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  • BWV 183 // For Exaudi

    Sie werden euch in den Bann tun

    (In banishment they will cast you) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, oboe d'amore I+II, oboe da caccia I+II, trumpet, strings and basso continuo Bonus: Live streaming After cancelling our…

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  • BWV 040 // For the Second Day of Christmas (St Stephen)

    Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes

    (For this is appeared the Son of God) for alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, horn I+II, oboe I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 225 // Motet

    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

    (Sing ye the Lord a new refrain) for vocal ensemble, oboe I+II, taille, theorbo, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 152 // For Sunday after Christmas

    Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn

    (Walk on the road of faith) for soprano and bass, recorder, oboe, viola d'amore, viola da gamba, violone and basso continuo

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  • BWV 206 // saecular cantata

    Schleicht, spielende Wellen

    (Glide, glittering waters) Cantata for the birthday of August III, for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, transverse flute I-III, oboe I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 69 // For the Council Election

    Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele

    (Praise thou the Lord, O my spirit) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I-III, oboe d’amore, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 195 // For a wedding

    Dem Gerechten muss das Licht

    (For the righteous must the light) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, transverse flute I+II, oboe I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 100 // Unspecified occasion

    Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

    (What God doth, that is rightly done) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, horn I+II, timpani, transverse flute, oboe, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 197 // For a wedding

    Gott ist unsre Zuversicht

    (God is our true confidence) for soprano, alto and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I+II and oboe d’amore I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 112 // For Misericordias Domini (Second Sunday after Easter)

    Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt

    (The Lord is now my shepherd true) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, horn I+II, oboe I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 171 // For New Year's Day (Feast of the Circumcision)

    Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm

    (God, as thy name is, so is, too, thy fame) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 064 // For the Third Christmas Day

    Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget

    (Mark ye how great a love this is that the Father hath shown us) for soprano, alto and bass, vocal ensemble, oboe d'amore, trombone I-III, cornett, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 1083 // Unspecified occasion

    Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden

    (Lord, annul all my transgressions) for soprano and alto, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 027 // Special programme

    Bach & Brahms

    In November 2024, the “With Brahms and Bach” tour took the Choir and Orchestra of the J. S. Bach Foundation, under the baton of Rudolf Lutz, to St. Gallen, Basel,…

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  • BWV 148 // For the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

    Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens

    (Bring to the Lord honour for his name’s sake) for alto and tenor, vocal ensemble, trumpet, oboe I-III, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 149 // For the Feast of St Michael and All Angels

    Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg

    (They sing now of triumph with joy) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, oboe I-III, bassoon, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 207 // saecular cantata

    Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten

    (United division of strings ever changing) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpet I-III, timpani, transverse flute I+II, oboe I+II, taille, strings and basso continuo We have professionally…

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  • BWV 205 // saecular cantata

    Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft

    (Demolish, disrupt it, destroy the lair) for the name day of Professor August Friedrich Müller (Dramma per musica), for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, trumpets I-III, timpani, horn…

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  • BWV 076 // For the Second Sunday after Trinity

    Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes

    (The heavens are telling of God the glory) for soprano, alto, tenor and bass; vocal ensemble, trumpet, oboe I+II, viola da gamba, strings and basso continuo

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  • BWV 128 // for Ascension

    Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein

    (On Christ’s ascent to heaven alone) for alto, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, oboe I+II, oboe da caccia, trumpet, horn I+II, strings and basso continuo

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  • Bach & Brahms – BWV 27 «Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende» and op. 45 «Ein deutsches Requiem»

    Played on historical instruments, live recording
    9. April 2025
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    Devotional music and the art of parody: a missa brevis on bach’s kyrie-gloria masses BWV 233–236

    Eine Missa Brevis über Bachs Kyrie-Gloria-Messen BWV 233–236
    9. April 2025

  • BACH FACTORY on BWV 56 “Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen”

    BACH FACTORY on BWV 56 "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen"
    6. October 2024
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    Devotional music and the art of parody: a missa brevis on bach’s kyrie-gloria masses BWV 233–236

    Eine Missa Brevis über Bachs Kyrie-Gloria-Messen BWV 233–236
    12. September 2024

  • BACH FACTORY on BWV 12 “Weinen, klagen, sorgen, zagen”

    BACH FACTORY on BWV 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen"
    12. April 2024

  • BACH FACTORY on BWV 41 “Jesu, nun sei gepreiset”

    BACH FACTORY on BWV 41 "Jesu, nun sei gepreiset"
    14. January 2024

  • BACH FACTORY on BWV 191 “Gloria in excelsis Deo”

    BACH FACTORY on BWV 191 "Gloria in excelsis Deo"
    17. December 2023

  • BACH FACTORY on BWV 61 “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”

    BACH FACTORY on BWV 61 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
    10. December 2023

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