Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt is one of the handful of big names behind what we now think of as the sound of Baroque music. Coinciding with his 80th birthday is this fascinating two-disc ...

“For the glory of God alone.” With these words, Bach signed off each of his two hundred sacred cantatas. But with so many to choose from, it’s hard to know where to begin. Our guide lifts the lid on a ...

The Chattanooga Bach Choir 2018-19 Barnett & Company Cantata Series concludes Sunday at 5 p.m., with music celebrating the Feast of the Annunciation (March 25). The concert will be held at Christ ...

All Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 (arr. Henry Wood) at BBC Music ...

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 ...

“Ich habe genug,” Bach’s Cantata No. 82, is commonly rendered in English as “I am content.” At the cantata’s center is a lullaby of consoling sweetness, generosity of spirit and somnolent blessedness, ...

In his cantatas and church works, Bach frequently employs lively dance rhythms to express the most exuberant forms of worship. In the conclusion to his cantata “Praise the Lord, My Soul” (BWV 143), ...

It’s a rare singer whose artistry is so distinctive that, without any sense of willfulness or distortion, the music seems to bend in her image. Of the many fine singers who have taken on Bach’s solo ...

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 ...

All Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 – Sinfonia (arr. A. Guilmant) at BBC Music ...