
The recording features performances by the Gächinger Kantorei, the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, and the Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, all conducted by Helmuth Rilling.
Renowned baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is one of the bass soloists featured on this album.
The album cover features a self-portrait by Jan Steen, a Dutch Golden Age painter, depicting him as a lutenist.
This album was produced by hänssler CLASSIC, a German classical music label.