| Composer(s): | Johann Sebastian Bach (21 Mar 1685 - 28 Jul 1750) |
| Work identifier: | M7718 |
| Real Name: | Cantata No. 121 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' |
| Display Name: | Cantata No. 121 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' |
| Nick Name: | To Christ we should sing praises now |
| Work/Opus: | BWV 121 |
| Composed: | c. 1724 |
| First Performed: | 26 Dec 1724 |
| Genre: | Vocal + Choral |
| Genre Type: | Cantata |
| Period: | Baroque |
| Instrumentation: | Chamber Orchestra Continuo |
| Librettist(s): | Luther |
| Mvt. 1 | Chorus: 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' (Chorus, Continuo) |
| Mvt. 2 | Aria: 'O du von Gott erhöhte Kreatur' (Tenor, Continuo) |
| Mvt. 3 | Recit: 'Der Gnade unermeßlichs Wesen' (Alto, Continuo) |
| Mvt. 4 | Aria: 'Johannis freudenvolles Springen' (Bass, Continuo) |
| Mvt. 5 | Recit: 'Doch wie erblickt es dich in deiner Krippen' (Soprano, Continuo) |
| Mvt. 6 | Chorale: 'Lob, Ehr und Dank sei dir gesagt' (Chorus, Continuo) |
| Composer(s): | Johann Sebastian Bach (21 Mar 1685 - 28 Jul 1750) |
| Recording identifier: | M2147504229 |
| Real Name: | Cantata No. 121 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' |
| Display Name: | Cantata No. 121 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' |
| Nick Name: | To Christ we should sing praises now |
| Work/Opus: | BWV 121 |
| Composed: | c. 1724 |
| First Performed: | 26 Dec 1724 |
| Genre: | Vocal + Choral |
| Genre Type: | Cantata |
| Period: | Baroque |
| Instrumentation: | Chamber Orchestra Continuo |
| Librettist(s): | Luther |
| Ensemble: | Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists |
| Conductor: | John Eliot Gardiner |
| Soloists: | Joanne Lunn (Soprano) Peter Harvey (Bass) Katharine Fuge (Soprano) Robin Tyson (Counter-tenor) William Towers (Alto) James Gilchrist (Treble) |
| Label: | SDG - Soli Deo Gloria |
| Catalogue Number: | SDG 113 |
| CD Media ID: | D768 |
| Recording Location: | St. Bartholomew's, New York |
| Recording Date: | 25 Dec 2000 |
| Mvt. 1 | Chorus: 'Christum wir sollen loben schon' (2'38'') |
| Mvt. 2 | Aria: 'O du von Gott erhöhte Kreatur' (4'38'') |
| Mvt. 3 | Recit: 'Der Gnade unermeßlichs Wesen' (1'12'') |
| Mvt. 4 | Aria: 'Johannis freudenvolles Springen' (7'38'') |
| Mvt. 5 | Recit: 'Doch wie erblickt es dich in deiner Krippen' (0'56'') |
| Mvt. 6 | Chorale: 'Lob, Ehr und Dank sei dir gesagt' (1'12'') |