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Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV208
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possibly 1713; Cantata No 208

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Cover of 'Bach: Wedding Cantata & Hunt Cantata' (CDD22041)
Cover of 'Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 3 – Friedman, Grainger & Murdoch' (CDA67344)
Cover of 'Bach Arrangements' (CDA67309)
Cover of 'Percy Grainger – The complete 78-rpm solo recordings' (APR7501)
Cover of 'Rare Piano Encores' (CDH55109)
Rare Piano Encores
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Movement 01: Sinfonia in F, BWV1046a: Allegro
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Track 1 on CDD22041 CD2 [4'00] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 02: Was mir behagt (Diana)
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Track 2 on CDD22041 CD2 [0'35] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 03. Aria: Jagen ist die Lust der Götter (Diana)
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Track 3 on CDD22041 CD2 [2'14] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 04. Recitative: Wie, schönste Göttin? wie? (Endymion)
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Track 4 on CDD22041 CD2 [1'02] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 05. Aria: Willst du dich nicht mehr ergötzen (Endymion)
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Track 5 on CDD22041 CD2 [5'20] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 06. Recitative: Ich liebe dich zwar noch! (Diana/Endymion)
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Track 6 on CDD22041 CD2 [2'10] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 07. Recitative: Ich, der sonst ein Gott (Pan)
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Track 7 on CDD22041 CD2 [0'29] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 08. Aria: Ein Fürst ist seines Landes Pan! (Pan)
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Track 8 on CDD22041 CD2 [3'00] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 09. Recitative: Soll denn der Pales Opfer? (Pales)
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Track 9 on CDD22041 CD2 [0'34] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 10. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden 'Blithe Bells'
Movement 10. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden 'Sheep may safely graze'
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Track 6 on CDA67309 [5'47] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Oxford University Press)
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Track 11 on CDA67344 [6'36] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
Movement 10. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Pales)
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Track 10 on CDD22041 CD2 [3'49] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Track 13 on HYP20 CD1 [3'49] 2CDs Super-budget price sampler — 2CDs Deleted (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Track 11 on KING5 [4'24] Super-budget price sampler — Deleted (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Robert King)
Movement 11. Recitative: So stimmt mit ein (Diana)
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Track 11 on CDD22041 CD2 [0'11] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 12. Coro: Lebe, Sonne dieser Erden
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Track 12 on CDD22041 CD2 [2'44] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 13. Duetto: Entzücket uns beide (Diana/Endymion)
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Track 13 on CDD22041 CD2 [2'12] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 14. Aria: Weil die wollenreichen Herden (Pales)
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Track 14 on CDD22041 CD2 [2'45] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 15. Aria: Ihr Felder und Auen (Pan)
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Track 15 on CDD22041 CD2 [2'49] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 16. Coro: Ihr lieblichste Blicke! Ihr freudige Stunden
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Track 16 on CDD22041 CD2 [3'27] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 17: Sinfonia in F, BWV1046a: Menuetto
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Track 17 on CDD22041 CD2 [6'02] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1) (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)
Movement 9 & 10. Recitative – Aria: Soll denn der Pales Opfer? – Schafe können sicher weiden (Pales)
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Track 9 on CDA66227 [4'25] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain)

Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV208
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This enduringly popular aria comes from the hunting Cantata ‘Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd’ (‘What really pleases me is the lively hunt’) written for the birthday of Duke Christian of Weissenfels. It naturally sets out to flatter and to please, and the aria ‘Schafe können sicher weiden’ refers to his benign rule and not, as is sometimes assumed, to Jesus as the Good Shepherd. ‘Sheep may safely graze where a good shepherd is watching over them. When a ruler governs well, one can feel the peace and tranquility which make for a happy country.’ The aria is sung in the cantata by Pales, the god/goddess who looks after sheep and shepherds, and the gentle rocking accompaniment of two flutes and continuo is thought to echo the sound of sheep bells. Whilst Friedman stays close to the original in his warm and evocative transcription of the aria, Grainger chooses to have ‘a free ramble’ through it, delivering more a paraphrase than a transcription. His idiosyncratic harmonies and phrasing, the extreme voicing and the myriad directions to the performer mean that this is more Grainger than Bach—but his confidence carries the listener with him and turns initial surprise into delight.

from notes by Piers Lane © 2003

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Details for CDA67344 track 16
Movement 10, Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden 'Blithe Bells'
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ISRC
GB-AJY-03-34416
Duration
4'04
Recording date
6 May 2002
Recording venue
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Recording producer
Amanda Hurton
Recording engineer
Arne Akselberg
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