How Bach made the old new again in his cantatas Gaby Reucher 12/07/2023 Johann Sebastian Bach had an explosively productive year when he started working as Thomaskantor in Leipzig.

Three hundred years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach came to Leipzig as cantor. This was celebrated extensively at the Bachfest. His works continue to shape the music world today.

The performance of a cantata was an important part of the liturgy in Lutheran churches. It was a medium by which to interpret readings from the Scriptures and proclaim the Gospel. In this course we ...

If one were to compile a list of the seven musical wonders of the world, then Bach's Cantatas might head it. Just over 200 surviving works range from scores for solo voice with varying ...

Johann Sebastian Bach, in his position as composer and church organist, barely had time to enjoy the fruits of his written work in performance from one week to the next. Such was the nature of his ...

After taking a brief summer break, Little Rock's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral continues its celebration of the life of Johann ...

The life and music of Johann Sebastian Bach make that attitude pretty difficult to maintain. The man wrote detailed, highly informed notes in the margins of his study Bible.

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 ...

Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantatas for Solo-Soprano, Dorothee Mields / L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra / Michi Gaigg, Carus Dorothee Mields is among the finest, most genteel, singers of our time – a ...

He learned that as a church composer in Leipzig, Johann Sebastian Bach was expected to deliver a new cantata for every Sunday service.

Johann Sebastian Bach's music is hailed as the voice of God, resonating through time.

Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of classical music's greatest composers. We asked professional Bach lovers and musicians for their favourite "B-side." ...