Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas
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JOHANN LUDWIG BACH
Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas
Sebastian Myrus, Richard Resch, William Shelton, Flore Van Meerssche, Carine Tinney, etc / Capella Sollertia, Johanna Soller
[ Ricercar / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 20 February 2026
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Leipzig, 1726. Johann Sebastian Bach had been Cantor at the Thomaskirche for three years, and in February of that year he interrupted his regular production of cantatas to perform eighteen cantatas by his cousin Johann Ludwig Bach in the city's main churches. Johann Ludwig was Kapellmeister at the court of Meiningen at that time. These works have survived solely thanks to the copies that Johann Sebastian made of them, and thus testify to the high esteem in which he held his cousin's compositions. Capella Sollertia now presents the first ever recording of these works.
"This seminal project is a revelation in the sheer weight of first-rate 'Bach', previously under the radar, and now in premiere recordings delivered with exceptional attentiveness and care" Gramophone Award WINNER 2026 - Choral
"Johanna Soller's conducting is incisive yet flexible, while her splendid lineup of fresh-voiced soloists basks in sumptuous sound thanks to Ricercar's scrupulous engineering. A remarkable rediscovery, warmly recommended." The Guardian Five Stars
"The box offers a treasure chest of delights, dispatched with scrupulous care and tremendous vim by Johanna Soller's Capella Sollertia, an ensemble particularly blessed with agile soprano soloists, pure in tone even when navigating the Italianate leaps and twiddles that Ludwig's vocal writing demands...The performers' enjoyment of Ludwig's music is palpable and discovering these 18 cantatas has given me five of the happiest hours of my listening life." The Times Five Stars
