Composed in 1713, this secular choral work is known as Sheep May Safely Graze, the Hunting Cantata, AND the Birthday Cantata? Why all the names? Allow us to explain... It's rare to have a piece of ...
Every Easter Bach’s masterpieces, the St John and St Matthew Passions, connect with millions of listeners worldwide. While the drama and spiritual depths of Bach’s Passions continue to attract ...
Choosing the "best" of Johann Sebastian Bach's nearly 200 sacred cantatas is a daunting task, as each one seems perfect. But three leading Bach experts took up the challenge. Peter Wollny, director of ...
Artistic genius thrives on outrageous challenges. Soon after Johann Sebastian Bach became Kapellmeister at Leipzig in 1723, he set himself the task of providing a newly composed work—for instrumental ...
On Saturday, St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church will resonate with the sacred music of Johann Sebastian Bach and the voices of the Yale Voxtet — an ensemble of eight singers in the early music voice ...
In 1993, when Robert von Bahr received a letter at his Stockholm office proposing that his company, BIS Records, undertake a complete cycle of all 200 Bach cantatas with someone named Masaaki Suzuki ...