Cantata BWV 36 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 36
Schwingt freudig euch empor

Ref.	BWV 36
German Title	Schwingt freudig euch empor
English Title	Raise yourself up joyfully (by W. Murray Young)
Event	Cantata for the 1^st Sunday in Advent Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9
Composed	Leipzig, 1731 \|1^st performance: December 2, 1731 - Leipzig
Text	Martin Luther (Mvts. 2, 6, 8); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 4); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ? (Mvts, 1, 3, 5, 7)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-6 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-5 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Italian-4 \| Japanese-6 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4 Chorale Texts: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern \| Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (in the final chorale) Orchestra: 2 oboes d’amore, transverse flute, 2 violins, viola, organ, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Chorale \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Chorale \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Chorale \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [3.14 MB] \| Score BGA [3.42 MB] \| Score BGA Anh [0.97 MB] Capella: Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 8 \| Mvt. 8 ver 2 \| Mvt. 8 ver 3 [cap] Chorale Melody: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
References	BGA: VII \| NBA: I/1 \| BC: A 3 \| Zwang: K 185 \| First Published: BG, 1857 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| BK [Dutch] \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 2, 2001; Week of May 6, 2007; Week of January 18, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings of BWV 36 Details of BWV 36a Complete Recordings of BWV 36b Complete Recordings of BWV 36c Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 36	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13 Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon A Bach Album - by Timothy Roberts & His Majesty’s Consort of Voices
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings of BWV 36

1	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas I J.S. Bach: Kantaten 12. Folge J.S. Bach: Das Kanatenwerk - BWV 36, BWV 57 [LA-1] Bach: Kantaten [LO-1]
Cantata BWV 36 [29:21]
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr; Alto: Soloist from the Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Rolf Apreck; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna 820-527 Eurodisc 71-530 Orbis 76-750		Nov 1952	CD / TT: 74:45 LP / TT: LP / TT: LP / TT:
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Leipzig Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de Berlin Classics 12-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 64 [C-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 36, 93 & 140 [BMC]
Wilhelm Ehmann
Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Andrea von Ramm; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Hartmut Ochs
Cantate / Vanguard / Baroque Music Club		1969	LP / TT: 28:14
Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club

3	Bach: Weihnachtskonzert in der St. Annen-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem [C-1]
Cantata BWV 36 []
Elfriede Haase
Kantorei und Kammerorchester der Jesus-Christus-Kirche
Soprano: Brigitte Ganady; Alto: Altsuko Kono; Tenor: Bernd Lange; Bass: Klaus Gutsche
Mixtur-Schallplatten 349		Dec 16, 1973	CD / TT: 78:24
Recorded live at St.Annen-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Buy this album at: Die Musenhöhle

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (no name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer
Teldec		1974	TT: 30:02
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5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 61 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 12
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Ten: Peter Schreier; Bass: Walter Heldwein
Hänssler		Aug 1980; Feb 1981; Mar 1982	TT: 28:45
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII Bach: Kantaten BWV 36, BWV 61 [L-7]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Choir; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981	TT: 30:38
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas [C-3]
Cantata BWV 36 [28:26]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Lang; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Olaf Bär
Archiv Produktion		Jan 1992	CD / TT: 61:09
Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 36 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Adventskantaten [C-10]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Sarah Connolly (?); Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Nov 1996	TT: 29:25
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9	Bach: Cantata Advent/Cantata Christmas [C-1]
Wolfgang Kelber
Heinrich-Schütz-Ensemble München / Monteverdi-Orchester München
Soprano: Silke Wenzel; Counter-tenor: Reiner Schneider-Waterberg; Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg; Bass: Christian Hilz
Calig-Verlag		Nov 1996	TT:
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10	J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-1]
Kevin Mallon
Aradia Ensemble
Soprano: Teri Dunn; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Baritone: Steven Pitkanen; Bass: Thomas Goerz
Naxos		Jan 2000	TT: 23:06
Omitting Mvts. 2, 4, 6. Recorded in the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada. See: Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	Bach Edition Vol. 14 - Cantatas Vol. 7
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jan-Feb 2000	TT: 29:52
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

12	Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg For the 1^st Sunday in Advent For the 4^th Sunday in Advent
Cantata BWV 36 [30:26]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
Soli Deo Gloria 162		Dec 3, 2000	2-CD / TT: 65:19 + 69:03
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Marim Kapitol, Köln, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 36 by J.E. Gardiner. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13

13	»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 5
Cantata BWV 36 [31:09] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Masatoshi Sasaki; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 05		Dec 16, 2001	CD / TT: 73:19
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

14	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		May 2002 (Mvts. 2-3,7); Oct-Nov 2002 (Mvts. 1,4-6,8)	TT: 27:19
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 36, 39, 106 [C-3]
Christophe Gesseney
Ensemble Vocal Euterpe / Ensemble Baroque du Léman
Soprano: Natacha Ducret; Alto: Catherine Pillonel-Bacchetta; Tenor: Gilles Bersier; Bass: Nicolas Fink
Artlab		Nov 2002	TT:
Recorded live at l'église de Saint-François à Lausanne.

16	J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243a [C-1]
Cantata BWV 36 []
Thomas Huck
Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert / Ensemble ConTemperamento (historical instruments)
Soprano: Anne Kathrin Fetik; Counter-tenor: Wolfgang Kistner; Tenor: Alexander Wendt; Baritone: Alexander Lauer
Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert		Dec 1, 2002	2-CD / TT:
Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, St. Ingbert, Germany. Buy this album at: Evangelische Kantorei St. Ingbert

17	J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 36 «Schwingt freudig euch Empor» [C-9]
Cantata BWV 36 []
Rudolf Lutz
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Soprano: Núria Rial; Alto: Claude Eichenberger; Tenor: Johannes Kaleschke; Bass: Klaus Häger
Gallus Media A370		Dec 14, 2007	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

18	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 9: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" - Cantatas BWV 61 · 36 · 62 · 132
Cantata BWV 36 []
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent 25309		2008	SACD / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2001 - January 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006, June 2009)

Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 36a, BWV 36b & BWV 36c: Complete Recordings of BWV 36 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 36 | Details of BWV 36a | Recordings of BWV 36b | Recordings of BWV 36c | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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