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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 2nd 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)
1st performance: April 10, 1724 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: March 26, 1731 - Leipzig; 3rd performance: April 11, 1735 ? - Leipzig

Text

Anon

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

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.
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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.
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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
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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. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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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. 2nd recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)

Cantatas BWV 66 & BWV 66a: Complete Recordings of BWV 66 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 66 | Details of BWV 66a | Discussions

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