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Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”

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Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!” by Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata, composed 1713. 292 recordings in this catalogue, from 1946 to 2023.

Movements

  1. I. Recitativo (Sopran I) “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”

  2. II. Aria (Sopran I) “Jagen ist die Lust de Göter”

  3. III. Recitativo (Tenor) “Wie? Schönste Göttin! Wie?”

  4. IV. Aria (Tenor) “Willst du dich nicht mehr ergötzen”

  5. V. Recitativo (Sopran I, Tenor) “Ich liebe dich zwar noch!”

  6. VI. Recitativo (Bass) “Ich, der ich sonst ein Gott in diesen Feldern bin”

  7. VII. Aria (Bass) “Ein Fürst ist seines Landes Pan!”

  8. VIII. Recitativo (Sopran II) “Soll denn der Pales Opfer hier das letzte sein?”

  9. IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden”

  10. X. Recitativo (Sopran I) “So stimmt mit ein”

  11. XI. Chorus (Aria a 4) “Lebe, Sonne dieser Erdem”

  12. XII. Duetto (Sopran I, Tenor) “Entzücket uns beide”

  13. XIII. Aria (Sopran II) “Weil die wollenreichen Herden”

  14. XIV. Aria (Bass) “Ihr felder und Auen, laßt grünend euch schauen”

  15. XV. Chorus “Ihr lieblichste Bliche! ihr freudige Stunden”

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  1. Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    catalogue year 1977 · on 11 albums

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  2. Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    catalogue year 1983 · on 7 albums

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  3. Peter Schreier, Barbara Hendricks, Eckart Haupt

    catalogue year 1989 · on 6 albums

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  4. Philip Brunelle

    catalogue year 1984 · on 5 albums

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  5. Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Elisabeth von Magnus

    catalogue year 1995 · on 5 albums

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Recordings (292)

Performance practice

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Recording / performers
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Sheep May Safely GrazeVirgil Fox
Year: 1976
5:59
Sheep May Safely Graze, from “Cantata no. 208”, BWV 208Wendy Carlos
Year: 1973
5:11
Cantata BWV 208: "Sheep may safely graze"Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops
Year: 1971
4:45
Sheep May Safely GrazeArthur Fiedler, Boston Pops
Year: 1970
4:44
Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd”, BWV 208: “Sheep may safely graze”John Barbirolli, The Hallé
Year: 1969
6:43
Cantata BWV 208, "Was mir behagt": Sheep May Safely GrazeEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra
Year: 1968
5:46
Kantate BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist die muntere Jagd": "Schafe können sicher weiden"Pau Casals, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Year: 1966
4:37
Sheep May Safely Graze From Cantata 208Adrian Boult, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Year: 1962
5:25
Sheep May Safely GrazeLeopold Stokowski, New Symphony Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir
Year: 1962
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Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Duet (Diana/Endymion) "Entzücket uns beide, ihr Strahlen der Freude"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Annelies Kupper
Year: 1961
2:19
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Chorus "Ihr lieblichste Blicke, ihr freudige Stunden"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir
Year: 1961
3:47
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Recitative (Diana) "So stimmt mit ein"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Annelies Kupper
Year: 1961
0:17
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Chorus "Lebe, Sonne dieser Erden"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, St. Hedwig's Cathedral Choir
Year: 1961
3:11
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Aria (Pales) "Schafe können sicher weiden"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Erika Köth
Year: 1961
3:56
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Recitative (Diana/Endymion) "Ich liebe dich zwar noch!"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Annelies Kupper
Year: 1961
2:31
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Recitative (Endymion) "Wie, schönste Göttin? Wie?"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic
Year: 1961
1:08
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Aria (Diana) "Jagen ist die Lust der Götter"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Annelies Kupper
Year: 1961
2:07
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Recitative (Diana) "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Annelies Kupper
Year: 1961
0:41
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Recitative (Pan) "Ich, der ich sonst ein Gott in diesen Feldern bin"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau
Year: 1961
0:41
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd", BWV 208: Aria (Pan) "Ein Fürst ist seines Landes Pan"Karl Forster, Berlin Philharmonic, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau
Year: 1961
3:48

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