Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Solo Cantatas for Alto and Bass
8/9/2024, 36 Tracks, 2:06:21
Featuring
Maria Deger
Klemens Mölkner
Peter Kooij
Margot Oitzinger
Jan Jansen
L'Orfeo Barockorchester
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Performer Biography
Jan Jansen, an organist and harpsichordist, received the highest Dutch award for organ playing in 1970 and has recorded Bach's complete organ works, including the Six Trio Sonatas and Leipzig Chorales.
Performer Biography
Peter Kooij, a bass singer, began singing at age six and has an extensive repertoire of Bach's vocal works, documented on around 200 CD productions, including the complete Bach cantatas with Bach Collegium Japan.
Composition History
The texts for many of Bach's solo cantatas, including most on this album, were written by Christoph Birkmann, a Leipzig theology student, and Georg Christian Lehms, a former Leipzig student and court poet.
Performer Biography
L'Orfeo Barockorchester, led by Michi Gaigg, is known for its distinctive sound in early music and has received numerous international awards for its extensive discography.
Composition History
During the second half of 1726, Johann Sebastian Bach, the new Thomaskantor, shifted his compositional focus from large choral works to solo cantatas with smaller instrumental ensembles.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's solo cantatas from 1726 featured expressive poetic texts with a subjective first-person perspective, which was unusual in the conservative Leipzig of the time.
Performer Biography
Margot Oitzinger, a concert and opera singer specializing in early music, has performed at major venues worldwide and is involved in a complete DVD recording of Bach's vocal works.
