Bach Cantata BWV 21

Kevin N

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Dec 8, 2010, 9:24:47 AM12/8/10

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What are the outstanding recordings?

Edward Cowan

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Dec 8, 2010, 10:45:29 AM12/8/10

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Karl Richter, in DG Archiv 439 380-2, six CD's. With Edith Mathis, Ernst
Häfliger, and DFD. --E.A.C.

Kevin N <boss...@gmail.com> wrote:

> What are the outstanding recordings?

--
hrabanus

Kevin N

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Dec 8, 2010, 2:13:52 PM12/8/10

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On Dec 8, 10:45 am, oldgerman...@nospam.com (Edward Cowan) wrote:
> Karl Richter, in DG Archiv 439 380-2, six CD's. With Edith Mathis, Ernst

> H fliger, and DFD. --E.A.C.
>

Thanks!

It looks like that's #3 in a 5-volume series of box sets, now OOP;
fortunately that one is still available cheaply.

number_six

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Dec 8, 2010, 4:54:55 PM12/8/10

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I agree -- you'll seldom if ever go wrong with Richter. I've heard
three recordings of this -- Richter, Rilling (also very good), and
Koopman (more reserved than the others).

Harnoncourt obviously recorded #21 but I don't have that one. Don't
know if Suzuki has gotten to it yet.

Randy Lane

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Dec 8, 2010, 4:59:55 PM12/8/10

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On Dec 8, 11:13 am, Kevin N <bossk...@gmail.com> wrote:

I got to know the work through the Richter.
But lately I prefer the Kuijken on Virgin Classics. Pregardien is
outstanding, the other soloists are quite good, and the pacing is much
more to my taste than Richter.
Suzuki has recorded both the earlier Weimar edition (in Volume 6 of
the BIS set) and the later Leipzig edition (in Vol. 12) , which makes
for an interesting listen.
Rilling, on Hänssler, has fine soloists and a great choir, but
Rilling's conducting seems almost thoughtless and devoid of spiritual
understanding.
I also own Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Leusink, and Werner. I'd
have to go back relisten to them to remember why I rarely look to them
for this magnificent cantata, the first of JSB I ever listened to BTW.
I don't recall ever seeing a Herreweghe recording.

Randy Lane

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Dec 8, 2010, 7:01:32 PM12/8/10

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There is a Herreweghe. And I have it. I don't know if it is still
available.
I am going to load up all 11 versions I own on the iPod and evaluate
all of them again.

Terry

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Dec 9, 2010, 2:12:11 AM12/9/10

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Kevin N <boss...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What are the outstanding recordings?

I don't imagine I've heard them all, but Suzuki suits me fine.

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Cheers, Terry

Paul Haebler

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Dec 9, 2010, 11:09:06 AM12/9/10

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The most outstanding recordings are two:

1: Jonatan Sternberg

Rösl Schwaiger, soprano
Lorna Sidney, alto
Hugues Cuénod, tenor
Alois Pernestorfer, bass

Wiener Kammerchor
Wiener Symphoniker

1950

2: Fritz Lehmann

Gunthild Weber, soprano
Helmut Krebs, tenor
Hermann Schey, bass
Karl Steins, oboe

Berliner Motettenchor
Berliner Philharmoniker

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 6/11 1952

Kevin N

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Dec 9, 2010, 12:40:04 PM12/9/10

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Please let us know your findings! I've ordered the Richter set, but
would add a 2nd recording (actually 3rd, as I have the Harnoncourt on
LP, but no working turntable currently).

Alan Cooper

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Dec 9, 2010, 6:30:37 PM12/9/10

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Paul Haebler <phae...@gmail.com> wrote in news:6f1c49bb-d95d-4287-92b4-c5de0eb054b7
@l17g2000yqe.googlegroups.com:

> The most outstanding recordings are two:
>
> 1: Jonatan Sternberg
>
> Rösl Schwaiger, soprano
> Lorna Sidney, alto
> Hugues Cuénod, tenor
> Alois Pernestorfer, bass
>
> Wiener Kammerchor
> Wiener Symphoniker
>
> 1950

How nice to remember the great Cuenod, who just died at the age of 108!

AC