Bartholomäus Gesius
Born: c. 1562, Müncheberg
Died: 1613, Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality: German
Bartholomäus Gesius was a German theologian, church musician, composer and hymn writer. He worked at Schloss Muskau and in Frankfurt (Oder) and is known for choral Passions in German and Latin and for the melody and first setting of the Easter hymn "Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn", which was used in several compositions including a cantata by Dieterich Buxtehude and a chorale prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 630), concluding the Easter section of his Orgelbüchlein.
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Die helle Sonn Leuchtet | German Hymns
Franz Vitzthum (countertenor), Klaus Wenk (tenor), Gerhard Holzle (tenor), Marcus (bass baritone) Ensemble STIMMWERCK
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Easter from King's
The Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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Dresdner Kreuzchor, Roderich Kreile
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Canciónes de Navidad de Alemania
Glocken der Propsteikirche Bochum, Traute Wagner, Bielefelder Kinderchor, Regensburger Domspatzen, Günther Arndt Chor, Theobald Schrems
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