Monteverdi Choir
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The Monteverdi Choir was founded in 1964 by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC is an English conductor. He founded the Monteverdi Choir , the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique...

 for a performance of the Monteverdi Vespers (1610)
Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (Monteverdi)
Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 — commonly called Vespers of 1610 — is a musical composition by Claudio Monteverdi. The term "Vespers" is taken from the Hours of the Divine Office, a set of daily prayers of the Catholic Church which have remained structurally unchanged for 1500 years...

in King's College Chapel, Cambridge
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
King's College Chapel is the chapel to King's College of the University of Cambridge, and is one of the finest examples of late Gothic English architecture, while its early Renaissance rood screen separating the nave and chancel, erected in 1532-36 in a striking contrast of style, has been called...

. A specialist Baroque ensemble, the Choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...

 has become famous for its stylistic conviction and extensive repertoire, encompassing music from the early Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...

 period to Classical music of the 20th century
20th century classical music
20th century classical music was without a dominant style and highly diverse.-Introduction:At the turn of the century, music was characteristically late Romantic in style. Composers such as Gustav Mahler and Jean Sibelius were pushing the bounds of Post-Romantic Symphonic writing...

. They often appear with John Eliot Gardiner's orchestras, the English Baroque Soloists
English Baroque Soloists
The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Its repertoire comprises music from the early Baroque period to the Classical period...

 and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music, using the principles and original instruments of historically informed performance. The orchestra has recorded symphonies, operas, concertos, and other works of Beethoven,...

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Bach Cantata Pilgrimage

In 2000, the Choir, with the English Baroque Soloists
English Baroque Soloists
The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Its repertoire comprises music from the early Baroque period to the Classical period...

, undertook an ambitious tour, the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, where it performed all of J.S. Bach's
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...

 sacred cantata
Bach cantata
Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....

s in more than 60 churches in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, the UK and the US to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. Recordings made during the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage are released in 27 volumes under Sir John Eliot Gardiner's own label, Soli Deo Gloria
Soli Deo Gloria (label)
Founded in 2004 in order to release the recordings made during the Bach Cantata pilgrimage that took place in the year 2000. Following its launch in 2005, Soli Deo Gloria has established itself as one of the leading independent record labels....

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Some of the cantatas, which had been recorded and released by Deutsche Grammophon on Archiv, will not be released again on the Soli Deo Gloria label. Others were excluded a priori from the pilgrimage, as their composition is not associated with religious calendar commitments.
Sortable table
BWV Title Occasion Recorded at on Vol. SDG no.
1   Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1 Feast of the Annunciation Walpole, St Peter's Church (Norfolk) 2000/03/26 21 118
2   Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein Trinity 02 2000/07/02 2
3   Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid Epiphany 2 Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College Chpl. 2000/01/16 19 115
4   Christ lag in Todes Banden Easter Eisenach, Georgenkirche 2000/04/23 22 128
5   Wo soll ich fliehen hin Trinity 19 Potsdam, Erlöserkirche 2000/10/29 10 110
6   Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden Easter Monday (Angelus) Eisenach, Georgenkirche 2000/04/24 22 128
7   Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam St. John the Baptist London, St. Giles Cripplegate 2000/06/24 1 101
8   Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben (E major) Trinity 16 Santiago de Compostela, Santo Domingo 2000/10/07 8 104
9   Es ist das Heil uns kommen her Trinity 06 2000/07/30 4
10   Meine Seel erhebt den Herren Feast of the Visitation 2000/07/02 2
11   Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen Ascension Day 2000/06/01 N/A N/A
12   Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen Jubilate Altenburg, Schlosskirche 2000/05/14 24 107
13   Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen Epiphany 3 Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College Chpl. 2000/01/16 19 115
14   Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit Epiphany 4 Romsey, Romsey Abbey 2000/01/30 19 115
15   Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen Easter     not part of the BCP project (spurious)
16   Herr Gott, dich loben wir Feast of the Circumcision Berlin, Gethsemanekirche
Gethsemane Church
Gethsemane Church is one out of four church buildings of the Evangelical Northern Prenzlauer Berg Congregaton , a member of the Protestant umbrella organisation Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia....

2000/01/01 17 150
17   Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich Trinity 14 Ambronay, Abbaye d'Ambronay 2000/09/24 7 124
18   Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt Sexagesima Nottinghamshire, Southwell Minster 2000/02/27 20 153
19   Es erhub sich ein Streit Michaelmas Day Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/29 7 124
20   O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort I Trinity 01 London, St. Giles Cripplegate 2000/06/25 1 101
21   Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis Trinity 03 2000/07/09 2
22   Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe Quinquagesima Cambridge, King’s College Chapel 2000/03/05 21 118
23   Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn Quinquagesima Cambridge, King’s College Chapel 2000/03/05 21 118
24   Ein ungefärbt Gemüte Trinity 04 Tewkesbury, Abbey of the Bl. Virgin Mary 2000/07/16 3 141
25   Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe Trinity 14 Ambronay, Abbaye d'Ambronay 2000/09/24 7 124
26   Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig Trinity 24 Romsey, Romsey Abbey 2000/01/30 19 115
27   Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende Trinity 16 Santiago de Compostela, Santo Domingo 2000/10/07 8 104
28   Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende Christmas 1 New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/31 16 137
29   Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir Leipzig Council election     not part of the BCP project
30   Freue dich, erlöste Schar St. John the Baptist London, St. Giles Cripplegate 2000/06/24 1 101
31   Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret Easter Eisenach, Georgenkirche 2000/04/23 22 128
32   Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen Epiphany 1 2000/01/09 18
33   Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ Trinity 13 Frankfurt, Dreikönigskirche 2000/09/17 6 134
34   O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/11 26 121
35   Geist und Seele wird verwirret Trinity 12 Köthen, Jakobskirche 2000/09/10 6 134
36   Schwingt freudig euch empor Advent 1 2000/12/03 13
37   Wer da gläubet und getauft wird Ascension Day 2000/06/01 N/A N/A
38   Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir Trinity 21 2000/11/12 11
39   Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot Trinity 01 London, St. Giles Cripplegate 2000/06/25 1 101
40   Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes St. Stefanus Day New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/25 14 113
41   Jesu, nun sei gepreiset Feast of the Circumcision Berlin, Gethsemanekirche 2000/01/01 17 150
42   Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats Quasimodogeniti Arnstadt, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche 2000/04/30 23 131
43   Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen Ascension Day 2000/06/01 N/A N/A
44   Sie werden euch in den Bann tun I Exaudi Sherborne, Abbey Ch. of St Mary, Virgin 2000/06/04 25 144
45   Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist
Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist, BWV 45
Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist , BWV 45, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the eighth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 11 August 1726....

Trinity 08 Rendsburg, Christkirche 2000/08/13 5 147
46   Schauet doch und sehet, ob irgendein Schmerz sei Trinity 10 Braunschweig, Braunschweig Cathedral 2000/08/27 5 147
47   Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll ...
Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden, BWV 47
Wer sich selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden , BWV 47, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach...

Trinity 17 Lund, Allhelgonakyrkan 2000/10/14 9
48   Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen
Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48
Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen , BWV 48, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723 in Leipzig for the 19th Sunday after Trinity.-History and words:...

Trinity 19 Potsdam, Erlöserkirche 2000/10/29 10 110
49   Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen Trinity 20 2000/11/05 11
50   Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft Michaelmas Day Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/29 7 124
51   Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen Trinity 15 Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/28 8 104
52   Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht
Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52
Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht , BWV 52, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig for the 23nd Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 24 November 1726.-History and words:...

!
Trinity 23 2000/11/26 12
53   Schlage doch gewünschte Stunde Funeral service     not part of the BCP project (spurious)
54   Widerstehe doch der Sünde Oculi Walpole, St Peter's Church (Norfolk) 2000/03/26 21 118
55   Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55
Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht , BWV 55, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 17 November 1726.-History and words:...

Trinity 22 2000/11/19 12
56   Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen Trinity 19 Potsdam, Erlöserkirche 2000/10/29 10 110
57   Selig ist der Mann
Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57
Selig ist der Mann , BWV 57, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written in Leipzig in 1725 for the Second Day of Christmas, which was celebrated that year as St...

St. Stefanus Day New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/27 15 127
58   Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid II Sunday after New Year's Day Berlin, Gethsemanekirche 2000/01/02 17 150
59   Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 59
Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten , BWV 59, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata for Pentecost and probably first performed it in Leipzig on 28 May 1724, but an earlier performance on 16 May 1723 at the University Church of Leipzig is possible.-History...

Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/11 26 121
60   O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort , BWV 60, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig for the 24th Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 7 November 1723.-History and words:...

Trinity 24 12
61   Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland , BWV 61, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Weimar for the for the first Sunday in Advent and first performed it on 2 December 1714.-History and words:...

Advent 1 2000/12/03 13
62   Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 62
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland , BWV 62, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata, based on Martin Luther's chorale Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, in Leipzig for the first Sunday in Advent and first performed it on 3 December 1724.-History and words:Bach wrote the...

Advent 1 2000/12/03 13
63   Christen, ätzet diesen Tag
Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63
Christen, ätzet diesen Tag , BWV 63, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata for the First Day of Christmas, possibly in 1713.-History and words:...

Christmas 2000/12/25 18
64   Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64
Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget , BWV 64, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach...

St John's Day New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/27 15 127
65   Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen
Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65
Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen , BWV 65, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in 1724 in Leipzig for Epiphany and first performed it on 6 January 1724.-History and words:...

Epiphany 2000/01/06 18
66   Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen Easter Monday (Angelus) Eisenach, Georgenkirche 2000/04/24 22 128
67   Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ Quasimodogeniti Arnstadt, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche 2000/04/30 23 131
68   Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt Whit Monday Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/12 26 121
69   Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69a
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele , BWV 69a, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723 in Leipzig for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 15 August 1723...

Trinity 12 Köthen, Jakobskirche 2000/09/10 6 134
70   Wachet! betet! betet! wachet!
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! BWV 70
Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! is the title of two church cantatas written by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed a first version, BWV 70a, in Weimar for the second Sunday in Advent of 1716 and expanded it in 1723 in Leipzig to BWV 70, a cantata in two parts for the 26th Sunday after...

Trinity 26 13
71   Gott ist mein König Mühlhausen council inauguration Mühlhausen, Blasiuskirche 2000/07/23 3 141
72   Alles nur nach Gottes Willen Epiphany 3    on Archiv 463 582-2 2000/01/23 N/A N/A
73   Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir Epiphany 3    on Archiv 463 582-2 2000/01/23 N/A N/A
74   Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten II Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/11 26 121
75   Die Elenden sollen essen
Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75
Die Elenden sollen essen , BWV 75, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata for the first Sunday after Trinity and first performed it in Leipzig on 30 May 1723...

Trinity 01 London, St. Giles Cripplegate 2000/06/25 1 101
76   Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes , BWV 76, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed in Leipzig for the second Sunday after Trinity and first performed by the composer on 6 June 1723...

Trinity 02 2000/07/02 2
77   Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben
Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben, BWV 77
Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben , BWV 77, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 22 August 1723.-History and words:...

Trinity 13 Frankfurt, Dreikönigskirche 2000/09/17 6 134
78   Jesu, der du meine Seele Trinity 14 Ambronay, Abbaye d'Ambronay 2000/09/24 7 124
79   Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild Feast of the Reformation Wittenberg, Schlosskirche 2000/10/31 10 110
80   Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Feast of the Reformation Wittenberg, Schlosskirche 2000/10/31 10 110
81   Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? Epiphany 4 Romsey, Romsey Abbey 2000/01/30 19 115
82   Ich habe genug Purification of Mary    on Archiv 463 585-2 2000/02/01 N/A N/A
83   Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde
Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83
Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde , BWV 83, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in 1724 in Leipzig for the feast Mariae Reinigung and first performed it on 2 February 1724....

Purification of Mary    on Archiv 463 585-2 2000/02/01 N/A N/A
84   Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke Septuagesima Grote Kerk, Naarden 2000/02/20 20 153
85   Ich bin ein guter Hirt Misericordias Domini Echternach, St. Willibrord 2000/05/07 23 131
86   Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch
Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, BWV 86
Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch , BWV 86, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for Rogate, the fifth Sunday after Easter, and first performed it on 14 May 1724.-History and words:...

Rogate Dresden, Annenkirche 2000/05/28 25 144
87   Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen Rogate Dresden, Annenkirche 2000/05/28 25 144
88   Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden
Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88
Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden , BWV 88, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the fifth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 21 July 1726.-History and words:...

Trinity 05 Mühlhausen, Blasiuskirche 2000/07/23 3 141
89   Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim
Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim, BWV 89
Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim , BWV 89, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the 22st Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 24 October 1723.-History and words:...

Trinity 22 2000/11/19 12
90   Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende Trinity 25 Potsdam, Erlöserkirche 2000/10/29 10 110
91   Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 91
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ , BWV 91, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written in Leipzig in 1724 for Christmas Day and first performed on 25 December 1724.-History and words:...

Christmas New York, St. Bartholomew's 2000/12/25 14 113
92   Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn Septuagesima Grote Kerk, Naarden 2000/02/20 20 153
93   Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 93
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten , BWV 93, is a cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach, written in Leipzig for the fifth Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 9 July 1724.-History:...

Trinity 05 Mühlhausen, Blasiuskirche 2000/07/23 3 141
94   Was frag ich nach der Welt
Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94
Was frag ich nach der Welt , BWV 94, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it Leipzig for the ninth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 6 August 1724.-History and words:...

Trinity 09    on Archiv 463 590-2 2000/08/20 N/A N/A
95 Christus, der ist mein Leben
Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95
Christus, der ist mein Leben , BWV 95, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the 16th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 12 September 1723.-History and words:...

Trinity 16 Santiago de Compostela, Santo Domingo 2000/10/07 8 104
96   Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn
Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96
Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn , BWV 96, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1724 in Leipzig for the 18th Sunday after Trinity.-History and text:...

Trinity 18 Leipzig, Thomaskirche 2000/10/22 9 159
97   In allem meinen Taten unspecified Dresden, Annenkirche 2000/05/28 25 144
98   Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan , BWV 98, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the 21st Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 10 November 1726.-History and words:...

Trinity 21 2000/11/12 11
99   Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan , BWV 99, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 15th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 17 September 1724....

Trinity 15 Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/28 8 104
100   Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan III Trinity 15 & 21 Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/28 8 104
101   Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott
Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101
Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott , BWV 101, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the tenth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 13 August 1724....

Trinity 10 Braunschweig, Braunschweig Cathedral 2000/08/27 5 147
102   Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben
Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben, BWV 102
Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben , BWV 102, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1726 in Leipzig for the tenth Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 25 August 1726.-History and text:...

Trinity 10 Braunschweig, Braunschweig Cathedral 2000/08/27 5 147
103   Ihr werdet weinen und heulen Jubilate Altenburg, Schlosskirche 2000/05/14 24 107
104   Du Hirte Israel, höre
Du Hirte Israel, höre, BWV 104
Du Hirte Israel, höre , BWV 104, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata for the second Sunday after Easter in Leipzig and first performed it on 23 April 1724.-History and words:...

Misericordias Domini Echternach, St. Willibrord 2000/05/07 23 131
105   Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht Trinity 09    on Archiv 463 590-2 2000/08/20 N/A N/A
106   Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit Funeral service     not part of the BCP project
107   Was willst du dich betrüben
Was willst du dich betrüben, BWV 107
Was willst du dich betrüben , BWV 107, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the seventh Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 23 July 1724...

Trinity 07 2000/08/06 4
108   Es ist euch gut, dass ich hingehe Cantate Warwick, St. Mary's 2000/05/21 24 107
109   Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben
Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben, BWV 109
Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben , BWV 109, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Leipzig for the 21st Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 17 October 1723.-History and words:...

Trinity 21 2000/11/12 11
110   Unser Mund sei voll Lachens Christmas New York, St. Bartholomew's 2000/12/25 14 113
111   Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit Epiphany 3    on Archiv 463 582-2 2000/01/23 N/A N/A
112   Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt Misericordias Domini Echternach, St. Willibrord 2000/05/07 23 131
113   Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut
Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut, BWV 113
Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut , BWV 113, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 20 August 1724....

Trinity 11    on Archiv 463 591-2 2000/09/03 N/A N/A
114   Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost Trinity 17 Lund, Allhelgonakyrkan 2000/10/14 9 159
115   Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit Trinity 22 2000/11/19 12
116   Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ
Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 116
Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ , BWV 116, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1724 in Leipzig for the 25th Sunday after Trinity.-History and text:...

Trinity 25 Leipzig, Thomaskirche 2000/10/22 9 159
117   Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut Misericordias Domini Warwick, St. Mary’s 2000/05/21 24 107
118   O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht Funeral service     not part of the BCP project
119   Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn Leipzig council election     not part of the BCP project
120   Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille Lepizig council election     not part of the BCP project
121   Christum wir sollen loben schon St. Stephanus Day New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/25 14 113
122   Das neugeborne Kindelein Christmas 1 New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/31 16 137
123   Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen Epiphany 2000/01/06 18
124   Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht Epiphany 1 2000/01/09 18
125   Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin Purification of Mary    on Archiv 463 585-2 2000/02/02 N/A N/A
126   Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126
Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort , BWV 126, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in 1725 in Leipzig for the Sunday Sexagesimae, the second Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and first performed it on 4 February 1725.-History and words:Bach wrote the chorale cantata in his second...

Sexagesima Nottinghamshire, Southwell Minster 2000/02/27 20 153
127   Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott Quinquagesima Cambridge, King’s College Chapel 2000/03/05 21 118
128   Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein
Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128
Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein , BWV 128, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the Feast of the Ascension and first performed it on 10 May 1725.-History and words:...

Ascension Day     not part of the BCP project
129   Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129
Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott , BWV 129, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for Trinity Sunday and possibly first performed it on 16 June 1726. It is a general praise of the Trinity, without a reference to a specific gospel reading...

Trinity Kirkwall, St. Magnus Cathedral 2000/06/18 27 138
130   Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir Michaelmas Day Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/29 7 124
131   Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir Trinity 05 Mühlhausen, Blasiuskirche 2000/07/23 3 141
132   Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! , BWV 132, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in Weimar in 1715 for the fourth Sunday in Advent and first performed it on 22 December 1715....

Advent 4 2000/12/24 13
133   Ich freue mich in dir St John's New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/27 15 127
134   Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß
Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134
Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß , BWV 134, is a church cantata for Easter by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata for the Third Day of Easter in Leipzig and first performed it on 11 April 1724...

Easter Tuesday Eisenach, Georgenkirche 2000/04/25 22 128
135   Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder Trinity 03 2000/07/09 2
136   Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz
Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136
Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz , BWV 136, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723 in Leipzig for the eighth Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 18 July 1723....

Trinity 08 Rendsburg, Christkirche 2000/08/13 5 147
137   Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren , BWV 137, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the twelfth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 19 August 1725.-History and words:Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for Twelfth Sunday...

Trinity 12 Köthen, Jakobskirche 2000/09/10 6 134
138   Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz
Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz, BWV 138
Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz , BWV 138, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723 in Leipzig for the 15th Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 5 September 1723...

Trinity 15 Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/28 8 104
139   Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott Trinity 23 2000/11/26 12
140   Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 Trinity 27 12
141   Das ist je gewisslich wahr (spurious) Advent 3     not part of the BCP project
142   Uns ist ein Kind geboren (spurious) Christmas     not part of the BCP project
143   Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele II Feast of the Circumcision Berlin, Gethsemanekirche 2000/01/01 17 150
144   Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin
Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144
Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin , BWV 144, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in 1724 in Leipzig for the Sunday Septuagesimae, the third Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and first performed it on 6 February 1724.-History and words:Bach wrote the cantata in his first year in...

Septuagesima Grote Kerk, Naarden 2000/02/20 20 153
145   Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen Easter Tuesday Eisenach, Georgenkirche 2000/04/25 22 128
146   Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal Jubilate Altenburg, Schlosskirche 2000/05/14 24 107
147   Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Feast of the Visitation 2000/07/02 13
148   Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens
Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148
Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens , BWV 148, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach probably in 1723 in Leipzig for the 17th Sunday after Trinity.-History and words:...

Trinity 17 Lund, Allhelgonakyrkan 2000/10/14 9 159
149   Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg Michaelmas Day Bremen, Unser Lieben Frauen 2000/09/29 7 124
150   Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich Easter 1 Sherborne, Abbey Ch. of St Mary, Virgin 2000/06/04 25 144
151   Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt St. John New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/27 15 127
152   Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn Christmas 1 New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/31 16 137
153   Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind, BWV 153
Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind , BWV 153, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in Leipzig for the Sunday after New Year's Day and first performed it on 2 January 1724.-History and words:...

Feast of the Circumcision Berlin, Gethsemanekirche 2000/01/02 17 150
154   Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren
Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren, BWV 154
Mein liebster Jesus ist verloren , BWV 154, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He first performed it in Leipzig on the First Sunday after Epiphany, on 9 January 1724.-History and words:...

Epiphany 1 2000/01/09 18
155   Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?
Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? BWV 155
Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange , BWV 155, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He first performed it in Weimar on the Second Sunday after Epiphany, on 19 January 1716.-History and words:...

 (1724 version)
Epiphany 2 Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College Chpl. 2000/01/16 19 115
156   Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe Epiphany 3    on Archiv 463 582-2 2000/01/23 N/A N/A
157   Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn! Purification of Mary     not part of the BCP project
158   Der Friede sei mit dir Easter Tuesday Arnstadt, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche 2000/04/30 23 131
159   Sehet! Wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem
Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159
Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem , BWV 159, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the Sunday Estomihi, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and probably first performed it on 27 February 1729.-History and words:Bach wrote the cantata in Leipzig for...

Quinquagesima Cambridge, King’s College Chapel 2000/03/05 21 118
160   Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt (spurious) Easter     not part of the BCP project
161   Komm, du süße Todesstunde
Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV 161
Komm, du süße Todesstunde , BWV 161, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1715 in Weimar for the 16th Sunday after Trinity.-History and words:...

Trinity 16 Santiago de Compostela, Santo Domingo 2000/10/07 8 104
162   Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe
Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162
Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe , BWV 162, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in Weimar for the 20th Sunday after Trinity.-History and words:...

Trinity 20 2000/11/20 11
163   Nur jedem das Seine! Trinity 23 2000/11/26 12
164   Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet
Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet, BWV 164
Ihr, die ihr euch von Christo nennet , BWV 164, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.He composed it in 1725 in Leipzig for the 13th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 26 August 1725....

Trinity 13 Frankfurt, Dreikönigskirche 2000/09/17 6 134
165   O heilges Geist- und Wasserbad Trinity Kirkwall, St. Magnus Cathedral 2000/06/18 27 138
166   Wo gehest du hin?
Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166
Wo gehest du hin? , BWV 166, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for Cantate, the fourth Sunday after Easter, and first performed it on 7 May 1724....

Cantate Warwick, St. Mary’s 2000/05/21 24 107
167 Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe
Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe, BWV 167
Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe , BWV 167, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for the Feast of St. John the Baptist and first performed it on 24 June 1723.-History and words:Bach composed the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for St...

St. John the Baptist London, St. Giles Cripplegate 2000/06/24 1 101
168   Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168
Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort , BWV 168, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the ninth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 29 July 1725.-History and words:...

Trinity 09    on Archiv 463 590-2 2000/08/20 N/A N/A
169 Gott soll allein mein Herze haben Trinity 18 Leipzig, Thomaskirche 2000/10/22 9 159
170   Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust Trinity 06 2000/07/30 4
171   Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm
Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171
Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm , BWV 171, is a church cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach, written for New Year's Day, probably first performed on 1 January 1729.-Scoring, words and structure:...

Feast of the Circumcision Berlin, Gethsemanekirche 2000/01/01 17 150
172   Erschallet, ihr Lieder
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! , BWV 172, is a church cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach, written for Pentecost Sunday in Weimar, first performed there in the Schlosskirche on 20 May 1714.- History :In Weimar, Bach was the court organist of Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar...

Whit Sunday (Pentecost) Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/11 26 121
173   Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut Whit Monday Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/12 26 121
174   Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte Whit Monday Long Melford, Holy Trinity 2000/06/12 26 121
175   Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen Whit Tuesday Blythburgh, Holy Trinity 2000/06/13 27 138
176   Es ist ein trotzig und verzagt Ding Trinity Kirkwall, St. Magnus Cathedral 2000/06/18 27 138
177   Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ , BWV 177, is a church cantata of Johann Sebastian Bach He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the fourth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 6 July 1732....

Trinity 04 Tewkesbury, Abbey of the Bl. Virgin Mary 2000/07/16 3 141
178 Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält Trinity 08 Rendsburg, Christkirche 2000/08/13 5 147
179 *Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei
Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei, BWV 179
Siehe zu, daß deine Gottesfurcht nicht Heuchelei sei , BWV 179, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1723 in Leipzig for the eleventh Sunday after Trinity, first performed on 8 August 1723.-History and words:Bach wrote the cantata in his first year in Leipzig, which he had...

Trinity 11    on Archiv 463 591-2 2000/09/03 N/A N/A
180 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180
Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele , BWV 180, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 20th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 22 October 1724...

Trinity 20 2000/11/05 11
181   Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister Sexagesima Nottinghamshire, Southwell Minster 2000/02/27 20 153
182   Himmelskönig, sei willkommen
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen , BWV 182, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Weimar for Palm Sunday, and first performed it on 25 March 1714.-History and words:...

Palm Sunday Walpole, St Peter's Church (Norfolk) 2000/03/26 21 118
183   Sie werden euch in den Bann tun
Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 183
Sie werden euch in den Bann tun , BWV 183, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata in Leipzig for Exaudi, the Sunday after Ascension, and first performed it on 13 May 1725....

Exaudi Sherborne, Abbey Ch. of St Mary, Virgin 2000/06/04 25 144
184   Erwünschtes Freudenlicht Whit Tuesday Blythburgh, Holy Trinity 2000/06/13 27 138
185   Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe Trinity 04 Tewkesbury, Abbey of the Bl. Virgin Mary 2000/07/16 3 141
186   Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht
Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186
Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht , BWV 186, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written originally in Weimar in 1716 for Advent, BWV 186a, and expanded in 1723 in Leipzig for the seventh Sunday after Trinity, where it was first performed on 11 July 1723.-Weimar:The cantata is based on a...

Trinity 07 2000/08/06 4
187   Es wartet alles auf dich
Es wartet alles auf dich, BWV 187
Es wartet alles auf dich , BWV 187, is a church cantata written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1726 in Leipzig for the seventh Sunday after Trinity...

Trinity 07 2000/08/06 4
188   Ich habe meine Zuversicht Trinity 21 2000/11/12 11
189   Meine Seele rühmt und preist (spurious) unspecified     not part of the BCP project
190   Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 190
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied , BWV 190, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He wrote it in Leipzig for the New Year's Day and first performed it on 1 January 1724...

Feast of the Circumcision New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/31 16 137
191   Gloria in excelsis Deo   Christmas     not part of the BCP project
192   Nun danket alle Gott Feast of the Reformation Wittenberg, Schlosskirche 2000/10/31 10 110
193   Ihr Tore zu Zion Secular cantata     not part of the BCP project
194   Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest Trinity Kirkwall, St. Magnus Cathedral 2000/06/18 27 138
195   Dem Gerechten muss das Licht [...] Wedding ceremony     not part of the BCP project
196   Der Herr denket an uns Wedding ceremony     not part of the BCP project
197   Gott ist unsre Zuversicht Wedding ceremony     not part of the BCP project
198   Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl Secular cantata     not part of the BCP project
199   Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut Trinity 11    on Archiv 463 591-2 2000/09/03 N/A N/A
200   Bekennen will ich seinen Namen Purification of Mary    on Archiv 463 585-2 2000/02/02 N/A N/A
201   Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde Secular cantata     not part of the BCP project
217   Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet! Epiphany 1 2000/01/09 18
225   Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied New Year's Day New York, St. Bartholomew’s 2000/12/31 16 137
226   Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf Funeral Service Lund, Allhelgonakyrkan 2000/10/14 9 159
227   Jesu, meine Freude Funeral service Romsey, Romsey Abbey 2000/01/30 19 115
668   Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit Leipzig, Thomaskirche 2000/10/22 9 159

Discography

All recordings mentioned are with the English Baroque Soloists
English Baroque Soloists
The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Its repertoire comprises music from the early Baroque period to the Classical period...

 or Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music, using the principles and original instruments of historically informed performance. The orchestra has recorded symphonies, operas, concertos, and other works of Beethoven,...

, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC is an English conductor. He founded the Monteverdi Choir , the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique...

, unless otherwise stated.

Cantatas

  • Easter
    Easter
    Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...

     Cantata
    Bach cantata
    Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....

    s: BWV 6, BWV 66
    — 2000 — Archiv Produktion
    Archiv Produktion
    Archiv Produktion is a subsidiary label of Deutsche Grammophon founded in 1948.The first head of Archiv from 1948–1957, was Fred Hamel, a musicologist who set out the early Archiv releases according to 12 research periods from 1. Gregorian Chant to 12. Mannheim and Vienna...

     463 580-2
  • Cantatas: BWV 106, BWV 118/BWV 231, BWV 198 — 1990 — Archiv Produktion 463 581-2
  • Cantatas for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
    Epiphany (Christian)
    Epiphany, or Theophany, meaning "vision of God",...

    : BWV 72, BWV 73, BWV 111, BWV 156
    — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 582-2( recorded live on the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, Milan, January 2000)
  • Cantatas for Ascension Day: BWV 43, BWV 128, BWV 37, BWV 11 — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 583-2
  • Whitsun
    Whitsun
    Whitsun is the name used in the UK for the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples...

     Cantatas: BWV 172, BWV 59, BWV 74, BWV 34
    — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 584-2
  • Cantatas for the Feast of the Purification of Mary: BWV 83, BWV 82, BWV 125, BWV 200 — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 585-2 (recorded live on the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, Christchurch, February 2000)
  • Cantatas: BWV 98, BWV 139, BWV 16 — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 586-2
  • Cantatas: BWV 140, BWV 147 — 1992 — Archiv Produktion 463 587-2
  • Advent
    Advent
    Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches, a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It is the beginning of the Western liturgical year and commences on Advent Sunday, called Levavi...

     Cantatas: BWV 61, BWV 36, BWV 62
    — 1992 — Archiv Produktion 463 588-2
  • Christmas
    Christmas
    Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

     Cantatas: BWV 63, BWV 64, BWV 121, BWV 133
    — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 589-2
  • Cantatas for the 9th Sunday after Trinity
    Trinity
    The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...

    : BWV 94, BWV 168, BWV 105
    — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 590-2 (recorded live on the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, Merano, August 2000)
  • Cantatas for the 11th Sunday after Trinity: BWV 179, BWV 199, BWV 113 — 2000 — Archiv Produktion 463 591-2 (recorded live on the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, St Davids, September 2000)
  • Cantatas for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany: BWV 155, BWV 3, BWV 13 and Cantatas for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany: BWV BWV 81, BWV 14, BWV 26, Motet
    Motet
    In classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...

     BWV 227
    (2 CDs) — 2005 — SDG
    Soli Deo Gloria (label)
    Founded in 2004 in order to release the recordings made during the Bach Cantata pilgrimage that took place in the year 2000. Following its launch in 2005, Soli Deo Gloria has established itself as one of the leading independent record labels....

     115
  • Cantatas for the Feast of St. John the Baptist
    John the Baptist
    John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...

    : BWV 167, BWV 7, BWV 30
    and Cantatas for the 1st Sunday after Trinity: BWV 75, BWV 20, BWV 39 (2 CDs) — 2005 — SDG 101
  • Cantatas for the 15th Sunday after Trinity: BWV 138, BWV 99, BWV 51, BWV 100 and Cantatas for the 16th Sunday after Trinity: BWV 161, BWV 27, BWV 8, BWV 95 (2 CDs) —2005 — SDG 104
  • Cantatas for the 3rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate): BWV 12, BWV 103, BWV 146 and Cantatas for the 4th Sunday after Easter: BWV 166, BWV 108, BWV 117 (2 CDs) — 2005 — SDG 107
  • Cantatas for the 19th Sunday after Trinity: BWV 48, BWV 5, BWV 90, BWV 56 and Cantatas for the Feast of the Reformation
    Protestant Reformation
    The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...

    : BWV 79, BWV 192, BWV 80
    (2 CDs) — 2005 — SDG 110
  • Alles mit Gott, BWV 1127 & Arias and Choruses from Cantatas BWV 71, BWV 78, BWV 151, BWV 155, BWV 159, BWV 182, BWV 190 — 2005 — SDG 114
  • Cantatas for the Christmas Day & for the 2nd day of Christmas: BWV 91, BWV 121, BWV 40, BWV 110 — 2005 — SDG 113

Other works

  • Mass in B minor, BWV 232 — 1985 — Archiv Produktion 415 514-2
  • St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 — 1989 — Archiv Produktion 427 648-2
  • St John Passion, BWV 245 — 1986 — Archiv Produktion 419 324-2
  • Magnificat
    Magnificat
    The Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn...

    , BWV 243
    and Cantata: BWV 51 (with Emma Kirkby
    Emma Kirkby
    Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, DBE is an English soprano singer and one of the world's most renowned early music specialists. She attended Sherborne School For Girls in Dorset and was a classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, and an English teacher before developing a career as a soloist...

    ) — 1985 — Philips Classics
    Philips
    Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....

     464 672-2

Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the...

  • Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610)
    Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (Monteverdi)
    Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 — commonly called Vespers of 1610 — is a musical composition by Claudio Monteverdi. The term "Vespers" is taken from the Hours of the Divine Office, a set of daily prayers of the Catholic Church which have remained structurally unchanged for 1500 years...

    and Magnificat a sei voci — 1990 — Archiv Produktion 429 565-2
  • Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610) and Motet
    Motet
    In classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...

    s by Giovanni Gabrieli
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Giovanni Gabrieli was an Italian composer and organist. He was one of the most influential musicians of his time, and represents the culmination of the style of the Venetian School, at the time of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms.-Biography:Gabrieli was born in Venice...

    , Giovanni Bassano
    Giovanni Bassano
    Giovanni Bassano was an Italian Venetian School composer and cornettist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was a key figure in the development of the instrumental ensemble at St. Mark's basilica, and left a detailed book on instrumental ornamentation, which is a rich resource for...

     & Claudio Monteverdi
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the...

    (2 CDs) — 1994 — Decca

George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...

  • Messiah
    Messiah (Handel)
    Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742, and received its London premiere nearly a year later...

    — 1982 — Philips Classics 411 041-2
  • Dixit Dominus
    Dixit Dominus (Handel)
    Dixit Dominus is a psalm setting by George Friederic Handel . It uses the Latin text of Psalm 110 , which begins with the words Dixit Dominus ....

    —2001 — Philips Classics 462 597-2

Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...

  • Die Jahreszeiten (The Season), Hob. XXI:3 — 1992 — Archiv Produktion 431 818-2
  • Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob. XXI:2 — 1996 — Archiv Produktion 449 217-2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...

  • Requiem
    Requiem (Mozart)
    The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the...

    , KV 626
    and Kyrie
    Kyrie
    Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek κύριε , vocative case of κύριος , meaning "Lord", is the common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, which is also called the Kýrie, eléison ....

     in D minor
    D minor
    D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat ....

    , KV 341
    — 1986 — Philips Classics
  • Mass in C minor
    Große Messe
    The Great Mass in C minor, , K. 427 ), is a musical setting of the Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The mass in C minor was composed in 1782 and 1783 in Vienna. The large scale work, set for two soprano soloists, a tenor and a bass, double chorus and large orchestra, remained...

    , "Great" Mass, K. 427
    — 1986 — Philips Classics
  • La clemenza di Tito
    La clemenza di Tito
    La clemenza di Tito , K. 621, is an opera seria in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Caterino Mazzolà, after Metastasio...

     — 1991 — Archiv Produktion
  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail
    Die Entführung aus dem Serail
    Die Entführung aus dem Serail is an opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The German libretto is by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner with adaptations by Gottlieb Stephanie...

     — 1992 — Archiv Produktion 435 857-2
  • Così fan tutte
    Così fan tutte
    Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first performed in 1790. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte....

     — 1993 — Archiv Produktion 437 829-2
  • Le Nozze di Figaro — 1994 — Archiv Produktion 439 871-2
  • Don Giovanni
    Don Giovanni
    Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...

     — 1995 — Archiv Produktion 445 870-2
  • Die Zauberflöte — 1996 — Archiv Produktion 449 166-2

Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...

  • Missa Solemnis
    Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)
    The Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819-1823. It was first performed on April 7, 1824 in St. Petersburg, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Galitzin; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the Kyrie,...

    , op. 123
    — 1990 — Archiv Produktion 429 779-2
  • Messe in C, op. 86, "Ah! perfido" — "Per pietà" op. 65, and Kantate op. 112: Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt — 1992 — Archiv Produktion 435 391-2
  • Symphony No. 9 in D minor
    Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
    The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...

    , op. 125
    — 1994 — Archiv Produktion 447 074-2

Other recordings

  • Once As I Remember... (Christmas music) — 1998 — Philips 462050
  • Music of the Chapels Royal (music by Henry Purcell
    Henry Purcell
    Henry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music...

    , Matthew Locke
    Matthew Locke (composer)
    Matthew Locke was an English Baroque composer and music theorist.-Biography:As a boy, Locke was trained in the choir of Exeter Cathedral, under Edward Gibbons, the brother of Orlando Gibbons...

    , John Blow
    John Blow
    John Blow was an English Baroque composer and organist, appointed to Westminster Abbey in 1669. His pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis John Blow (baptised 23 February...

    , and Pelham Humfrey
    Pelham Humfrey
    Pelham Humfrey was the first to prominence of the new generation of English composers at the beginning of the Restoration....

    ) — 2002 — apex 0927 44352 2
  • Membra Jesu Nostri
    Membra Jesu Nostri
    Membra Jesu Nostri , BuxWV 75, is a cycle of seven cantatas composed by Dieterich Buxtehude in 1680, and dedicated to Gustaf Düben. The full Latin title Membra Jesu nostri patientis sanctissima translates to "The most holy limbs of our suffering Jesus". This work is known as the first Lutheran...

    by Buxtehude
    Dieterich Buxtehude
    Dieterich Buxtehude was a German-Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period. His organ works represent a central part of the standard organ repertoire and are frequently performed at recitals and in church services...

     and O bone Jesu, fili Mariae (SWV 471), a Sacred concerto by Schütz
    Heinrich Schütz
    Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...

     — Archiv Produktion 447 298-2

See also

  • English Baroque Soloists
    English Baroque Soloists
    The English Baroque Soloists is a chamber orchestra playing on period instruments, formed in 1978 by English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Its repertoire comprises music from the early Baroque period to the Classical period...

     - associated Baroque orchestra
  • Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
    Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
    The Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, founded in 1990 by John Eliot Gardiner, performs Classical and Romantic music, using the principles and original instruments of historically informed performance. The orchestra has recorded symphonies, operas, concertos, and other works of Beethoven,...

     - associated Classical and Romantic orchestra
  • John Eliot Gardiner
    John Eliot Gardiner
    Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC is an English conductor. He founded the Monteverdi Choir , the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique...

     - conductor who oversees all these groups
  • List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach - of which they have performed every one

External links

  • The Monteverdi Choir - official webpage
  • Bach Cantata Pilgrimage
  • Cantatafinder - search tool dedicated to the live recordings made during the BCP under the SDG
    Soli Deo Gloria (label)
    Founded in 2004 in order to release the recordings made during the Bach Cantata pilgrimage that took place in the year 2000. Following its launch in 2005, Soli Deo Gloria has established itself as one of the leading independent record labels....

    label
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