Cantata BWV 31 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 31
Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret

Ref.	BWV 31
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 1^st performance: April 21, 1715 - Weimar 2^nd performance: April 9, 1724 - Leipzig 3^rd performance: March 25, 1731 - Leipzig
Text	Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-8); Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 9)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-7 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
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.16 MB] \| Score BGA [4.44 MB] Chorales: Mvt. 9 Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 9 [cap] Chorale Melody: Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
References	BGA: VII \| NBA: I/9 \| BC: A 55 \| Zwang: K 18 \| First Published: BG, 1857 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): ?
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Mincham \| Role [French] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 15, 2001; Week of April 24, 2005; Week of June 6, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

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

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	The RIAS Bach Cantatas Project (1949-1952) [C-5]
Cantata BWV 31 [22:51]
Karl Ristenpart
RIAS-Kammerchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester
Soprano: Lilo Rolwes; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Gerhard Niese
Audite 21.415		Mar 9+20+21, 1950	9-CD / TT: 631:06 MP3 / TT: 629:09
Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Radio recordings. Previously unissued in any form. Produser Comment \| Press Kit German \| Press Kit English Buy this album at: 9-CD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 31; Seven Easter Chorales [L-4] J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 31; Cantata No. 70 [L-11]
Cantata BWV 31 [22:25]
Felix Prohaska
Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Kammerochester
Soprano: Anny Felbermayer; Tenor: Waldemar Kmentt; Bass: Walter Berry
Bach Guild BG-512 Bach Guild BG-615 (1962)		1952	LP / TT: ~50:00 LP / TT: 50:20
Recorded in Europe.

3	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 31 & Magnificat BWV 243 [L-3] J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Kantata BWV 31 (Osterkantate) [C-3]
Cantata BWV 31 []
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" on LP); Bass: August Messthaler
Les Discophiles Français Philips 835493 LY Columbia ML-5342 Philips 4800217		1956	LP / TT: LP / TT: LP / TT: CD / TT:
Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.de

4	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 16 J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 31, Cantata No. 105 [L-16] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Cantata BWV 31 [24:08]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann (Mvt. 2); Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato STE-50183 Musical Heritage Society MHS-1023 Erato 4509-98525-2 Erato 2584-61401-2		Jun 1963	LP / TT: 50:23 LP / TT: 50:23 2-CD / TT: 148:25 10-CD / TT: 741:36
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	Bach: Cantatas Nos. 31 & 50 – Buxtehude: “O Gottes Stadt” [C-1]
Cantata BWV 31 [23:30]
Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist)
Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra
Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names)
Janus Piroquette 19017		1965 (?)	LP / TT: 41:00

6	J.S. Bach: Das · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 9 - BWV 31-34 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - BWV 20-36 Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 10 - BWV 30-31
Cantata BWV 31 [20:56 / 20:59]
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
Telefunken 6.35035 Teldec 8.35035 ZL Teldec 4509-91756-2 Teldec 3984-25706-2 Teldec 8573-81205-2 Warner Classics 8573-81205-5		Oct-Nov 1972; Feb 1973	2-LP / TT: 84 min 2-CD / TT: 84:43 6-CD / TT: 385:33 15-CD / TT: 999:37 CD / TT: 58:44 CD / TT: 58:44
Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?). Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VII Bach: Kantaten BWV 31, BWV 66 [L-4]
Cantata BWV 31 - Leipzig version 1724 [22:44]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Helga Termer; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Eterna 827 010 Leipzig Classics		Jan, Jun 1976	LP / TT: CD / TT: 77:37
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

8	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 30 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 10
Cantata BWV 31 [22:25]
Helmuth Rilling
Indiana University Chamber Singers / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler 98.881 Hänssler		Mar-May 1976	CD / TT: 53:30 CD / TT: 58:03
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany & Südwest Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [B-1]
Cantata BWV 31 [20:56]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato 98536 Antoine Marchand CC-72201 Antoine Marchand CC-72231		Nov 23-Dec 3, 1994	3-CD / TT: 180:18 3-CD / TT: 180:18 2-CD / TT: 151:00
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Erato 3-CD (1995): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2003): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline Easter Cantatas 2-CD (2005): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 6 - BWV 21, 31
Cantata BWV 31 [19:53]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 851		Jun 1997	CD / TT: 68:01
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

11	Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday
Cantata BWV 31 [18:26]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Gillian Keith; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria 128		Apr 23-24, 2000	2-CD / TT: 120:39
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

12	Bach Festival 68^th annual [F68-a]
Cantata BWV 31 []
Dwight Oltman
Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Dominique Labelle; Tenor: William Hite; Baritone: Sanford Sylvan
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music		Apr 2000	4-CD / TT:
Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA. Source: WorldCat Libraries

13	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Cantata BWV 31 [21:09]
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics 99380		Jun-Jul 2000	5-CD / TT: 332:53
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

14	Easter 2008 [C-2]
Cantata BWV 31 []
Bálint Karosi
First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra
Soloists: ?
YouTube		Mar 23, 2008 (Easter Sunday)	Video / TT:
Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Watch & listen to this recording on YouTube: Sonata Mvt. 1: Sontata [2:42] \| Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:57] \| Mvt. 9: Chorale [1:13]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2001 - May 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Tutomu Nagamiya (June 2008), Walter Roth (June 2008), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)

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