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Cantata BWV 206
Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde!


Ref.:

BWV 206

German Title

Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde!

English Title

Glide, O sparkling waves and murmur softly (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Dramma per Musica, for the Birthday of Augusus III

Composed

Leipzig, 1734 (Stokes) or 1736
1st performance: October 7, 1736 - Leipzig
2nd performance: August 3, 1740 - Leipzig

Text:

Anon [probably Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)]

BWV 206: Text: German-1 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-7 (1) | German-7 (2)
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | French-4 | French-6 | Polish-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7

Scoring

Soloists: Pleiße (Soprano), Donau (Alto), Elbe (Tenor), Weichsel (Bass); 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes d’amore, 3 transverse flutes, 2 violins, viola, continuo (cello & double-bass)
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative & Arioso | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Recitative | Mvt. 9: Aria | Mvt. 10: Recitative | Mvt. 11: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 206 Scores: Score BGA [5.98 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile):
Version 1: D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 42, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 80, Faszikel 1
Version 2: D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 42, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 80, Faszikel 1 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 80, Faszikel 2 [Bach Digital]

References:

BWV 206=BWV 206.1, 206.2 References: BGA: XX/2 | NBA: I/36 | BC: G 23, G 26 | Zwang: W 16 | First Published: BG, 1873 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital (Version 1) | Bach Digital (Version 2)

Commentaries:

BWV 206 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 26, 2003; Week of November 9, 2008; Week of October 6, 2013


Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

Discography

Complete Recordings


1

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 206 [L-7]
Bach-2000 Vol. 5: Secular Cantatas
[C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 206 & 208 [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 206 [42:02]

André Rieu

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg (Chorus Master: Jürgen Jürgens) / Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra

Soprano [Pleiße]: Irmgard Jacobeit; Alto [Donau]: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor [Elbe]: Tom Brand; Bass [Weichsel]: Jacques Villisech

Telefunken SAWT-9425
Teldec
Teldec

Oct 21-27, 1962

LP / TT: 42:02
11-CD / TT:
CD / TT: 76:42

Recorded in Amsterdam, Holland.
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2

J.S. Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, Drama per Musica BWV 206 [ES-3]
J.S. Bach: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, Cantata BWV 206
[ES-3]

 

Cantata BWV 206 [45:08]

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano [Pleiße]: Leonore Kirschstein; Alto [Donau]: Margarethe Bence; Tenor [Elbe]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Weichsel]: Erich Wenk
Heinz Zickler, Herbert Thal, Fritz Kelber (Trumpets); Konrad Hampe, Helmut Steinkraus, Claus Diedrich (Flutes); Alfred Sous, Willy Schnell (Oboe d'amore)
Continuo: Martin Galling (Harpsichord); Thomas Blees (Violoncello); Manfed Gräser (Double-bass); Karl Steinbrecher (Bassoon)

Bärenreiter-Musicaphon
BM-30 SL-1354
Nonesuch H-71187

Jun 1966

LP / TT: 45:08

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 206 by H. Rilling.


3

Bach Kantaten: Schleicht, spielende Wellen BWV 206 [C-5]

Cantata BWV 206 [43:25]

Helmut Koch

Rundfunk-Solistenvereinigung Berlin (Chorus Master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin

Soprano: Elisabeth Speiser; Alto: Ingeborg Springer; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Continuo section: Hartmut Friedrich (Violoncello); Willi Schade (Double bass); Otto Pischkitl (Bassoon); Dietrich Knothe (Harpsichord)

Eterna 826583

Sep 24-28, Oct 9-12, 1973; Jan 11-16, Mar 12, 1974

LP / TT: 43:25

Recorded at Studio Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.


4

Bach made in Germany Vol. VII - Secular Cantatas VI
Bach Edition Vol. 7 - Secular Cantatas
Bach: Dramma per musica BWV 206
[L-10]

Peter Schreier

Berliner Solisten (Chorus master: Dietrich Knothe) / Kammerorchester Berlin

Soprano [Pleiße]: Edith Mathis; Alto [Donau]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Elbe]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Weichsel]: Siegfried Lorenz

Eterna / Berlin Classics / Brilliant Classics

Nov 1979, Oct 1980, Oct 1981

TT: 41:12

Recorded at Christuskirche, Berlin, Germany.
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5

J.S. Bach Secular Cantatas BWV 206 & 207a [C-1]

 

Cantatas BWV 206 [36:58], BWV 207a [29:33]

Frieder Bernius

Kammerchor Stuttgart / Concerto Köln

Solists: Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy
KCS: Sopranos: Katharina Harjung, Annette Klär, Gudrun Lauffer, Elisabeth Rave, Sibylla Rubens, Annette Schneider, Mona Spägele; Altos (Counter-tenors): Detlef Bratschke, Werner Buchin, Joachim Dreher, Roland Kunz, Meindert Zwart; Tenors: Martin Bochinger, Beat Duddeck, Pascal Mayer, Kristian Sørensen, Hans-Joachim Weber; Basses: Martin Callenius, Reinhard Krämer, Rudolf Preckwinkel, Bernhard Richter, Adolph Seidel
CK: Violins 1: Werner Ehrhardt [Leader], Sylvie Kraus, Jörg Buschhaus, Gabriele Nußberger, Bettina von Dombois; Violins 2: Andrea Keller, Antje Engel, Cynthia Romeo, Rainer Ullreich; Violas: Christine Angot, Stephan Sieben, Antje Sabinski; Violoncellos: Werner Matzke, Nina Diehl; Violone: Jean-Michel Forest; Transverse Flutes: Cordula Breuer, Martin Sandhoff, Michael Schmidt-Cassdorf; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Alison Gangler, Katharina Arfken; Bassoon: Norbert Kunst; Trumpets: Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Blackadder, Philip Bainbridge; Timpani: Wolfgang Lindner; Harpsichord: Gerald Hambitzer

Sony Classical SK-46492
=

Sep 19-26, 1990

CD / TT: 66:51
MP3 / T: 66:34

Recorded at Evangelische Kirche, Gönningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Producer: Wolf Erickson; Recording Engineer/Editing: Andreas Neubronner.
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6

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 64 - Secular Cantatas

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano [Pleiße]: Christine Schäfer; Alto [Donau]: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor [Elbe]: Stanford Olsen; Bass [Weichsel]: Michael Volle

Hänssler

June 1994

TT: 38:33

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 206 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany.
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 5

 

Cantata BWV 206 [39:52]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano [Pleiße]: Sibylla Rubens; Soprano [Mvt. 11]: Anne Grimm; Alto [Donau]: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor [Elbe]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Weichsel]: Klaus Mertens

Erato 0630-17578-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72205

Sep & Nov 1996

4-CD / TT: 239:51

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Weltiche Kantaten · Secular Cantatas · Cantates Profanes [C-1]

Reinhard Goebel

Ex Tempore (Chorus Master: Florian Heyerick) / Musica Antiqua Köln

Soprano [Pleiße]: Dana Hanchard; Alto (Counter-tenor) [Donau]: Axel Köhler; Tenor [Elbe]: Christoph Genz; Bass [Weichsel]: Stefan Geyer

Archiv Produktion

Nov 1996

TT: 36:45

Recorded at Sendesaal, DeutchlandRadio, Köln, Germany.


9

J.S. Bach: Festmusiken zu Leipziger Universitätsfeiern [C-2]

Cantata BWV 206 [37:16]

David Timm

Leipziger Universitätschor / Pauliner Barockensemble, Leipzig

Soprano: Gesine Adler; Alto: Klaudia Zeiner; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich

Querstand

2009

5-CD / TT:

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10

Bach/ Mendelssohn - Hengelbrock BR 2011 [C-5]

 

Cantata BWV 206 []

Thomas Hengelbrock

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Chorus Master: Robert Blank) / Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonieorchester

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Mezzo-soprano: Elisabeth Kulman; Tenor: Steve Davisilim; Baritone: James Rutherford
Basso continuo: Helmut Veihelmann (Violoncello); Heinrich Braun (Double-bass); Eberhard Marschall (Bassoon); Peter Kofler (Harpsichord & Organ)

House of Opera CD-87432
House of Opera MP3-87432

Feb 25, 2011

CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Herkulessaal of the Munich residency, Bavaria, Germany, from digital cable live broadcast excellent sound, mp3 320 kb.
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C: House of Opera
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11

Bach: Secular Cantatas, Vol. 8 - Celebratory Cantatas (BWV 206, 215)

 
 

Cantata BWV 206 [37:38]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soloists: Soprano [Pleiße]: Hana Blažíková, Counter-tenor [Donau]: Hiroya Aoki; Tenor [Elbe]: Charles Daniels; Bass [Weichsel]: Roderick Williams
Ryo Terakado (Violin)
Orchestra: Trumpet I: Jean-Francois Madeuf; Trumpet II: Gilles Rapin; Trumpet III: Hidenori Saito; Timpani: Atsushi Sugahara; Transverse Flute I: Kiyomi Suga; Transverse Flute II: Liliko Maeda; Transverse Flute III: Kanae Kikuchi; Oboe I / Oboe d'amore I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II / Oboe d'amore II: Go Arai; Violins 1:
Ryo Terakado [Leader], Yuko Takeshima, Ayaka Yamauchi; Violins II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Shiho Hiromi; Violas: Hiroshi Narita, Akira Harada
Continuo: Violoncello: Shuhei Takezawa; Violone: Seiji Nishizawa; Fagotto: Kiyotaka Dosaka;
Harpsichord: Masato Suzuki

BIS SACD-2231
=

Feb 2016

SACD / TT: 70:23
MP3 / TT: 70:16

Recorded at the Saitama Arts Theater, Concert Hall, Japan.
Producer: Marion Schwebel (Take5 Music Production); Sound Engineer: Thore Brinkmann (Take5 Music Production); Tuning: Akimi Hayashi; Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Marion Schwebel; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
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12

Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde - Cantata, BWV 206 [AB-206]

Cantata BWV 206 [40:47]

Jos van Veldhoven

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soprano: Maria Keohane; Alto: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Matthew Brook
Ripieno Sopranos: Orlanda Velez Isidro, Klaartje van Veldhoven, Marjon Strijk, Hilde Van Ruymbeke; Ripieno Altos: Barnabás Hegyi, Elsbeth Gerritsen, Gemma Jansen,Marleene Goldstein; Ripieno Tenors: Ronald Threels, Kevin Skelton, Diederik Rooker, Réne Veen; Ripieno Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthew Baker, Martijn de Graaf Bierbrauwer, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White
Violins 1: Shunske Sato, Pieter Affourtit, Annabelle Ferdinand, Hanneke Wierenga; Violins 2: Sayuri Yamagata, Anneke van Haaften, Paulien Kostense; Violas: Staas Swierstra, Deirdre Dowling; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Transverse Flutes: Marten Root, Doretthe Janssens, Aysha Wills; Oboes: Martin Stadler, Peter Frankenberg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Trumpets: Robert Vanryne, Fruzsina Hara, Mark Geelen; Timpani: Peppie Wiersma; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

Jun 10, 2016

Video / TT: 40:47

Recorded & filmed live at Paushuize, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Director: Simon Aarden; Head Audio: Frank Mathijssen; Music Edit & Mix: Myrthe van Dijk, Hans Brouwer; Music Director: Myrthe van Dijk; Camera: Jochem Timmermans, Merijn Vrieling, Emiel Jansen; Head Gaffer: Zen Bloot; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soetman; Audio Technics: Dylan Rosenkamp; Image Technics: Vincent Nugteren; Editor: Pjotr 's Gravesande; Trainee Image: Dennis den Hartog; Trainee Nep: Leon Mignon; Team Eng: Justin Mutsaers, Chris Reichgelt; Data Handler: Jesper Blok; Technics: Marco Korzelius; Gaffer: Patrick Galvin, Sam Vis; Project Manager Nep: Peter Ribbens; Concert Production: Imke Deters, Marco Meijdam; Producer: Jessie Verbrugh; Interview: Onno van Ameijde.
Watch & listen on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 206: Complete Cantata [40:47]


13

Seoul Motet Choir 2019 Leipzig Bachfest Live Concert, Bach BWV 215, 206 서울모테트합창단 2019 라이프찌히 바흐페스티발 (Kantaten für August III) [CV-3]

 

41:45-86:27: Cantata BWV 206 [44:42]

Chee-Yong Park

Seoul Motet Chamber Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Hye-Jung Kang (강혜정); Alto: Jung-Mi Kim (김정미); Tenor: Seil Kim (김세일); Bass: Locky Chung (정록기)

YouTube

Jun 16, 2019

Video / TT: 90:48

Recorded & filmed live at Bach stage in Markt, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, in the frame of Bachfest Leipzig 2019 (No. 39).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert [90:48]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - August 2021)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005, August 2006, May 2014, April 2020); Thomas Jaenicke (October 2009); Bradley Lehman (February 2004); Leslie Masters (August 2010); Claude Role (August 2017); Walter Roth (June 2013); Thomas Shepherd (October 2003)

Cantata BWV 206: Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde! for Birthday [Dramma per musica, Secular cantata] (1736)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3


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