Cantata BWV 208 - Recordings

German Title	Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!
English Title	The merry hunt is all that I love! (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Hunt Cantata
Composed	Weimar, probably 1713 \| 1^st performance: February 21-22, 1713 in Weißenfels for the birthday of Duke Christian of Sachsen-Weißenfels; 2^nd performance: Februay 23, 1716 - Weimar (?) for the birthday of Duke August of Weimar; 3^rd performance: 1742 in Leipzig for the nameday of the Saxon elector, Friedrich August II
Text	Salomo Franck
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Italian \| Spanish-2
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
Scoring	Score BGA [3.50 MB]
References	BGA: XXIX \| NBA: I/35 \| BC: G 1, 3 \| Zwang: W 1 \| First Published: BG, 1881
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 10, 2000; Week of February 13, 2005

Contents

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 208	Discussions - Part 1
Recordings of Individual Movements from Cantata BWV 208	Discussions - Part 2
Details of Cantata BWV 208a
Bach Hits Back - by Swingle Singers
W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantaa Nr. 208 [LP] J.S. Bach - Telemann etc.: Cantatas [CD] [C-2]
Karl Forster
Members of the Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano I [Diana]: Annelies Kupper; Soprano II [Pales]: Erika Köth; Tenor [Endymion]: Fritz Wunderlich; Baritone [Pan]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Odeon 70475 EMI Classics		Nov 1961	LP, 2-CD / TT: 35:14
Recorded at Gemeindhaus, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Jagdkantate BWV 208 · Oboenkonzert nach BWV 1053 [ES-4]
Helmuth Rilling
Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano I [Diana]: Helen Donath; Soprano II [Pales]: Elisabeth Speiser; Tenor [Endymion]: Wilfried Jochims; Bass [Pan]: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate-Musicaphon		May 1965	TT: 38:45
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 208 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Südwest-Tonstudio H. Jansen, Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

3	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 208 [L-8]
Jürgen Jürgens
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra
Soprano I [Diana]: Erna Spoorenberg; Soprano II [Pales]: Irmgard Jacobeit; Tenor [Endymion]: Tom Brand; Bass [Pan]: Jacques Villisech
Telefunken		Late 1960's ?	LP / TT:

4	Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas IV Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Peter Schreier
Berliner Solisten (Chorus Master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin
Soprano I [Diana]: Edith Mathis; Soprano II [Pales]: Arleen Augér; Tenor [Endymion]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Pan]: Theo Adam
Brilliant Classics / Leipzig Classics		Oct-Nov 1976	TT: 35:40
Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach: The Hunt Cantata [C-1]
Roy Goodman
The Parley of Instruments
Emma Kirkby & Jennifer Smith; Tenor - Simon Davies; Bass - Michael George
Hyperion		Feb 1985	TT: 43:23
Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Soprano I [Diana]: Yvonne Kenny; Soprano II [Pales]: Angela Maria Blasi; Tenor [Endymion]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Pan]: Robert Holl
Teldec		1990	TT: 33:31
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7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 51 & BWV 208 [C-1]
Mátyás Antál
Hungarian Radio Chorus / Failoni Chamber Orchestra
Soprano I [Diana]: Ingrid Kertesi; Soprano II [Pales]: Julia Paszthy; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor [Endymion]: Jozsef Mukk; Bass [Pan]: István Gáti
Naxos		1992	TT: 31:32
Recorded at Festetitch Castle, Budapest, Hungary. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 3
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano I [Diana]: Barbara Schlick; Soprano II [Pales]: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor [Endymion]: Paul Agnew; Bass [Pan]: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Sep 1995	TT: 33:34
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

9	Concertos & Cantata [C-3]
Ludwig Güttler
Hallenser Madrigalisten (Chorus Master: Andreas Göpfert) / Virtuosi Saxoniae
Soprano II [Diana]: Mona Spägele; Soprano II [Pales]: Claudia Kunz; Tenor [Endymion]: Robert Wörle; Bass [Pan]: Roman Trekel
Dresden Classics		Jan-Feb 1996	TT: 35:46
Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.

10	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 65 - Secular Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano I [Diana]: Sibylla Rubens; Soprano II [Pales]: Eva Kirchner; Tenor [Endymion]: James Taylor, Baritone [Pan]: Matthias Goerne
Hänssler		Sep 1996	TT: 36:59
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 208 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	Bach: Secular Cantatas BWV 208, BWV 215 [L-6]
Gustav Leonhardt
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Soprano I [Diana]: Monika Frimmer; Soprano II [Pales]: Lynne Dawson; Tenor [Endymion]: John Elwes; Bass [Pan]: David Wilson-Johnson
Philips		Nov 1996	TT: 33:28
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - May 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

Cantatas BWV 208 & BWV 208a: Complete Recordings of BWV 208 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 208 | Details of Cantata BWV 208a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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