Martin Luther’s 95 theses fulminating against religious abuses appeared exactly 500 years ago; he began the Protestant Reformation whose music these thoroughly researched CDs and handsome book explore ...
It may seem surprising that Martin Luther saw music as an “inexpressible miracle” second only to theology itself. This handsomely presented, two-disc set surveys the wealth of church music that the ...
On Nov. 3, Emmanuel Music and guest conductor Grant Llewellyn perform J.S. Bach’s Reformation Day cantata “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott” (BWV 80) at Emmanuel Church’s 10 a.m. service. Bach’s is the ...
Cantata No. 79, 'Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn und Schi Clare College Choir, Cambridge Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Clare Baroque Graham Ross, Conductor Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' ...
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All Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Prelude 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott', BWV 720 (orch. Leopold Stokowski) at BBC Music ...
This year has seen several fine recordings celebrating the quincentenary of the founding act of the Reformation but this is comfortably the most searching and artistically rewarding that I’ve listened ...