Cantata BWV 66 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 66
Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

German Title	Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen
English Title	Rejoice, all ye hearts (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for the 2^nd day of Easter (Easter Monday). Based on the Secular Cantata ‘Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück’ (Heaven thinks of Anhalt’s Fame and Fortune) BWV 66a, composed by Bach in 1718 to celebrate the birthday of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 34-43; Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 ? (originally 1718 as BWV 66a) 1^st performance: April 10, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: March 26, 1731 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance: April 11, 1735 ? - Leipzig
Text	Anon
Text	German Text \| Translations: Chinese-1 \| Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-3 Chorale Text: Christ ist erstanden
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: trumpet, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, bassoon, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Recitative (Dialogue) & Arioso (Duet) \| Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.47 MB] \| Score BGA [4.37 MB] Chorale Melody: Christ ist erstanden
References	BGA: XVI \| NBA: I/10 \| BC: A 56 \| Zwang: K 64 \| First Published: BG, 1868
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Japanese-2 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 10, 2002; Week of March 19, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings of BWV 66 Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 66 Details of BWV 66a	Discussions
Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 29 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 21
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Altos: Gabriele Schreckenbach [CD], Hildegard Laurich [LP]; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Basses: Philippe Huttenlocher [Mvt. 1 - CD]; Wolfgang Schöne [Mvts. 1-3 - LP; Mvts. 2-3 - CD]
Hänssler		1972; Feb-Mar 1981 (Mvts. 1, 4, 5)	TT: 30:00
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. The original LP was recorded all in 1972. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VII
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Alto: Heidi Rieß; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Leipzig Classics		Jan, June 1976	TT: 31:40
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4
Gustav Leonhardt
Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1977	TT: 31:10
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4	J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium [C-8]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Apr 1994	TT: 30:19
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5	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato		Oct 1998	TT: 26:26
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [C-6]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
Archiv Produktion		Apr 1999	TT: 29:19
Recorded at St. John's, London, England. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner. See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Soli Deo Gloria		Apr 2000	TT: 28:04
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage at Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Germany. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Jun-Jul 2000	TT: 29:53
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 18 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		May 2001	TT: 28:24
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy the album at:

10	Sacred Music by Bach and Concertos by Bach & Telemann [C-9]
Cantata BWV 66: Recitative (Dialogue) [5:12], Aria [8:54], Chorale [0:55]
Dale Higbee
(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque
Counter-tenor: Bradley Fugate; Tenor: Glenn Siebert
Carolina Baroque		Mar 2005	TT:
Recorded live at the Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

11	16º Festival Internacional de Música Colonial Brasileira e Música Antiga de Juiz de For a [C-2]
Luís Otávio Santos
Orquestra Barroca do Festival
?
Centro Cultural Pró-Música		2005	CD / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - June 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Ed Myskowski (March 2006), Thomas Shepherd (April 2007), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

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