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Cantata BWV 36
Schwingt freudig euch empor


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BWV 36

German Title:

Schwingt freudig euch empor

English Title:

Raise yourself up joyfully (by W. Murray Young)

Event:

Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent

Composed:

Leipzig, 1731
1st performance: December 2, 1731 - Leipzig

Text:

Martin Luther (Mvts. 2, 6, 8); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 4); Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ? (Mvts, 1, 3, 5, 7)

BWV 36 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-6 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [BWV 36/2,6,8] | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [BWV 36/4]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (in the final chorale)
Orchestra: 2 oboes d'amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Part1: Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Chorale [S, A] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] | Mvt. 4: Chorale
Part 2: Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Chorale [T] | Mvt. 7: Aria [S] | Mvt. 8: Chorale

BWV 36 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [3.14 MB] | Score BGA [3.42 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.97 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 45, Faszikel 2 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 82, Faszikel 1 [Bach Digital]
Capella: Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 8 ver 2 | Mvt. 8 ver 3 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. Anhang Aria | Mvt. Anhang Coro [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [BWV 36/2,6,8] | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [BWV 36/4]

References:

BWV 36=BWV 36.4, 36/5 References: BGA: VII | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 3 | Zwang: K 185 | First Published: BG, 1857 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital (early version) | Bach Digital (later version)

Commentaries:

BWV 36 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HG [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 2, 2001; Week of May 6, 2007; Week of January 18, 2009; Week of November 27, 2016; Week of July 8, 2018


Contents:

 

Discography

Discussions

Complete Recordings of BWV 36:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (2)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (5)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (2)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (2)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (3)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (13)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (24)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (10) = 62
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements (43)
Details of BWV 36a
Complete Recordings of BWV 36b
Complete Recordings of BWV 36c

General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
J.E. Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Christmas Cantatas - conducted by K. Mallon
A Bach Album - by T. Roberts & His Majesty’s Consort of Voices

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2001 - September 2024)

Cantata BWV 36: Schwingt freudig euch empor for 1st Sunday in Advent (1731)
Details | Discography: Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


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