J.S. Bach cantatas BWV 8 125 & 138
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The reflection on death and agony is one of the favorite themes of Bach and his contemporaries in the context of the cantata, this "theology in music" so highly valued in the very Lutheran North Germany. Composed between 1723 and 1725, the three cantatas presented on this disc explore three aspects: the aspiration to "a wonderful dawn" (BWV 8), the ultimate departure into serenity (BWV 125), and the vanity of earthly existence (BWV 138). There is therefore "no consolation on earth," but in heaven: what musician, what artist has been able, like Bach, to convey this divine consolation with such depth - with such... evidence?Buy J.S. Bach cantatas BWV 8 125 & 138 at the best price
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