Cantatas BWV 4 & 131
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Cantatas BWV 4 and 131 are early sacred works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1707. Both cantatas showcase Bach's early mastery of choral and instrumental writing, blending Lutheran chorale traditions with intricate counterpoint and expressive text settings.
First released: 8th March 1993
Tracklist
- 1.Cantata BWV 4: Sinfonia1:31
- 2.Cantata BWV 4: Versus I4:30
- 3.Cantata BWV 4: Versus II5:36
- 4.Cantata BWV 4: Versus III1:55
- 5.Cantata BWV 4: Versus IV1:59
- 6.Cantata BWV 4: Versus V4:27
- 7.Cantata BWV 4: Versus VI1:49
- 8.Cantata BWV 4: Versus VII1:19
- 9.Cantata BWV 131: Sinfonia and chorus. Adagio - Vivace4:41
- 10.Cantata BWV 131: Duet. Soprano and bass3:58
- 11.Cantata BWV 131: Chorus. Adagio - Largo - Adagio3:02
- 12.Cantata BWV 131: Duet. Alto and tenor5:22
- 13.Cantata BWV 131: Chorus3:43