Nothing if not unpredictable, Nikolaus Harnoncourt follows his controversial reading of Porgy and Bess with three Bach cantatas, as his 80th birthday celebrations bring us full circle to a definable ...

In one of Bach's better known cantatas, No. 140, Wachet auf — "Wake up!" — Hahn introduces a duet with soprano Christine Schafer as the eager bride and baritone Matthias Goerne as Jesus, the soul's ...

“For the glory of God alone.” With these words, Bach signed off each of his two hundred sacred cantatas. But with so many to choose from, it’s hard to know where to begin. Our guide lifts the lid on a ...

All Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 140, 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 140 at BBC Proms ...

Choosing the "best" of Johann Sebastian Bach's nearly 200 sacred cantatas is a daunting task, as each one seems perfect. But three leading Bach experts took up the challenge. Peter Wollny, director of ...

Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt is one of the handful of big names behind what we now think of as the sound of Baroque music. Coinciding with his 80th birthday is this fascinating two-disc ...