Cantata "Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde" (BWV 83), recorded in 1978, from The Complete Works of Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler Records in 2000.

 

1. Aria - Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde

alto

french horn I+II, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord

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2. Aria (chorale and recitative) - Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener

bass

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

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3. Aria - Eile, Herz, voll Freudigkeit

tenor

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

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4. Recitative - Ja, merkt dein Glaube noch viel Finsternis

alto

cello, harpsichord

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5. Chorale - Er ist das Heil und selig Licht

french horn I, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Date of recording: September 1978

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

Performers:

Helen Watts - alto;
Adalbert Kraus - tenor;
Walter Heldwein - bass;
Johannes Ritzkowsky, Friedhelm Pütz - french horn;
Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler - oboe;
Kurt Etzold - bassoon;
Albert Boesen - violin;
Klaus-Peter Hahn - cello;
Thomas Lom - double bass;
Hans-Joachim Erhard - 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.