Anthony Van Dyck, Descent of the Holy Spirit, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, c. 1620
Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!
Ring out, you songs, resound, you strings !
Cantata 172
BWV 172
Event: Whit Sunday [1st Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Text: John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)
Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
1st Performance: May 20, 1714, Weimar (revised: May 13, 1731, Leipzig)
Readings: Epistle: Acts 2: 1-13; Gospel: John 14: 23-31
Text: John 14: 23 (Mvt. 2); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6); Salomo Franck? (Mvts. 1, 3-5)
Chorale Text: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
1st Performance: May 20, 1714, Weimar (revised: May 13, 1731, Leipzig)
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Performance of Soprano: Martina Jankova; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Reinhard Hagen; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. First recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner.
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Performance by Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England. Second recording of Cantata BWV 172 by J.E. Gardiner.
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Performance by Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) and; Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt conducting.
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Performance by Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar;
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting.
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