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The cantata Sehet, welch eine Liebe BWV 64, composed for Christmas Day 1723, is characterized by the opening chorus in the "old style" without obbligato instruments. As with the cantata Darzu ist ersc...

Bach's cantata for Epiphany (6.1.) 1724 opens with a large choral movement in the unusual orchestration of two horns, two flutes, two oboes da caccia, strings and bc. Surprising unisons characterize t...

The composition of this parody begins in 1718 and ends with the final version in 1731. The original work is the birthday cantata "Der Himmel lacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück" for Prince Leopold von An...

The cantata Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ BWV 67 for Quasimodigeniti 1724 focuses on the story of the unbelieving Thomas, who is understood as a symbol of the doubting Christian. In addition to stri...

Kantate zum 2. Pfingsttag. Soli SB, Coro SATB, 2 Ob, Taille (Eh), Zk (Tr), 3 Trb, 2 Vl, Va, (Vc pic), Org

The cantata Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! was first performed on the 26th Sunday after Trinity in 1723. BWV 70.2 is one of Bach's two-part cantatas, the first part of which was performed before the se...

Experience Johann Sebastian Bach’s festive cantata "Gott ist mein König" BWV 71, a magnificent masterpiece of Baroque choral music. Composed for the ceremonial inauguration of the city council in Mühl...

With the stirring cantata 'Alles nur nach Gottes Willen' (BWV 72), Johann Sebastian Bach created a deeply moving masterpiece of unwavering trust in God, composed for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany. Fro...

Bach wrote the cantata "Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir" BWV 73 for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany in 1724. As in many other cantatas of the first year, the opening movement contains a part for...

after the 2nd version by Bach

On the 1st Sunday after Trinity in 1723, Bach introduced himself as the new cantor to Leipzig's worshippers with the cantata Die Elenden sollen essen BWV 75. Like the cantatas for the 1st Sunday after...

With the magnificent cantata "Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes" (BWV 76), Johann Sebastian Bach created a masterpiece of extraordinary sonic splendor and profound spiritual depth. Composed for the...

Bach composed the cantata Du sollst Gott, deinen Herrn lieben BWV 77 for the 13th Sunday after Trinity in 1723. Together with BWV 64 and 69.1, it belongs to a small group of cantatas on texts by Johan...

The cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV 78 is one of Johann Sebastian Bach's best-known vocal compositions today. It owes its popularity not least to the unusual combination of contrapuntal density i...

Alongside the more well-known cantata "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" BWV 80, "Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schild" BWV 79 is Bach's only other cantata for the Reformation festival. However, its centr...

Bach's Reformation cantata on what is probably Martin Luther's most famous hymn matured over many years. It began with a now lost Weimar cantata for Sunday Oculi 1716, which referred to the hymn with...

Bach wrote the cantata "Jesus sleeps, what shall I hope" BWV 81 for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany in 1724. The cantata is designed as a short drama: At the beginning, fear has the upper hand. The sea...

Kantate zum Fest Mariae Reinigung. Soli ATB, Coro SATB, 2 Ob, 2 Cor, Vl solo, Str, Org - Tonart F-Dur / d-dorisch

Experience Johann Sebastian Bach’s comforting cantata “Ich bin ein guter Hirt” BWV 85 in a high-quality vocal score from the renowned Carus-Verlag. Composed for the Sunday Misericordias Domini (Good S...

Bach composed the cantata Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch BWV 86 for Sunday Rogate 1724; in some respects a sister work to the cantata Wo gehest du hin BWV 166, which had been performed on the previ...

Kantate zum Sonntag Rogate. Soli ATB, Coro SATB, Ob/Obca, Obca, Str, Org

Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred cantata "Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden" BWV 88 for the 5th Sunday after Trinity captivates listeners with its expressive musical language and profound dramatic...

In the cantata Was soll ich aus dir machen, Ephraim? written for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity in 1723, the biblical dictum that opens the cantata is not performed by the choir but by the solo bass. B...

The cantata Es reißet euch ein schrecklich Ende BWV 90, composed for the 25th Sunday after Trinity in 1723, is, like some of the cantatas performed on previous Sundays, more of a chamber music piece....

Celebrate the Christmas season with Johann Sebastian Bach's magnificent chorale cantata "Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ" (BWV 91). Composed for Christmas Day, this powerful masterpiece in its fascinati...