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Bach: Cantata No. 80 "Ein' feste Burg"; Motet "Jesu, meine Freude" [LP]
Bach Cantatas [3-CD]

Cantata BWV 80 [LP: 31:24; CD: 31:11]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Contralto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Theophil Maier; Bass: Ulrich Schaible

Vox STPL-514.150
Vox CD3X-3039

1964

LP / TT: 54:70
3-CD / TT: 193:03

1^st recording of Cantata BWV 80 by H. Rilling.
Other works:
LP: Motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 [23:16] performed by Hymnuschorknaben & Stuttgart Bach Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Gerhard.
3-CD: Secular Cantatas conducted by Rudolf Ewerhart.
Buy this album at:
3-CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

E-5

Irmgard Stadler

Aria (Duet) for Sorano & Tenor Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 110 []

Helmuth Rilling

Unknown instrumental ensemble

Soprano: Irmgard Stadler; Tenor: Kurt Huber

Parivate Record

1966

CD / TT:

Recorded by SWR Stuttgart. Private Record. Not for Sale!

E-2

J.S. Bach: Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist, Kantate BWV 45; Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding, Kantate BWV 176
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 45: "Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist"; Cantata No. 176 " Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding "

Cantatas BWV 45 [23:47], BWV 176 [14:28]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Sheila Armstrong; Alto: Norma Procter; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Erich Wenk
Willy Schnell (Oboe); Konrad Hampe (Flute); Thomas Blees (Viola da gamba); Josef Stommeln (Double-bass); Uwe Groß (Positive Organ)

Cantate 651223
SDG 610119
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1302

Feb 1967

LP / TT: 38:15
LP / TT: 38:15
LP / TT: 38:15

Recorded at Martinskirche, Metzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 45 by H. Rilling.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 176 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 45: Complete Cantata [23:40]
Cantata BWV 176: Complete Cantata [14:08]

E-3

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten (BWV 35, 158)
J.S. Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret, Kantate BWV 35; Der Friede sei mit dir, Kantate BWV 158
J.S. Bach: Solokantaten (BWV 35, 158)
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 35 "Geist und Seele wird verwirret"; Cantata No. 158 "Der Friede sei mit dir"

Cantatas BWV 35 [Cantate: 28:45; MHS: 28:44], BWV 158 [Cantate: 11:45; MHS: 11:50]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Birgit Finnilä; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli; Uwe Groß (Organ)

Cantate 651224
SDG 610118
ORBIS 92784
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1284

May 1969

LP / TT: 40:30
LP / TT: 40:30
LP / TT: 40:30
LP / TT: 40:39

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 35 by H. Rilling.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 158 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 158: Complete Cantata [11:47]

E-4

J.S. Bach: Kantate No. 21 “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis”

Cantata BWV 21 [45:47]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Nancy Burns; Contralto: Libuše Márová; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Günther Reich
Willy Schnell (Oboe); Martha Schuster (Organ); Hannelore Michel (Violoncello); Ulrich Lau (Double-bass)

Supraphon 1120792 (1970)
Supraphon SU-71021 (1982)
SDG 610101

1970

LP / TT: 45:47
LP / TT: 45:47
LP / TT:

Matrix / Runout (Side A): E-1687; (Side B): E-1688.
Recorded at the Saint Barbara Church, Kutná Hora, Bohemia (Czechoslovakia).
Recording Supervisor: Jaroslav Krček.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 21 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 21: Complete Cantata [45:18]

CR-14

Bach: Kantate BWV 14 Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, Helmut Rilling 1968

Cantata Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 [17:53]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Elsa Castilla; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz

YouTube

1968

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio under poor reception conditions.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 14 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 14: Complete Cantata [17:53]

CR-36

Bach: BWV 36 Schwingt freudig euch empor, Helmuth Rilling live (vor 1970)

Cantata Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 [33:31]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Soprano: Sylvia Stahlman; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Hartmut Ochs

YouTube

Before 1970

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 36 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 36: Complete Cantata [33:31]

CR-135

Bach: Kantate BWV135 Ach Herr mich armen Sünder, Helmut Rilling 1970

Cantata Ach Herr mich armen Sünder, BWV 135 [17:15]

Helmuth Rilling

Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Alto: Martha Kessler; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz

YouTube

1970

Audio / TT:

Tape recording from the radio. Unfortunately, at that time it was not yet possible to hear on the radio a southern German station without interference in northern Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 135 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 135: Complete Cantata [17:15]

CR-187

Bach: Kantate, Es wartet alles auf dich, Helmuth Rilling live in Budapest

Cantata Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187 [21:58]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Ibolya Verebics; Alto: Cornelia Kallisch; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

YouTube

Mid 1990's ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Budapest, Hungary Tape recording from the radio. Unfortunately, the announcement does not contain a location or date.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 187 by H. Rilling.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 187: Complete Cantata [21:58]

Early Recordings of Secular Cantatas

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J.S. Bach: Jagdkantate BWV 208 · Oboenkonzert nach BWV 1053

Cantata BWV 208

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano I [Diana]: Helen Donath, Soprano II [Pales]: Elisabeth Speiser; Tenor [Endymion]: Wilfried Jochims; Bass [Pan]: Jakob Stämpfli

Cantate-Musicaphon

May 1965

CD / TT: 59:42

Recorded at Südwest-Tonstudio H. Jansen, Stuttgart, Germany.
Other work: Concerto for Oboe BWV 1053, conducted by H. Winschermann.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

ES-1

J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 201 · Oboe d'amore-konzert nach BWV 1055

Cantata BWV 201

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Wilfried Jochims; Bass I: Erich Wenk, Bass II: Jakob Stämpfli

Cantate-Musicaphon

Jan 1966

CD / TT: 71:34

Recorded at Südwest-Tonstudio H. Jansen, Stuttgart, Germany.
Other work: Concerto for Oboe BWV 1055, conducted by H. Winschermann.
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

ES-2

J.S. Bach: Der zufriedengestellte Äolus BWV 205 · Cembalokonzert Nr. 3

Cantata BWV 205 [45:37]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano [Pallas]: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto [Pomona]: Margarethe Bence; Tenor [Zyphyrus]: John van Kesteren; Bass [Aelous]: Jakob Stämpfli

Bärenreiter-Musicaphon / MHS

May 1966; May 1967

CD / TT: 62:50

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
Other work: Harpsichord Concerto BWV 1054, conducted by H. Winschermann.
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ES-3

J.S. Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, Drama per Musica BWV 206
J.S. Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, Cantata BWV 206

Cantata BWV 206 [45:08]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano [Pleisse]: Leonore Kirschstein; Alto [Donau]: Margarethe Bence; Tenor [Elbe]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Weichsel]: Erich Wenk
Heinz Zickler, Herbert Thal, Fritz Kelber (Trumpets); Konrad Hampe, Helmut Steinkraus, Claus Diedrich (Flutes); Alfred Sous, Willy Schnell (Oboe d'amore)
Continuo: Martin Galling (Harpsichord); Thomas Blees (Violoncello); Manfed Gräser (Double-bass); Karl Steinbrecher (Bassoon)

Bärenreiter-Musicaphon
BM-30 SL-1354
Nonesuch H-71187

Jun 1966

LP / TT: 45:08

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 206 by H. Rilling.

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J.S. Bach: Hercules auf dem Scheidwege · Cembalokonzert BWV 1058

1-13. Cantata Laßt uns sorgen, laßt uns wachen, BWV 213 [LP: 51:59; CD: 51:49] (Hercules at the Crossroads)
14-16. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 [14:11]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Sheila Armstrong; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Herman Baumann, Willy Rütten (Horns); Alfred Sous (Oboe); Klaus Ebach (Oboe d'amore); Susanne Lautenbacher (Violin)
Continuo: Martin Galling (Harpsichord); Thomas Blees (Violoncello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Jürgen Gode (Bassoon)

Bärenreiter-Musicaphon BM30 SL-1356 (1967)
Nonesuch H-71226 (1969)
Cantate-Musicaphon M-51356 (1995)

Jan 1967

LP / TT: 51:59
LP / TT: 51:59
CD / TT: 66:12

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 213 by H. Rilling.
Other work: Concerto No. 7 for Cembalo BWV 1058, conducted by H. Winschermann.
Buy this album at:
CD (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 215 · Sinfonien aus Kantaten

Cantata BWV 215

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart & Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Erna Spoorenberg; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass: Erich Wenk

Cantate-Musicaphon

Oct 1966

CD / TT: 49:08

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
Other works: Sinfonias from Bach Cantatas, conducted by H. Winschermann. See: Winschermann - Recordings
Buy this album at: Amazon.de

ES-7

J.S. Bach: Schäferkantate BWV 249a · Doppelkonzert nach BWV 1060

Cantata BWV 249a - reconstructed by Hermann Keller from the preserved text printed in the first volume of Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) poems, and the music composed by J.S. Bach for Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [43:10]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart & Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Hetty Plümacher; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Cantate-Musicaphon

Mar 1967

CD / TT: 58:39

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
Other work: Concerto for Violin BWV 1060, conducted by H. Winschermann.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

Early Recordings of Cantatas in Oregon

EO-1

Program of Vocal Music

Cantata Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 []
Cantata Ich habe genug, BWV 82 []
Motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 []

Helmuth Rilling

Festival Chorus and Orchestra

Bass: Neil Wilson’ Other soloists: unknown

University of Oregon Library, Audiovisual Media Center

Jul 22, 1973

2 reels. 7 in. / TT:

Presented as part of the University of Oregon Summer Festival of Music, 1973.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 82 by H. Rilling.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 150 by H. Rilling.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

EO-2

Vocal and Orchestral Music of Bach and Mozart, July 28, 1974

Overture no. 4, in D major, BWV 1069 []
Cantata Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110 []

Helmuth Rilling

Festival Chorus and Orchestra

Soprano: Gloria Cutsforth; Contralto: Alyce Rogers; Tenor: Michael Sells; Bass: Neil Wilson

University of Oregon, School of Music

Jul 28, 1974

2 reels. 7 in. / TT:

Presented as part of the University of Oregon School of Music, Summer Festival of Music, 1974.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 110 by H. Rilling.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 276867213)

EO-3

Vocal and orchestral music of Bach and Mozart, August 2, 1974

Brandenburg concerto no. 5, in D major, BWV 1050 []
Cantata Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 []

Helmuth Rilling

Festival Chorus and Orchestra

Soprano: Dorothy Bergquist; Tenor: James Miller; Baritone: Philip Frohnmayer

University of Oregon, School of Music

Aug 2, 1974

2 reels. 7 in. / TT:

Presented as part of the University of Oregon Summer Festival of Music, 1973.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 211 by H. Rilling.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - December 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Harald (March 2019 - December 2023); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012); Walter Roth (June 2013); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Helmuth Rilling: Short Biography | Ensembles: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart | Frankfurter Kantorei | Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart | Bach-Collegium Stuttgart | JSB Ensemble
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13
Table of recordings by BWV Number
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Discussions of Cantatas: Edition Bachakademie - Vols. 1-20 | Edition Bachakademie - Vol. 9 | Edition Bachakademie - Vol. 60 | Arleen Augér sings Bach - conducted by H. Rilling | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Bach - conducted by H. Rilling
Cantate Label: Recordings of Vocal Works | General Discussions
Discussions of Other Vocal Works: BWV 232 - H. Rilling | BWV 243 - H. Rilling | BWV 244 - H. Rilling | BWV 245 - H. Rilling | BWV 248 - H. Rilling | Chorales - H. Rilling
Bach Festivals and Cantata Series: Oregon Bach Festival