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JL Bach - The Leipzig Cantatas | Ricercar RIC482

JL Bach - The Leipzig Cantatas

£35.83

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Label: Ricercar

Cat No: RIC482

Barcode: 5400439004825

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 4

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Expected Release Date: 20th February 2026

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Leipzig, 1726. Johann Sebastian Bach had been Cantor at the Thomaskirche for three years, and in February of that year he interrupted his regular production of cantatas to perform eighteen cantatas by his cousin Johann Ludwig Bach in the city's main churches. Johann Ludwig was Kapellmeister at the court of Meiningen at that time. These works have survived solely thanks to the copies that Johann Sebastian made of them, and thus testify to the high esteem in which he held his cousin's compositions. Capella Sollertia now presents the first ever recording of these works.

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If one wonders why Johann Ludwig – Bach’s distant cousin, employed 150 miles away at the court of Meiningen – was so favoured by Johann Sebastian, these 18 cantatas provide the answer. ... Johanna Soller and Capella Sollertia engage unerringly with this extensive project – a full five hours of music – unceasing advocates for an oeuvre that has, until now, remarkably escaped our attention. ... this seminal project is a revelation in the sheer weight of first-rate ‘Bach’, previously under the radar, and now in premiere recordings delivered with exceptional attentiveness and care.  Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (Recording of the Month)
Gramophone February 2026

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