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Cantata BWV 120 Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille
| Ref.: | BWV 120; BC B 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| German Title: | Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Title: | God, One praised Thee in the stillness of Zion (by W. Murray Young) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event: | Inauguration of the Leipzig Town Council.The centenary celebration of the Augsburg Confession, June 26, 1730. Two months later repeated as the Ratswahl cantata. Later, in 1733, Bach borrowed from it for a wedding cantata BWV 120a Herr Gott, Beherrscher aller Dinge (Lord God, Ruler of all things), which is incomplete in its music, but complete in its text (Source: W. Murray Young) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Composed: | Leipzig, 1730 (Young); 1728 or 1729 (Stokes); According to KB I/32.2 - c. 1742ff. (the previous sources are now outdated) (BWV 120, BWV 120a & BWV 120b were all adapted from a lost Köthen original).1st performance: 1729 or earlier - Leipzig2nd performance: August 27, 1742 ? - Leipzig | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Text: | Mvt. 1: Psalm 65: 1; Mvts. 2-5: Anon [probably Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander); C.S. Terry suggests Christian Weiss, Sr.]; Mvt. 6: Martin Luther, part of verse 4 of Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum], 1529 (Wackernagel, I, #212) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BWV 120 Text:German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA TextTranslations:English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14 Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8 Chorale Text:Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] [BWV 120/6] |
| Scoring: | Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; four-part chorusOrchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, and organ continuo Mvt. 1: Aria [A] | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 6: Chorale | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scores: | BWV 120 Scores:Score Vocal & Piano [1.75 MB] | Score BGA [3.20 MB]Autograph Score (Facsimile):PL Kj Mus. ms. Bach P 871 [frueher D B Mus. ms. Bach P 871] [Bach Digital]Chorales:Mvt. 6 Capella:Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 6 [cap]MuseScore:Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]Score Examples:Examples from the Score Annotated Score with Analysis:Complete Cantata [Unger]Chorale Melody:Herr Gott, dich loben wir [The German Tedeum] [BWV 120/6] | ||||||||||||||||
| References: | BWV 120=BWV 120.1 References: BGA: XXIV | NBA: I/32.2 | BC: B 6 | Zwang: K 166 | First Published: BG, 1876 | Autograph score (facsimile): Kraków, Biblioteka Jagiellońska | Provenance | Bach Digital | |||||||||||||||||
| Commentaries: | BWV 120 Commentaries: English:Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Benson | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Music Examples | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discussions: | Week of March 4, 2001; Week of July 13, 2008; Week of April 28, 2013; Week of August 13, 2017 |
| 1 | J.S. Bach: Cantata 120; Handel: Dettingen Te Deum and Overture to Agrippina [C-3] |  |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [20:20] | ||
| Arthur Mendel | ||
| The Cantata Singers and Orchestra | ||
| Soprano: Charlotte Bloecher; Alto: Pauline Pierce; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen | ||
| Schola Antiqua M-III | Late 1940's - Early 1950's | CD / TT: 74:42 |
| Recorded on open-reel tapes and were kept in the library of William Hess. These were later transferred to cassette tapes and, from these, CDs were made. Buy this album at: CD: Schola Antiqua |
| 2 | Back Kantaten in der Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg [C-1] |  |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [] | ||
| Gottfried Matthaei | ||
| Epiphanien Kantorei und -Orchester | ||
| Soprano: Brigitte Ganady; Karl-Heinz Weber; Lutz Haberland; Kuch, Tamiya, Karl-Heinz Halder (Trumpets) | ||
| Mixtur-Schallplatten 212 | May 16, 1971 | CD / TT: 53:42 |
| Recorded live at Epiphanienkirche, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Gerrmany. Buy this album at: CD: Die Musenhöhle |
| 3 | Die Bach Kantate Vol. 67 (Cantatas BWV 193, 120, 69) Edition Bachakademie Vol. 38 (Cantatas BWV 119-121) |     |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [CD-1: 22:20; CD-2: 22:24] | ||||||||||||
| Helmuth Rilling | ||||||||||||
| Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart | ||||||||||||
| Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang SchöneHermann Sauter, Eugen Mayer, Heiner Schatz (Trumpets); Karl Schad (Timpani); Otto Winter, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes d'amore); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Werner Keltsch (Violin); Jürgen Wolf (Continuo Cello); Manfred Gräser (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord, Positive Organ) | ||||||||||||
| Hänssler 98.829Hänssler 92.038= | Mar-Apr 1973 | CD / TT: 63:55CD / TT: 68:40 / 68:33MP3 / TT: 68:34 | ||||||||||
| Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Recording: Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck, Wolfram Wehnert. Listen on YouTube: CD-2: Cantatas BWV 119, BWV 120, BWV 121 [HD: 68:39] | Cantatas BWV 119, BWV 120, BWV 121 [68:39] **Buy this album at:**CD-1 (1996): Amazon.com | Amazo.co.uk | Amazon.deCD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusicCD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
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| 4 | Archive Recordings: Season of 1973 [C-1] | |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [23:02] | ||
| James Fankhauser | ||
| Aspen Chamber Choir and Orchestra | ||
| Soprano: Charlene Peterson; Contralto: Katherine Benfer; Tenor: Thomas Bogdan; Bass: Daniel Spreckelmeyer | ||
| Aspen Music Festival | Jul 1, 1973 | CD / TT: 51:16 |
| Recorded at the Prince of Peace Chapel, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.Source: WorldCast Libraries (OCLC Number 82042580) |
| 5 | J.S. Bach: Cantatas 69 & 120 [C-1] |  |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [] | ||
| Melvin Dickinson | ||
| Louisville Bach Society | ||
| Soprano: Margaret Kelley-Evans; Mezzo-soprano: Antoinette Hardin; Tenor: David Brown; Bass: Arnold Epley | ||
| Rivergate LP-1002 (Louisville Bach Society) | 1972 | LP / TT:CD / TT: |
| Alain Fantapié reported in Diapason magazine, No. 195, March 1975: "An interpretation of BWV 146, conducted by F. Prohaska, has disappeared from American catalogue, which exists only coupled on Riverside album with Cantatas BWV 69 and 120 performed by the Louisville Bach Society and American singers. This record has never been available in France."This recording is available to all Louisville Bach Society members.See: Louisville Bach Society |
| 6 | J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk � Complete Cantatas � Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 30 (BWV 120-123)J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 7 (BWV 119-137)Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 (BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149)Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 37 (BWV 119 & 120) |     |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [21:17] | ||||||||||||
| Nikolaus Harnoncourt | ||||||||||||
| Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien (with original instruments) | ||||||||||||
| Boy Soprano: Markus Huber; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher CMW: Natural Trumpets: Friedemann Immler, Ralph Bryant, Richard Rudolf; Cornett: Ralph Bryant; Oboes d'amore: Jürg Schaeftlein, David Reichenberg; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Karl Höffinger, Anita Mitterer, Andrea Bischoff [BWV 120/2,4,6], Wilhelm Mergl, Peter Katt [BWV 120/1,5]; Violas: Kurt Theiner, Josef de Sordi; Bassoons: Milan Turkovič; Violoncellos: Nikolaus Harnoncourt [BWV 120/1,3,4,5], Wouter Möller [BWV 120/1,6];Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi | ||||||||||||
| Telefunken 6.35578Teldec 242 609-2 ZLTeldec 4509-91761-2=Teldec 3984-25708-2Teldec 8573-81173-2Warner Classics 8573-81173-5= | Dec 14, 1979; May 30, 1980 | 2-LP / TT: 79 min2-CD / TT: 78:156-CD / TT: 371:34MP3 / TT: 370:4715-CD / TT: 949:30CD / TT: 46:46CD / TT: 46:46MP3 / TT: 46:40 | ||||||||||
| Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?). **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120: Complete Cantata [21:17] + Complete Cantata [21:17]Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [6:11] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:51] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:09] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [5:31] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [0:45] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:17]Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [6:18]Vol. 7, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 119, BWV 120 [46:46] Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.deMusic Download 6-CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.deTeldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.deWarner CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.deMusic Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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| 7 | J.S. Bach: "Wir danken dir, Gott" (Cantatas BWV 29, 119, 120) [C-13] Bach: Famous Cantatas Vol. 2 (BWV 29, 119, 120; BWV 207, 214; BWV 198, 78) [B-10] |       |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [19:53] | |||||||||
| Philippe Herreweghe | |||||||||
| Collegium Vocale Gent | |||||||||
| Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter KooyChoir: Sopranos: Goedele Debelder, Susan Hamilton, Lut Van de Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Beat Duddeck, Cécile Pilorger, Martin van der Zeijst, Mieke Wouters; Tenors: Markus Schuck, Gerhard Hölzle, Warren Trevelyan-Jones, Réne Veen; Basses: Pieter Coene, Paul Van den Berghe, Robert van der Vinne, Bart Vandewege, Frits VanhulleOrchestra: Violins: Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch (Concert-master), Adrian Chamorro, Thérèse Kipfer, Michiyo Kondo, Corrado Masoni, Alessandro Moccia, Attilio Motzo, Andreas Preuss; Violas: Catherine Puig, Brigitte Clément, Laurent Gaspar; Violoncellos: Ageet Zweistra, Harmen Jan Schwitters; Double-bass: Margareth Urquhart; Recorders: Bari Coen, Koen Dieltiens; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato, Rafael Palacios; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu; Trumpets: David Staff, Susan Williams, Hendrik-Jan Houtsma, Frank Anepool; Organ: Herman Stinders; Timpani: Marie-Ange Petit | |||||||||
| Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901690Harmonia Mundi HMX-2981690Harmonia Mundi France HML-5908363-65 | Jan 1999 | CD / TT: 64:48MP3 / TT: 64:29CD / TT: 64:483-CD / TT: 178:46 | |||||||
| Recorded at Eglise Doopsgezinde Germeente, Haarlem, the Netherlands.Recording Supervisor: Nicholas Parker; Sound Recording: Erdo Groot, Polyhymnia.1st recording of Cantata BWV 120 by P. Herreweghe.See: Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120: Complete Cantata [20:02] | Complete Cantata [20:01]Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [5:19] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:25] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:15] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [5:04] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [0:45] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:19]Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [5:19] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:25] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [1:15] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [5:04] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [0:45] + Mvt. 6: ChoraleCantata BWV 120: Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:29]CD: Cantatas BWV 120, BWV 119, BWV 29 [Sequence] Buy this album at: CD-1 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.deMusic Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunesCD-2 (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de3-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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| 8 | Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6 (BWV 101-120) |    |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [20:47] | |||||||
| Pieter Jan Leusink | |||||||
| Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium | |||||||
| Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar HBC: Trebles: Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Claude Paulinck, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master; BWV 120/4], Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Michell, Annabelle Ferdinand, Rachel Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann, Alida Schat; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Marten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp [BWV 120/3], Bas van Hengel; Double-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 120/1,2], Kristin Linde [BWV 120/1], Eduard Wesley [BWV 120/2]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Transverse Flutes: Marion Moonen, Doretthe Janssens, Frederique Chauvert, Oeds van Middlekoop; Natural Trumpets: Susan Williams, William Wroth, Hendrik Jan Houtsma; Timpani: Frank Aarnink; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp [BWV 120/3], Stephen Taylor | |||||||
| Brilliant Classics 99380Brilliant Classics | Jun-Jul 2000 | 5-CD / TT: 332:53MP3 / TT: 392:26 | |||||
| Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk. **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:28; Hebre Sub-titles] Buy this album at: 5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.deMusic Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
| 9 | J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20 J.S. Bach: Town Council Election Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 8: BWV 119, 120, 69) |     |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [19:32] | |||||||||||||
| Ton Koopman | |||||||||||||
| Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch) | |||||||||||||
| Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Altos: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin) [BWV 120/4] ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Mariette Bastiaansen, Pauline Graham, Vera Lansink, Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Altos: Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens, Carla Schaap; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Sebastian Brouwer, Henk Gunneman, Tilmann Kögel, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers ABO: BWV 120/2,6: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Ruth Slater (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes/Oboes d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Andrew Clark, François Merand, Joe Walters (Horns); Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi (Trumpets); Luuk Nagtegaal (Timpani); Mike Fentross (Lute); Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120/3,4: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Silvia Schweinberger (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Margaret Urquhart (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet, Brian Berryman (Transverse Flute); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Mike Fentross (Lute); Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120/1: Margaret Faultless, Lisa Domnisch, Foskien Kooistra, Cathcrine Manson, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Judith Steenbrink, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Alfonso Leal del Ojo (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Michele Zeoli (Double-bass); Wilbert Hazelzet, Marion Moonen (Transverse Flute); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi (Trumpets); Luuk Nagtcgaal (Timpani); Matthew Halls, Ton Koopman (Continuo) ABO: BWV 120/5: Margaret Faultless, Kati Debretzeni, Lisa Domnisch, Lisa Ferguson, Foskien Kooistra, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich, Alida Schat, Sebastiaan van Vucht (Violins); Katherine McGillivray, Jane Rogers (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry (Oboes d'amore); Wouter Verschuren (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Continuo) | |||||||||||||
| Antoine Marchand CC-72220=Antoine Marchand CC-72287= | Jun 21, 2001 [Mvt. 5]May 9-14, 2002 [Mvt. 3]Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 4]Feb 23-25, 2003 [Mvts. 2, 6]Oct 13-19, 2003 [Mvt. 1] | 3-CD / TT: 200:22MP3 / TT: 199:49CD / TT: 62:34MP3 / TT: 62:27 | |||||||||||
| Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij. **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [2:31] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [2:42]Vol. 20, CD-3: Cantatas BWV 120, BWV 11, BWV 9, BWV 112 [75:12] Cantatas BWV 116, BWV 117, BWV 118, BWV 119, BWV 120 [81:52] Buy this album at: 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunesCD (2009): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
| 10 | Bach: Kantaten, Leipzig 2010 Herreweghe (BWV 197, 192, 120, 119) [C-20] | |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [] | ||
| Philippe Herreweghe | ||
| Collegium Vocale Gent | ||
| Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Colin Balzer; Bass: Peter Kooy | ||
| House of Opera CD-85734House of Opera MP3-85734 | Jun 12, 2010 | 2-CD / TT:MP3 / TT: |
| Recorded live in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig 2010, at Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Radio transmission France Musique.2nd recording of Cantata BWV 120 by P. Herreweghe. **Buy this album at:**2-CD: House of OperaMusic Download: House of Opera |
| 11 | J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 48 - O ewiges Feuer - Cantatas from Leipzig 1727-29 (BWV 34, 117, 98, 120) |   |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [20:07] | |||||||
| Masaaki Suzuki | |||||||
| Bach Collegium Japan | |||||||
| Soprano: Hana Blažíková; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Satoshi Mizukoshi; Bass: Peter KooyInstrumental Soloists: Liliko Maeda (Transverse Flute); Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)Chorus: Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida, Aki Matsui; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki, Sumihito Uesugi; Tenors: Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yusuke Fujii, Hiroto Ishikawa, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basses: Peter Kooy, Daisuke Fujii, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke WatanabeOrchestra: Trumpet I: Toshio Shimada; Trumpet II: Hidenori Saito; Trumpet III: Ayako Murata; Timpani: Robert Howes; Oboe I/Oboe d'amore I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II/Oboe d'amore II: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Yuko Takeshima, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Violas: Mika Akiha, Mina FukazawaContinuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Violone: Takashi Konno; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Mizuho Doi; Organ: Naoko Imai | |||||||
| BIS SACD-1881= | Jun 2010 | SACD / TT: 72:13MP3 / TT: 72:01 | |||||
| Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.Tuner: Akimi Hayashi; Producer: Thore Brinkmann; Sound Engineer: Matthias Spitzbarth; Post-production: Editing: Elisabeth Kemper; Mixing: Thore Brinkmann, Matthias Spitzbarth; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.1st recording of Cantata BWV 120 by M. Suzuki. Buy this album at: SACD (2011): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic | ArkivMusicMusic Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes |
| 12 | Aimez-vous Bach? (Cantatas BWV 30, 120, 29) [CV-1] |   |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [20:53] | ||
| Masaaki Suzuki | ||
| Bach Collegium Japan | ||
| Soprano: Rachel Nicholls; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter KooyHarpsichord: Masato Suzuki | ||
| YouTube / Mezzo | Aug 22, 2011 | Video / TT: 80:51 |
| Recorded & filmed live at Abbatiale Saint-Robert, La Chaise-Dieu, France, in the frame of Festival de La Chaise-Dieu. Broadcast by Mezzo Channel.Realisation: Vincent Massip.2nd recording of Cantata BWV 120 by M. Suzuki. Watch on YouTune: Complete Concert: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 120, BWV 29 [80:51]Cantata BWV 120: Complete Cantata [20:53] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:18] |
| 13 | Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille - Cantata, BWV 120 [AB-120] | |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [22:33] | ||
| Jos van Veldhoven | ||
| Nederlandse Bachvereniging | ||
| Soprano: Maria Keohane; Alto: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Valerio Contaldo; Bass: Lionel MeunierRipieno Sopranos: Marjon Strijk, Hilde Van Ruymbeke, Klaartje van Veldhoven, Orlanda Velez Isidro; Ripieno Altos: Victoria Cassano McDonald, Barnabás Hegyi, Saskia Kruysse, Elena Pozhidayeva; Ripieno Tenors: Robert Buckland, Diederik Rooker, Ronald Threels, Endrik Üksvärav; Ripieno Basses: Jelle Draijer, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Martijn de Graaf Bierbrauwer, Lionel MeunierViolins 1: Shunske Sato, Pieter Affourtit, Annelies van der Vegt; Violins 2: Sayuri Yamagata, Anneke van Haaften, Paulien Kostense; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Femke Huizinga; Cellos: Albert Brüggen, Richte van der Meer; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Oboes: Martin Stadler, Peter Frankenberg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Trumpets: Robert Vanryne, Mark Geelen, Fruzsina Hara; Timpani: Peppie Wiersma; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra; Organ: Leo van Doeselaar | ||
| Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach | Mar 15, 2014 | Video / TT: 22:33 |
| Recorded & filmed live at Martinikerk, Groningen, the Netherlands.Concert Production: Marco Meijdam, Imke Deters; Producer: Frank van der Weij; Film Directors: Lucas van Woerkum, Joost Honselaar; Director of Photography: Sal Kroonenberg; Cameras: Sal Kroonenberg, Robert Berger, Ruben van den Broeke, Benjamin Sparschuh, Indy Hamid; Film Editors: Lucas van Woerkum, Frank van der Weij; Music Recording Producer: Leo de Klerk; Gaffer: Alban Riphagen; Best Boy: Sam Dupon; Production Assistant: Zoë de Wilde; Score Reader: Jan Van den Bossche; Make Up: Marloes Bovenlander, Jamila el Bouch, Marloes de Jong; Music Producer's Assistant: Menno van Delft; Music Recording Assistants: Jaap Firet, Gilius Kreiken, Jaap van Stenis; Music Edit & Mix: Leo de Klerk, Frank van der Weij; Music Edit & Mix Asssistant: Martijn Snoeren; Colorist: Jef Grosfeld; Acknowledgements: Jan Haak. **Watch & listen on All of Bach:**Cantata BWV 120: Complete Cantata [HD: 22:33] |
| 14 | Bach Cantata Service: Ascension Day Vespers [C-2014-3] |  |
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| Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1 [5:51] (from a complete performance) | ||
| Graham Lieschke | ||
| St Johns Bach Choir and Orchestra | ||
| Soprano: Jennifer Cook; Alto: Cailin Howarth; Tenor: Robert Macfarlane; Bass: Oliver Mann | ||
| YouTube | May 29, 2014 | Audio / TT: |
| Recorded live at St Johns Southgate, Southbank, Victoria, Australia, in the frame of St Johns Southgate: Bach Cantata Service. **Listen on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [5:51] |
| 15 | Bach at One - Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 119, 120) [BO-22] | |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [] | ||
| Julian Wachner | ||
| Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street | ||
| Soloists: unknown | ||
| Trinity Wall Street | Oct 8, 2014 | Video / TT: 66:07 |
| Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series. Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website: Complete Concert [66:07] |
| 16 | Blessings & Benediction: Four Bach Cantatas | Virtual 113th Bethlehem Bach Festival (BWV 120, 171, 12, 80/2, 191) [CV-1] |       |
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| 07:25-29:13: Cantata BWV 120 [21:48] | ||
| Greg Funfgeld (Artistic Director & Conductor) | ||
| Bach Choir of Bethlehem [Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director & Conductor; Thomas Goeman, Assistant Conductor & Accompanist; Rosa Lamoreaux, Vocal Coach; Janie Kolb Florenz, Choir Manager] / Bach Festival Orchestra [Greg Funfgeld, Artistic Director & Conductor; Charlotte Mattax Moersch, Personnel Manager] | ||
| Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Sherezade Panthaki; Mezzo-Soprano: Margaret Bragle; Tenor: Lawrence Jones; Baritone: Dashon BurtonInstrumental Soloists: Mary Watt & Nobuo Kitagawa (Oboes); Elizabeth Field (Violin) BCB: Sopranos I: Kayla Alderfer, Shannon Aloise, Rebecca Erhardt, Roberta George, Emily A. Gross, Nancy Hooke, Deborah Ihling, Erynn R. Mann, Carrie Krug Nedick, Lucy Perusse, Martha Cox Popichak, Amy Ruhf, Roberta Wagner, Bridget White [Choral Scholar]; Sopranos II: Patty Alercia, Beverly Bailey, Wendy E. Borst, Stacy Gabel, Jesse Gehman, Katherine Kaiser, Roberta Kasmiroski, Tina M. Lebrecht, Michel Lloyd, Lynn German Long, Meg McKenna, Marie Miller, Kelly Seims, Nikki Seng, Grace Adele Spruiell, Victoria Spruiell; Altos I: Lynn Whitehouse Birney, Laura Carlson, Christina Lamonica, Linda Lipkis, Johanna Pearson, Molly Porter, Kate Racculia, Jean Anne Shafferman, Martha Sipe, Genevieve Wilde Terpstra, Annette Thiel, Jean Donegan Vrabel; Altos II: Lynne Beck, Dorothy Z. Cockrell, Jennifer Hay, Mary Zsido Paini, Beverly Rumble, Patti Sakdiponephong, Debbie Turton; Tenors I: Kurt C. Anchorstar, Kevin Cone, Luke DiGiacinto, Brendan D. James, Charles Lutte, Lane Conklin McCord, Kelly Miller, Guy Rauscher, Andrew Roberts; Tenors II: Jesus Castillo, Alan GaNun, Dustin Hartman, Mark Helms, Jamie Henry, Bryan K. Holten, Dave Mentzer, Michael Miller, Anthony R. Villani, Christopher T. Wagner; Basses I: Tony Austin, Jason Dietrich, Joseph Fink, Dodd Lamberton, John Nedick, Steven Rivera, David Ruhf, Brian C. Snyder, John L. Sullivan, David R. Umla, Benjamin Watson, Peter Young; Basses II: Todd Fennell, Bryan K. Gerhab, Brian Hay, James W. Rowland, Phil TurtonBFO: Violins: Elizabeth Field [Concert-master], Claire Bright [Principal - Second Violin], Stephani Bell, Rebecca Brown, Nina Falk, Linda Kistler, Mary Ogletree; Violas: Paul Miller [Principal], Uri Wassertzug, Akhmed Mamedov; Cellos: Loretta O�Sullivan [Principal], Noelle Casella Grand; Double-basses: Stephen Groat [Principal], Dan McDougall; Flutes: Robin Kani [Principal], Linda Ganus; Oboes: Mary Watt [Principal], Nobuo Kitagawa [Assistant Principal]; Bassoon: Charles Holdeman [Principal]; Trumpets: Robert Skoniczin [Principal], Lawrence Wright, Steven Heitzer; Percussion: Christopher Hanning [Principal]; Portativ Organ: Charlotte Mattax Moersch; Organ: Stephen Williams; Harpsichord: Charlotte Mattax Moersch | ||
| YouTube | May 15, 2021 | Video / TT: 100:11 |
| Recorded & filmed live at St. John�s Lutheran Church, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.Live Streaming & Video Production: WFMZ-TV/MBC-Teleproductions; Audio Engineers: John Baker & Sam Ward; Additional Video Production � Zoellner Arts Center. Watch on YouTube: Complete Concert [100:11] |
| 17 | J.S. Bach: Kantate Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120 // For the Council Election [D15-9] Bach-Kantaten N�39 (BWV 215, 120) |       |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [YT: 25:15; CD: 21:41] | |||
| Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf LutzWorkshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus PeterReflective Lecture Speaker: Hermann Hess | |||
| Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung | |||
| Soloists: Soprano: Miriam Feuersinger; Alto: Jan Börner; Tenor: Sören Richter; Bass: Daniel PérezChoir: Sopranos: Alice Borciani, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Baiba Urka, Mirjam Wernli; Altos: Antonia Frey, Katharina Guglhör, Lea Pfister-Scherer, Simon Savoy, Lisa Weiss; Tenors: Clemens Flämig, Manuel Gerber, Christian Rathgeber, Sören Richter; Basses: Fabrice Hayoz, Serafin Heusser, Johannes Hill, Daniel Pérez, Tobias WickyViolins: RenSteinmann, Olivia Schenkel, Patricia Do, Elisabeth Kohler, Marita Seeger, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Claire Foltzer, Stella Mahrenholz; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Hristo Kouzmanov; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Trumpets: Lukasz Gothszalk, Bruno Fernandes, Alexander Samawicz; Timpani: Laurent de Ceuninck; Oboes: Linda Alijaj, Laura Alvarado; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger; Organ: Nicola Cumer | |||
| J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. GallenJ.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen C053 | Oct 29, 2021 | Video / TT:CD / TT: 53:26 | |
| Recorded & filmed live at Olma-Halle 2.0, St. Gallen, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.Source: Bachipedia **Watch on YouTube:**Cantata BWV 120: Complete Cantata [25:15] | Workshop [42:07] | Reflection Lecture [14:31] | Bach Factory [18:09] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [6:12] Buy this album at: CD (2022): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop |
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| 18 | Bachwoche Stuttgart 2023: Werkstattkonzert IV [BW23-2] |   |
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| Cantata BWV 120 | ||
| Hans-Christoph Rademann | ||
| JSB Ensemble | ||
| Soloists: Soprano: Annika Stegger; Alto: Pascale Jonczyk; Tenor: Christoph Eder; Baritone: Jared Swope | ||
| YouTube | Mar 24, 2023 | Video / TT: |
| Recorded & filmed live at Konzertsaal, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Bachwoche Stuttgart. Watch on You Tube: Cantata BWV 120: Mvt. 1: Aria [A] [5:04] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [0:58] |
| 19 | Все кантаты Баха. Сезон VI: �Кантаты и хоралы II�, Концерт десять (BWV 119, 120, 190) [S6-10] |    |
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| 64:55-87:35: Cantata BWV 120 [22:40] | ||
| Artistic Director & Conductor: Oleg RomanenkoComments on the program: Roman Nasonov | ||
| Collegium Musicum Ensemble, Moscow | ||
| Soprano: Lyudmila Fraenove; Alto: Anastasia Bondareva; Tenor: Mikhail Nor; Bass: Vladimir KrasovTaras Baginets (Organ) [Winner of an international competition, soloist of the Sverdlov State Academic Philharmonic] | ||
| Все кантаты Баха | Jun 25, 2023 | Video / TT: 126:27 |
| Recorded & filmed live at Evangelical-Lutheran St. Peter and Paul's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, as part of Все кантаты Баха. **Watch on YouTube:**Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 119, 120, 190 [126:27] |
| 20 | Eastman Bach Cantata Series: Cantata BWV 187 & BWV 120 [C23-3] |  |
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| Cantata BWV 120 [23:03] | ||
| BWV 120 Director & Harpsichord: Henry Griffin | ||
| (OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble | ||
| BWV 120: Soprano: Sarah Cao; Alto: Xiaoge Zhang; Tenor: Joe Lerangis; Bass: Ömer Aziz KayhanKaitlyn McLaughlin (Concert-master); Amelia Posner-Hess (Violin I); Kristina Kaye (Violin II); Amelia Abouljou (Viola); Amarilli Severa (Cello); Myles Meader (Oboe d�amore I); Payton Brown (Oboe d�amore II); Daniel Adamczyk (Piccolo Trumpet I); Younghwi Kim (Piccolo Trumpet II); Derek Gong (Piccolo Trumpet III); Benjamin Landon (Baroque Timpani) | ||
| Eastman School of Music | Jan 21, 2024 | Video / TT: 44:31 |
| Recorded & filmed live at Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series. Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 120: Complete Cantata [23:03] |
| 21 | Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 49 (BWV 41, 120, 122) |   |
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| 39:50-61:25: Cantata BWV 120 [21:35] | ||
| Esteve Nabona | ||
| Bach Santiago (Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble) | ||
| Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Melisa Gómez; Alto: Evelyn Ramírez; Tenor: Gonzalo Quinchahual; Bass: Maximiliano BustíosVocal Ensemble: Sopranos: Claudia Figueroa, Natalia Vilches; Alto: Valeria Vega; Tenor: Sebastián Inostroza; Bass: Christian CastroInstrumental Ensemble: Pascal Montenegro, Juan Nail, Camila Morales (Oboes); David Gutiérrez, Ariadna Quappe, Danitza Morineaud (Recorders); Carolina Navarro (Bassoon); Hermes Quintanilla, Pedro Pablo Cruz, Simón Hidalgo (Trumpets); Danilo Rodríguez (Organ); César Vilca (Timpani); Miguel Ángel Muñoz (Concertino); Mónica Betancourt, Constanza Álvarez (Violins); Gonzalo Hernández (Viola); Beatriz Lemus, Paulina Mühle-Wiehoff (Violoncellos); Bruno Peralta (Double-bass) | ||
| Bach Santiago Cantata Series | Jan 19, 2025 | Video / TT: 92:29 |
| Recorded & filmed live at Templo Mayor Campus Oriente UC, Santiago, Chile, as part of Bach Santiago Cantata Series.Equipo Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension team: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Extension & Production Coordinator); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant); Carmen Sánchez (Resident Ensembles Assistant).Source: Bach Santiago 49: debut de Esteve Nabona **Watch on YouTube:**Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 41, 120, 122 [92:29] | ||
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2001 - January 2025) Thanks to contributors: Frits V.Herbold (March 2012); Steven Plank (June 2018); Teri Noel Towe (October 2005); Filip Adam Zieliński (December 2023)