The cantata "Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret" (BWV 31), recorded in 1976, from the Complete collection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler record company in 2000.
1. Sonata
trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I-IV, violin I+II, viola I+II, cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord
2. Choir - Der Himmel lacht, die Erde jubilieret
trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I-IV, violin I+II, viola I+II, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ
3. Recitative - Erwünschter Tag! sei, Seele, wieder froh!
bass
cello, double bass, harpsichord
4. Aria - Fürst des Lebens, starker Streiter
bass
cello, double bass, harpsichord
5. Recitative - So stehe dann, du Seele gottergebne
tenor
cello, double bass, harpsichord
6. Aria - Adam muß in uns verwesen
tenor
violin I+II, viola I+II, cello, double bass, harpsichord
7. Recitative - Weil denn das Haupt sein Glied 1
soprano
cello, harpsichord
8. Aria - Letzte Stunde, brich herein.
soprano
oboe d'amore, violin I+II, viola I+II, cello, contrabass, harpsichord
9. Chorale - So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ
pipe I, oboe I-III, oboe d'amore, violin I+II, viola I+II, cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord
Date of recording: March/April/May 1976
Recording location: Germany, Stuttgart, Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche) and recording studio Südwest-Tonstudio.
Execute:
Arleen Augér - soprano;
Adalbert Kraus - tenor;
Wolfgang Schöne - bass.
Hermann Sauter, Eugen Mayer, Heiner Schatz - pipe;
Karl Schad - timpani;
Günther Passin, Ingo Goritzki, Hedda Rothweiler, Rolf Julius Koch - oboe;
Dietmar Keller - oboe d'amore;
Günther Pfitzenmaier - bassoon;
Friedemann Schulz, Hans Häublein - cello;
Thomas Lom - double bass;
Thomas Jaber - organ;
Martha Schuster - harpsichord.
Choir Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.
Chamber Choir Indiana University Singers, USA.
Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.
Source: Johann Sebastian Bach. Complete Recordings. Hanssler Edition. 172 CD.