Sir John Everett Millais, The Marriage Feast, Tate Collection, 1864
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes
The heavens declare the glory of God
Cantata 76
BWV 76
Event: Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24
Text: Psalm 19: 1 and 3 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvts. 7, 14); Anon (Mvts. 2-6, 8-13) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]
Chorale Text: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
1st Performance: June 6, 1723, Leipzig
Readings: Epistle: 1 John 3: 13-18; Gospel: Luke 14: 16-24
Text: Psalm 19: 1 and 3 (Mvt. 1); Martin Luther (Mvts. 7, 14); Anon (Mvts. 2-6, 8-13) [Wustmann & Neumann suggest Christian Weiss, Sr.]
Chorale Text: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein
1st Performance: June 6, 1723, Leipzig
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Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. Recorded at Wien, Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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Soprano: Ruth Ziesak; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir; Ton Koopman conducting. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
Performance of Soprano: Marion Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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Performance of Soprano: Marion Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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Performance of Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Kurt Moll; Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter conducting. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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Performance of Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling conducting. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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Performance of Soprano: Magda Lászlò; Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Petre Munteanu; Bass: Richard Standen; Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Hermann Scherchen conducting. Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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