From 1702, Johann Christoph Olearius began to build his Song Library. The main aim was to identify sources of the original song texts and the correct names of the song
Carus Verlag is providing a special edition with music and text of the closing chorales free of charge.
What offered Bach inspiration for his St John Passion? Searching through hymnological publications and hymnbooks from the early 18th century provides an interesting new lead. A written-out musical Passion story
In our search for the context in which the choral cantatas were composed, we are trying to follow the traces of the hymnological discussions. Here, too, surprising insights are emerging,
The life of Johann Sebastian Bach is beautifully documented on this website of the Bach-Archiv in Germany. Consult the Calendar here. You can scroll in time and click through to
Before we take you through the cycle of chorale cantatas, we’d like to answer an important starting question: what exactly is a chorale cantata? The short answer: a chorale cantata