Cantata "Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" (BWV 74), recorded in 1972 and 1982, from The Complete Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler Records in 2000.

 

1. Chorus - Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten

trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I+II, oboe da caccia, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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2. Aria - Komm, komm, mein Herze steht dir offen

soprano

oboe da caccia, bassoon, harpsichord

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3. Recitative - Die Wohnung ist bereit

alto

cello, double bass, harpsichord

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4. Aria - Ich gehe hin und komme wieder zu euch

bass

cello, double bass, harpsichord

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5. Aria - Kommt, eilet, stimmet Sait und Lieder

tenor

violin I+II, viola, cello, double bass, harpsichord

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6. Recitative - Es ist nichts Verdammliches an denen

bass

oboe I+II, oboe da caccia, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord

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7. Aria - Nichts kann mich erretten

alto

oboe I+II, oboe da caccia, violin I solo, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord

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8. Chorale - Kein Menschenkind hier auf der Erd

oboe I+II, oboe da caccia, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Date of recording: February 1972 / February 1982 (No. 1, 4-6, 8).

Recording location: Germany, Stuttgart, Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche).

Performers:

Helen Donath - soprano;
Hildegard Laurich - alto;
Adalbert Kraus - tenor;
Philippe Huttenlocher - bass;
Bernhard Schmid, Peter Send, Paul Raber - trumpet;
Norbert Schmitt - timpani;
Kurt Meier, Günther Passin (No. 6), Hedda Rothweiler - oboe;
Hanspeter Weber - oboe da caccia;
Werner Keltsch, Walter Forchert - violin;
Martin Ostertag, Jürgen Wolf (No. 2, 3, 7) - cello;
Thomas Lom - double bass;
Martha Schuster - organ, harpsichord.

Choir Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.

Orchestra Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.

Source: Johann Sebastian Bach. Complete collection of works. Hanssler edition. 172 CD.