Cantata BWV 201 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 201
Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde

German Title	Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde
English Title	Make haste, make haste, you whirling winds (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Dramma per Musica - The contest betweem Phoebus and Pan
Composed	Leipzig ?, 1729 \| 1^st performance: Autumn 1729 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: 1749 - Leipzig
Text	Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Italian \| Portuguese-2 \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloists: Momus (Soprano), Mercurius (Alto), Tmolus (Tenor I), Midas (Tenor II), Phoebus (Bass I), Pan (Bass II), 6-part Chorus [SATTBB] Orchestra: 3 trumpets, Timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Recitative \| Mvt. 9: Aria \| Mvt. 10: Recitative \| Mvt. 11: Aria \| Mvt. 12: Recitative \| Mvt. 13: Aria \| Mvt. 14: Recitative \| Mvt. 15: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [4.08 MB] \| Score BGA [6.63 MB]
References	BGA: X1/2 \| NBA: I/40 \| BC: G 46 \| Zwang: W 12 \| First Published: BG, 1862
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of September 7, 2003; Week of June 29, 2008

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions

Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 201 [A-6]
Hans Grischkat
Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Ton-Studio Orchestra Stuttgart
Soprano: Käthe Netwig; Contralto: Ruth Michaelis; Tenors: Werner Hohmann, Alfred Pfeile; Basses: Bruno Müller, Franz Kelch
Renaissance		Jan 1952	LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 201 [LP] [C-10] Günther Ramin: Interpret - Imrovisator - Komponist [CD]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Anny Schlemm; Alto: Ingrid Lorenzen; Tenor: Caspar Esser; Basses: Heinz Friedrich, Gerhard Niese
Ars Vivendi		1953	TT: 35:12
The CD includes only the Opening Chorus (Mvt. 1) [5:23]. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

3	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 201 - Der Stret zwischen Phoebus und Pan [C-1]
Helmut Koch
Bach Guild Chorus & Orchestra
Soprano: Anny Schlemm; Alto: Diana Eustrati; Tenor: Herbert Reinhold; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Gerhard Niese
Bach Guild		Early 1950’s ?	LP / TT:

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 201 [C-9]
Kurt Thomas
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Eva Fleischer; Tenors: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Rolf Apreck; Basses: Günther Leib, Theo Adam
Archiv ?		1957/60	LP / TT: 53:28

5	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 201 · Oboe d'amore-konzert nach BWV 1055 [ES-1]
Helmuth Rilling
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Wilfried Jochims; Bass I: Erich Wenk, Bass II: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate-Musicaphon		Jan 1966	TT: 56:03
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 201 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Südwest-Tonstudio H. Jansen, Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

6	Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas II Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas Bach: Kantate BWV 201 [L-6]
Peter Schreier
Berliner Solisten (Chorus master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano [Momus]: Edith Mathis; Alto [Mercurius]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Tmolus]: Peter Schreier; Tenor [Midas]: Eberhard Büchner; Bass [Pan]: Theo Adam; Bass [Phoebus]: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics		Nov 1979, Oct 1980, Jan 1981	TT: 49:43
Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	Capella Edition [C-4]
Hans-Martin Linde
Capella Coloniensis
Soprano [Momus]: Eva Csapó; Soprano: Patrizia Kwella; Counter-tenor [Mercurius]: Jean Nirouët; Tenor [Tmolus]: Paul Elliott; Tenor [Midas]: Hein Meens; Baritone [Phoebus]: Michael Schopper; Bass [Pan]: Davis Thomas
Capriccio		Jun 1984	TT: 47:17
Recorded at Schulzentrum, Lindlar, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 201 [C-1] Concerts at the Pushkin Art Museum - December Nights 1987 I
Vladimir Ziva
Moscow Conservatoire Chamber Orchestra
Soprano [Momus]: Elena Bryleva; Alto [Mercurius]: Erik Kurmangaliev; Tenor [Tmolus]: Vladimir Naparin; Tenor [Mydas]: Alexander Naumenko; Bass [Phoebus]: Vladimir Redkin; Bass [Pan]: Alexander Naumenko
Melodiya		Dec 6, 1987	TT: 57:00
Recorded live at the Pushkin Museum of Arts, Moscow, Russia. The recitatives are sung in Russian.

9	J.S. Bach: Cantate Profanes [C-1]
René Jacobs
RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Soprano [Momus]: Maria Cristina Kiehr; Counter-tenor [Mercurius]: Andreas Scholl; Tenor [Tmolus]: James Taylor; Tenor [Midas]: Kurt Azesberger; Baritone [Phoebus]: Roman Trekel; Bass [Pan]: Peter Lika
Harmonia Mundi France		Sep 1995	TT: 48:58

10	J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas BWV 173a & 201 [L-5]
Gustav Leonhardt
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Soprano [Momus]: Monika Frimmer; Alto [Mercurius]: Ralf Popken; Tenor [Tmolus]: John Elwes; Tenor [Midas]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Pan]: David Wilson-Johnson; Bass [Phoebus]: Max van Egmond
Philips		Nov 1995	TT: 48:14
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 4 Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [O-1]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano [Momus]: Caroline Stam; Alto [Mercurius]: Peter de Groot; Tenor [Tmolus]: Paul Agnew; Tenor [Midas]: Jeremy Ovenden; Bass [Phoebus]: Klaus Mertens; Bass [Pan]: Donald Bentvelsen
Erato / Antoine Marchand / Teldec		Jan 1996	TT: 47:33
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

12	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 61 - Secular Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano [Momus]: Sibylla Rubens; Alto [Mercurius]: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor [Tmolus]: Lothar Odinius; Tenor [Midas]: James Taylor; Bass [Phoebus]: Matthias Goerne; Bass [Pan]: Dietrich Henschel
Hänssler		Sep 1996	TT: 47:31
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 201 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	J.S. Bach: Weltiche Kantaten · Secular Cantatas · Cantates Profanes [C-1]
Reinhard Goebel
Ex Tempore (Chorus Master: Florian Heyerick) / Musica Antiqua Köln
Soprano [Momus]: Dana Hanchard; Counter-tenor [Mercurius]: Axel Köhler; Tenor [Tmolus]: Christoph Genz; Tenor [Midas]: Scot Weir; Bass [Phoebus]: Hans-Georg Wimmer; Bass [Pan]: Stefan Geyer
Archiv Produktion		Nov 1996	TT: 42:28
Recorded at Sendesaal, DeutchlandRadio, Köln, Germany. Buy this album at:

14	J.S. Bach: Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan - The Contest between Phoebus and Pan [C-1]
Hansjörg Albrecht
Münchener Bach-Chor / Bach-Collegium München
Soprano [Momus]: Simone Nold; Alto [Mercurius]: Annette Markert; Tenor [Tmolus]: Markus Schäfer; Tenor [Midas]: Werner Güra; Baritone [Phoebus]: Konrad Jarnot; Baritone [Pan]: Stephan Genz
Oehms Classics 914		2006 ?	TT: 47:23
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006), Walter Roth (June 2004), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

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