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