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Cantata BWV 11
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen
[Himmelfahrts-Oratorium]

Ref.

BWV 11

German Title

Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen [Himmelfahrts-Oratorium]

English Title

Praise God in His kingdoms (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Ascension Day [Ascension Oratorio]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 1: 1-11; Gospel: Markus 16: 14-20

Composed

Leipzig, 1735 | 1^st performance: May 19, 1735 - Leipzig

Text

Luke 24: 50-51 (Mvt. 2); Acts 1: 9 & Mark 16: 19 (Mvt. 5); Acts 1: 10-11 (Mvt. 7); Luke 24: 52 & Acts 1: 12 (Mvt. 8); Johann Rist (Mvt. 6); Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer (Mvt. 11); Anon (Mvts. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Gott fähret auf gen Himmel

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Recitative | Mvt. 6: Chorale | Mvt. 7: Recitative | Mvt. 8: Aria | Mvt. 9: Chorus (Chorale)

Score Vocal & Piano [2.43 MB] | Score BGA [5.20 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen

References

BGA: II | NBA: II/8 & II/8a | BC: D 9 | Zwang: K 197 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | AL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of January 12, 2003; Week of October 26, 2008; Week of December 5, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliots Gardiner
Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas 11 and 12 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 11 [34:51]

Arthur Mendel

The Cantata Singers and Orchestra

Sopranos: Janet Hayes, Charlotte Bloecher; Alto: Belvin Kibler; Tenor: William Hess; Bass: Paul Matthen

Schola Antiqua M-I

Late 1940's - Early 1950's

CD / TT: 66:41

Recorded on open-reel tapes and were kept in the library of William Hess. These were later transferred to cassette tapes and, from these, CDs were made.
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2

Bach: Cantatas No. 67 & 11, from cantata No. 147 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 11 - Sung in English [26:06]

Reginald Jacques

Cantata Singers / The Jacques Orchestra

Soprano: Ena Mitchell; Contralto: Kathleen Ferrier; Tenor: William Herbert; Bass: William Parsons

Decca AX-399
London/ Decca Ace of Clubs

1949

6 X 78 rpm
LP / TT:

3

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 11 [A-2]

Hans Grischkat

Stuttgart Choral Society / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Claire Fassbender-Luz; Contralto: Ruth Michaelis; Tenor: Werner Hohmann; Bass: Bruno Müller

Renaissance

May 1951

LP / TT:

4

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 11 [L-1]

Marcel Couraud

Stuttgarter Bach-Chor / Badische Staatskapelle

Soprano: Rösl Schwaiger; Alto: Gisela Litz; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Franz Crass

?

Mid 1950’s ?

LP / TT: 25:50

5

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas I
Bach: Kantate BWV 11; Zei Duette aus Kantate BWV 140 [C-12]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Elisabeth Grümmer; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Theo Adam

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna 825 282

May-Jun 1960

CD / TT: 33:14
LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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6

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 2
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104 [C-5]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Erato / MHS

July 1966

TT: 31:00

Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany.
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7

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

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: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1972

TT: 28:53

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8

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

May 1973; Jan-Feb 1974; Jan 1975

TT: 32:04

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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9

Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Johannes Somary

Amor Artis Chorale / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Felicity Palmer; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Robert Tear; Bass: Michael Rippon

Vanguard Classics

1974

TT: 30:45

Recorded at Conway Hall, London, England.
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10

Bach Cantatas [C-1]
Magnificat - Ascension Oratorio

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Soprano: Christiane Baumann; Alto: Naoko Ihara; Tenor: Vincent Girod; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Erato

Oct 1976

TT: 29:16

Recorded at Temple de Lutry, Crissier, Switzerland.
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 11 & BWV 34 [C-1]

Philip Ledger

King's College Choir Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Margaret Marshall; Contralto: Alfreda Hodgson; Tenor: Martyn Hill; Bass: Stephen Roberts

HMV

Early 1980’s ?

LP / TT:

12

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 7
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 77

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Costanza Cuccaro; Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Hänssler

Feb 1984

TT: 26:19

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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13

J.S. Bach: Magnificat [C-2]

Andrew Parrott

Taverner Consort & Players

Soprano I: Emma Kirkby; Soprano II: Evelyn Tubb; Alto: Margaret Cable; Tenor [Evangelist]: Wilfried Jochens; Bass: Stephen Charlesworth

Virgin Veritas

Apr 1989

TT: 25:46

Recorded at Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London, England.
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 11 & 249 [L-3]

Gustav Leonhardt

Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Counter-tenor: Ralf Popken; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: David Wilson-Johnson

Philips

Apr 1993

TT: 29:30

Recorded at St Gilles Cripplegate, London, England.
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15

J.S. Bach: Himmelfahrts-Oratorium [C-7]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Catherine Patriasz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

May 1993

TT: 28:45

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16

J.S. Bach: Ascension Cantatas [C-4]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Oct 1993

TT: 28: 13

Recorded at All Saints Church, Tooting, England.
See: Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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17

Tag der Mitteldeutschen Barockusik Vol. 1 - Konzert in Weissenfels [C-1]

Michael Schönheit

Collegium Vocale Leipzig / Chursächsische Capelle Leipzig

Soprano: Katrin Strocka; Alto: Annette Reinhold; Tenor: Albrecht Sack; Bass: Dirk Schmidt

Ars Musici

May 1995

TT: 29:15

Recorded live at the Kapelle des Weißenfelser Schlosses Neu-Augustusburg.

18

Bach-Kantaten in Berlin - 1000.Veranstaltung [C-2]

Karl Hochreiter

Bach-Chor Berlin / Bach-Collegium Berlin

Soprano: Regina Schudel; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Rainer Trost; Bass: Peter Edelmann

Jubal Music Berlin

May 1998

TT: 30:40

Recorded live at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin.

19

Bach Edition Vol. 17 - Vocal Works Vol. 2 [C-13]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Sopranos: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Nov 1999 - Jan 2000

TT: 28:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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20

J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus · Oster-Oratorium · Himmelfahrts-Oratorium / A. Campra: Requiem [C-1]

Cantata BWV 11 [28:58]

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss

Junge Kantorei an der Marktkirche, Hamelner Kantorei an der Marktkirche, Hamelner Kammerchor St. Nikolai, Mitglieder Göttinger Vokalensemble / Barockorchester der Hamelner Kantorei (Concert-master: Almuth Backhaus)

Sopranos: Dorothee Mields, Inga Schneider; Counter-tenor: Beat Duddeck; Tenor: Harry Geraerts; Bass: Matthias Gerchen

Musikwochen Weserbergland

Apr 8-9, 2000

2-CD / TT: 66:13 + 74:03

Recorded live at Marktkirche St. Nikolai Hameln.
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21

J.S. Bach: The Ascension Oratorio and Two Festive Cantatas [C-4]

Greg Funfgeld

Bach Choir of Bethlehem / The Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Frederick Urrey; Baritone: Christòpheren Nomura

Dorian Recordings

May 2001

TT: 28:21

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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22

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 20

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 (Mvts. 2, 3, 5, 7); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvts. 4, 8); Oct 2003 (Mvts. 1, 6, 9)

TT: 26:16

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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