Bach - Cantata Auf, schmetternde Töne BWV 207a - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

'Auf, schmetternde Töne', performed here by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, was played in Leipzig in 1735 to celebrate the name day of Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony. Although his court was in Dresden, important occasions were also celebrated in Leipzig with ‘extraordinary’ concerts. The libretto of this cantata is a typically eighteenth-century – and for modern ears rather exalted – ode to the virtues of the Elector and the ensuing prosperity of his subjects.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on June 10th 2016 at Courtyard Paushuize, Utrecht. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

For the interview with timpanist Peppie Wiersma on 'Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten' go to    • Wiersma on Cantata BWV 207a | Netherl...  
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Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Maria Keohane, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, alto
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Matthew Brook, bass

0:00 Marche
2:07 Auf schmetternde Töne (Chorus)
6:40 Die stille Pleisse spielt
8:40 Augustus' Namenstages Schimmer (Aria)
12:16 Augustus' Wohl (Recitative)
14:12 Mich kann die süsse Ruhe laben (Aria)
18:56 Ritornello
20:08 Augustus schützt die frohen Felder (Recitative)
21:00 Preiset, späte Folgezeiten (Aria)
26:24 Ihr Fröhlichen, herbei! (Recitative)
29:29 August, lebe, lebe, König! (Chorus)