Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (Rejoice, you hearts), BWV 66, is a church cantata for Easter by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it for the Second Day of Easter in Leipzig and first performed it on 10 April 1724. He based it on his congratulatory cantata Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück, BWV 66a, first performed in Köthen on 10 December 1718.
| Librettist | anonymous |
| Date of composition | 1724 in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1868 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Cantata |
| Catalogue | BWV 66 |
| Approx. duration | 32 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Alto)
Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Trumpet Strings Continuo |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66 ""Rejoice, you hearts"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66 ""Rejoice, you hearts"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66 ""Rejoice, you hearts"" |