BaroqueCantata

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

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

I. Recitativo (Sopran I) “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”
II. Aria (Sopran I) “Jagen ist die Lust de Göter”
III. Recitativo (Tenor) “Wie? Schönste Göttin! Wie?”
IV. Aria (Tenor) “Willst du dich nicht mehr ergötzen”
V. Recitativo (Sopran I, Tenor) “Ich liebe dich zwar noch!”
VI. Recitativo (Bass) “Ich, der ich sonst ein Gott in diesen Feldern bin”
VII. Aria (Bass) “Ein Fürst ist seines Landes Pan!”
VIII. Recitativo (Sopran II) “Soll denn der Pales Opfer hier das letzte sein?”
IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden”
X. Recitativo (Sopran I) “So stimmt mit ein”
XI. Chorus (Aria a 4) “Lebe, Sonne dieser Erdem”
XII. Duetto (Sopran I, Tenor) “Entzücket uns beide”
XIII. Aria (Sopran II) “Weil die wollenreichen Herden”
XIV. Aria (Bass) “Ihr felder und Auen, laßt grünend euch schauen”
XV. Chorus “Ihr lieblichste Bliche! ihr freudige Stunden”

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Conductor · 40 recordings

Gustav Leonhardt

Conductor · 30 recordings

Peter Schreier

Conductor · 17 recordings

Yvonne Kenny

Soloist · 17 recordings

Mátyás Antal

Conductor · 16 recordings

Roy Goodman

Conductor · 16 recordings

Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 16 recordings

Frans Brüggen

Conductor · 15 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
catalogue year 1977 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
catalogue year 1983 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Peter Schreier, Barbara Hendricks, Eckart Haupt
catalogue year 1989 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Philip Brunelle
catalogue year 1984 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Elisabeth von Magnus
catalogue year 1995 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (292)

Conductor

Nikolaus Harnoncourt40 Gustav Leonhardt30 Peter Schreier17 Mátyás Antal16 Roy Goodman16 Frans Brüggen15 Helmuth Rilling15 Karl Forster15 Ludwig Güttler15 Masaaki Suzuki15 Ton Koopman15 Neville Marriner5

Orchestra

Berlin Chamber Orchestra16 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir15 Bach Collegium Japan15 Bach-Collegium Stuttgart15 Berlin Philharmonic15 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment15 Virtuosi Saxoniae15 Academy of St Martin in the Fields7 Arnold Schoenberg Chor5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra5 Boston Pops3 Elmer Iseler Singers3

Label

Berlin Classics30 EMI Classics21 Naxos21 Warner Classics21 Decca Classics18 Hyperion18 Brilliant Classics16 BIS15 B.M.S., Bohemian Music Service s.r.o.15 Erato15 Hänssler Classic15 Hänssler Edition Bachakademie15

Decade

1940s2 1960s20 1970s6 1980s75 1990s100 2000s37 2010s23 2020s3

Credited instrument

Tenor28 Bass15 Bassoon15 Harpsichord15 Organ15 Recorder15 Violin15 Piano12 Flute2 Cello1 Oboe1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown292

Recording / performers	Year	Label
JagdkantateMarek Štryncl, Magdalena Kožená Year: 2000	2000	Deutsche Grammophon	4:06
"Schafe können sicher weiden" from BWV 208Kurt Redel, Kammer-Orchester Pro Arte Year: 2000	2000	Erato	3:32
Schafe können sicher weidenGotthard Arnér, Mattiwilda Dobbs Year: 2000	2000	Proprius	4:50
Schafe können sicher weiden, from Cantata BWV 208Chris Hinze, Louis van Dijk Year: 1999	1999	Brilliant Classics	5:26
"Schafe können sicher weiden" aus der Kantate "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Jagdkantate), BWV 208Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Carney Year: 1999	1999	Ganser & Hanke Musikmarketing GmbH	4:59
Sheep May Safely GrazeDaniell Revenaugh Year: 1999	1999	Seraphim Classics	5:46
Sheep May Safely GrazeVirgil Fox Year: 1998	1998	RCA Victrola	6:37
“Schafe können sicher weiden” (Sheep May Safely Graze), BWV 208Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Yo-Yo Ma Year: 1998	1998	Sony Classical	3:38
Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre jagd", BWV 208 - IX. Aria: Schafe können sicher weidenRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Carney Year: 1997	1997	Clarín	4:55
Cantata "Was mir behagt", BWV 208: Schafe können sicher weidenMarek Štryncl, Magdalena Kožená Year: 1997	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	4:05
Sheep May Safely Graze - from Cantata 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd' BWV 208Mátyás Antal, Ingrid Kertesi Year: 1997	1997	Naxos	3:47
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": XV. Chorus "Ihr lieblichste Bliche! ihr freudige Stunden"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Gächinger Kantorei Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	3:37
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": VIII. Recitativo (Sopran II) "Soll denn der Pales Opfer hier das letzte sein?"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	0:38
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": IV. Aria (Tenor) "Willst du dich nicht mehr ergötzen"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, James Taylor Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	4:50
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": III. Recitativo (Tenor) "Wie? Schönste Göttin! Wie?"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, James Taylor Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	1:05
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": X. Recitativo (Sopran I) "So stimmt mit ein"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Sibylla Rubens Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	0:13
Sheep May Safely Graze: Cantata no. 208 (Bach)Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1996	1996	EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets	4:33
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": XII. Duetto (Sopran I, Tenor) "Entzücket uns beide"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, James Taylor Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	1:43
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": XIII. Aria (Sopran II) "Weil die wollenreichen Herden"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Matthias Goerne Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	2:15
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": VI. Recitativo (Bass) "Ich, der ich sonst ein Gott in diesen Feldern bin"Helmuth Rilling, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Matthias Goerne Year: 1996	1996	Hänssler Classic	0:38

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