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Bach: Kantate BWV 81, Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen, Gerhard Wilhelm [CR-81]

Cantata BWV 81 [17:11]

Gerhard Wilhelm

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Alto: Marga Schiml; Tenor: Raimund Gilvan, Bass: Michael Schopper

YouTube

Mid 1960's (?)

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Unknown date, tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [17:11]

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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 25 (Cantatas BWV 125, 81, 144)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 26 (Cantatas BWV 80-82)

Cantata BWV 81 [18:20]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Barbara Schlencker, Christiana Rettisch (Recorders); Helmut Koch, Hanspeter Weber (Oboes d'amore); Helmut Veihelmann (Continuo Cello); Hannelore Michel (Continuo Cello) [Mvts. 4, 5, 7]; Harro Betz (Double-bass); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass) [Mvts. 4, 5, 7]; Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.876
Hänssler 92.026
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Feb 1971; Jul, Oct 1983

CD / TT: 57:04
CD / TT: 66:49
MP3 / TT: 66:42

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Producer: Richard Hauck.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 80 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 81, BWV 82 [66:48] | Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 81, BWV 82 [66:48]
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Die Bach Kantate: BWV 187 Es wartet alles auf dich; BWV 81 Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen

Cantata BWV 81 [LP: 18:00; YT: 18:01]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Norma Lerer [Mvt. 1]; Alto: Hanna Schwarz [Mvt. 6]; Tenor: Friedreich Melzer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Peter Thalheimer, Christine Thalheimer (Recorders); Helmut Koch, Hanspeter Weber (Oboes d'amore); Hannelore Michel (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord / Positive Organ)

Claudius Verlag CLV-71909
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1484
Ex Libris EL-16711

Feb 1971

LP / TT: 42:15
LP / TT: 42:19
LP / TT: 42:15

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Producer: Richard Hauck.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 81 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [18:01]

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: Avent und Weihnachten · Advent and Christmas · Advent et Nöel
Bach: Advent and Christmas Cantatas

Cantata BWV 81 [19:26]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Hans-Martin Linde, Günther Höller (Recorders I/II); Manfred Clement, Kurt Hausmann (Oboes d'amore I/II)

Archiv Produktion 439369-2
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Archiv Produktion 001933602
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Mar-Apr 1972

4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 277:06
4-CD / TT: 278:16
MP3 / TT: 276:12

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producers: Rainer Brock, Hansjoachim Reiser, Dr. Manfred Richter; Balance Engineers: Harald Baudis, Klaus Scheibe, Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [19:30] | Complete Cantata [19:29] | Complete Cantata [19:13] | Complete Cantata [19:32]
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 21 (BWV 80-83)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 (BWV 79-99)
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 25 (BWV 79-82)

Cantata BWV 81 [15:58]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
CMW: Recorders: Elisabeth Harnoncourt, Leopold Stastny; Oboes d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Anita Mitterer, Ingrid Seifert [BWV 81/1,3,7],Veronika Schmidt [BWV 81/5]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncellos: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35363
Teldec 8.35363 ZL & 242 577-2
Teldec 4509-91759-2
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Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81185-2
Warner Classics 8573-81185-5
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Mar, Apr 22 & May, 1977

2-LP / TT: 80 min
2-CD / TT: 80:16
6-CD / TT: 385:16
MP3 / TT: 377:04
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 75:40
CD / TT: 75:40
MP3 / TT: 68:24

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [15:57] || Part 1 [8:10] + Part 2 [7:56]
CD: Cantatas BWV 79, BWV 80, BWV 81, BWV 82 [75:39]
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Faculty Vocal Trio Recital [C-11]

Cantata BWV 81 []

Jay Wilkey (?)

Instrumental Ensemble

Counter-tenor: Michael Hawn, Tenor: Ronald Turner; Baritone: Jay Wilkey
Boyd Jones (Harpsichord, Organ); Edward Hinson, Jonathan South (Oboes); Rick Albrink, Jay Wilkey (Recorders), Chuck Wilson (Bassoon)

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary MTR-1872

Mar 30, 1979

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Heeren Recital Hall,. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. "For the Midsouthern Region Student Auditions of the National Association of Teachers of Singing."
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 7052753)

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Marlboro Music Festival, 1995-07-21 (Cantatas BWV 81, 100, 79) [F-1995]
Marlboro Music Festival rehearsal, 1995-07-20 [F-1995]

Cantata BWV 81 []

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Mary Nessinger; Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Bass-Baritone: Vincent Dion Stringer
Catherine Ransom (Flute); Christina Smith (Flute); Neil Black (Oboe d'amore); Janice Knight (Oboe d'amore); Daniel Matsukawa (Bassoon); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Carolyn Davis (Double-bass); Suzanne Cleverdon (Harpsichord)

Brattleboro Music Center

Concert: Jul 21, 1995
Rehearsal: Jul 20, 1995

MC / TT:
MC / TT:

Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Numbers : 45627291; 40425695)

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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 8

Cantata BWV 81 [16:17]

Ton Koopman

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

Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: Els Bongers, Vera Lansink, María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Henriette Feith; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Pedro Adarraga, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Wim-Jan van Deuveren, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Jeremy Ovenden, Andreas Gisler; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Bas Verkuylen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Nicolo Cleminson, Foskien Kooistro, Corio Marono, Marshall Marcus, Sebastian van Vucht, Kati Debretzeni; Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Catherine Jones; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Recorders: Marion Verbruggen, Sigrun Lefringhausen; Oboes d'amore: Marcel Ponseele, Ann Vanlancker; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Lute: Mike Fentross; Organ: Fabio Bonizzoni [choir]; Organ/Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]

Erato 3984-25488-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72208
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Mar 1998

3-CD / TT: 190:47
3-CD / TT: 190:47
MP3 / TT: 190:17

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editor: Adriaan Verstijnen.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 77, BWV 80, BWV 81, BWV 94, BWV 115 [HD: 99:07]
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Bach Edition Vol. 9 - Cantatas Vol. 4
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 5 (BWV 81-100)

Cantata BWV 81 [17:21]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Claude Paelinck, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Evert Baarssen, Erik Guldenaar; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Frans Benschop, Jan Pullen, Marijn Takken, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Cor van Twillert; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Piet Schuyn
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Eva Scheytt, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fiorenza De Donatis, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Double-bass Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Eduard Wesley, Christin Linde, Nico de Gier; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Recorders: Anneke Boeke, Katherin Steddon; Maarten Smit; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuilen

Brilliant Classics 99368
Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

5-CD / TT: 276:16
MP3 / TT: 380:23

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.
See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Mvt. 7: Chorale [1:22]
CD: Cantatas BWV 130, BWV 138, BWV 81 [52:01] | Cantatas BWV 130, BWV 138, BWV 81 [117:54]
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey
For the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany (BWV 155, 3, 13)
For the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany (BWV 26, 81, 14, 227)

Cantata BWV 81 [16:14]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Rachel Wheatley, Joanne Lunn, Charlotte Mobbs, Gillian Ross, Elisabeth Priday, Elin Manahan Thomas, Katharine Fuge; Altos: Mark Chambers, James Burton, William Towers, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Julian Podger, Robert Murray, Christopher Watson, John Bowley; Basses: Simon Oberst, Jonathan Brown, Christopher Dixon, Paul im Thurn
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Foskien Kooistra, Brian Brookes, Emelia Benjamin, Roy Mowatt; Violins 2: Adrian Butterfield, Peter Lissauer, Alison Townley, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Ruth Alford; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Recorders: Marion Scott, Philip Thorby; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway, Mark Radcliffe; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Organ: Howard Moody; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-115
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Jan 30, 2000

2-CD / TT: 127:33
MP3 / TT: 126:04

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Romsey Abbey, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Roger de Schot (Polyhymnia), Taco van der Werf (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Sebastian Stein, Ientje Mooij; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [2:49]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 21 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 (BWV 65, 81, 83, 190)

Cantata BWV 81 [16:05]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Mihoko Hoshikawa, Naoco Kaketa, Mikiko Suzuki; Altos: Robin Blaze, Tamaki Suzuki. Yukie Tamura, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: James Gilchrist, Eriya Itabashi, Jun Suzuki, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Tetsuya Oi, Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra: Recorder I: Akimasa Mukae; Recorder II: Koji Ezaki; Oboes d'amore: Masamitsu San'nomiya [1^st], Atsuko Ozaki [2^nd]; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Takeshi Kiriyama, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki. Kaori Toda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita. Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Mime Yamahiro; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai

BIS CD-1311
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Feb 12-14, 2002

CD / TT: 69:32
MP3 / TT: 69:23

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Balance Engineer: Rita Hemeyer; Producer: Uli Schneider; Digital Editing: Uli Schneider.
See: Cantatas Vol. 21 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [16:21] | Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [4:28]
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J.S. Bach Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 [C-11]

Cantata BWV 81 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Bass: Holló Csaba

Lutherania

Jan 29, 2006

MP3 / TT

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 81 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 81 "Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen" [D-10] [D2-1]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt II - Das Bach-Jahr 2008
Bachkantaten N°1 (BWV 182, 81, 129)

Cantata BWV 81 [CD: 16:30; YT: 19:14]

Conductor & Organ: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Rolf Dubs

(OVPP - No Choir) / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Alto: Roswitha Müller; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Choir: Soprano: Guro Hjemli
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann [Leader], Fanny Tschanz; Viola: Susanna Hefti; Violoncello: Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Oboes d‘amore: Luise Baumgartl, Stefanie Haegele; Recorder: Armelle Plantier, Priska Comploi

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A484
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A909
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Jan 18, 2008

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 62:41
MP3 / TT: 62:32

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [19:14] | Workshop [47:24] | Workshop [47:24] | Reflection Lecture [16:02] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [3:18]
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 8: "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" (Cantatas BWV 13, 73, 81, 144)

Cantata BWV 81 [16:46]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

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

Accent ACC-25308
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Feb 6-7, 2008

SACD / TT: 65:01
MP3 / TT: 65:01

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [17:00]
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Bach, Buxtehude, Telemann: Jesu meine Freude - German Baroque Cantatas Vol. 2 (BWV 81, 180, 227) [C-2]

Cantata BWV 81 [16:00]

Stephan MacLeod

(OVPP - No Choir) / Gli Angeli Genève

Soloists: Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Pascal Bertin; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Ripienists: Soprano: Julla von Landsberg; Alto: Marie-Hélène Essade; Tenor: Tenor: Valerio Contaldo; Bass: Gaston Sister
Bart Coen, Koen Dieltiens (Recorders I/II); Patrick Beaugiraud, Gilles Vanssons (Oboes I/II); Leila Schayegh, Birgit Goris (Violins I/II); Martine Schnorhk (Viola); Gaetano Nasillo (Violoncello); Jean-Philippe Iracane (Bassoon); Clena Stein (Violone); Vincent Thévenaz (Organ)
Bart Coen, Koen Dieltiens (Flutes: I/II); Patrick Beaugiraud, Gilles Vanssons (Oboes I/II); Leila Schayegh, Birgit Goris (Violins I/II); Martine Schnorhk (Viola); Gaetano Nasillo (Violoncello); Jean-Philippe Iracane (Bassoon); Clena Stein (Violone); Vincent Thévenaz (Organ)

Sony Vivarte 627402
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Jan 8-11, 2009

CD / TT: 78:45
MP3 / TT: 78:47

Recorded at Studio Ernest Ansermet, Genève, Switzeland.
Producer/Recording Producer & Mastering/Balance Engineer: Markus Heiland (Tritonus).
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Bach: Cantates Pour L'épiphanie - Intégrale des cantates sacrées, Vol. 5 (BWV 72, 81, 156, 155)

Cantata BWV 81 [15:16]

Susie Napper (Artistic Director); Eric J. Milnes (Conductor)

OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Violins 1: Olivier Brault, Tanya LaPerrière, Scott Metcalfe; Violins 2: Jacques-André Houle, Ellie Nimeroski, Hélène Plouffe; Violas: Nicolas Fortin, Margaret Little; Cellos: Mélisande Corriveau, Susie Napper; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Recorders: Mélisande Corriveau, Matthew Jennejohn; Oboes: Marco Cera, Matthew Jennejohn; Bassoon: Anna Marsh; Harpsichord: Erin Helyard; Organ: Eric J. Milnes

ATMA Classique SACD2-2404
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Jun 2010

SACD / TT: 57:39
MP3 / TT: 57:39

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Produced & Edited by: Johanne Goyette; Sound Engineer: Carlos Prieto.
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Musikfest Stuttgart 2011 | Lecture Concerts: Lecture 1: Cantata "Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen" BWV 81 [LC11-1]

Lecture 1: Cantata BWV 81 [61:17]

Helmuth Rilling (Lecturer & Conductor)

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Graduates of the singing master-classes:
Alto: Felicity Smith; Tenor: Dann Coakwell; Bass: Daniel Raschinsky

YouTube

Sep 6, 2011

Video / TT: 61:17

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Musikfest Stuttgart 2011 on the theme »Wasser« in Bach's Cantatas & Passions.
Camera & Realization: Daniel Jakob Frosch (Schnitt), Michaela Schnaufer, Holger Schneider.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 81 by H. Rilling.
Watch on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 81: Lecture & Complete Cantata [61:17]

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J.S. Bach: Jesu meine Freude [C-1]

Cantate BWV 81 [14:33]

Pieter-Jan Belder (General Musical Direction:)

Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Artistic Leader: Harry van der Kamp) / Musica Amphion (Artistic Leaders: Pieter-Jan Belder & Rémy Baudet)

Soprano: Nele Gramß; Alto: Marnix De Cat; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

Et’cetera KTC-1440

Sep 28-30, 2011

CD / TT: 72:46.

Recorded at Johann Sebastian Bachkirche Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Contextueel

J.S. Bach: BWV 81 - Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?’; BWV 125 - Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin [C-1]

Cantate BWV 81 [18:00]

Arjan van Baest

Koor en orkest Stichting Bachcantates Tiburg

Alto: Gabriëlle Nijhuis; Tenor: Maarten van der Hoven; Bass: Jelle Draijer

YouTube

Feb 5, 2012

Video / TT: 43:09

Recorded & filmed at the Heikese Kerk, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [18:01]

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Bach: Cantatas BWV 25 81 68 - Orfeo Orchestra Vashegyi 21.04.2012 [C-4]

Cantata BWV 81 []

György Vashegyi

Purcell Choir / Orfeo Orchestra

Counter-tenor: Péter Bárány; Tenor: László Kálmán; Bass: Dávid Csizmár

House of Opera CD-636300
House of Opera MP3-636300

Apr 21, 2012

CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
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»Lass deine Güte größer sein als die Gerechtigkeit« - Kantaten zum 3. und 4. Sonntag nach Epiphanias 1729?, 1724 & 1735 (BWV 156, 81, 14) [C13-1]

Cantata BWV 81: Mvts. 2-5, 7 [13:25] (from a complete performance)

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart

Soloists: Tenor: Daniel Schreiber; Tenor: Andreas Weller; Bass: Ekkehard Abele; Bass: Matthias Horn
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Fanie Antonelou, Franziska Bobe, Anaïs Sarkissian, Julla von Landsberg; Altos: Nohad Becker, Sybille Philippin, Lena Sutor-Wernich, Lidia Vinyes Curtis; Tenors: Nils Giebelhausen, Henning Jensen, Daniel Schreiber, Andreas Weller; Basses: Ekkehard Abele, Jens Hamann, Matthias Horn, Thomas Scharr
Stiftsbarock Stuttgart: Recorders: Daniel Koschitzki, Andrea Ritter; Oboes: Saskia Fikentscher, Claire Sirjacobs; Bassoon: Barbara Meditz; Konzertmeisterin: Isabelle Farr; Violin 1: Isabelle Farr, Eduard Zondereger, Angela Pastor; Violin 2: Miriam Risch-Graulich, Christina Eychmüller; Viola: Katharina Friederich, Chen-Ying Lu-Riebutsch; Violoncello: Melanie Beck, Verena Orlamünder-Volk; Doublbass: Albert Locher; Organ: Andreas Gräsle

YouTube

Jan 24, 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 81 [HD]: Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [4:36] + Mvt. 4: Ariso [B] [1:37] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [5:29] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [1:43] || Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [2:59]

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J.S. Bach: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist (BWV 45); Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? (BWV 81); Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 180) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 81 [16:59]

David Chin (Conductor); Adrian Demian (Concert Master)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Elizabeth Phillips; Mezzo-soprano: Ashley Hill-Hibbard; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Baritone: Thomas Lehman
Greg Perrin (Violin); Jebat Kee (Viola); Jisun Kim (Cello); Julia Shulman-Keller (Double-bass); Anne Lam (Organ); Jackie Arrington (Flute); Sarah Winstein-Hibbs (Flute); Zac Hammond (Oboe); June Kim (Oboe)

YouTube

Mar 22, 2013

Video / TT: 51:06

Recorded & filmed live at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Rochester, New York, USA. Audio recording by Carl Pultz.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [16:59]

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Bach and his rivals (Cantatas BWV 22, 81; Graupner, Telemann) [C-4]

Cantata BWV 81 [17:05]

Nicolette Moonen (Director)

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players

Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Simon Wall; Bass: Matthew Brook
James Eastaway (Oboe); Catherine Latham (Oboe / Recorder); Rachel Beckett (Recorder); Nicolette Moonen (Violin); Anne Schumann (Violin); Rachel Stott (Viola); Olaf Reimers (Cello); Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon); Pawel Siwczak (Organ / Harpsichord)

Hyphen Press Music HPM-008
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Oct 8-10, 2013

2-CD / TT: 132:11
MP3 / T: 131:45

Recorded at St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London, England.
Producer: Roy Mowatt; Recording Engineer: Alan Mosley; Editing & Mastering: Nicholas Parker.
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J.S.Bach: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen?, BWV 81 [C15-1]

Cantata BWV 81 [17:30]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: István Kovács
Recorders: István Herényi, Mária Benyovszky

Lutherania

Jan 25, 2015

MP3 / TT: 17:30

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 81 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 81 [17:30]: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [4:33] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [1:10] + Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [3:10] + Mvt. 4: Ariso [B] [1:28] + Mvt. 5: Aria [B [5:40] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [A] [0:22] + Mvt. 7: Chorale [1:07]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] & Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [5:28]

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Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? - Cantata, BWV 81 [AB-81]

Cantata BWV 81 [16:53]

Conductor & Violin: Shunske Sato

(OVPP - No Choir) / Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Stephan MacLeod; Soprano: Marjon Strijk
Violins 1: Sayuri Yamagata, Lidewij van der Voort; Violins 2: Annelies van der Vegt, Paulien Kostense, Anneke van Haaften; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Ruth Verona; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Recorders: Martin Stadler, Benny Aghassi; Oboes: Martin Stadler, Peter Frankenberg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Jan 21, 2017

Video / TT: 16:53

Recorded & filmed live at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Director: Bas Wielenga; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soetman; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman,Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Camera: Merijn Vrieling, Imartin Struijf, Chris Reichgelt, Thijs Struick; Camera Stagiair: Klazina Westra; Lights: Zen Bloot; Lighting Assistant: Henry Rodgers, Teun Pulles; Video Engineer: Vincent Nugteren; Stagiair Video Engineer: Jildert Hof; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Data Handling: Jesper Blok; Projectmanager Nep: Jochem Timmerman; Producer Concert: Imke Deters; Producer Film: Jessie Verbrugh; Interview: Onno van Ameijde.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [16:53]

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Все кантаты Баха. Сезон первый "Бах и Лютер", Концерт четвертый (BWV 81, 83) [S1-4]

Cantata BWV 81

Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg Romanenko

Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow

Soprano: Daria Davidova; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Daniil Chesnokov
Daniel Salvador (Organ, Spain)

Все кантаты Баха

Feb 11, 2018

No video

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

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 70a, BWV 12, BWV 81, BWV 140 [F-8]

Cantata BWV 81 [16:48]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Mary Bevan; Counter-tenor: Reginald Mobley; Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Denbee; Tenor: Ruairi Bowen; Tenor: Graham Neal; Tenor: Gareth Treseder; Baritone: Alexander Ashworth; Bass-Baritone: Matthew Brook
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni [Leader]; Oboe: Rachel Chaplin

YouTube

May 17, 2018

Audio / TT: 80:37

Recorded live at Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, in the frame of Prague Spring Fest.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Complete Cantata [16:48]
Complete Concert (4 Videos, Sequence)

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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 22 (Cantatas BWV 39, 13, 81) [BS-22]

56:49-74:58: Cantata BWV 81 [18:09]

Alejandro Reyes (Organ & General direction)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Estudio MusicAntigua UC (Bach Santiago)

Soloists: Soprano: María José Brañes; Alto: Fernanda Carter; Tenor: Felipe Gutiérrez; Bass: David Gáez
Instrumental Ensemble: Sergio Candia (Recorder & Instrumental direction); Elke Zeiner (Recorder); Juan Fundas, Antonia Sánchez (Oboes); Gonzalo Beltrán, Oriana Silva (Violins); Rodolfo Mellado (Viola); Gina Allende, Florencia Bardavid (Violas da gamba); Eduardo Figueroa (archlute Continuo)

YouTube

Oct 3, 2021

Video / TT: 76:17

Recorded & filmed live at Templo Mayor de Campus Oriente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, in the frame of Bach Santiago Cantata Series. Streamed live on Nov 29, 2021.
Production of Instituto de Música UC: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Coordinator of Extension and Communications); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Félix Rodríguez (Productor & Audio); Mary Paz Albornoz (Graphic Designer); / Francisca Meza (Programme Notes); Carlos Arriagada (Video & Streaming).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 39, 13, 81 [76:17]

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BWV 81 Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? [C21-16]

Cantata BWV 81 [17:58]

Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

Soloists: Alto: Carrie Cheron; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Bass: David Tinervia
Roy Sansom & Vanessa Holroyd (Recorders); Peggy Pearson & Jennifer Slowik (Oboes d'amore)

YouTube

Jan 30, 2022

Video / TT: 17:58

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 81: Complete Cantata [17:58]

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Bach: Cantatas BWV 65, 73, 81, 190.1 | Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent [F2023-C26]/[U-11]
No 26 Best of the Annual Cycle of Cantatas 1 [F2023-C26]/[U-11]

00:00: Opening
00:58: Welcome of conductor Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent by Michael Maul, artistic director of the Bachfest Leipzig
01:36: Interview with Philippe Herreweghe on the four Bach cantatas
45:23: Cantata BWV 81 [17:17]

Philippe Herreweghe (Director)

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soloists: Counter-tenor: Alex Potter; Tenor: Benedict Hymas; Bass: Peter Kooij
Choir: Sopranos: Annelies Brants, Anna-Sophie Brosig, Magdalena Podkościelna; Altos: Daniel Folqué, Cécile Pilorger, Bart Uvyn; Tenors: Graham Cooper, Peter Di-Toro, Patrik Horňák; Basses: Philipp Kaven, Robert van der Vinne, Bart Vandewege
Orchestra: Violins 1: Christine Busch, Meng Han, Maria Roca; Violins 2: Dietlind Mayer, Marieke Bouche, Paul Bialek; Violas: Deidre Dowling, Kaat de Cock; Cellos: Hanna Flekova, Harm-Jan Schwitters; Double-bass: Miriam Shalinsky; Oboes: Jasu Moisio, Takahiro Kitazato, Thimotée Oudinot; Recorders: Bart Coen, Koen Dieltiens; Bassoon: Julien Debordes; Trumpets: Alain de Rudder, Arne van Eenoo, Yorick Roscam; Horns: Thomas Friedländer, Franziska Jacknau; Organ: Maude Gratton; Timpani: David Dewaste

YouTube

Jun 10, 2023

Video / TT: 80:58

Recorded & filmed live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig 2023. Streamed live by DW Classical Music.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 65, 73, 81, 190: Full Concert, including Complete Cantatas [80:58] | Full Concert, including Complete Cantatas [80:58]

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Bach Cantata Vespers - Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? BWV 81 [C53-4]

62:56-79:46: Cantata BWV 81 [16:50]

Cantor/Director: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
The Rev. Dr. David R. Lyle (Leader)
The Rev. Dr. Karoline M. Lewis (Homilist)

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

Timothy Spelbring (Organ)
Soloists: Soprano: Soprano: Marybeth Kurnat; Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Ponder; Tenor: Ace Gangoso; Bass-Baritone: David Govertsen
GPC: Sopranos: Ann Anderson, Judy Berghaus, Janel Dennen, Donna Dumpys, Gwen Gotsch, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Kate Hogenson, Katrina Jurica, Marybeth Kurnat, Val Poulos, Ellen Pullin, Liz Rudy, Ngaire Whiteside-Bull; Altos: Karen Brunssen, Lois Cornils, Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Cynthia Hill, Martha Houston, Christa Krout, Jennifer Luebbe, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Sarah Ponder, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson; 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, David Govertsen, David Kluge, Craig Mindrum, Bill Pullin, Greg Rohlfing
BCV Orchestra: Matt Baker (Trumpet); Lisette Kielson, Mirja Lorenz (Recorders); Christine Janzow Phillips, Meg Busse (Oboe/d’amore); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon)
Kontras Quartet: Eleanor Bartsch (Violin 1); François Henkins (Violin 2); Ben Weber (Viola); Jean Hatmaker (Cello); Douglas Johnson (Double-bass); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo Organ)

Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers

Jan 28, 2024

Video / TT: 92:15

Recorded, filmed & streamed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Ushers: Gerlinde VanDriesen & Susan Weber; Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Livestream Audio/Video: Liz Hanson & Al Swanson.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 81: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [92:15]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2000 - April 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (February 2013); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - January 2021); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Flavio Lorenzelli (June 2003); Paul Mytton (January 2014)

Cantata BWV 81: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? for 4^th Sunday after Epiphany (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4