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Schleicht, spielende Wellen, und murmelt gelinde, BWV 206
Created 7 oktober 1736, Leipzig period. Occasion: Birthday of August III of Poland, Elector of Saxony.
BWV2 (1990 catalogue): BWV 206.
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All of Bach
Published 10 June 2016BWV 206 performed by the Netherlands Bach Society conducted by Jos van Veldhoven Paushuize, Utrecht
Helmut Rilling
Published 24 November 2013Johann Sebastian Bach - Weltliche Kantaten - (BWV 206), (BWV 207a), (BWV 207)
Sweelinck Baroque Orchestra
Published 12 March 2022Bach: Concerto Oboe d'Amore & Cantata Schleicht, spielende Wellen BWV 206 | TivoliVredenburg (2022)
Ton Koopman
Published 6 October 2016J. S. Bach - Cantatas: BWV 206, BWV 210 - T. Koopman (Vol.5 CD2)