Johann Sebastian Bach began composing his 'cantatas' while serving as organist at Saint Blaise's Church in Mühlhausen from 1707 to 1708.
Performer Biography
Susie Napper, the artistic director of Montréal Baroque, initiated the Montreal Baroque Festival in 2003 to establish Montreal as a global center for early music.
Compositional Technique
Bach systematically used Lutheran chorales in his sacred vocal music, harmonizing, counterpointing, ornamenting, and varying them, or using them as cantus firmi.
Recording & Production
The singers on this album are the winners of the 2014 Bruce Haynes International Competition for rhetorical singing of Bach's music.
Interpretation
The chorus sections on this album are sung by the four soloists, with one voice per part.
Recording & Production
This recording was produced during the 2014 Montreal Baroque Festival.
Performer Biography
Eric Milnes, the conductor, has been critically acclaimed across North and South America, Europe, and Asia as a dynamic choral director and keyboard artist.
