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Cantata BWV 31
Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret


Ref.:

BWV 31.2; BWV 31; BC A 55b

German Title

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret

English Title

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

Event

Cantata for Easter Day [Easter Sunday]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Easter

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)

BWV 31 Text: German-1 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist [BWV 31/9]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 5-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 3 oboes, taille, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 violoncellos, bassoon, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sonata | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 6: Aria [T] | Mvt. 7: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] | Mvt. 9: Chorale

BWV 31 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.16 MB] | Score BGA [4.44 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): PL-Kj Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 1 [früher D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 1] | PL-Kj Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 2 [früher D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 2] | PL-Kj Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 3 [früher D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 3] | PL-Kj Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 4 [früher D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 14, Faszikel 4] [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 9
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 9 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 9 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist [BWV 31/8,9]

References:

BWV 31=BWV 31.1, BWV 31.2 References: BGA: VII | NBA: I/9 | BC: A 55 | Zwang: K 18 | First Published: BG, 1857 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital (BWV 31.1: Weimar version) | Bach Digital (BWV 31.2: Leipzig version)

Commentaries:

BWV 31 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Bethlehem | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 15, 2001; Week of April 24, 2005; Week of June 6, 2010; Week of March 27, 2016


Contents:

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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

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

Discography - 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
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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
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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 min
LP / TT: 50:20

Recorded in Europe.


3

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: 00-71837 [R-5]

Cantata BWV 31 [26:30]

Max Thurn

NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Dorothea Förster-Dürlich; Tenor: Helmut Kretschmar; Bass: Erich Wenk
Claus Hundsamer (Bach Trumpet); Karl Felten (Bach Trumpet); Heinz Malicke (Bach Trumpet); Johannes Schlömer (Oboe)
Basso continuo: Wolfram Hentschel (Violoncello); Gerhard Ullrich (Double-bass); Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Apr 6-7, 1954

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 31 by M. Thurn.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [26:23]


4

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 31 & Magnificat BWV 243 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Kantata BWV 31 (Osterkantate)
[C-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Cantata BWV 31: Der Himmel lacht"; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
[B-1]

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 31 [21:06]

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
Friedrich Milde (Oboe d'amore); Martin Galling (Harpsichord)

Les Discophiles Français
Philips 835493-LY
Columbia ML-5342
Philips 4800217
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Decca Eloquence 4803689

Jul 1956

LP / TT:
LP / TT:
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 58:04
MP3 / TT: 47:54
2-CD / TT: 93:02

Recorded at SDR Studio, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 1: Sonata [2:16] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:45] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [2:31] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [3:30] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [1:12] + Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [2:20] + Mvt. 7: Recitative [S] [0:52] + Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] [3:40] + Mvt. 9: Chorale [1:03]
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [3:52] | Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] [4:51]
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5

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-08824 [R-74]

Cantata BWV 31 [24:45]

Max Thurn

NDR-Knabenchor; Members of NDR-Chor / NDR Sinfonieorchester

Soprano: Dorothea Förster-Dürlich; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Rudolf Aue

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Apr 4-6, 1962

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 31 by M. Thurn.


6

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 16 (BWV 31, 105)
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
Oboe: Pierre Pierlot; Trumpet: Maurice André; Horn: Hermann Baumann; Violoncello: Jacoba Muckel; Organ, Harpsichord: Eva Hoelderlin

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.
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7

Bach: Cantata Nos. 31 "Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret", Cantata No. 50 "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft"; Buxtehude: "O Gottes Stadt", Cantata for Soprano & Continuo [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret BWV 31, Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft BWV 50; Buxtehude: O Gottes Stadt
[C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 31 [LP: 23:30; MP3: :02]

Dr. Kurt Bauer (Conductor & Organist)

Dresden Cathedral Choir & Orchestra

Soloists of the Dresden Cathedral (No Names)

Janus Piroquette JAS-19017
Orion LAN-0250

1965 (?)

LP / TT: 41:00
MP3 / TT: 40:09

Recorded in Europe. Recorded live with Karl Richter, under the pseudonym of Dr. Kurt Bauer.
Buy this album at:
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8

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · 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
CMW: Natural Trumpets: Josef Spindler, Richard Rudolf, Hermann Schober; Timpani: Kurt Hammer; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, Paul Hailperin, Karl Gruber; Taille (Tenor Oboe): Alfred Hertel;

Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Josef de Sordi; Violas: Hans-Peter Ochsenhofer, Kurt Theiner; Bassoon: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

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 1974

2-LP / TT: 84 min
2-CD / TT: 84:43
6-CD / TT: 385:33
MP3 / TT: 384:25
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 58:44
CD / TT: 58:44

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [20:58] | Complete Cantata [20:58]
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 2: Chorus [4:12] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [4:14] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [4:09] | Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] [3:59]
CD: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:43]
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Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes

 

9

Bach: Kantate BWV 31, Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret, Hans Thamm [CR-31]

Cantata BWV 31 [21:01]

Hans Thamm

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum des WDR

Soprano: Margaret Marshall; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Hanns-Friedrich Kunz

YouTube

1975 ?

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Münster zu Heilsbronn/Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [21:01


10

Bach: Kantaten BWV 31, BWV 66 [L-4]
Bach Kantaten: BWV 4, BWV 134, BWV 31 [C-3]
Bach Kantaten: BWV 106, BWV 31, BWV 66 [C-7]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 -
Cantatas VII (BWV 106, 31, 66)
J.S. Bach: Oster-Kantaten · Easter Cantatas BWV 4 · 31 · 66 · 134 [C-18]


Cantata BWV 31 (Leipzig version 1724) [22:40 / 22:42 / 22:44]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Helga Termer; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Armin Männel (Trumpet I); Hartmut Thieme (Trumpet II); Harry Haertel (Trumpet III); Peter Fischer (Oboe);
Continuo: Burkhard Schmidt (Violoncello); Heinz Morawietz (Double-bass); Almut Reuter (Organ)

Eterna 827010
Berlin Classics BC-2067-2
=
Berlin Classics 0090252BC
=
Leipzig Classics 0018302BC
Berlin Classics 0184112BC
=

Jan 19-22, Dec 15-16, 1976

LP / TT: 54:20
CD / TT: 74:01
MP3 / TT: 73:45
CD / TT: 77:37
MP3 / TT: 77:18
CD / TT: 77:37
2-CD / TT: 105:30
MP3 / TT: 105:33

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer: Heinz Wegner; Balance Engineer: Eberhard Richter; Recording Enginneers: Hartmut Kölbach, Horst Langherrich, Editing: Hildegard Mehe.
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11

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 30 (Cantatas BWV 31, 134)
Edition Bachakademie
Vol. 10 (Cantatas BWV 30-31)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 31 [22:25]

Helmuth Rilling

Indiana University Chamber Singers / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hermann Sauter, Eugen Mayer, Heiner Schatz (Trumpets); Karl Schad (Timpani); Güther Passin, Ingo Goritzki, Hedda Rothweiler, Rolf Julius Koch (Oboes); Dietmar Keller (Oboe da caccia [CD-1] or Oboe d'amore [CD-2]); Günther Pfitzenmaier (Bassoon); Friedemann Schulz, Hans Häublein (Continuo Cellos); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Thomas Jaber (Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.881
Hänssler 92.011

Mar-May 1976

CD / TT: 53:30
CD / TT: 58:03

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Germany & Südwest Tonstudio, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Südwest-Tonstudio, Stuttgart; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [22:25]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:01] | Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:02] | Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:20]
Vol. 3, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 [58:02]
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12

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 (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless, Foskien Kooistra (Violin); Jan Schlapp, Jane Norman (Viola); Jaap ter Linden (Violoncello); Marcel Ponseele (Oboe); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Anne Grimm, Francine van der Heijden, Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, Johannette Zomer; Altos: Richard Bryan, Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot; Tenors: Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts, Huw Rhys-Evans; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Foskien Kooistra, Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Iona Davies, Laura Johnson, Carla Marotta, Barry Sargent; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Jane Norman; Violoncellos: Jaap ter Linden, Penny Driver; Violone: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Martin Stadler, Stefano Vezzani, Karla Schröter; Trumpets: Stephen Keavy, Jonathan Impett, James Ghigi; Timpani: Luuk Nagtegaal; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ: Jan Kleinbussink; Organ obbligato: Ton Koopman

Erato 4509-98536-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72201
=
Antoine Marchand CC-72231

Nov 23-Dec 3, 1994

3-CD / TT: 198:45
3-CD / TT: 198:45
MP3 / TT: 198:08
2-CD / TT: 151:00

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer: Adriaan Verstijnen; Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 1, CD-3: Cantatas BWV 31, 185, 4 [65:13]
Cantata BWV 31: Part 1 [8:15] + Part 2 [6:50] + Part 3 [5:53]
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 1: Sonata [2:30] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:36] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [2:06] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [3:25] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [1:08] + Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [2:17] + Mvt. 7: Recitative [S] [0:51] + Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] [4:03] + Mvt. 9: Chorale [0:59]
Cantatas BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29, BWV 30, BWV 30a, BWV 31 [135:06]
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 6 - Cantatas from Weimar (BWV 21, 31)

 
 

Cantata BWV 31 [19:53]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Midori Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa, Megumi Fukuda, Sachiko Muratani; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Claudia Schmitz, Tamaki Suzuki, Yoshikazu Mera; Tenors: Gerd Türk, Yasuo Uzuka, Takanori Ohnishi, Akira Takizawa, Tadashi Miroku; Basses: Peter Kooy, Chiyuki Urano, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Tetsuya Odagawa, Jun Hagiwara
Orchestra: Violins: Ryo Terakado [Leader], Azumi Takada, Yuko Takeshima, Keiko Watanabe, Mari Ono, Makoto Akatsu; Violas: Yoshiko Morita. Amiko Watabe; Cellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Norizumi Moro-oka; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Koji Ezaki, Yukari Maehashi; Oboe da caccia: Masamitsu San-no-miya; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Trumpets: Toshio Shimada, Yoshio Kobayashi, Yoshimitsu Osada; Timpani: Yoshihiro Ando; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko Imai

BIS CD-851
=

Jun 1997

CD / TT: 68:01
MP3 / TT: 66:06

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Balance Engineer: Jens Braun; Producer: Robert von Bahr; Digital Editing: Oliver Curth.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:57]
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14

Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach
For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday (BWV 4, 31, 66)
For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday (BWV 6, 134, 145)

 
 
1. 
2.

Cantata BWV 31 [18:26]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Gillian Keith; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Gillian Keith, Donna Deam, Nicola Jenkin, Belinda Yates; Altos: David Clegg, Richard Wyn Roberts, William Towers, Lucy Ballard; Tenors: Rory O'Connor, Paul Tindall, Nicolas Robertson, Iain Rhodes; Basses: Noel Mann, Richard Savage, Christopher Dixon, Paul im Thurn
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Kati Debretzeni, Penelope Spencer, Rebecca Livermore, Debbie Diamond; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Roy Mowatt, Andrew Roberts, Desmond Heath; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Rosemary Nalden, Lisa Cochrane, Colin Kitching; Cellos: David Watkin, Lynden Cranham; Double-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Mark Baigent, Richard Earle, Gail Hennessy; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpets: Niklas Eklund, Marc Ulrich, Frode Jakobsen; Timpani: David Corkhill; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-128
=

Apr 23-24, 2000

2-CD / TT: 120:39
MP3 / TT: 120:24

Recorded live at the Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, as part of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia), Rob Aarden (Eurosound); Tape editors: Ientje Mooij, Erdo Groot; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 22, CD-2: Cantata BWV 4, 31, 66 [68:21]
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [18:32] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:31]
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15

Bach Festival 68th annual [F68-a]

 

Cantata BWV 31 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-WallaceCollege Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Dominique Labelle; Tenor: William Hite; Baritone: Sanford Sylvan

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW CD 00-44

Apr 14-15, 2000

4-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)


16

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 2 (BWV 21-40)

 
 
 
 

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
HBC: Trebles: Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Claude Paulinck, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Michell, Annabelle Ferdinand, Rachel Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann, Alida Schat; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Marten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp [BWV 31/3,4,5,6]; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 31/1,3,8], Eduard Wesley [BWV 31/1,2], Vincent van Ballegooien [BWV 31/1,2]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Natural Trumpets: Susan Williams [BWV 31/1,2], William Wroth [BWV 31/1], Hendrik Jan Houtsma [BWV 31/1,2], Frank Anepool [BWV 31/2]; Timpani: Frank Aarnink; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp [BWV 31/3,4], Stephen Taylor [BWV 31/5], Rien Voskuilen [BWV 31/6],

Brilliant Classics 99380
Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 332:53
MP3 / TT: 351:23

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [21:30] | Complete Cantata [21:13]
CD: Cantatas BWV 34, BWV 31, BWV 19 [57:53] + Cantatas BWV 34, BWV 31, BWV 19 [57:53]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de
Music Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


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Washington Bach Consort, 2002-2003 season. / Noontime cantata concert series, series 14, concert 7. 2003-05-06 [N14-7] [N14-7]

 

Cantata BWV 31 []

J. Reilly Lewis

Washington Bach Consort

Soprano: ?; Alto: Barbara Hollinshead; Tenor: Robert Petillo; Baritone: Steven Combs

Washington Bach Consort

May 6, 2003

CD / TT: 40:47

Recorded live at Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 420746319)


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Easter 2008 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 31: Mvts. 1, 2 & 9 [7:52]

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Mar 23, 2008 (Easter Sunday)

Video / TT:

Recorded and filmed live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 1: Sontata [2:42] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:57] + Mvt. 9: Chorale [1:13]


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Thomanerchor Leipzig - Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 5: Ostern · Easter (Cantatas BWV 4, 31, 67)

 

Cantata BWV 31 [18:97]

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Boy Soprano: Johannes Hildebrant (Soloist of the Thomanerchor Leipzig); Tenor: Tobias Hunger; Bass: Andreas Scheibner

Rondeau Production ROP-4045
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Apr 12-13, 2013

CD / TT: 76:15
MP3 / TT: 76:15

Recorded during the weekly Thomaskirche Leipzig: Cantata Church Services, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [20:58]
Buy this album at:
CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


20

Bach: Cantatas 31, 74 and 200 [J.S. Bach: Letzte Stunde, brich herein, BWV 31] [C13-5]

 

Cantata BWV 31: Aria w/ Chorale for Soprano Letzte Stunde, brich herein (Mvt. 8) [3:31] (from a complete performance)

Iain Ledingham

(OVPP- No Choir) / Academy Baroque Orchestra (Leader: Madeleine Easton)

Soprano: Sofia Larsson; Alto: Anna Harvey; Tenor: Rupert Charlesworth; Baritone: Samuel Pantcheff; Bass: David Shipley

YouTube

May 12, 2013

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at The Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, England, in the frame of Royal Academy of Music - J.S. Bach: The Cantatas.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] [3:31]


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J.S. Bach: Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 [C15-2]

 

Cantata BWV 31 [22:34]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Angelika Czabán; Tenor: János Szerekován; Bass: László Jekl

Lutherania

Apr 5, 2015

MP3 / TT: 22:34

Recorded live at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Recording: Holló Csaba.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 31 [22:34]: Mvt. 1: Sonata [3:04] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [4:09] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] [2:31] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [2:55] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [T] [1:24] + Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [2:21] + Mvt. 7: Recitative [S] [0:56] + Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Instrumental Chorale [S] [4:15] + Mvt. 9: Chorale [0:59]


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Cantatas for Easter [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 8 [5:04] (from a complete performance)

John Jost

Peoria Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra

Soprano: Kristin Lelm; Tenor: Trevor Mitchell; Baritone: Gerard Sundberg

YouTube

Jun 11, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Lutheran Church, Peoria, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Peoria Bach Festival 2016.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 8: Aria w/ Chorale [S] [5:04]


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Bach en sept paroles I – Lumières (Cantatas BWV 31, 34, 51 & 191) [CP-1]

 

Cantata BWV 31 [19:36]

Raphaël Pichon

Ensemble Pygmalion

Soloists: Soprano: Sabine Devieilhe; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julian Prégardien; Bass: Christian Immler
Choir: Sopranos: Caroline Arnaud, Ulrike Barth, Perrine Devillers, Marie-Frédérique Girod, Nadia Lavoyer, Marie Planinsek; Altos: Philippe Barth, Coline Dutilleul, Marie Pouchelon, William Shelton; Tenors: Constantin Goubet, Guillaume Gutiérrez, Olivier Rault, Randol Rodriguez; Basses: Virgile Ancely, Geoffroy Buffière, Jean-Michel Durang, Georg Finger, Matthias Lutze
Orchestra: Violins 1: Sophie Gent, Louis, Varoujan Doneyan, Béatrice Linon, Coline Ormond; Violins 2: Gabriel Grosbard, Paul-Marie Beauny, Sandrine Dupé, Cyrielle Eberhardt; Violas: Jérôme Van Waerbeke, Josèphe Cottet, Katya Polin; Violoncellos: Julien Barre*, Mathurin Matharel; Viola da gamba: Julien Léonard*; Double-bass: Thomas de Pierrefeu*; Oboes: Jasu Moisio, Lidewei De Sterck, Christopher Palameta; Flutes: Georgia Browne, Anne Thivierge; Bassoon: Evolène Kiener; Trumpets: Hannes Rux, Astrid Brachtendorf, Karel Mnuk; Timpani: Stefan Gawlick; Harpsichord: Ronan Khalil*; Organ: Matthieu Boutineau*; Theorbo: Romain Falik*
* Continuo

Culturebox / Mezzo

Oct 11, 2017

Video / TT: 100:21

Recorded & filmed live at the Philharmonie de Paris, France.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [100:21]
Watch on Philharmonie de Paris:
Complete Concert [98:39]
Watch on Culturebox:
Complete Concert [103:20]


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Bach at One - Saturday, February 24, 1pm St. Paul’s Organ Inauguration (Cantatas BWV 80, 31) [OI-3]

 

Cantata BWV 31 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: Soprano: Molly Netter; Soprano: Sarah Brailey; Alto: Clifton Massey; Tenor: Stephen Sands; Bass: Jonathan Woody
Avi Stein (Organ); Julian Wachner (Organ)

Trinity Wall Street

Feb 24, 2018

Video / TT: 105:12

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [105:12]


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J.S. Bach: Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 | Meister | Viegelahn | Labsch [CV-1]

Cantata BWV 31 [21:00]

Conductor: Tristan Meister
Liturgy & Sermon: Susanne Labsch

Vokalensemble Capella Carlsruhe / Members of Karlsruher Barockorchester

Soloists: Soprano: Carmen Buchert; Tenor: Hannes Wagner; Bass: Philip Niederberger
Capella Carlsruhe: Sopranos: Johanna Schneiderhöhn, Susanne Roth-Schmidt, Camilla Loeffler Berg, Katharina Hirsch, Altos: Esther Proppe, Lea Krüger, Johanna Wiebusch; Tenors: Benjamin Mues, Jana Bräuchle, Felix Krückels, Martin Kautzsch; Basses: Nikolaus Rentrop, Stephan Roth
KBO: Dietrich Schüz, Gundula Jaene-Wahl (Violins); Ursula Plagge-Zimmermann, Judith Mac-Carty (Violas); Jörg Rieger (Violoncello); Georg Noeldecke (Double-bass); Mechthild Alpers (Baroque Bassoon); Kirsten Christmann (Continuo); Anke Bernardy, Antoine Cottinet, Oboe Michael Maisch, Wolfram Lauel, Heiko Hörburger (Trumpets); Alexander Schröder (Timpani); Prof. Stefan Viegelahn (Organ)

YouTube

Apr 17, 2022 (Easter Sunday)

Video / TT: 82:20

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Stadtkirche, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Camera: Ferdinand Mac-Carty; Sound: Tim Pollack; Editing: Violetta Schneider
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [82:20]


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J.S. Bach: Kantate Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 031 // For The First Day of Easter [D16-3]
Bach-Kantaten N°46 (BWV 31, 85, 178)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 31 [CD: 20:07; YT: 24:31]

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

Chor & Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung

Soloists: Soprano: Julia Doyle; Tenor: Florian Sievers; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Choir: Sopranos: Lia Andres, Maria Deger, Stephanie Pfeffer, Simone Schwark, Susanne Seitter, Noëmi Sohn-Nad, Noëmi Tran-Rediger, Alexa Vogel, Anna Walker; Altos: Anne Bierwirth, Nanora Büttiker, Antonia Frey, Francisca Näf, Lea Pfister-Scherer; Tenors: Zacharie Fogal, Achim Glatz, Tiago Oliveira, Christian Rathgeber; Basses: Jean-Christophe Groffe, Fabrice Hayoz, Serafin Heusser, Philippe Rayot, Tobias Wicky
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Monika Baer, Claire Foltzer, Elisabeth Kohler, Olivia Schenkel, Petra Melicharek, Salome Zimmermann; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Matthias Jäggi, Stella Mahrenholz; Violoncellos: Martin Zeller, Magdalena Reisser; Violone: Guisella Massa; Oboe: Katharina Arfken; Trumpets: Lukasz Gothszalk, Matthew Sadler, Alexander Samawicz; Timpani: Inez Ellmann; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Harpsichord: Thomas Leininger; Organ: Nicola Cumer

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen C368

Apr 28, 2022

Video / TT:
CD / TT: 56:05

Recorded & filmed live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 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, Switzerland; Producer: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Source: Bachipedia
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Complete Cantata [24:31] | Workshop [48:22] | Reflection Lecture [20:48]
Buy this album at:
CD (2024): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April - April 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006, June 2013, April 2020); Rainer Harald (February 2019 - April 2022); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Tutomu Nagamiya
(June 2008); Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (April 2014); Walter Roth (June 2008); Thomas Shepherd (April 2007)

Cantata BWV 31: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret for Easter Day [Easter Sunday] (1715)
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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