Cantata No. 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken, Movements: Sinfonia Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Nadejda Vlaeva, Piano Cantata No. 3, 'Ach Gott, wie manches ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Johann Sebastian Bach had an explosively productive year when he started working as Thomaskantor in Leipzig. This DW Festival Concert episode from the Bach Festival presents some of his creative, ...

When interviewing musicians, I'm constantly struck by how many of them tell me that J.S. Bach's music is a key touchstone of their musical identity. Academically, Bach might be the foundation for all ...

LONDON — Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s self-produced recording of Bach cantatas won record of the year honors Thursday at the annual Gramophone Awards. The recording, on Gardiner’s Soli Deo Gloria label, ...

Cantatas, both sacred and secular, constitute a major part of Bach's catalogue of works. About 200 of them are extant from an estimated output of about 300. If this seems like a high number, it's ...

The Chattanooga Bach Choir & Orchestra, David Long artistic director and conductor, opens its 41st Season with a Bach Cantata concert on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 663 Douglas St.

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 ...

THE COMPLETE BACH, Music Worcester’s 11-year project to present live performances of all known works by J. S. Bach will continue on January 24 as The Worcester Chorus and The Winchendon Players ...