BaroqueCantata

Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" by Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata, composed 1731. 269 recordings in this catalogue, from 1951 to 2020.

Movements

I. Coro "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
II. Recitativo (Tenor) "Er kommt, er kommt, der Bräutgam kommt!"
III. Aria (Sop, Bass) "Wann kömmst du, mein Heil?"
IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
V. Recitativo (Bass) "So geh herein zu mir"
VI. Aria (Sop, Bass) "Mein Freund ist mein"
VII. Choral "Gloria sei dir gesungen"

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Conductor · 16 recordings

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Conductor · 15 recordings

Fritz Werner

Conductor · 14 recordings

John Eliot Gardiner

Conductor · 14 recordings

Karl Münchinger

Conductor · 14 recordings

English Baroque Soloists

Orchestra · 14 recordings

Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Orchestra · 14 recordings

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 14 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

John Eliot Gardiner, Shlomo Mintz, English Baroque Soloists and 1 more
catalogue year 1990 · on 14 albums
Browse 1 recording and 14 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Münchener Bach-Chor and 3 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 13 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 13 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1981 · on 12 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 12 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
catalogue year 1990 · on 12 albums
Browse 1 recording and 12 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Karl Richter, Peter Schreier, Münchener Bach-Orchester and 3 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 11 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 2 catalogue recordings
Browse 2 recordings and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
- Recording 2
Linked albums

Recordings (269 of 269)

Conductor

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch16 Nikolaus Harnoncourt15 Fritz Werner14 John Eliot Gardiner14 Karl Münchinger14 Wolfgang Gönnenwein10 Peter Schreier9 Raymond Leppard9 Karl Richter8 Ton Koopman8 Blanche Honegger Moyse7 Christoph Spering7

Orchestra

English Baroque Soloists14 Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum14 Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra14 Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn14 American Bach Soloists11 Münchener Bach-Orchester8 Bach Collegium Japan7 CBC Radio Orchestra7 English Chamber Orchestra7 La Petite Bande7 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra7 Netherlands Bach Collegium7

Label

Decca Music Group22 Deutsche Grammophon20 Warner Classics20 Erato19 Decca Classics18 EMI Classics17 Brilliant Classics16 Berlin Classics15 Deutsche Harmonia Mundi15 Archiv Produktion14 Musical Heritage Society14 Sony Classical13

Decade

1950s16 1960s11 1970s17 1980s68 1990s59 2000s55 2010s20 2020s7

Credited instrument

Tenor13 Organ11 Piano10 Violin10 Bass5 Oboe2 Cello1 Flute1 Guitar1 Harp1 Trombone1 Trumpet1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown269

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 2. Recitativo (Tenore): "Er Kommt, der Bräutgam kommt!"Fritz Werner, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Kurt Huber Year: 1970	1970	Warner Classics	1:20
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 6. Aria (Soprano, Basso): "Mein Freund ist mein! Und ich bin sein!"Fritz Werner, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jakob Stämpfli Year: 1970	1970	Warner Classics	6:34
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 5. Recitativo (Basso): "So geh herein zu mir"Fritz Werner, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jakob Stämpfli Year: 1970	1970	Warner Classics	1:38
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 3. Aria (Soprano, Basso): "Wann kömmst du mein heil?"Fritz Werner, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Jakob Stämpfli Year: 1970	1970	Warner Classics	5:32
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 4. Choral (Tenore): "Zion hört die wachter cingen"Fritz Werner, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Kurt Huber Year: 1970	1970	Warner Classics	5:07
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 1. [Coro]: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"Fritz Werner, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn Year: 1970	1970	Warner Classics	8:14
Sleepers AwakeEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1968	1968	Columbia	4:00
Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme", BWV 140 (BC A166): "Zion hört die Wächter"Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Theo Altmeyer Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	4:49
Cantata No. 140: I. Chorus "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"Wolfgang Gönnenwein Year: 1967	1967	Virgin Classics	8:10
Sleepers, Wake! from Cantata 140Wolfgang Gönnenwein Year: 1967	1967	EMI	3:29
Cantata No. 140: VI. Duet "Mein Freund ist mein!"Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Elly Ameling, Hans Sotin Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	6:54
Cantata No. 140: VI. Chorus "Gloria sei dir gesungen"Wolfgang Gönnenwein Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	2:06
Cantata No. 140: II. Recitative "Er kommt, der Bräut'gam kommt!"Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Theo Altmeyer Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	1:11
Cantata No. 140: III. Duet "Wann kommst du, mein Heil?"Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Elly Ameling, Hans Sotin Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	6:53
Cantata No. 140: V. Recitative "So geh herein zu mir"Wolfgang Gönnenwein, Hans Sotin Year: 1967	1967	EMI Classics	1:22
Zion hört die Wächter from Cantata No. 140Wolfgang Gönnenwein Year: 1960	1960	EMI	4:49
»Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme« BWV 140Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1960	1960	Masterworks Heritage	4:01
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 7. Choral (Coro): "Gloria sei dir gesungen"Fritz Werner, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Warner Classics	2:26
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 5. Recitativo (Basso): "So geh herein zu mir"Fritz Werner, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Warner Classics	1:35
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: 3. Aria (Duetto: Soprano/Seele, Basso/Jesus): "Wann kömmst du, mein Heil?"Fritz Werner, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra, Ingeborg Reichelt Year: 1959	1959	Warner Classics	5:46

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