Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11
Oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11, known as the Ascension Oratorio, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, marked by him as Oratorium In Festo Ascensionis Xsti, composed for the service for Ascension and probably first performed on 15 May... Wikipedia
First performance: May 19, 1735
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Bible text: Luke, Acts, Mark: Luke 24:50–51; Acts 1:9; Mark 16:19; Acts 1:10–11; Luke 24:52; Acts 1:12
Cantata text: Picander?
Chorale: by Johann Rist; by Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer
Movements: 11 in two parts (6 + 5)
Vocal: SATB soloists and choir