Cantata "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen" (BWV 66), recorded in 1972 and 1981, from the Complete collection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler record company in 2000.

 

1. Chorus - Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

trumpet, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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2. Recitative - Es bricht das Grab und damit unsre Not.

bass

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

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3. Aria - Lasset dem Höchsten ein Danklied erschallen

bass

oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord

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4. Recitative for two - Bei Jesu Leben freudig sein

tenor, alto

cello, double bass, harpsichord

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5. Aria - Ich furchte zwar nicht des Grabes Finsternissen

duet alto, tenor

violin I solo, cello, double bass, harpsichord

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6. Chorale - Alleluja! Alleluja! Alleluja

trumpet, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Date of recording: 1972 / February, March 1981 (No. 1, 4, 5).

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

Performers:

Gabriele Schreckenbach - alto;
Adalbert Kraus - tenor;
Philippe Huttenlocher (No. 1), Wolfgang Schöne - bass.
Wolfgang Basch - pipe;
Diethelm Jonas, Hedda Rothweiler - oboe;
Kurt Etzold - bassoon
;
Walter Forchert - violin;
Jakoba Muckel-Hanke - cello;
Harro Bertz - bass;
Hans-Joachim Erhard - organ
, harpsichord;
Martha Schuster - harpsichord.

Chorus Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.

Orchestra Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.

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