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Cantata BWV 206
Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde!

Ref.	BWV 206
German Title	Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde!
English Title	Glide, O sparkling waves and murmur softly (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Dramma per Musica, for the Birthday of Augusus III
Composed	Leipzig, 1734 (Stokes) or 1736 1^st performance: October 7, 1736 - Leipzig 2^nd performance: August 3, 1740 - Leipzig
Text	Anon [probably Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew \| Italian \| Spanish-3
Scoring	Soloists: Pleiße (Soprano), Donau (Alto), Elbe (Tenor), Weichsel (Bass); 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d’amore, 3 transverse flutes, 2 violins, viola, continuo (cello & double-bass) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative & Arioso \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Recitative \| Mvt. 9: Aria \| Mvt. 10: Recitative \| Mvt. 11: Chorus
Scoring	Score BGA [5.98 MB]
References	BGA: XX/2 \| NBA: I/36 \| BC: G 23, G 26 \| Zwang: W 16 \| First Published: BG, 1873 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Mincham \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of October 26, 2003; Week of November 9, 2008; Week of October 6, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

Recordings

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 206 [L-7] Bach-2000 Vol. 5: Secular Cantatas [C-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 206 & 208 [C-4]
Cantata BWV 206 [42:02]
André Rieu
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Chorus Master: Jürgen Jürgens) / Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra
Soprano [Pleiße]: Irmgard Jacobeit; Alto [Donau]: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor [Elbe]: Tom Brand; Bass [Weichsel]: Jacques Villisech
Telefunken SAWT-9425 Teldec Teldec		Oct 21-27, 1962	LP / TT: 42:02 11-CD / TT: CD / TT: 76:42
Recorded in Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: 11-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 206 [ES-3]
Helmuth Rilling
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano [Pleiße]: Leonore Kirschstein; Alto [Donau]: Margarethe Bence; Tenor [Elbe]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Weichsel]: Erich Wenk
Bärenreiter-Musicaphon / Nonesuch		Mid 1960's?	LP / TT: 45:20
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 206 by H. Rilling

3	Bach: Kantaten Schleicht, spielende Wellen BWV 206 [C-5]
Cantata BWV 206 [43:25]
Helmut Koch
Rundfunk-Solistenvereinigung Berlin (Chorus Master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto: Ingeborg Springer; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam Continuo section: Hartmut Friedrich (Violoncello); Willi Schade (Double bass); Otto Pischkitl (Bassoon); Dietrich Knothe (Harpsichord)
Eterna 826583		Sep-Oct 1973; Jan & Mar 1974	LP / TT: 43:25
Recorded at Studio Christuskirche Berlin, Germany.

4	Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas VI Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas Bach: Dramma per musica BWV 206 [L-10]
Peter Schreier
Berliner Solisten (Chorus master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano [Pleiße]: Edith Mathis; Alto [Donau]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Elbe]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Weichsel]: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics		Nov 1979, Oct 1980, Oct 1981	TT: 41:12
Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach Secular Cantatas BWV 206 & 207a [C-1]
Cantata BWV 206 [36:58]
Frieder Bernius
Kammerchor Stuttgart / Concerto Köln
Soprano [Pleiße]: Ruth Ziesak; Alto [Donau]: Michael Chance; Tenor [Elbe]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Weichsel]: Peter Kooy
Sony Classical SK-46492		Sep 19-26, 1990	CD / TT: 66:51
Recorded at Evangelische Kirche, Grönningen, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

6	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 64 - Secular Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano [Pleiße]: Christine Schäfer; Alto [Donau]: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor [Elbe]: Stanford Olsen; Bass [Weichsel]: Michael Volle
Hänssler		June 1994	TT: 38:33
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 206 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5
Cantata BWV 206 [39:52]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano [Pleiße]: Sibylla Rubens; Soprano [Mvt. 11]: Anne Grimm; Alto [Donau]: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor [Elbe]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Weichsel]: Klaus Mertens
Erato 0630-17578-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72205		Sep & Nov 1996	4-CD / TT: 239:51
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Erato 4-CD (1997): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 4-CD (2004): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Weltiche Kantaten · Secular Cantatas · Cantates Profanes [C-1]
Reinhard Goebel
Ex Tempore (Chorus Master: Florian Heyerick) / Musica Antiqua Köln
Soprano [Pleiße]: Dana Hanchard; Alto (Counter-tenor) [Donau]: Axel Köhler; Tenor [Elbe]: Christoph Genz; Bass [Weichsel]: Stefan Geyer
Archiv Produktion		Nov 1996	TT: 36:45
Recorded at Sendesaal, DeutchlandRadio, Köln, Germany.

9	J.S. Bach: Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern [C-2]
Cantata BWV 206 [37:16]
David Timm
Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble, Leipzig
Soprano: Gesine Adler; Alto: Klaudia Zeiner; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Querstand		2009	5-CD / TT:
Buy this album at: 5 CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - April 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006), Thomas Jaenicke (October 2009), Bradley Lehman (February 2004), Leslie Masters (August 2010), Thomas Shepherd (October 2003)

Cantata BWV 206: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements| Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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