Cantatas for the coming season of Advent by Johann Sebastian Bach, this weekend on Choral Showcase with performances by three great Bach ensembles: Collegium Vocale, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, and The Bach Choir of Bethlehem.
Show Notes
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 36 Schwingt freudig euch empor (Soar joyfully aloft)
- Sibylla Rubens, soprano; Sarah Connolly, alto; Christoph Pregardien, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass
- Collegium Vocale
- Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and mouth and deed and life)
- Lisa Larsson, soprano; Bogna Bartosz, alto; Gerd Turk, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass
- Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir
- Ton Koopman, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 63 Christen atzet diesen Tag (Christians, engrave this day)
- Sylvia McNair, soprano; Janice Taylor, contralto; David Gordon, tenor; Daniel Lichti, bass
- The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
- The Bach Festival Orchestra
- Greg Funfgeld, conductor