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. 1.
    Cantata BWV 4: Sinfonia
    1:31
  2. 2.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus I
    4:30
  3. 3.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus II
    5:36
  4. 4.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus III
    1:55
  5. 5.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus IV
    1:59
  6. 6.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus V
    4:27
  7. 7.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus VI
    1:49
  8. 8.
    Cantata BWV 4: Versus VII
    1:19
  9. 9.
    Cantata BWV 131: Sinfonia and chorus. Adagio - Vivace
    4:41
  10. 10.
    Cantata BWV 131: Duet. Soprano and bass
    3:58
  11. 11.
    Cantata BWV 131: Chorus. Adagio - Largo - Adagio
    3:02
  12. 12.
    Cantata BWV 131: Duet. Alto and tenor
    5:22
  13. 13.
    Cantata BWV 131: Chorus
    3:43

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