Cantata BWV 207a - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

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Cantata BWV 207a
Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten

Ref.	BWV 207a
German Title	Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten
English Title	Come, resounding tones of merry trumpets (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Secular Cantata for Elector Augustus III’s Birthday [Drama per Musica]
Composed	Leipzig, 1735 ? 1^st performance: August 3, 1735 ? or a year before or after - Leipzig
Text	Anon [Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ?]
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew \| Italian \| Spanish
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, strings, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) \| M5a: Ritornello \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Recitative \| Mvt. 9: Chorus \| Mvt. 10: Marcia
Scoring	Score BGA Anh [0.44 MB] \| Score BGA [1.86 MB]
References	BGA: XX/2, XXXIV \| NBA: I/37 \| BC: G 22 \| Zwang: W 18 \| First Published: BG, 1873 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Mincham \| EvH [Dutch] \| GO [Dutch] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 28, 2002; Week of February 17, 2008; Week of September 29, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements
Recordings of Cantata BWV 207

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

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 207a & BWV 214 [C-4]
Helmut Kahlhöfer
Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke & Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Eduard Wollitz
Cantate / Vanguard / MHS		Oct 1961	LP / TT:
Recorded at Wuppertal - Barmen, Germany.

2	J.S. Bach Secular Cantatas BWV 206 & 207a [C-1]
Cantata BWV 207a [29:33]
Frieder Bernius
Kammerchor Stuttgart / Concerto Köln
Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy
Sony Classical SK-46492		Sep 19-26, 1990	CD / TT: 66:51
Recorded at Evangelische Kirche, Grönningen, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

3	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 64 - Secular Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Stanford Olsen; Bass: Michael Volle
Hänssler		Jan 1995	TT: 33:44
Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

4	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5 Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas [B-0]
Cantata BWV 207a [33:42]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Sopranos: Sibylla Rubens (Mvt. 5), Anne Grimm (Mvt. 10); Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
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

5	J.S. Bach: Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern [C-2]
Cantata BWV 207a [30:41]
David Timm
Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble, Leipzig
Soprano: Anastasiya Peretyahina; Alto: Susanne Krumbiegel; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Querstand		2009	5-CD / TT:
Buy this album at: 5 CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - May 2011)
Thanks to contributors: Wayne Davies (August 2006), Leslie Masters (August 2010), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

Cantatas BWV 207 & BWV 207a: Details & Complete Recordings of BWV 207 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 207 | Details & Complete Recordings of BWV 207a | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 207a | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Last update: ‎October 3, 2011 ‎17:02:33