J. S. Bach: Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 The Church Cantatas, Vol. 87

The Advent cantata BWV36 consists of two blocks of four movements for before and after the sermon, as was customary on most church festivals. Both parts end with a fourpart chorale. In the Pentecost cantata BWV184 the character of what was once birthday celebration music is easily recognisable but at the same time perfectly suitable for the feast of Pentecost. The parallel triplets of the flauto traversos are an apt illustration of the words Erwünschtes Freudenlicht. In the tenor aria no. 4 we hear nothing short of a polonaise to the words Glück und Segen sind bereit. Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Artists: Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor), Holland Boys Choir, Ruth Holton (Soprano), Sytse Buwalda (Alto), Knut Schoch (Tenore) Bas Ramselaar (Basso) Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tvshows, games, advertising and