Cantata BWV 204 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 204
Ich bin in mir vergnügt
Von der Vergnügsamkeit

Ref.	BWV 204
German Title	Ich bin in mir vergnügt
English Title	I am content in myself (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Secular Cantata for an unknown event
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 or 1727 1^st performance: 1726/1727 ? - Leipzig
Text	Christian Friedrich Hunold
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew \| Italian \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloist: Soprano Orchestra: transverse flute, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Recitative \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Recitative & Arioso \| Mvt. 8: Aria
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.05 MB] \| Score BGA [2.95 MB]
References	BGA: X1/2 \| NBA: I/40 \| BC: G 45 \| Zwang: W 11 \| First Published: BG, 1862 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Mincham \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of October 12, 2003; Week of March 2, 2008; Week of December 1, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Bach Cantatas [C-1]
Rudolf Ewerhart
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser
Vox		1966	TT: 35:17
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas IV Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas Bach: Kantaten BWV 202, BWV 204 [L-2]
Peter Schreier
Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano: Edith Mathis
Eterna / Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics		Nov 1976	TT: 34:00
Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. II [C-2]
Cantata BWV 204 [30:53]
Bernard Labadie
Les Violons du Roy
Soprano: Dorothea Röschmann
Dorian Recordings DOR-90207		May 1994	CD / TT: 64:51
Recorded at the Church of Saint-Isidore, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 4 Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [B-0]
Cantata BWV 204 [29:05]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Soprano: Lisa Larsson
Erato 0630-15562-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72204 Teldec		Jan 1996	3-CD / TT: 219:03 3-CD / TT: 219:03 11-CD / TT:
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1997): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2004): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline Teldec 11-CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

6	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 62 - Secular Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Harpsichord: Michael Behringer
Hänssler		Jan 1998	TT: 28:44
Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - January 2012)
Thanks to contributors: John Carroll (July 2005), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006)

Cantata BWV 204: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Last update: ‎January 17, 2012 ‎16:46:36