Cantata BWV 36 Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor

Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor BWV 36 (final version)

Cantata for the First of Advent

– Urtext of the New Bach Edition

– Performance material (BA10036), vocal score (BA10036-90) and studyscore (TP1036) available for sale

Bärenreiter’s editions of Bach Cantatas offer the authoritative text of the New Bach Edition meeting Bärenreiter Urtext standards. No group of works in Johann Sebastian Bach’soutput is as wide-ranging as the cantatas. This is hardly surprising considering that for over five years Bach was required to compose a work, or at least re-work an existing one, for every Sunday and festival ofthechurch year, as well as for numerous secular occasions such as council inaugurations, school and university celebrations and royal birthdays.

Unfortunately, not all cantatas have survived. However, over 200 sacred andsecular works exist and form a corpus of works suitable for all possible occasions. This rich musical heritage is still as relevant today as it was then.