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Cantata BWV 208
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! |
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Ref. |
BWV 208 |
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German Title |
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd! |
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English Title |
The merry hunt is all that I love! (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Hunt Cantata |
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Composed |
Weimar, probably 1713
1st performance: February 21-22, 1713 - Weißenfels, for the birthday of Duke Christian of Sachsen-Weißenfels
2nd performance: Februay 23, 1716 - Weimar (?), for the birthday of Duke August of Weimar
3rd performance: 1742 - Leipzig, for the nameday of the Saxon elector, Friedrich August II |
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Text |
Salomo Franck |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Italian | Spanish-2 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Two Sopranos, Tenor, Bass; The soloists forming the Chorus
Orchestra: 3 hunting horns, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 recorders, strings, cello in the continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative | Mvt. 9: Aria | Mvt. 10: Recitative | Mvt. 11: Chorus | Mvt. 12: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 13: Aria | Mvt. 14: Aria | Mvt. 15: Chorus |
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Score BGA [3.50 MB]
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 | Mvt. 10 | Mvt. 11 | Mvt. 12 | Mvt. 13 | Mvt. 14 | Mvt. 15 | BWV 1040 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: XXIX | NBA: I/35 | BC: G 1, 3 | Zwang: W 1 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Mincham | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of December 10, 2000; Week of February 13, 2005; Week of September 1, 2013 |
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