Bach Cantata recording review - http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/e/era12598a.html
An explanation of the essence of Bach's Cantata's and a review by Steve Schwartz of selections from the first two volumes of Ton Koopman's complete recording project. |
Bach Cantatas - http://www.bach-cantatas.com
Entries generally compiled from postings about the compositions and their recordings at the Bach Cantatas Mailing List. Participants suggest works to study. Subscription and background information included. |
Bach Cantatas: Indexed Listener's Guide - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/cantindx.html
Separate listings of sacred and secular pieces placed in numerical order with links to pages for individual pieces. |
Bach Cantatas: Listener's Guide Indexed by Rating - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/rateindx.html
Personal and professional opinion about the overall quality of the religious pieces by Simon Crouch. |
Bach's Cantatas: A Brief Orientation - http://www.baroque-music-club.com/cantatas.html
Tracing patterns and changes in his cantata compositions through different periods in his life. From the Baroque Music Club. |
Book Review of Handbook to Bach's Sacred Cantata Texts - http://www.music.qub.ac.uk/tomita/bachbib/review/bb-review_Unger-HandbookBSCT.html
Review by Yo Tomita of Melvin P. Unger's book which details links between bible quotations and allusions and Bach's Cantata movements |
Laurenscantorij - http://www.laurenscantorij.nl
Performing monthly Cantata at the Saint Laurens church of Rotterdam The Netherlands. Dates and works to be performed. |
Listener's Guide to the Cantatas of J. S. Bach - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/works/bachjs/cantatas.html
Simon Crouch article deals with what to listen for, recommended recordings, books, and Internet references. |
The Bach Cantatas - http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~wfb/bach.html
The pages contain the German texts of all cantatas and most other vocal works by J.S. Bach, as well as French translations of many cantatas. |
The Cantata Musical Form - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/g_cantata.html
An explanation from the "Grove Concise Dictionary of Music" of the history and format of the Cantata musical form |