One hour of browsing through early music with an accent on masses. Kuhnau and Bach as Thomas cantor.
On 13 May 1723 Johann Sebastian Bach became cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. He succeeded Johann Kuhnau, a colleague of Telemann.
Johann Kuhnau (1660 – 1722)
1. Tristis est anima mea
2. Cantata: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Charles Daniels, tenor. The King’s Consort conducted by Robert King
(Hyperion CDA67059)
Johann Kuhnau
3. Partita IV in F
Gabriele Micheli, harpsichord
(Dynamic CDS 265)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
4. Cantata BWV 59: Wer mich liebet der werd mein wort halten
Yukari Nonoshita, soprano. Peter Kooij, bass. Bach Collegium Japan conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
(BIS CD 1271)
Johann Sebastian Bach
5. Franse Suite no 1 in D BWV 812
Rinaldo Alessandrini, harpsichord
(Opus 111 OPS 30-258)
On image: Kuhnau on the title page of his ‘Clavir-Ubung’
