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Cantata BWV 36
Schwingt freudig euch empor

German Title

Schwingt freudig euch empor

English Title

Raise yourself up joyfully (by W. Murray Young)

Event

Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9

Composed

Leipzig, 1731 |1st 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)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-5 | English-6 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-4 | 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: Choeale | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Aria | Mvt. 8: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [3.14 MB] | Score BGA [3.42 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.97 MB]

References

BGA: VII | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 3 | Zwang: K 185 | First Published: BG, 1857

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-2 | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 2, 2001

Contents

Complete Recordings of BWV 36

Discussions

Details of BWV 36a

 

Complete Recordings of BWV 36b

 

Complete Recordings of BWV 36c

 

Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 36

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


Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr; Alto: Soloist from the Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Rolf Apreck; Bass: Johannes Oettel

Leipzig Classics

Nov 1952

TT: 29:21

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 36, BWV 64 [C-2]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Andrea von Ramm; Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend; Bass: Hartmut Ochs

Cantate / Vanguard

1969

LP / TT: 28:14

3

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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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 61
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 12

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Gabriele Schreckenbach; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Aug 1980; Feb 1981; Mar 1982

TT: 28:45

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII

 

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Choir; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Leipzig Classics

Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981

TT: 30:38

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas [C-3]

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

TT: 28:26

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
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7

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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8

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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9

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.
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10

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.
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11

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.
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12

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.

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2001 - November 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006)


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


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

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