Cantata BWV 205 - Recordings

German Title	Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft
English Title	Destroy, burst, shatter the tomb (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Dramma per Musica, for the Birthday of Augustus Friedrich Müller, a Professor at Leipzig University
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 \| 1^st performance: August 3, 1725 - Leipzig
Text	Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-4 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Italian \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloists: Pallas (Soprano), Pomona (Alto), Zephyrus (Tenor), Äolus (bass), 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 horns, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, viola d’amore, viola da gamba, 2 violas, 8 violins, 2 violoncellos, violone, bassoon, continuo (including cembalo & organ) 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 (Duet) \| Mvt. 14: Recitative \| Mvt. 15: Chorus
Scoring	Score BGA [7.68 MB]
References	BGA: X1/2 \| NBA: I/38 \| BC: G 36 \| Zwang: W 9 \| First Published: BG, 1862
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of October 19, 2003

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 205	Discussions
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 205
Details of Cantata BWV 205a

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Eole Apaise [C-3]
Helmut Koch
Chœur et Orchestre de Chambre de Radio-Berlin
Soprano [Pallas]: Anny Schlemm; Alto [Pomona]: Diana Eustrati; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Gert Luze; Bass [Äolus]: Karl Wolfram
Le Chant du Monde		Early 1950’s ?	LP / TT:
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 205 by H. Koch

2	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 205 [A-7]
Hans Grischkat
Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Ton-Studio Orchestra Stuttgart
Soprano [Pallas]: Käthe Netwig; Contralto [Pomona]: Ruth Michaelis; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Werner Hohmann; Bass [Äolus]: Franz Kelch
Renaissance		Jan 1952	LP / TT:

3	J.S. Bach: Der zufriedengestellte Äolus BWV 205 · Cembalokonzert Nr. 3 [ES-2]
Helmuth Rilling
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano [Pallas]: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto [Pomona]: Margarethe Bence; Tenor [Zephyrus]: John van Kesteren; Bass [Äolus]: Jakob Stämpfli
Bärenreiter-Musicaphon / MHS		May 1966; May 1967	TT: 43:41 [LP] / 45:37 [CD]
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 205 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.

4	[C-4]
Helmut Koch
Rundfunk-Solistenvereinigung Berlin / Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano [Pallas]: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto [Pomona]: Ingeborg Springer; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Äolus]: Siegfried Lorenz
?		1973-1974	LP / TT: 44:00
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 205 by H. Koch.

5	Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas V Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Peter Schreier
Berliner Solisten (Chorus master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano [Pallas]: Edith Mathis; Alto [Pomona]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Äolus]: Siegfried Lorenz
Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics		Jan, Oct 1981	TT: 39:40
Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Soprano [Pallas]: Yvonne Kenny; Alto [Pomona]: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Äolus]: Robert Holl
Teldec		1983	TT: 40:57
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7	J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas BWV 205 & 214 [L-2]
Gustav Leonhardt
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Soprano [Pallas]: Mieke van der Sluis; Alto [Pomona]: René Jacobs, Tenor [Zephyrus]: Christoph Prégardien, Bass [Äolus]: David Thomas
Philips		Dec 1990	TT: 40:18
Recorded at St Giles, Cripplegate. London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantate Profanes [C-1]
René Jacobs
RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Soprano [Pallas]: Efrat Ben-Nun; Alto [Pomona]: Katharina Kammerloher; Tenors [Zephyrus]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Äolus]: Klaus Häger
Harmonia Mundi France		Nov 1994	TT: 38:16

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano [Pallas]: Lisa Larsson; Alto [Pomona]: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Äolus]: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Sep, Nov 1996	TT: 40:16
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

10	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 63 - Secular Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano [Pallas]: Sibylla Rubens; Alto [Pomona]: Yvonne Naef; Tenor [Zephyrus]: Christoph Genz; Bass [Äolus]: Andreas Schmidt
Hänssler		Sep 1999	TT: 38:18
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 205 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Le ouvertures per orchestra BWV 1066-69 - Cantate BWV 110 e 205 [C-3]
Diego Fasolis
Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti
Soprano [Pallade]: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano [Pomona]: Claudia Iten; Tenor [Zefiro]: Charles Daniels; Bass [Eolo]: Klaus Mertens
Amadeus Magazine / Arts		May 2004	TT: 35:30
Included in December 2004 issue of Italian magazine Amadeus. Recorded in Lugano, Switzerland

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Uri Golomb (June 2007), John Grayovski (October 2006), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006), Riccardo Nughes (December 2004), Walter Roth (June 2004)

Cantatas BWV 205 & BWV 205a: Complete Recordings of BWV 205 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 205 | Details of BWV 205a | Discussions

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