Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. “Schafe können sicher weiden” (catch-all for arrangements)

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composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
referred to in medleys:Can’t Stop the Classics, Part 2
later parody versions:Cats May Safely Sleep
arrangement of:Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1962Sheep May Safely Graze From Cantata 208 (for orchestra, arr. Bantock)Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Adrian Boult5:25
1966-03-05Kantate BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist die muntere Jagd": "Schafe können sicher weiden" (for orchestra, arr. Frost)Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Pau Casals4:37
1968-05Cantata BWV 208, "Was mir behagt": Sheep May Safely Graze (for orchestra, arr. Walton)The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy5:46
1969-05-27Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd”, BWV 208: “Sheep may safely graze” (for orchestra)Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli6:43
1971-06 –Cantata BWV 208: "Sheep may safely graze" (for orchestra, arr. Walton)Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler4:45
1977-10Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata no. 208) (for orchestra, arr. Münchinger)Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger4:33
1981Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": IX. Aria "Schafe können sicher weiden" (for orchestra, arr. Whittaker)Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Boyd Neel6:10
1985Cantata, BWV 208: "Sheep May Safely Graze" (for choir and orchestra)Elmer Iseler Singers, Mainly Mozart Orchestra4:45
1989-03 – 1989-06Cantata “Hunt”, BWV 208: Sheep May Safety Graze (for orchestra, arr. Hayman)Philharmonic Symphony, Richard Hayman5:18
1992-06-27 – 1992-06-28Sheep May Safely Graze (for trumpet and organ)Michael Murray, Rolf Smedvig5:21
1996-11-11"Schafe können sicher weiden" from BWV 208 (for orchestra, arr. Redel)Pro Arte Orchestra, Kurt Redel3:32
1997-03Cantata "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre jagd", BWV 208 - IX. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (for orchestra)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Carney4:55
1998-08-16 – 1998-08-21“Schafe können sicher weiden” (Sheep May Safely Graze), BWV 208 (for cello and orchestra)Yo‐Yo Ma, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman3:38
1999Cantata BWV 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": IX. Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) (for organ and orchestra)Mary Jane Newman, Musica Antiqua New York4:35
2005-10-21 – 2005-10-24The Hunt Cantata, BWV 208: Sheep may safely graze (for piano)Gabriela Montero3:46
2013-04-15 – 2013-04-19Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (for piano)Khatia Buniatishvili4:55
2017Sheep May Safely Grazeinstrumental8 Bit Weapon2:57
2018-02-19 – 2018-02-21Schafe können sicher weiden (for saxophone quartet, arr. Iain Farrington)Ferio Saxophone Quartet4:18
2020-06Schafe können sicher weiden, BWV 208/IX (instrumental)instrumentalLautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner3:45
"Schafe können sicher weiden" aus der Kantate "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Jagdkantate), BWV 208 (for orchestra)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Carney4:59
"Schafe können sicher weiden", Soprano Aria from Cantata BWV 208 (for piano, arr. Katsaris)Cyprien Katsaris6:55
"Sheep May Safely Graze" from Cantata No. 208 (for orchestra)New York Philharmonia Virtuosi, Richard Kapp4:52
Aria from Cantata, BWV 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (for organ, arr. Bönig)Winfried Bönig3:42
Cantata 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd', BWV 208 'Hunting Cantata': no. 9 Aria 'Schafe können sicher weiden' (for piano)Luiza Borac4:51
Cantata #208, BWV 208 - Sheep May Safely GrazeAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner4:36
Cantata #208: Sheep May Safely Graze (for flute, violin and harp)Watercolors Trio4:25
Cantata BWV 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": IX. Schäfe können sicher weide (Sheep may safely graze) (for brass)Riga Brass Band1:34
Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3): Sheep May Safely GrazeinstrumentalJohann Sebastian Bach5:45
Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3): Sheep May Safely Graze (for orchestra)London Symphony Orchestra5:30
Cantata No. 208, Was mir behagt (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (for brass)Canadian Brass5:47
Cantata No. 208: “Sheep May Safely Graze” (for strings)[unknown]4:12
Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (for choir and orchestra)The Norman Luboff Choir, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Leopold Stokowski6:29
Cantata, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt": "Sheep May Safely Graze" (for organ and brass)Empire Brass, Douglas Major4:54
Cantata, BWV 208: Sheep May Safely Graze (for guitar)Daniel Estrem4:56
Cantate BWV 208, Aria (for oboe and organ)André Isoir & Michel Giboureau3:40
II. Choral "Schafe können sicher weiden", BWV 208 (for piano, arr. Baranova)Marina Baranova4:00
Kantate, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": IX. Aria "Schafe können sicher weiden" (for oboe and orchestra)Albrecht Mayer, Sinfonia Varsovia4:30
Schafe können sicher weiden (for piano quartet)Salut Salon3:50
Schafe können sicher weiden (for organ)Philip Hahn5:18
Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) from Cantata No. 208 ‘Was mir behagt ist nur die muntre Jagd' (Hunting Cantata), BWV 208 (for orchestra)Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope6:37
Schafe können sicher weiden, from Cantata BWV 208 (for flute, piano and percussion, arr. Hinze)Louis van Dijk, Jan Goudswaard, Chris Hinze5:26
Sheep May Safely Grace[unknown]5:43
Sheep may safely grazeAcademy of St Martin in the Fields4:33
Sheep May Safely GrazeVirgil Fox2:48
Sheep May Safely GrazeGraham Jackson4:34
Sheep May Safely Graze (for brass)Canadian Brass2:33
Sheep May Safely Graze (for organ)Virgil Fox6:37
Sheep May Safely GrazeRichard Hayman Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hayman5:16
Sheep May Safely GrazePhilharmonic Symphony Chorus, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hayman1:38
Sheep May Safely Graze (for guitar)John Williams3:59
Sheep May Safely Graze (for choir and orchestra)Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy4:56
Sheep May Safely GrazeBrian Jones, Trinity Brass Ensemble5:11
Sheep May Safely GrazeinstrumentalPaul Dewhurst5:53
Sheep May Safely GrazeRhondda Gillespie, Robert Weatherburn5:35
Sheep May Safely GrazeRoger McVey6:11
Sheep May Safely GrazeTrillium Consort4:19
Sheep May Safely Grazepartial[unknown]0:59
Sheep May Safely Grazepartial[unknown]0:29
Sheep May Safely GrazeWilliam Davies2:49
Sheep May Safely Graze (for piano)Danny Wright4:39
Sheep May Safely GrazeLiona Boyd4:52
Sheep May Safely GrazeDaniell Revenaugh5:46
Sheep May Safely GrazeThe Norman Luboff Choir, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Leopold Stokowski?:??
Sheep May Safely GrazeinstrumentalSunset Strings4:12
Sheep May Safely GrazeThe Cleveland Orchestra, Louis Lane4:42
Sheep May Safely GrazeAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner3:24
Sheep May Safely GrazeLondon Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein3:08
Sheep May Safely GrazeElmer Iseler Singers, Canadian Brass5:03
Sheep May Safely GrazeLéon Goossens, Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball, Edward Walker, George Crozier4:10
Sheep May Safely GrazeHuddersfield Choral Society Youth Choir, Philip McCann, Sellers Engineering Band, Major Peter Parkes5:19
Sheep May Safely GrazeAled Jones5:01
Sheep May Safely GrazepartialBertalan Hock1:38
Sheep May Safely GrazeRichard Hayman and His Orchestra5:17
Sheep May Safely Graze (for choir and orchestra)Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, Philharmonic Symphony, Richard Hayman5:16
Sheep May Safely GrazeSara Macliver, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker4:29
Sheep May Safely GrazeNeil Richardson, Stuart Stirling4:47
Sheep May Safely GrazecoverФёдор Чистяков6:03
Sheep May Safely GrazeJon Sayles4:17
Sheep May Safely GrazeBach6:09
Sheep May Safely Graze (for choir and orchestra)Voices of Birralee, Queensland Pops Orchestra, Barrie Gott4:46
Sheep May Safely Graze[unknown]4:42
Sheep May Safely Graze (for orchestra)Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler4:44
Sheep May Safely GrazeCatherine Wilson's Trio Vivant4:39
Sheep May Safely GrazeElmer Iseler Singers, Mainly Mozart Orchestra, Elmer Iseler4:46
Sheep May Safely Graze[unknown]5:27
Sheep May Safely Graze (for flute, organ, choir & orchestra, arr. Galway)James Galway5:51
Sheep May Safely Graze (for organ, arr. Souter)instrumentalMartin Souter4:16
Sheep May Safely GrazeCamerata of St. Andrew, Leonard Friedman5:21
Sheep May Safely Graze (for small orcchestra, arr. Monticone)Craig Monticone4:59
Sheep May Safely Graze (for guitar, arr. Stanley Myers)John Williams3:58
Sheep May Safely GrazeSunset Strings4:11
Sheep May Safely GrazeThe Swingle Singers4:07
Sheep May Safely Graze (for Moog, arr. Swansen)Chris Swansen3:11
Sheep May Safely Graze[unknown]4:37
Sheep May Safely Graze (for orchestra, arr. Walton)Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra4:44
Sheep May Safely Graze[unknown]6:16
Sheep may safely graze - Cantata BWV 208Sweet Little Band?:??
Sheep May Safely Graze - from Cantata #208[unknown]4:43
Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata 208)[unknown]5:31
Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata 208)Peter Hurford, Michael Laird Brass Ensemble5:24