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Cantata BWV 31
Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret

German Title

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret

English Title

The heavens laugh! The earth rejoices (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Easter Sunday
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8

Composed

Weimar, 1715; Re-fashioned for re-performances in Leipzig in 1724 and in 1731 | 1st performance: April 21, 1715 - Weimar; 2nd performance: April 9, 1724 - Leipzig; 3rd performance: March 25, 1731 - Leipzig

Text

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-8); Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 9)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 4 oboes, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, string group (violins, viola, celli), continuo
Mvt. 1: Sonata | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Aria | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 9: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.16 MB] | Score BGA [4.44 MB]
Chorale Melody: Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist

References

BGA: VII | NBA: I/9 | BC: A 55 | Zwang: K 18 | First Published: BG, 1857

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Japanese-1 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 15, 2001; Week of April 24, 2005

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 31 - Chorales [C-2]

Felix Prohaska

Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Kammerochester

Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Tenor: Waldemar Kmentt; Bass: Walter Berry

Bach Guild

Early 1950's ?

LP / TT:

2

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 31 & Magnificat BWV 243 [L-3]

Marcel Couraud

L'ensemble vocal et instrumental de Stuttgart (Stuttgarter Chor und Orchester)

Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Contralto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich (pseudonym "Werner S. Braun"?); Bass: August Messthaler

Les Discophiles Français / Philips

1956

LP / TT:

3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 16
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1


 

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann (Mvt. 2); Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk

Erato

June 1963

TT: 24:08

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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4

Bach: Cantatas Nos. 31 & 50 – Buxtehude: “O Gottes Stadt” [C-1]

Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist)

Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra

Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names)

Janus Piroquette

Late 1960’s - Early 1970’s

LP / TT:

5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano & Alto: Soloists of the Wiener Sängerknaben; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Teldec

1974

TT: 20:59

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6

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VII

 

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Helga Termer; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

Leipzig Classics

Jan, June 1976

TT: 22:44

Leipzig version 1724. Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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7

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 30
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 10

Helmuth Rilling

Indiana University Chamber Singers / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Mar-May 1976

TT: 22:25

Recorded at GedäcStuttgart, Germany & Südwest Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany.
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8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Nov-Dec 1994

TT: 20:56

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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9

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 6

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

June 1997

TT: 19:53

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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10

Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach
For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday
For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Soli Deo Gloria

Apr 2000

TT: 18:26

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
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11

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 21:09

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - April 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)


Cantata BWV 31: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: 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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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