Tromba da tirarsi (BWV 76/7 & 14]: Alexis Basque; Timpani: Philip Hornsey
Choir (ripieno) [BWV 76/1]: Soprano: Odéi Bilodeau; Counter-tenor: Nicholas Burns; Tenor: Arthur Tanguay-Labrosse; Baritone: François-Nicolas Guertin

ATMA Classique ACD2-2407
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Jun 2016

SACD / TT: 69:21
MP3 / TT: 69:20

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
Artistic Director: Producer & Editing: Johanne Goyette; Sound engineer: Carlos Prieto.
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24

Angelus Sacred Early Music: Lenten Concert - Word of Thunder: J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 101, 20, and 76 [ASM-17]

Cantata BWV 76

Marianne Pfau

USD Choral Scholars (Director: Emilie Amrein) / Jubilate Baroque Orchestra (Director: David Wilson)

Soprano: Rita Lilly; Alto: Clifton Massey; Tenor: Kyle Stegall; Bass: Ben Kazez

Angelus Sacred Early Music

Apr 1, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at University of San Diego: Founders Chapel, San Diego, Calfornia, USA, in the frame of Angelus Sacred Early Music Series at USD.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:02] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B [3:33]


25

Bach: Soli Deo Gloria (Cantatas BWV 21, 76) [C-14]

 
 

14-20. Cantata BWV 76: Part 1 [18:16]
21. Chorale Prelude Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf (I), BWV 617 [2:35]
22-28. Cantata BWV 76: Part 2 [13:07]
29. Chorale Prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (VIII), BWV 715 [1:44]

Philippe Pierlot

Collegium Vocale Gent / Ricercar Consort

Soprano: Maria Keohane; Alto: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Julian Prégardien; Bass: Matthias Vieweg
Bernard Foccroulle (Organ) [Dominique Thomas organ]
CVG: Sopranos: Magdalena Podkościelna, Annelies Brants; Altos: Cécile Pilorger, Marnix De Cat; Tenors: Vincent Lesage, Thomas Köll; Basses: Julián Millán, Georg Finger
RC: Gabriel Grosbard, Tuomo Suni, Anne Pekkala, Annelies Decock, Maia Silberstein, Maité Larburu, Paula Waisman (Violins); Michiyo Kondo, Isabelle Verachtert (Violas); Guy Ferber, Aline Thery, René Maze (Trumpets); David Dewaste (Timpani); Emmanuel Laporte (Oboe & Oboe d'amore); Jean Marc Philippe (Oboe); Ageet Zweistra (Violoncello); Frank Coppieters (Double-bass); Yukiko Murakami (Bassoon); François Guerrier (Harpsichord); Julien Wolfs (Organ); Philippe Pierlot (Viola da gambe & Direction)

Mirare MIR-490
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May 7-10, 2018 [Cantatas]
Jul 28,2020 [Organ]

CD / TT: 83 min
MP3 / TT: 82:48

Recorded at Église de Beaufays, Belgium [Cantatas]; Temple du Bouclier de Strasbourg, France [Organ Works].
Sound Recording: Aline Blondiau & Bastien Gilson; Editing: Aline Blondiau & Philippe Pierlot.
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26

Die Kunst der Bearbeitung - Bach als Bearbeiter seiner selbst (BKO 03)

Cantata BWV 76: Extract (from a complete performance)

Francesco Saverio Pedrini

La Pedrina

Soloists: Soprano: Perrine Devillers; Counter-tenor: Gabriel Jublin; Tenor: Matthias Deger; Bass: Roland Faust
Vocal Ensemble: Sopranos: Perrine Devillers (solo), Jessica Jans, Carmit Natan; Altos: Gabriel Jublin (solo), Jan Börner, Victor Soares; Tenors: Matthias Deger (solo), Paolo Borgonovo, Akinobu Ôno; Basses: Roland Faust (Solo), Matteo Bellotto, Raitis Grigalis
Instrumental Ensemble: Violin I: Plamena Nikitassova; Violin II: Christoph Rudolf; Viola: Johannes Frisch; Violoncello: Daniel Rosin; Violone: Federico Araham; Viola da gambe: Tore Eketorp; Trumpet: Krisztian Covacs; Oboe I: Thomas Meraner; Oboe II: Olga Marulanda; Bassoon: Gabriele Gombi; Organ: Andrea Buccarella

YouTube

Jun 3, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at St Martin, Olten, Switzerland, in the frame of BACH Konzerte OLTEN.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 76: Extract [1:26]


27

Все кантаты Баха. Сезон первый "Бах и Лютер", концерт шестой (BWV 75, 76) [S1-6]

Cantata BWV 76

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Ekaterina Liberova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Evgeniy Skurat
Daniel Salvador (Organ, Spain)

Все кантаты Баха

Jun 17, 2018

No video

Performed at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха.
NO VIDEO


28

J.S. Bach: The First Cantata Year, Vol. 1 (BWV 75, 76, 21.3, 185.2, 24) [VB-1]

 

CD-1:
Cantata BWV 76 [34:37]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Gaechinger Cantorey

Soloists: Soprano: Natasha Schnur [BWV 76]; Counter-tenor: Alex Potter; Tenor: Patrick Grahl [BWV 76]; Bass: Tobias Berndt [BWV 76]
BWV 76 Choir: Sopranos: Natasha Schnur, Henriette Autenrieth, Birgit Jacobi-Kircheis, Magdalena Kircheis, Anja Scherg; Altos: Alex Potter, Philipp Cieslewicz, Jennifer Gleinig, Jonathan Mayenschein; Tenors: Patrick Grahl, Henning Jensen, Christoph Pfaller, Christopher Renz; Basses: Tobias Berndt, Tobias Ay, Florian Schmitt-Bohn, Stefan Weiler
Orchestra: Oboes: Andreas Helm, Julia Ströbel-Bänsch; Bassoon: Györgyi Farkas; Tromba (da tirarsi): Hannes Rux-Brachtendorf, Astrid Brachtendorf; Violins: Christine Busch, Angie Agudelo, Margret Baumgartl, Regine Freitag, Felicia Graf, Ha-Na Lee, Justyna Skatulnik, Prisca Stalmarski, Yves Ytier; Violas: Oliver Wilson, Daniela Braun, Isolde Jonas; Viola da gamba: Juliane Laake; Violoncellos: Jan Freiheit, Thomas Pitt; Double-bass: Benjamin Wand; Organ: Michaela Hasselt; Harpsichord: Arianna Radaelli

Hänssler Classic HC-23025
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BWV 76: May 14, 2023

2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 131:28

Recorded live at Liederhalle Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Vision-Bach Series.
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24

Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 46 (BWV 5, 225, 76) [BS-46]

 
 
 
 
 

47:55-86:28: Cantata BWV 76 [38:33]

Mika Eichenholz

Bach Santiago

Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: María José Uribarri; Tenor: Gustavo Morales; Baritone: Maximiliano Bustíos Gutiérrez
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Claudia Figueroa; Alto: Javiera Barrios; Tenor: Emilio Espinoza; Bass: Christian Castro
Orchestra: Ronald Barrios, Camila Morales (Oboes); Monzerrat Miranda (Bassoon); Hermes Quintanilla (Trumpet); Danilo Rodríguez (Organ); Gonzalo Beltrán (Concertino); Miguel Ángel Muñoz (Violin); Pablo Salinas (Viola); Florencia Bardavid (Viola da gamba); Paulina Mühle-Wiehoff (Violoncello)

Bach Santiago

Oct 20, 2024

Video / TT: 89:11

Recorded, filmed & streamed from Iglesia luterana El Redentor, Santiago, Chile.
Equipo Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension team: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Extension & Production Coordinator); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident Ensembles Assistant).
Source: Bach Santiago 46 | Debut de Mika Eichenholz
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 5, Motet BWV 225, Cantata BWV 76 [89:11]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2000 - October 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2006); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - June 2024); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Christian Moll (November 2009); Harald Kurama (August 2010); Walter Roth
(June 2024); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Burke Smith (June 2008)

Cantata BWV 76: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes for 2nd 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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