Mar 14, 2022
Musical settings, of the Magnificat, -the song, of the most blessed, virgin Mary, stretch back, to the 14th century and beyond. It seems that everybody and anybody, from the great and remembered, to the lowly and forgotten, have put their mind and their music, to pen...
Mar 14, 2022
An early, 7 movement cantata, from 1708 and one of two, second now lost, written by Bach. The occasion, the installation of a civic-council. A large orchestra is required, the normal combination of oboes, strings, continuo and chorus, being joined by, 2 x recorders, 3...
Mar 7, 2022
This long, 8 section cantata, is scored for standard orchestra, -oboes, strings, continuo and 4-chorus, with solo parts. The three oboe players, are, throughout, required to take up, as requested, by Bach, their variants, oboe, oboe d’amore, oboe da caccia and Taille....
Feb 28, 2022
As there are no cantatas during Lent, I have chosen this one, a Reformation Day, (31/10) example. This Protestant-Christian-religious-holiday, is a celebration of the onset, of The Reformation, itself. This is a fine example indeed, a 6 movement work, with large...
Feb 22, 2022
This cantata, -apparently, first conceived, by Bach, in Cöthen, as a test piece, was extended and transposed downwards, -from c minor, to b minor, with oboes transformed into d’amore and trombones and cornett added, as reinforcement, in Leipzig. A 4-movement setting,...
