The cantata BWV 80.1 is the original form of Bach's well-known Reformation cantata 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' BWV 80.3.
Interpretation
Les Favorites, the accompanying ensemble for Vocalensemble Rastatt, performs on original instruments, ranging from a continuo group to a classical orchestra.
Composition History
Many of Bach's vocal works, including the cantatas on this album, have survived only as fragments, requiring reconstruction to be performed.
Recording & Production
This album features 'reconstructed cantatas,' meaning that scholars have completed fragmentary works by Bach to make them performable.
Composition History
The first movement of Bach's Mass in B minor Gloria is suspected to be a 'parody' (a reworked version) of the opening movement of the Christmas cantata BWV 197.1.
Composition History
The New Year's Cantata BWV 190.1 is the most fragmented of the three cantatas on this album, with significant portions of its instrumental parts missing.
Performer Biography
Vocalensemble Rastatt, led by Holger Speck, received a Grammy nomination for their CD production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro for Deutsche Grammophon.
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