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
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": I. Coro "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir Year: 2000	2000	Soli Deo Gloria	6:16
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": IV. Choral "Zion hört die Wächter singen"John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, William Kendall Year: 2000	2000	Soli Deo Gloria	3:37
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ian Bostridge Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	6:09
Cantata 140: "Wachet auf"Richard Edlinger, Cappella Istropolitana Year: 1999	1999	Naxos	4:36
"Wachet auf" aus der Kantate "Wachet auf", BWV 140Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Carney Year: 1999	1999	Ganser & Hanke Musikmarketing GmbH	5:15
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: RecitativoKurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Theo Adam Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	1:35
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Aria (duetto)Kurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Elisabeth Grümmer Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	6:56
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: ChoraleHans-Joachim Rotzsch, Kurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	5:00
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: RecitativoHans-Joachim Rotzsch, Kurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	1:04
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: ChoraleKurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	8:02
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: ChoraleKurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	2:35
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Aria (duetto)Kurt Thomas, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Elisabeth Grümmer Year: 1999	1999	Leipzig Classics	7:10
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Zion hört die Wächter singenStephen Cleobury, Ian Bostridge Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	4:15
Wachet auf, ruft uns die StimmeChris Hinze, Louis van Dijk Year: 1999	1999	Brilliant Classics	5:02
Cantata no. 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” BWV 140: Zion Hears the Watchmen’s VoicesMartin Neary, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Michala Petri Year: 1999	1999	RCA Red Seal	4:42
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Wann kommst du, mein Heil?Stephen Cleobury, Susan Gritton Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	5:56
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Gloria sei dir gesungenStephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	1:57
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Mein Freund ist mein!Stephen Cleobury, Susan Gritton Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	5:11
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: So geh herein zu meirStephen Cleobury Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	1:15
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Er kommt, er kommtStephen Cleobury, Ian Bostridge Year: 1999	1999	EMI Classics	0:53

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