Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
The merry chase, the hunt is my delight BWV 208
Hunting Cantata
4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
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Details
- For
- 4 soloists (SSTB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
- Product Type
- Set of parts
- Author / Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Editor
- Ulrich Leisinger
- Product number
- 797988
- Duration
- 38 Minutes
Description
Scoring: Soli SSTB, Chor SS(A)TB, 2 Blf, 2 Ob, Taille (Sinfonia: 3 Ob), Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Vl, Va, Vne, Bc
“A joyful dispute of the gods” is how Johann Sebastian Bach’s librettist Salomon Franck described the Birthday Cantata for the court of Saxony-Weißenfels, now generally known as the “Hunting Cantata” BWV 208. The work was probably first performed with the composer present on 23 February 1713, Duke Christian’s 31st birthday. On that occasion the choir may have been comprised only of the four so...