This album features live recordings from the baroque church of Trogen, an Appenzell village near St Gallen, Switzerland.
Compositional Technique
Bach frequently reused and adapted his earlier works, such as incorporating the first movements of his solo concertos into cantata sinfonias, often transferring solo parts to the organ for a church setting.
Compositional Technique
Bach often incorporated instrumental forms and genres into his church cantatas, such as French overtures for choruses or concerto-like settings with extended solo passages.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Bach, reusing older material was less about reducing workload and more about an "obsessive search for a perfect design" for the given text, constantly seeking new solutions.
Interpretation
The J.S. Bach Foundation St.Gallen performs one cantata monthly, with the conductor Rudolf Lutz demonstrating musical features and inviting the audience to sing along with chorales.
Performer Biography
Rudolf Lutz, the conductor and artistic director, is a lecturer in improvisation at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, a leading Swiss school for early music.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of a larger project by the J.S. Bach Foundation St.Gallen to re-interpret Bach's complete vocal works, including over 200 cantatas, in a concert series spanning approximately 25 years.
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