Cantata "Schwingt freudig euch empor" (BWV 36), recorded 1980-1982, from the Complete collection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler record company in 2000.

 

1. Choir - Schwingt freudig euch empor

oboe d'amour I+II, violin I solo, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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2. Chorale - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

soprano, alto

oboe d'amour I+II, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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3. Aria - Die Liebe zieht mit sanften Schritten

tenor

oboe d'amour I, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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4. Chorale - Zwingt die Saiten in Cythara

oboe d'amour I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Second part

5. Aria - Willkommen, werter Schatz!

bass

violin I solo, violin I+II, viola, cello, double bass, harpsichord

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6. Chorale - Der du bist dem Vater gleich

tenor

oboe d'amour I+II, bassoon, organ

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7. Aria - Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen

soprano

violin I solo, cello, organ

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8. Chorale - Lob sei Gott, dem Vater, ton

oboe d'amour I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Date of recording: Aug 1980/February 1981/March 1982

Recording location: Germany, Stuttgart, Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche).

Execute:

Arleen Augér - soprano;
Gabriele Schreckenbach - alto;
Peter Schreier - tenor;
Walter Heldwein - bass;
Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler - oboe d'amour;
Klaus Thunemann - bassoon;
Walter Forchert - violin;
Jakoba Hanke - cello;
Thomas Lom - double bass;
Hans-Joachim Erhard - organ,
harpsichord.

Chorus Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.

Orchestra Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.

Source: Johann Sebastian Bach. Complete Recordings. Hanssler Edition. 172 CD.