Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Laud to God in all his kingdoms), BWV 11, known as the Ascension Oratorio (Himmelfahrtsoratorium), is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, marked by him as Oratorium In Festo Ascensionis Xsti (Oratorio for the feast of the Ascension of Christ), probably composed in 1735 for the service for Ascension and first performed on 19 May 1735.
| Librettist | Picander (Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700-1764))(?) |
| Date of composition | 1735 ([Ascension Oratorio]) |
| Premiered | 1735, May 19th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1852 (BGA) |
| Dedicated to | Ascension Day |
| Type | Cantata |
| Catalogue | BWV 11 |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Tenor) Voice (Alto) Voice (Bass) Other - Performers Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Laud to God in all his kingdoms" Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Laud to God in all his kingdoms" Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Laud to God in all his kingdoms" |