This album features live recordings from the evangelical churches in Teufen AR and Trogen AR, Switzerland.
Performer Biography
Rudolf Lutz, the musical director, is an improvisation teacher at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, a leading school for early music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rudolf Lutz, the musical director for this project, aims to create a living Bach experience for today's listeners based on historical knowledge.
Compositional Technique
Bach's vocal compositions have often been considered instrumentally dominated, with 19th-century critics suggesting he lacked insight into the 'true nature of the voice'.
Interpretation
The ensemble for this series consists primarily of young musicians from Switzerland, Southern Germany, and Austria, all experienced in historical performance practice.
Historical Context
In Bach's time, women were strictly forbidden from performing in the Lutheran churches of Leipzig, which limited his second wife Anna Magdalena Wülcken's ability to perform.
Composition History
The J.S. Bach Foundation St.Gallen, funded privately, is undertaking a project to re-interpret Bach's entire vocal work, including over 200 cantatas, over approximately 25 years.
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