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J.S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 1

10/1/2014, 20 Tracks, 1:02:43

Featuring

  • Rudolf Lutz
  • Raphael Jud
  • Claude Eichenberger
  • Bernhard Berchtold
  • Roswitha Müller
  • Wolf Matthias Friedrich
  • Klaus Häger
  • Ulrike Hofbauer
  • Orchester der J.S. Bach-Stiftung
  • Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

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Recording & Production

Since October 2006, the Bach Foundation has performed one cantata per month in the baroque church of Trogen, an Appenzell village near St Gallen.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Rudolf Lutz, the artistic director, approaches each cantata individually, focusing on understanding the text's theological background and Bach's musical interpretation.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Rudolf Lutz, the musical director, is a lecturer in improvisation at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, a leading school for early music, giving him a deep understanding of baroque music.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is part of a larger project by the J. S. Bach Foundation of St Gallen to re-interpret Bach's complete vocal works, including over 200 cantatas, in a concert cycle spanning approximately 25 years.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

J.S. Bach viewed the composition and performance of church music not as a chore, but as a heartfelt endeavor intrinsic to his overall artistic purpose.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

J.S. Bach's approximately 200 church cantatas are considered among the most significant treasures in the history of Western music.

Source: Booklet

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