Bach: The Cantatas

A one-single-movement cantata, with large, 8-part-chorus, or double choir and full, unusually-large orchestra, 3 x trumpets + drums, 3 x oboes, strings and continuo. This is a splendid movement and on a large scale, a choral fugue, really of quite breath-taking power....

A 7 movement cantata, with opening choral fantasia, a central choral, with soprano and a closing ‘full’ chorale, 2 x recitativos, -bass and tenor, and 2 x arias, alto and tenor. 1 x Corno features, in a supporting role, a transverse flute, in one tenor aria, movement...

6 movement cantata, opening chorale-fantasia, with cornetto support, -with vocal insertions- 2 x recits and 2 x arias, -one with Oboe da caccia, Orchestra consisting of 2 x Oboe (-one doubling caccia) strings, 4 soloists + 4-part chorus, organ and harpsichord...

A 6 movement cantata, with opening chorale fantasia, 2 x recits, 2 x arias and closing chorale. Four soloists, a four-part chorus -with reinforcing cornetto, supporting opening chorale tune, usual strings and continuo -and extensive use of transverse flute, -movement...

6-part cantata, 2 x oboes + strings, continuo and chorus, each voice, -except alto, singing one aria or recit, -except the soprano, who sings two, the last recit and the last aria, which includes, in its orchestration, 3 x flauto dolce, or recorders, 3 trombones +...