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2009, October 24

Bach's Sacred Cantatas on CD

I have recordings of the complete sets of the sacred cantatas by two, actually three, conductors, and a few recordings from other performers.

Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Gustav Leonhardt
Teldec Das Alte Werk 407420
Recorded 1967-1988
Released 2008
Number of Discs 60

Here is a list of the complete cantata recordings.
I have the sets by Harnoncourt-Leonhardt and by Leusink.

Short Biographies:

Harnoncourt-Nikolaus Short bio from Bach Cantatas.com Short bio from Wikipedia	Leonhardt-Gustav Short bio from Bach Cantatas.com Short bio from Wikipedia
Suzuki-Masaaki Short bio from Bach Cantatas.com Short bio from Wikipedia	Koopman-Ton Short bio from Bach Cantatas.com Short bio from Wikipedia
Pieter Jan Leusink Short bio from Bach Cantatas.com Home Page	Rilling-Helmuth Short bio from Bach Cantatas.com Short bio from Wikipedia

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Presto has the complete sacred cantatas by Harnoncourt and Leonhardt, 60 cds, ON SALE for $178.31, before shipping. Offer ends August 10, 2011.

The Complete Cantatas
Barenreiter cat# TP 2004
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JSBChorales.net

JSBChorales.net offers free midi, QT and PDF files of Bach's four-part harmonized chorales. They can be downloaded individually or in complete sets. Be aware that other sites offering files downloaded from this site in the past may not have current updates. Please see Chorale Editions, File Accuracy.