“Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.” Robert Schumann
It is astounding how abundant and inexhaustible are his works. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is more than the epitome of baroque music, and one wonders how a single person could accomplish so much in one lifetime. Show others the brilliance of Bach through Stretta!
After a number of engagements as an organist, in which he often confused more than supported parishes with his improvisational skills and harmonic experiments, in 1708, J. S. Bach was appointed Court Organist & Chamber Musician by the Duke of Saxony-Weimar. It was during this period that he composed most of his organ music. In 1714 he was promoted to Concert Master of the Court Orchestra, and one of his duties was to compose weekly cantatas for the Sunday Service, laying the foundations for the 300 or more Bach Cantatas, of which around 200 remain. For his next position, as Kapellmeister to the Prince of Anhalt-Köthen from 1717, Bach’s role no longer required him to compose sacred music, so it was here that many of any his instrumental works were developed, including The Brandenburg Concertos.
With his last role as Cantor of St. Thomas in 1723, Bach held his first and only official position working for the city, the city of Leipzig. He was responsible for the music at the four main churches in Leipzig, and he taught at St. Thomas’ Boarding School. The St. Thomas’ Boys’ Choir is still one of the most important, and traditional boys’ choirs in the world today. In his final years, despite his steadily declining sight, Bach still created works that are the sum, and pinnacle of counterpoint, such as The Musical Sacrifice or the The Art of Fugue.
As was common in the 18th century, Bach’s works were quickly forgotten after his death. People were only concerned with new music. It was Bach’s sons, and his successors at St Thomas’, who preserved his memory. Composers of the First Viennese School, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, especially admired Bach’s counterpoint, and learned a great deal from him. In the 19th century Bach Renaissance, the St. Matthew Passion was famously rediscovered, and performed in Berlin in 1829 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Another important milestone was the first complete edition of Bach’s works, which was created between 1850-1899. Today’s “New Bach Edition” was published between 1954-2007 by Bärenreiter and has become the authoritative Bach edition. The Original Manuscript of Bach’s B Minor Mass was declared a UNESCO World Document Heritage in 2015.
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a long line of musicians, whose family dated back centuries. Four of his sons continued this tradition, also becoming composers, ending up in London and Milan. With their works, they bridge the gap between baroque and classical music.
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 673194
Cantata for the 6th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684719
Cantata for the 6th Sunday after Trinity
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: Solo voice (alto), organ (obl.), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 684718
Cantata for the 7th Sunday after Trinity
Stuttgarter Bach–Ausgaben (Urtext)
for: 3 soloists (SAB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 680689
Cantata for the 3rd Sunday in Advent (Reconstruction)
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 234055
Kantate zum 2. Sonntag nach Epiphanias
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233909
Kantate zum Ratswechsel in Leipzig
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233773
Kantate zum 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233737
Kantate zum 7. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233643
Kantate zum 17. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 2 soloists (SB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, 2 organs
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424239
Cantata for New Year's Day; Circumcision of Christ
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 424230
Kantate zum 10. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233565
Kantate zum 21. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233527
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233491
Kantate zum 16. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233490
Kantate zum 25. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233434
Kantate zum Sonntag Misericordias Domini
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233374
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233284
Kantate zum 14. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233283
Cantata for Whit Sunday BWV 74
after the second setting by Bach
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233230
Cantata for the Sunday after New Year
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 2 voices (SB), orchestra, basso continuo
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 233006
Cantata for the feast of John the Baptist
Urtext Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Basso continuo (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1628927
Cantata for St. John’s Day
Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgaben Urtext
for: 3 soloists (ATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 232786
Single part Cor anglais
Item no.: 232473
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 1 C-Dur BWV 1066 - Bearbeitung für Streicher und Basso continuo
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 384640
for: Mixed choir (SATB), strings, basso continuo
Single part(n)
Item no.: 274004
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 287056
for: 5 Blockflöten (SSAAT)
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 784938
D Major
for: 2 Oboen, Fagott, Streichorchester und Basso continuo (Cembalo oder Orgel)
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 783861
Single part Viola
Item no.: 1557503
from "Musikalisches Opfer"
for: String orchestra
Single part Violin 1
Item no.: 784818
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 321261
Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt
Weimarer Fassung
Single part Organ
Item no.: 248037
Single part Tenor recorder
Item no.: 1557618
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302537
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 302536
Single part Organ
Item no.: 585550
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 212930
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 164071
Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
am 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 135707
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 243013
Kantate zum 1. Ostertag (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 295907
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 607994
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 604246
aus der Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
Forum Zupfmusik
for: Mandolin orchestra
Single part Mandolin 2
Item no.: 464615
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 491750
for: Symphonic orchestra
Single part Harpsichord
Item no.: 177812
for: Male choir (TTBB), organ, melodic instruments
Single parts Strings
Item no.: 1020347
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