Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret” <br /> <br />(The heavens laugh! The earth shouts with joy) <br /> <br />BWV 31 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Cantata for Easter Sunday <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1715; Re-fashioned for re-performances in Leipzig in 1724 and in 1731 <br /> <br />1st performance: April 21, 1715 - Weimar <br />2nd performance: April 9, 1724 - Leipzig <br />3rd performance: March 25, 1731 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-8); <br />Nikolaus Herman (Mvt. 9) <br /> <br />Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 4 oboes, tenor oboe (taille), bassoon, string group (violins, viola, celli), continuo <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Sonata (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Chorus (02:39) <br />Mvt. 3: Recitative (06:24) <br />Mvt. 4: Aria (08:32) <br />Mvt. 5: Recitative (11:00) <br />Mvt. 6: Aria (12:14) <br />Mvt. 7: Recitative (14:17) <br />Mvt. 8: Aria (15:07) <br />Mvt. 9: Chorale (18:47) <br /> <br />Soprano: Monika Frimmer <br />Tenor: Gerd Türk <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Jun 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
