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The two-part cantata from Bach's third cycle of cantatas was performed for the first time on 4 August 1726 (the 7th Sunday after Trinity). The large-scale opening chorus for full forces to a text from...

The two-part cantata from Bach's 3rd cantata cycle was first performed on August 4, 1726 (the 7th Sunday after Trinity). The large-scale, fully scored opening chorus to a text from Psalm 104 shows Bac...

The cantata 'Ich habe meine Zuversicht' BWV 188 comes from the so-called 'Picander cycle' and was written for the 21st Sunday after Trinity in 1728 or 1729. There are some particular problems associat...

The cantata "Ich habe meine Zuversicht" BWV 188 belongs to the so-called "Picander year" and was intended for the 21st Sunday after Trinity in 1728 or 1729. The cantata has a particular problem with i...

The cantata 'Nun danket alle Gott' (Now thank we all our God) BWV 192 is based on the text of the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of a small number of chorale cantatas which contain no free poeti...

The text of the cantata "Nun danket alle Gott" BWV 192 is based solely on the well-known hymn. It is therefore one of the few choral cantatas that do not contain any other free poetic texts. According...

The cantata "Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest" BWV 194 was composed on the occasion of the organ dedication in Störmthal on November 2, 1723. One year later and with only minor changes, the cantata was p...

Gott ist unsre Zuversicht BWV 197 was probably composed in the second half of the 1730s for an unknown wedding ceremony and features an impressive orchestra, especially in the opening chorus. The text...

Johann Sebastian Bach's "Magnificat" BWV 243 was composed in its first form in E flat at the very beginning of Bach's Leipzig tenure, possibly for the Visitation of Mary on July 2, 1723. A performance...

Antonio Vivaldi set Psalm 111 (112) "Beatus vir" three times ("Blessed is the man who fears the Lord"). Of these, two have survived that could hardly be more different: the extensive, double-choir wor...

Antonio Vivaldi set Psalm 111 (112) "Beatus vir" three times ("Blessed is the man who fears the Lord"). Of these, two have survived that could hardly be more different: the extensive, double-choir wor...

Antonio Vivaldi set Psalm 111 (112) "Beatus vir" three times ("Blessed is the man who fears the Lord"). Of these, two have survived that could hardly be more different: the extensive, double-choir wor...

Psalm 147 "Lauda Jerusalem" has an important place in the church year, including in vespers on Marian feasts. Antonio Vivaldi's only setting of this vesper psalm has some special features: The work is...

Psalm 147 "Lauda Jerusalem" has an important place in the church year, among other things in vespers on Marian feasts. Antonio Vivaldi's only setting of this Vespers Psalm has some peculiarities: the...

The anthem "How beautiful are the feet", also known as "Anthem on the Peace", was premiered in 1749 by the Chapel Royal in London at a thanksgiving service on the occasion of the Peace of Aachen, whic...

The anthem "How beautiful are the feet", also known as "Anthem on the Peace", was premiered in 1749 by the Chapel Royal in London at a thanksgiving service on the occasion of the Peace of Aachen, whic...

George Frideric Handel's anthem "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" was first performed in 1749 at a benefit concert for the Foundling Hospital orphanage and is known by this name. The vocal...

George Frideric Handel's anthem "Blessed are they that considereth the poor" was first performed in 1749 at a benefit concert for the Foundling Hospital orphanage and is known by this name. The vocal...

To celebrate the Peace Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, the "Utrecht Jubilate" was composed in the same year, shortly after Handel had composed the "Te Deum"....

To celebrate the Peace Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713, the "Utrecht Jubilate" was composed in the same year, shortly after Handel had composed the "Te Deum"....

This publication offers a source-critical edition of Mozart's fragmentary 'Requiem' as well as an alternative to the traditional Süßmayr version. It makes it possible to perform 1) the fragment, ident...

This edition offers both a source-critical edition of Mozart's Requiem fragment and an alternative to Süßmayr's traditional version. It enables the performance of (1) the fragment, which is identified...

Composed in 1796, the "Missa in Tempore Belli", better known as the "Timpani Mass", got its name from the striking use of timpani and a brass fanfare at the beginning of the "Dona nobis pacem" – both...

The 'Messiah' occupies a unique position in Handel's work. It is one of the most renowned works of this composer's monumental output. It has often been said that Handel composed the 'Messiah' for his...

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