Cantata BWV 80
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott
Discography - Part 5

Complete Recordings 1980-1989

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Concert of the Hampshire College Chorus and Valley Orchestra, October 11, 1981 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 80 [25:45]

Ann Kearns

Hampshire College Chorus / Valley Orchestra, with soloists Linda Laderach, Charles Lehrer, Walter Chestnut

Soprano: Melinda Spratlan; Alto: Pamela Gore, Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Baritone: Rodney Gisick

Hampshire College HCO-01 (RPC 58456)

Oct 11, 1981

LP / TT: 45:40

Recorded live in Grace Church, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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Bach: Kantaten BWV 79, BWV 80 [L-11]
Bach: Kantaten Reformation BWV 79, BWV 80 [L-11]
Bach Kantaten: BWV 79, BWV 80, BWV 192, BWV 50 [C-10]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas X
Bach: Kantaten BWV 80, BWV 137, BWV 26 [C-16]

Cantata BWV 80 [25:45 / 25:55]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Ortrun Wenkel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Axel Schmidt (Oboe da caccia); Roald Reinecke (Violin); Günter Heidrich (Oboe)
Continuo: Burkhard Schmidt (Violoncello); Achim Beyer, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt (Double-bass); Gerd Schulze (Bassoon); Walter-Heinz Bernstein (Organ & Harpsichord)

Eterna 827 640
Eurodisc 201419-366
Berlin Classics 0021762BC
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Leipzig Classics 0018332BC
Corona Classic Collection 0001142CCC
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Feb 1981; Jan-Feb 1982

LP / TT: 41:23
LP / TT: 41:23
CD / TT: 58:44
MP3 / TT: 58:34
CD / TT: 58:44
CD / TT: 58:22
MP3 / TT: 58:12

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Recording Producer: Reimar Bluth; Balance Engineer: Eberhard Richter; Recording Engineer: Horst-Dieter Käppler; Editing: Annelene Dziengel.
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Bach: Kantaten · Ein Feste Burg [C-2]
Bach: Sleepers awake! / Visions célestes: cantates [C-2]

Cantata BWV 80 [27:08]

Raymond Leppard

London Voices (Chorus Master: Terry Edwards) / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Linda Finnie; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Samuel Ramey

Philips 6514-097
Philips 7337-097
Philips 422490
Philips 454408

Feb 1981

LP / TT:
MC / TT:
CD / TT: 56:15
CD / TT: 74:07

Recorded at All Saint's Church, London, England.

20

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 11

Cantata BWV 80 [27:00] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Konomi Nagoya; Alto: Toshiko Toda; Tenor: Masami Saeki; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 11

May 14, 1983

CD / TT: 51:06

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

21

J.S. Bach: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80; O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad, BWV 165 [LP]
Die Bach Kantate Vol. 57 (Cantatas BWV 80, 115, 55)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 26 (Cantatas BWV 80-82)

Cantata BWV 80 [LP: 27:35; CD-1/2: 25:05]

Helmuth Rilling

LP: Indiana University Chamber Singers / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
CD-1/2: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

LP: Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Alyce Rogers; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Niklaus Tüller
CD-1/2: Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Günther Passin (Oboe, Oboe d’amore); Hedda Rothweiler (Oboe, Oboe d’amore); Dietmar Keller (Oboe, Oboe da caccia); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Georg Egger (Violin); Stefan Trauer (Violoncello); Haans Häublein (Violoncello) [CD-1: Mvt. 4]; Claus Zimmermann (Double-bass); Christian Kabitz (Harpsichord); Franz Schaffner (Organ) [Mvt. 1]; Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ)

Ludate
Hänssler 98.819
Hänssler 92.026
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LP: Dec. 1975; Apr-May 1976
CD-1: Sep 1983; Apr 1976 [Mvt. 4]
CD-2: Sep-Oct 1983

LP / TT: 40:35
CD / TT: 59:25
CD / TT: 66:49
MP3 / TT: 66:42

CD-1: Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
CD-2: Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany & Südwest Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany.
Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 80 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2 (1999): Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 81, BWV 82 [66:47]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas 80 & 140 [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV BWV 51, 202, 10, 80 & 140 [B-2]

Cantata BWV 80 [29:12]

Karl Münchinger

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Soprano: Gabriele Fontana; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Gösta Winbergh; Bass: Tom Krause
Lajos Lancsés (Oboe); Hans-Peter Weber (English Horn)

London 414045-1
London 414045-2
Decca Eclipse 448706-2
Decca Serenata
Decca Eloquence ELQ-4804844
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Feb 1, 3-4 1984

LP / TT: 57 min
CD / TT: 57 min
CD / TT: 73:22
CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 131:42

Recorded at Evangelisches Schloßkirche, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producer: Michael Haas; Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall.
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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben"; Cantata BWV 80 "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" [C-4]
J.S. Bach: 6 Favourite Cantatas (Cantatas BWV 147, 80, 140, 8, 51 & 78) [B-1]

Cantata BWV 80 [25:40 / 25:41]

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Jane Bryden; Alto: Drew Minter; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: Jan Opalach

L'Oiseau-Lyre 417250-2
L'Oiseau-Lyre 455706-2
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Sep 1985

CD / TT: 52:44
2-CD / TT: 136:29
MP3 / TT: 135:32

Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York, USA.
Producer: Peter Wadland; Recording Engineer: Simon Eaden.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 80: Complete Cantata [25:49] | Mvt.1: Chorus [6:16] + Mvt. 2: Aria [B] w/ Chorale [S] [4:03] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [2:03] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [3:37] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [T] [1:21] + Mvt. 7: Aria 0 Duet [A, T] [3:41] + Mvt. 8: Chorale [1:28]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - August 2018)
Thanks to contributors: Jacobus van Dijk (October 2012), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, August 2006, February 2012, June 2013), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), William L. Hoffman (November 2008), John Pike (August 2005), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (October-November 2011), Claude Role (November 2016, September 2017, October 2017), Walter Roth (December 2006, January 2016), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Tobin Schmuck (October 2010), Josif Spartak (March 2017), Michael Telles (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 80: Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott for Feast of Reformation (1735-1740)
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