Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
“Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret”
(The heavens laugh! The earth shouts with joy)
BWV 31
Event:
Cantata for Easter Sunday
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)
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 4 oboes, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, string group (violins, viola, celli), continuo
Mvt. 1: Sonata (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Chorus (02:39)
Mvt. 3: Recitative (06:24)
Mvt. 4: Aria (08:32)
Mvt. 5: Recitative (11:00)
Mvt. 6: Aria (12:14)
Mvt. 7: Recitative (14:17)
Mvt. 8: Aria (15:07)
Mvt. 9: Chorale (18:47)
Soprano: Monika Frimmer
Tenor: Gerd Türk
Bass: Peter Kooy
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki
Jun 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
