Christian Friedrich Henrici

What does Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the summer of 1733, the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian on 5 Se...

What does Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the summer of 1733, the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian on 5 Se...

When composing the cantata BWV 149, Bach drew on parts of an older work: the opening chorus is a parody of the hunting cantata BWV 208. In addition to minor changes to the text, he used trumpets inste...

Reconstruction of the original version (Klaus Hofmann); composition period unknown

The text of the cantata "Seht, wir gehen hinauf gen Jerusalem" was probably first performed in 1729; this would make it the last cantata that Bach performed before the St. Matthew Passion was performe...

Kantate zu Neujahr; am Fest der Beschneidung Christi. Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Ob, Vl solo, Str, Org

The cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the Almighty with all of my spirit) BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cycle of cantatas, kn...

The cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the Almighty with all of my spirit) BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cycle of cantatas, kn...

The cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the Almighty with all of my spirit) BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cycle of cantatas, kn...

The cantata "Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte" BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday in 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cantata cycle, the so-called "Picander cycle". The introductor...

What does Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the summer of 1733, the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian on 5 Se...

What does Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the summer of 1733, the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian on 5 Se...

What does Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" have to do with Hercules? More than you might think at first glance. In the summer of 1733, the eleventh birthday of the Saxon Elector Friedrich Christian on 5 Se...

Only the text and the last page of the autograph score of the Christmas Cantata Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe BWV 197.1 (197a) have survived, beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, along with the c...

Only the text and the last page of the autograph score of the Christmas Cantata Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe BWV 197.1 (197a) have survived, beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, along with the c...

Only the text and the last page of the autograph score of the Christmas Cantata Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe BWV 197.1 (197a) have survived, beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, along with the c...

Only the text and the last sheet of the autograph score have survived from the Christmas cantata "Glory to God in the highest" BWV 197.1 (197a), beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, as well a...

Only the text and the last sheet of the autograph score have survived from the Christmas cantata "Glory to God in the highest" BWV 197.1 (197a), beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, as well a...

Only the text and the last sheet of the autograph score have survived from the Christmas cantata "Glory to God in the highest" BWV 197.1 (197a), beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, as well a...

The cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the Almighty with all of my spirit) BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cycle of cantatas, kn...

Only the text and the last page of the autograph score of the Christmas Cantata Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe BWV 197.1 (197a) have survived, beginning with the end of the 2nd aria. This, along with the c...

Reconstruction of the supposed original version (Klaus Hofmann); date of composition uncertain

Reconstruction of the supposed original version (Klaus Hofmann); date of composition uncertain

The cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the Almighty with all of my spirit) BWV 174 was composed for Whit Monday 1729. It probably belongs to Bach's fourth cycle of cantatas, kn...

As well as soloists and double choir, Bach's 'great Passion' calls for two complete orchestras. That posed problems even for Bach: he could only perform this Passion in Leipzig St Thomas Church - ther...