Cantata Information
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11
Created 19 May 1735, Leipzig period, Occasion: Ascension Day.
BWV2 (1990 catalogue): BWV 11.
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Videos with this cantata
Raphaël Pichon, Pygmalion
Published 3 June 2023Bach: ""Wenn soll es doch geschehen"" from the ""Himmelsfahrts-Oratorium"" BWV 11 - Raphaël Pichon
Bach-Stiftung
Published 20 May 2023J.S. Bach - Cantata BWV 11 ""Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen"" (J.S. Bach Foundation)
Bach-Stiftung workshop
Published 18 May 2023Workshop zur Kantate BWV 11 ""Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen"" (J.S. Bach-Stiftung)
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Published 9 December 2021Bach - BWV 11 »Himmelfahrtsoratorium« | Gaechinger Cantorey | Hans-Christoph Rademann
Philippe Herreweghe
Published 9 September 2019J S Bach “Himmelfahrts Oratorium, BWV 11” Philippe Herreweghe, 1993
La Petite Bande
Published 6 September 2019J. S. Bach - The Complete Liturgical Year in 64 Cantatas - S. Kuijken (CD 9/19)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Published 1 September 2019Bach - Cantate BWV 11 - Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Oratorio de l'Ascension)
Reginald Jacques (1949)
Published 19 June 2019Bach Kantate BWV 11 Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, Reginald Jacques 1949
Max Thurn (1961)
Published 29 May 2019Bach Kantate BWV 11 ""Himmelfahrtsoratorium"", Max Thurn 1961
Karl Richter
Published 25 May 2019BCD009 BWV11 Ascension Oratorio Richter 1973-75
Helmut Rilling
Published 22 September 2017Weimarer Bachkantaten-Akademie 2017 | Abschlusskonzert Eisenach
Ton Koopman
Published 13 June 2017J. S. Bach – Cantatas BWV 120, 11, 9, 112 – T. Koopman (Vol. 20 CD3)
Pieter-Jan Leusink
Published 11 December 2015J. S. Bach - BWV 11 Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Himmelfahrts-Oratorium) - J. P. Leusink
John Eliot Gardiner
Published 3 November 2013Bach - Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 - Gardiner
Helmut Rilling
Published 7 August 2013Bach J.S. Cantata BWV 11 / Oratoria
Andrew Parrott
Published 10 May 2013J. S. Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Ascension Oratorio) (BWV 11) (Parrott)