Johann Sebastian Bach: Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 - John Eliot Gardiner (HD 1080p) 

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
♪ Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 (Cantata, "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen") (1735)
Part I
i. Chorus. Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen
ii. Evangelista. Der Herr Jesus hub seine Hände auf
iii. Recitativo. Ach, Jesu, ist dein Abschied
iv. Aria. Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben
v. Evangelista. Und ward aufgehoben zusehends
vi. Chorale. Nun lieget alles unter dir
Part II
vii. Evangelista. Und da sie ihm nachsahen
viii. Recitativo. Ach ja! so komme bald zurück
ix. Evangelista. Sie aber beteten ihn an
x. Aria. Jesu, deine Gnadenblicke
xi. Chorale. Wenn soll es doch geschehen
Hannah Morrison, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Peter Harvey, bass
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner
London, Proms 2013
(HD 1080p)
"Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen" (Praise God in his kingdoms), BWV 11, also known as the Ascension Oratorio (Himmelfahrts-Oratorium), is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, marked by him as Oratorium In Festo Ascensionis (Oratorio for the feast of the Ascension). It was probably composed in 1735 for the service for Ascension and first performed on 19 May 1735. The text additional to biblical sources and chorales was presumably written by Picander who had worked for the Christmas Oratorio before. The oratorio spans eleven movements, with a performance time of around half an hour, performed in two parts, 1--6 before the sermon and 7--11 after the sermon.
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