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Cantata BWV 210
O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit


Ref.:

BWV 210; BC G 44

German Title:

O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit

English Title:

Auspicious day, O longed-for time (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Solo Cantata for a Wedding [Secular Cantata]

Composed:

Leipzig, 1738-1741 ?
1st performance: 1738-1746 ? - Leipzig

Text:

Anon

BWV 210: Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-3 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7

Scoring:

Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d'amore, strings, harpsichord continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Recitative | Mvt. 10: Aria

Scores:

BWV 210 Scores: Score BGA [3.13 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 76 [Bach Digital]

References:

BWV 210=BWV 210.2 References: BGA: XXIX | NBA: I/40 | BC: G 44 | Zwang: W 22 | First Published: BG, 1881 | Autograph score (fascimile): ? (Leipzig, 1967) | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 210 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Mincham
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Spanish

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of April 7, 2002; Week of November 30, 2008; Week of November 24, 2013; Week of July 22, 2018


Contents

 

Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 210
Details of Cantata BWV 210a
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 210

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

Wedding Cantatas - by Reinhard Goebel & Musica-Antiqua Köln
Secular Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Cantatas Vol. 30 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 210 [L-6]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 84, No. 210
[C-3]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [40:35]

Hermann Scherchen

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Soprano: Magda Lászlò

Westminster WL-5138 / XWN-18396
Westminster

Oct 15-22, 1951

LP / TT: 40:35
CD / TT:

Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.


2

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 210, Aria for Soprano - Unschuld! Kleinod reiner Seelen [C-1]

Cantata BWV 210 [39:20]

Helmut Winschermann

Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ursula Buckel

Cantate / SDG / MHS

Sep 1963

LP / TT:

Recorded at Munster in Heilsbronn, Germany.


3

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 210 (O Holder Tag) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 210 [38:49]

H. Vincent Mitzelfelt

Mitzelfelt Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Delcina Stevenson

Crystal Records S-951

1972

LP / TT: 38:49

 

4

J.S. Bach: Wedding Cantata O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210 [C-1]


Cantata BWV 210 [24 min]

Joshua Rifkin

The Bach Ensemble (on original instruments)

Soprano: Judith Nelson

Nonesuch D-79013
Nonesuch D1-79013

Nov 1980

LP / TT: 34 min
MC / TT: 34 min

Recorded at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 210 by J. Rifkin.


5

Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas III
Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Bach: Kantate BWV 210, Kantate BWV 203
[L-8]

Cantata BWV 210 [36:54]

Peter Schreier

Kammerorchester Berlin

Soprano: Lucia Popp

Eterna 827677
Berlin Classics
Brilliant Classics

Oct 12-14, 1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


6

J.S. Bach: Cantates de mariage · Wedding Cantatas [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [32:49]

Pál Németh

Capella Savaria

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Oboe & oboe d'amore: Marie Wolf; Flute: Pál Németh

Harmonia Mundi France

Oct 1990

CD / TT:

Recorded at Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary.
Buy this album at:  
CD: Amazon.com


7

J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. II [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [33:37]

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.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210: Complete Cantata [33:52]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


8

Bach: Wedding Cantatas [C-2]

Cantata BWV 210 [32:00]

Christopher Hogwood

The Academy of Ancient Music

Soprano: Emma Kirkby

Decca

Jul 1996

CD / TT:

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


9

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5
Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas
[B-0]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [32:42]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Lisa Larsson

Erato 0630-17578-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72205
Teldec

Sep & Nov 1996

4-CD / TT: 239:51
4-CD / TT: 239:51
11-CD / TT:

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
Teldec 11-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


10

Wedding Gifts – Bach Wedding Cantatas (BWV 202, 210, 508) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [34:28]

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St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble

Soprano: Heidi Grant-Murphy
SLCE: Violins: Krista Bennion Feeney, Mayuki Fukuhara, Eriko Sato, Mitsuru Tsubota; Violas: Louise Schulman, Ronald Carbone; Cello: Myron Lutzke; Double-bass: John Feeney; Flute: Elizabeth Mann; Oboe & Oboe d'amore: Stephen Taylor; Bassoon: Dennis Godburn; Harpsichord: Robert Wolinsky

Arabesque Z-6690

Nov 1-3, 1996

CD / TT: 60:39

Recorded in the Performance Hall of the Sommer Center for Worship and the Performing Arts at Concordia College in Bronxville, New York, USA.
Executive Producer: Marvin M. Reiss; Produced & Engineered by: Adam Abeshouse; Production Director: Daniel Chriss; Post-Production Director: Jodi Howard; Edited and Mastered by Adam Abeshouse at House of Sound in Pelham, New York.
Buy this album at:
CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


11

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 66 - Secular Cantatas

Cantata BWV 210 [31:42]

Helmuth Rilling

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Harpsichord: Michael Behringer

Hänssler

Jan 1998

CD / TT

Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn, Germany.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


12

J.S. Bach: Wedding Cantatas [C-2]

Cantata BWV 210 [29:56]

Reinhard Goebel

Musica Antiqua Köln

Soprano: Christine Schäfer

Deutsche Grammophon

Jan 1999

CD / TT:

Recorded at DeutschlandRadio, Sendesaal, Köln, Germany
See: Wedding Cantatas - by Reinhard Goebel & Musica-Antiqua Köln
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


13

J.S. Bach: Singet! [C-1]

Cantata BWV 210 []

Laurence Cummings

RAM Baroque Orchestra

Soprano: Cecilia Osmond

Cantoris CRCD-6065

Jun 2002 [released]

CD / TT: 74:30

Recorded at…


14

J.S. Bach: Secular Cantatas Vol. 1 - BWV 210, BWV 211

 
 

Cantata BWV 210 [35:39]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson

BIS 1411

Jul 25-28, 2003

CD / TT: 62:05

Recorded at the Saitama Arts Theatre Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
See: Secular Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


15

J.S. Bach: Hochzeitkantaten [C-11]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [31:28]

Joshua Rifkin

Bach Concertino Osaka

Soprano: Naomi Satake

Mainich Classics

Mar 20 & 23 2005

CD / TT: 44:42

Recorded live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Executive Producer: Tokihiko Umezu; Recording Producer: Yoshinori Nishiwaki (N&F); Balance Engineer: Suenori Fukui (N&F).
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 210 by J. Rifkin.


16

J.S. Bach: Hochzeitskantaten BWV 202 & 210 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [33:21]

Katharina Suske, Bernhard Maurer (Directors)

Die Freitagsakademie

Soprano: Susanne Rydén

ORF CD-414.

Jun 2005

CD / TT: 69:52

Recorded in Austria.
Buy this album at:
CD (2006): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


17

J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [35:21]

J. Reilly Lewis

Washington Bach Consort

Soprano: Elizabeth Futral

Lyrichord 8069

Mar 2006 ?

CD / TT: 76:44

Recorded in Washington, D.C., USA.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


18

Cantates profanes de J.S. Bach: Roberta Invernizzi O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit  

Cantata BWV 210 [31:06]

Pablo Valetti

Café Zimmermann

Soprano: Roberta Invernizzi
Pablo Valetti (Violin); Céline Frisch (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Sep 26, 2010

Audio / TT: 31:06

Recorded live at Théâtre Municipal de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France, during Festival d'Ile de France. Other works in the programme: Wedding Cantata Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 and Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210:  Complee Cantata [31:06]


19

J.S. Bach: "Hochzeitskantate" AOV Barockensemble Wien, Sopran: Julia Koci [CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210 (Hochzeitskantate) [33:41]

Christian Birnbaum

Akademischer Orchesterverein Wien

Soprano: Julia Koci
Peter Plachete (Flute); Magdalena Puschnig (Oboe d'amore); Helmut Korber (Violin)

YouTube

Oct 2, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Wiener Dorotheerkirch, Austria.
Video Technician: Ingo Eichelberger.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210: Complete Cantata [33:41] | Mvts. 1&2 and 9&10 [14:47]


20

Soprano Paula Malone & Edmond Chamber Orchestra [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [25:21]

John Clinton

Edmond Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Paula Malone

YouTube

Nov 10, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live during the Edmond Chamber Orchestra's debut concert, at Armstrong Auditorium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210: Complete Cantata [25:21]


21

Bach: Cantate du mariage, BWV 210 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210: Mvts. 1, 2, 6, 10 [16:18] (from a complete performance)

Béatrice Warcollier

Orchestre de l'Oratoire du Louvre

Soprano: Sophie Landy

YouTube

Sep 20, 2014

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Oratoire du Louvre, Paris, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210: Mvts. 1, 2, 6, 10 [16:18]


22

J.S. Bach: The Complete Solo Soprano Cantatas, Vol. 1 (BWV 82a, 202, 210) [C-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 210 [31:31]

Christopher Monks

Armonico Consort [Pitch: A=415]

Soprano: Gillian Keith
AC: Oboe: Geoff Coates; Flute: Eva Caballero; Violin I: Miles Golding; Violin II: Emma Lake: Viola: Joanne Miller; Cello: Gabriel Amherst; Double-bass: Andrew Durban; Organ: William Whitehead

Signum Classics SIGCD-488
=

Apr 19-20, 2016

CD / TT: 71:23
MP3 / TT: 71:11

Recorded at St Michael's Church, South Grove, London, England.
Producer & Editor: Tim Oldham; Recording Engineer: Mike Hatch; Recording Assistant: Robin Hawkins.
Buy this album at:
CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


23

Bach:vokal | concerts 2017, Serie No. III: Geistlich & weltlich, virtuos & vergnügt (BWV 204, 210) [C17-3]

 

Cantata BWV 210 [40:44]

Kay Johannsen (Harpsichord & Conductor)

Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 210 Soloist: Soprano: Franziska Bobe

YouTube

Jun 24, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Schlosskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210 [40:44]: Mvt. 1: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [8:08] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [8:39] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 6: Aria [S] [11:12] + Mvt. 7: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 8: Aria [S] [5:12] + Mvt. 9: Recitative [S] + Mvt. 10: Aria [S] [7:33]


24

Soo Young Chrisfield, soprano, with Bach Festival Friends (July 30, 2021 at 7:30pm) [CV-1]
QuaranTiny #43: Soo Young Chrisfield "Spielet, ihr beseelten Lieder"
[CV-1]

 

Cantata BWV 210: Mvts. 1-4 [15:55]

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Instrumental ensemble

Soprano: Soo Young Chrisfield
Regino Madrid (Violin); Fatma Daglar (Oboe d'amore); Charlie Powers (Cello); Larry Molinaro (Harpsichord, Organ)

YouTube

Mvts. 1-4: Jul 30, 2021
Mvt. 2: Aug 13, 2020

Video / TT: 26:39

Virtual event at Grace Church Bach Festival.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 210: Full Concert including Mvts. 1-4 from the Cantata [26:39] | Mvt. 2 [7:13]


25

J.S. Bach: Kantate O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit, BWV 210 // For a wedding [D17-6]

 

Cantata BWV 210

Musical Director & Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Workshop Participants: Rudolf Lutz, Pfr. Niklaus Peter
Reflective Lecture Speaker: Jürg Kienberger

Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Marie Luise Werneburg
Orchestra: Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz; Violins: Éva Borhi, Péter Barczi; Viola: Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Daniel Rosin; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Transverse Flute: Marc Hantaï; Oboe d’amore: Andreas Helm

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen

Jun 23, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Würth Haus Rorschach: Carmen Würth Saal, Rorschach, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
Recording & Editing: Sound Engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Executive Producer: Johannes Widmer; Production: Gallus Media AG, Schweiz; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Schweiz.
Source: Bachipedia
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - December 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (October 2004); John Carroll (December 2004, July 2005); Matthias Hansen (August 2006); Riccardo Nughes (October 2004); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Peter Smaill (August 2006); Filip Adam Zieliński (March 2023)

Cantata BWV 210: O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit for Wedding [Secular cantata] (1738-1741 ?)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
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