Bach - Cantata Schleicht, spielende Wellen... BWV 206 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

The cantata 'Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, is a birthday tribute to the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Although Friedrich August lived in Dresden, it was customary to celebrate his birthday and other special court occasions in Leipzig as well. Bach was already working on this cantata in 1734, when Friedrich August had just been crowned King of Poland. When the regent announced at the eleventh hour that he was coming in person to Leipzig to celebrate his birthday, Bach gave preference to another work. Maybe Schleicht, spielende Wellen was not yet completely finished. In the end, the piece was performed in 1736, in Café Zimmermann. A later performance (1740), at the Zimmerman Garden, has also been documented. For that reason the Netherlands Bach Society also performed this cantata in the open air.

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

For the interview with conductor Jos van Veldhoven on 'Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde' go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBm8-Y9VkY
For more information on BWV 206 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-206/

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Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Maria Keohane, soprano
Maarten Engeltjes, alto
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Matthew Brook, bass

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