Johann Ludwig Bach ( – 1 May 1731) was a German composer and violinist. He was born in Thal near

Eisenach Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situat ...

. At the age of 22 he moved to

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

eventually being appointed cantor there, and later

Kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

. He wrote a large amount of music and regularly oversaw performances, both at

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

and neighbouring courts. He was a third cousin of

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

, who made copies of several of his

cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning o ...

s and performed them at

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. The cantata ''

Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen ''Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen'' (For you shall not leave my soul in hell), JLB 21, BWV 15, is a church cantata spuriously attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach but most likely composed by Johann Ludwig Bach. H ...

'',

BWV The (BWV; ; ) is a catalogue of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first published in 1950, edited by Wolfgang Schmieder. The catalogue's second edition appeared in 1990. An abbreviated version of that second edition, known as BWV2 ...

15, once thought to be by Johann Sebastian, and listed as BWV 15 in

Wolfgang Schmieder Wolfgang Schmieder (May 29, 1901 – November 8, 1990) was a German music librarian and musicologist. Schmieder was born in Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz, Poland).Eggebrecht, Hans. "Wolfgang Schmieder". ''Oxford Music Online''. 2001, https://doi.o ...

's catalogue of his works, is now thought to be by Johann Ludwig. Bach died in Meiningen.

Works, editions and recordings

The earliest lists of compositions by Johann Ludwig Bach appeared in the 19th century: Johann Theodor Mosewius listed 16 of his cantatas in 1852, and

Alfred Dörffel Alfred Dörffel (24 January 1821 – 22 January 1905) was a German pianist, music publisher and librarian. Career Dörffel was born in Waldenburg, Saxony, the son of August Friedrich Dörffel and his wife Christiane Charlotte, née Kröhne. He ...

listed 17 cantatas and the Mass in E minor, with their incipits, in Vol. 41 of the Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1894). The Johann-Ludwig-Bach-Verzeichnis (catalogue of compositions by Johann Ludwig Bach, abbreviated JLB) contains 39 compositions, starting, in the same sequence, with the 17 cantatas listed by Dörffel:

Hermann Max Hermann Max (born 1941 in Goslar) is a German choral conductor. In 1977, he founded the Jugendkantorei Dormagen, which in 1985 became the basis of the Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert. In 1992 he founded the Knechtsteden Early Music Fes ...

(editor)
''Johann Ludwig Bach: Ja, mir hast du Arbeit gemacht''.
Carus, 1982 #''Gott ist unser Zuversicht'', sacred cantata for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Scored for

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880& ...

alto The musical term alto, meaning "high" in Italian ( Latin: ''altus''), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range. In 4-part voice leading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruse ...

tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

and

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

soloists (satb) and choir (

SATB SATB is an initialism that describes the scoring of compositions for choirs, and also choirs (or consorts) of instruments. The initials are for the voice types: S for soprano, A for alto, T for tenor and B for bass. Choral music Four-part harm ...

), with an accompaniment consisting of 2

violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...

parts and one

viola ; german: Bratsche , alt=Viola shown from the front and the side , image=Bratsche.jpg , caption= , background=string , hornbostel_sachs=321.322-71 , hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite chordophone sounded by a bow , range= , related= *Violin family ...

part ( Str), and

basso continuo Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing the ...

(Bc). Performed in Leipzig on . #''Der Gottlosen Arbeit'', sacred cantata for the fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Darum will ich auch erwählen'', sacred cantata for the third Sunday before Lent (Septuagesima). Scored for satbSATB, two

oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. ...

s (2Ob), Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Darum säet euch Gerechtigkeit'', sacred cantata for the second Sunday before Lent (Sexagesima). Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Ja, mir hast du Arbeit gemacht'', sacred cantata for the last Sunday before Lent (Estomihi). Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements:Barbara Schlick, Mary Nichols, Wilfried Jochens, Jugendkantorei Dormagen, Das Kleine Konzert and

(conductor)
''Johann Ludwig Bach: Kantaten''.
Carus, 1981 #:Part I #:: Aria (bass): "Ja, mir hast du Arbeit gemacht" (Yes, you rather burden me, ) – Recitative (tenor): "Der Herr der Herrlichkeit" (The Lord of blessedness) – Duet (alto, tenor): "Ach, der Sünden Greul und Wust" (O, confusing sinfulness) – Recitative (bass): "Sehet, wir gehen hinauf" (Come now, we journey the path) #:Part II #:: Aria (soprano): "Fließt, ihr Lieb- und Trauertränen" (Flow, my tears of love and mourning!, ) – Recitative (soprano): "Dies ist das Reis'geschenk" (With tears I follow you) – Arioso (alto): "O wundergroße Lieb" (O wondrous loving heart) – Chorus: "Zieh, teurer Jesus, hin" (My precious Lord, alas), concluding with two stanzas from

Johannes Heermann Johann Heermann (11 October 158517 February 1647) was a German poet and hymnodist. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 26 October with Philipp Nicolai and Paul Gerhardt. Life Heermann was born in Raudten ( ...

's "

Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen "Herzliebster Jesu" (often translated into English as "Ah, Holy Jesus", sometimes as "O Dearest Jesus") is a Lutheran Passion hymn in German, written in 1630 by Johann Heermann, in 15 stanzas of 4 lines, first published in ''Devoti Musica Cordis'' ...

" (tune by Johannes Crüger) #''Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen'', sacred cantata for the first Sunday after Easter (Quasimodogeniti). Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Ich will meinen Geist'', sacred cantata for the sixth Sunday after Trinity. Scored for satbSATB, two

natural horn The natural horn is a musical instrument that is the predecessor to the modern-day (French) horn (differentiated by its lack of valves). Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth century the natural horn evolved as a separation from the trump ...

s (2Hn), Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements:Maria Zadori, Kai Wessel,

David Cordier David Cordier (born 1 May 1959) is an English countertenor. He made an international career based in Germany, and appeared both in concert and opera. While focused on roles by Handel such as Radamisto, he has also performed in contemporary opera ...

, Wilfried Jochens, Hans-Georg Wimmer, Stephan Schreckenberger, Harry van der Kamp, the

Rheinische Kantorei The Rheinische Kantorei is a German vocal ensemble of baroque music accompanied by an instrumental ensemble called Das Kleine Konzert. History The Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert were founded in 1977 by the German conductor Hermann M ...

, the Kleine Konzert and

(conductor
''Missa Brevis "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"''.
Capriccio, 2004 ## Duet (soprano, alto): "Ich will meinen Geist in euch geben" ## Recitative (bass): "Das Gute, das ich kann" ## Aria (bass): "Lass mich deine Hilfe spüren" ## Arioso (alto, tenor): "An dem merken wir, dass wir ihn kennen" ## Aria (soprano): "Seele, wilst du Christum kennen" ## Recitative (soprano): "Dies ist die Prob', die er von dir begehrt" ## Chorus: "Hilf Jesu, hilf" – Chorale: "Die Werke kommen wahrlich her" #''Die mit Tränen säen'', sacred cantata for the third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate). Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements:Hans Hornung and Martin Gotthard Schneider (editors)
''Johann Ludwig Bach: Die mit Tränen säen''.
Carus, 1977 (²1992)Susanne Gorzny, Steve Wächter, Michael Zabanoff, Biederitzer Kantorei, Telemann-Consort-Magdeburg and Michael Scholl (conductor)
''mitteldeutsche Barockkantaten''.
Amati, 2007 ##Chorus: "Die mit Tränen säen" (Who has sorrow planting, ) ##Recitative (alto): "Bei unverdrossnem Schweiß" (Alone by work and care) ##Aria (alto): "Tau und Tränen feuchten Saat und Herzen an" (Dew and weeping water seeds and faithful hearts) ##Duet (tenor, bass): "Denn ich halte es dafür" (This I strongly do maintain, ) ##Aria (soprano): "Dringt, ihr Qualen auf mich her" (Come, o torments, over me) ##Recitative (soprano): "Es kann die Seel kein besser Glück genießen" (The soul can know no higher satisfaction) ##Chorus: "O angenehmer Tausch" (O wonderful exchange), concluding with three stanzas from " Kommt her zu mir" by Georg Grünwald #''Mache dich auf, werde licht'', sacred cantata for the feast of Purification. Scored for satbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements:

(editor)
''Johann Ludwig Bach: Mache dich auf, werde licht''.
Carus, 1984 (²1992) #:Part I #:: Aria (bass): "Mache dich auf, werde licht" (Rise up and shine, be a light) – Duet (soprano, tenor): "Und die Heiden" (And the nations) – Recitative (alto): "Siehst du, verdüstert Aug'" (See now, most darkened eye) – Aria (soprano): "Weicht, ihr Schatten" (Flee, dark shadows) – Aria (tenor): "Herr, nun lässet du deinen Diener" (Lord, you let now your faithful servant) #:Part II #:: Aria (alto): "Herr, dein Wort, das ist geschehen" (Lord, your word has been fulfilled now) – Recitative (soprano, alto, tenor, bass): "Dein Reich ist ja den Menschen zubereitet" (Your kingdom, Lord, is meant for ev'rybody) – Chorus: "Laß, Höchster, diesen Wunsch" (Most highest, may this wish) #''Er ist aus der Angst und Gericht genommen'', sacred cantata for Easter Monday. Scored for satbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Er machet uns lebendig'', sacred cantata for Easter Tuesday. Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements: ## Chorus: "Er machet uns lebendig" ## Recitative: "Du hast gesiegt" ## Aria: "Soll ich vor dir, Herr" ## Duet: "So sind wir nun mit ihm begraben" ## Aria: "Geerbte Schuld" ## Recitative: "Nimm, Heiland, hin den Dank" ## Chorale: "Hilf, daß ich mit diesem Morgen" #''Und ich will ihnen einen einigen Hirten'', sacred cantata for the second Sunday after Easter (Misericordias Domini). Scored for satbSATB, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Der Herr wird ein Neues im Lande'', sacred cantata for the feast of Visitation. Scored for satbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements: ## Chorus: "Der Herr wird ein Neues im Lande erschaffen" ## Recitative (alto): "Hat Gott nicht alles gut gemacht?" ## Aria (alto): "Evens Kinder aus der Schuld zu reißen" ## Aria (soprano): "Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn" ## Arioso (tenor, bass): "Gesegnet ist der Leib, der Jesum hat getragen" ## Recitative (alto, tenor, bass): "Muss alle Welt die Mutter selig preisen" ## Chorus: "Verschmähe nicht den Preis" – Chorale: "Nun lob', mein Seel', den Herren" #''Die Weisheit kömmt nicht'', sacred cantata for the fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate). Scored for sabbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . Movements: ## Chorus: "Die Weisheit kömmt nicht in eine boshafte Seele" ## Recitative (tenor): "Wie stehen Tag und Finsternis zusammen" ## Aria (tenor): "Licht und Recht muss die Brust der Seelen weisen" ## Arioso (bass): "Wenn derselbige kommt, der die Welt wird strafen" ## Aria (soprano): "Streu ein Fünklein reiner Flammen" ## Recitative (soprano): "Wie kann ich sonst vor seinem Recht bestehn?" ## Chorale (chorus): "O du allersüß'ste Freude" #''Durch sein Erkenntnis'', sacred cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity. Scored for satbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Ich aber ging für dir über'', sacred cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity. Scored for satbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Siehe, ich will meinen Engel senden'', sacred cantata for the feast of St. John the Baptist. Scored for satbSATB, 2Ob, Str and Bc. Performed in Leipzig on . #''Klingt vergnügt, ihr holden Saiten'', secular cantata. #''O Herr, ich bin dein Knecht'', funeral music (Trauermusik) for

Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (7 October 1672 – 24 November 1724) was a German (Saxon) nobleman. Biography He was born in Gotha, the eldest son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darms ...

(died 24 November 1724). Movements:Maria Zadori, Lena Susanne Norin, Guy de Mey, Klaus Mertens, Veronika Winter, Gundula Anders, Hans Jörg Mammel, Hans-Joachim Weber, Annette Schneider, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert and

(conductor)
''Johann Ludwig Bach: Trauermusik (für Soli, Doppelchor, 2 Orchester)''.
Capriccio, 2011 #: Part I: #:: "O Herr, ich bin dein Knecht" (Chorus) – Recitative: "Du Gottes Ebenbild" (Soprano) – Aria: "Ach ja, die Ketten" (Soprano) – Recitative: "Dein Will kann nicht das?" (Alto) – Aria: "O Herr, ich bin dein Knecht" (Alto) – Recitative: "So kannstu aus dem Diensthaus" (Tenor) – Aria: "Ob gleich aller Treiber Wut" (Tenor) – Recitative: "Ja, der, dem alle Macht" (Bass) – "Meine Bande sind zurissen" (Chorus) #: Part II: #:: Duet and Aria: Ich suche nur das Himmelleben (Soprano, Alto, Bass) – Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus) – Duet: Drum will ich auch Dankopfer bringen (Alto, Tenor) – Aria: Das, was ich meinem Gott versprochen (Bass) – Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ (Chorus) – Duet: Drum Welt, ade, ich bin dein müde (Soprano, Alto) – Aria and Chorale: Jerusalem, ich tu verlangen (Tenor, Bass, Chorus) #: Part III: #:: Dir Will Ich Dank Opfern (Chorus) – Recitative: Was Ist Der Mensch, Herr (Alto) – Aria: Dies Macht Dein Sohn (Alto) – Recitative: Befreit Mich Nun Der Sohn (Tenor) – Aria: Lob Und Dank Zum Opfer Geben (Tenor) – Recitative: Doch Eines Weiss Ich Noch (Soprano) – Aria: Da, Da Will Ich Dir Bezahlen (Soprano) – Accompagnato: Die Herrschaft, Welche Nur (Bass) – So Viel Gnadengaben (Bass) – Finale: In Dir, Jerusalem (Chorus) – Chorale: Preis, Lob, Ehr, Ruhm, Dank, Kraft Und Macht (Chorus) # Ouvertüre à 4 in G major. #''

'', sacred cantata for Easter, in two parts. Performed in Leipzig on , and for some time misattributed to Johann Sebastian Bach ( BWV 15). #''Küsset den Sohn, daß er nicht zürne''.Johann Ludwig Bach
at #''Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden''. #''Du sollst lieben Gott deinen Herrn'', sacred cantata for the 13th Sunday after Trinity. #''Es wird des Herren Tag kommen'', sacred cantata. #''Gehet, ihr Sorgen, gehet hin'', for H. Anton Ulrich, 17 October 1728. #''Gott sei uns gnädig'',

motet In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from high medieval music to the present. The motet was one of the pre-eminent polyphonic forms of Renaissance music. According to Ma ...

. #''Das ist meine Freude'', motet. #''Uns ist ein Kind geboren'', motet. #''Die richtig für sich gewandelt haben'', motet. #''Ich will auf den Herren schauen'', motet. #''Wir wissen so unser irdisches Haus'', motet. #''Unsere Trübsal die zeitlich und leicht ist'', motet. #''Das Blut Jesu Christi'', motet. #''Sei nun wieder zufrieden'', motet. #''Gedenke meiner, mein Gott'', funeral motet. #''Ich habe dich ein klein Augenblick verlassen'', motet. # Kyrie–Gloria Mass in

E minor E minor is a minor scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative major is G major and its parallel major is E major. The E natural minor scale is: : Changes needed ...

, Missa super cantilena " Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr", a.k.a. BWV Anh. 166, formerly attributed to

Johann Nicolaus Bach Johann Nicolaus Bach (or Johann Nikolaus Bach) ( – 4 November 1753) was a German composer of the Baroque period. Johann Nicolaus was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Bach and the second cousin of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was educated at ...

. Short addition by J. S. Bach in his Leipzig copy of this composition. The text of the Gloria is partly in German: it intersperses the Latin text of the Gloria with, as cantus firmus, all four stanzas of "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" (which is itself a paraphrase of the Gloria), a Lutheran hymn by Nicolaus Decius and Joachim Slüter. Movements:Mass in E minor, BWV Anh 166
at Klaus Hofmann (editor)
''Johann Nikolaus Bach: Missa brevis Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr''.

Carus Verlag Carus-Verlag is a German music publisher founded in 1972 and based in Stuttgart. Carus was founded by choral conductor Günter Graulich and his wife Waltraud with an emphasis on choral repertoire. The catalogue currently includes more than 26,00 ...

, 1976 (²1993) #: Kyrie: #:: "Kyrie eleison" – "Christe eleison" – "Kyrie eleison" #: Gloria: #:: "Gloria in excelsis" – "Laudamus te" – "Domine Fili unigenite" – "Quoniam tu solus sanctus" – "Cum Sancto Spiritu" #

Concerto A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typ ...

for two

s and

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

D major D major (or the key of D) is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor. The D major scale is: : Ch ...

. Further there is a sacred cantata for the second Sunday after Trinity, ''Kommet, es ist alles bereit'', JLB

deest Deest is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 9 km south of Wageningen. History It was first mentioned in 814 as T(h)esta (CL I, no. 101) and 997 as Dheste. The etymolo ...

, with a manuscript dated 1719. Compositions that are sometimes attributed to Johann Ludwig Bach: * BWV Anh. 25 – Kyrie–Gloria Mass in

C major C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and ...

, copied & performed by J. S. Bach 1740-1742. * BWV Anh. 167 – Kyrie–Gloria Mass for double choir in G major, according to 21st-century scholarship attributable to

Christoph Bernhard Christoph Bernhard (1 January 1628 – 14 November 1692) was born in Kolberg, Pomerania, and died in Dresden. He was a German Baroque composer and musician. He studied with former Sweelinck-pupil Paul Siefert in Danzig (now Gdańsk) and in ...

, Johann Philipp Krieger or

David Pohle David Pohle (1624 – 20 December 1695) was a German composer of the Baroque era. His surname is also spelled Pohl, Pohlen, Pole, Pol or Bohle. Biography Pohle was born in Marienberg into a family of civic musicians. He was a pupil of Heinrich Sc ...

. Older scholarship attributed the mass to

Antonio Lotti Antonio Lotti (5 January 1667 – 5 January 1740) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. Biography Lotti was born in Venice, although his father Matteo was '' Kapellmeister'' at Hanover at the time. Oral tradition says that in 1682, Lotti ...

or Johann Ludwig Bach, after it had been considered Johann Sebastian Bach's up to the middle of the 19th century.

Score publications

In 1852 ''Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen'', JLB 21, was published as J. S. Bach's 15th cantata by the

Bach-Gesellschaft The German Bach-Gesellschaft (Bach Society) was a society formed in 1850 for the express purpose of publishing the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach without editorial additions. The collected works are known as the Bach-Gesellschaft-Ausga ...

published the Kyrie-Gloria Mass (JLB 38), the Suite in G major (JLB 20), the motets, and a few cantatas (JLB 5, 8 and 9). Facsimiles of several 18th-century manuscripts containing Johann Ludwig Bach's works are available at the

Bach Digital Bach Digital (German: ), developed by the Bach Archive in Leipzig, is an online database which gives access to information on compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach and members of his family. Early manuscripts of such compositions are a major foc ...

website. Ulrich Leisinger's edition of the Trauermusik, JLB 19, was published by Hofmeister.

Recordings

Sacred cantatas JLB 1–17: * JLB 5, 8, 9 and 11:

Barbara Schlick Barbara Schlick (born 21 July 1943, Würzburg) is a German soprano who is particularly admired for interpretations of the concert literature of the baroque era. Career Schlick studied singing under at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg and in E ...

, Mary Nichols,

Wilfried Jochens Wilfried Jochens is a German tenor. A graduate of Hamburg University and the State College for Music and Fine Arts, studying under Johannes Hoefflin, he has been a concert vocalist since 1972. He is particularly noted for his performances as the ...

, Jugendkantorei Dormagen and Das Kleine Konzert conducted by

(1981) * JLB 7, 13 and 14: Maria Zadori, Kai Wessel,

, Wilfried Jochens, Hans-Georg Wimmer,

Stephan Schreckenberger Stephan Schreckenberger (born 16 February 1955) is a German bass singer and conductor, especially in the field of early music. From 2003, he has been a teacher at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt, and from 2011 the directo ...

Harry van der Kamp Harry van der Kamp (born 1947 in Kampen) is a Dutch bass singer in opera and concert. Mostly active in Historically informed performance, he founded the Gesualdo Ensemble. He is also an academic voice teacher. Singing career Born in Kampen, va ...

, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, conducted by

(2004) * JLB 8: Susanne Gorzny, Steve Wächter, Michael Zabanoff, Biederitzer Kantorei, Telemann-Consort-Magdeburg, conducted by Michael Scholl (2007) Trauermusik, JLB 19: * Maria Zadori, Lena Susanne Norin,

Guy de Mey Guy de Mey (born 4 August 1955) is a Belgian tenor from Sint-Niklaas. He studied with Stella Dalberg, Erna Spoorenberg, Peter Pears and Éric Tappy. It all began in 1975 when he won the first prize at the Belgian National Pro Civitate competitio ...

, Klaus Mertens, Veronika Winter, Gundula Anders, Hans Jörg Mammel, Hans-Joachim Weber, Annette Schneider, the

and The Kleine Konzert conducted by

(1997) Overture in G major, JLB 20: * Musica Antiqua Köln conducted by Reinhard Goebel (2012)Musica Antiqua Köln and Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
''Bach Bachianas: Music by the Bach Family''.
Deutsche Grammophon, 2012 * Freiburg Baroque Orchestra conducted by

Thomas Hengelbrock Thomas Hengelbrock (born 9 June 1958) is a German violinist, musicologist, stage director and conductor. Born in Wilhelmshaven, Hengelbrock studied the violin with Rainer Kussmaul. He started his career in Würzburg and Freiburg im Breisgau. ...

Sacred cantata, JLB 21 (see also Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen#Recordings): * Mona Spägele, Harry Van Berne, Stephan Schreckenberger, Christiane Iven, Bremen Baroque Orchestra, Alsfelder Vokalensemble, Gesualdo Consort and others conducted by

Wolfgang Helbich Wolfgang Helbich (8 April 1943 – 8 April 2013) was a German church musician, a choral conductor and academic. He was the founder of the Alsfelder Vokalensemble and served as their conductor for decades, a group that toured internationally and re ...

(before 2014)Mona Spägele, Harry Van Berne, Stephan Schreckenberger, Christiane Iven, Bremen Baroque Orchestra, Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble, Gesualdo Consort, etc. and Wolfgang Helbich (conductor)
The Sacred Apocryphal Bach / Helbich, Alsfelder Vokalensemble (8-CD Set)
CPO, 2014 Motets, JLB 27–37: * JLB 27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 and 37: Maria Zadori, Lena Susanne Norin, Guy de Mey, Klaus Mertens, Veronika Winter, Gundula Anders, Hans Jörg Mammel, Hans-Joachim Weber, Annette Schneider, Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert conducted by

(1997–2004) * JLB 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36 and 37: Ex tempore Gent, Orpheon Consort Wien, Florian Heyerick (2006) * JLB 28 and 33: Choir of Clare College Cambridge conducted by Timothy Brown (2013) * JLB 28, 32 and 33: Leipziger Cantorey conducted by Gotthold Schwarz (2015) * JLB 34: Cantus Cölln conducted by

Konrad Junghänel Konrad Junghänel (born 27 February 1953) is a German lutenist and conductor in the field of historically informed performance, the founder and director of the vocal ensemble Cantus Cölln. Career Junghänel studied at the Hochschule für Musik ...

(2015) Kyrie-Gloria Mass, JLB 38: *

Gächinger Kantorei Gächinger Kantorei (Gächingen Chorale) is an internationally known German mixed choir, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1954 in Gächingen (part of St. Johann close to Reutlingen) and conducted by him until 2013, succeeded by Hans-Christoph Radema ...

and

Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Bach-Collegium Stuttgart is an internationally known German instrumental ensemble, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1965 to accompany the Gächinger Kantorei in choral music with orchestra. Its members are mostly orchestra musicians from Germany and ...

, conducted by

Helmuth Rilling Helmuth Rilling (born 29 May 1933) is a German choral conductor and an academic teacher. He is the founder of the Gächinger Kantorei (1954), the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (1965), the Oregon Bach Festival (1970), the Internationale Bachakademie ...

(1976–77, reissued 2013) *Maria Zadori, Kai Wessel, David Cordier, Wilfried Jochens, Hans-Georg Wimmer, Stephan Schreckenberger, Harry van der Kamp, Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert conducted by

(2004) *Ex Tempore, conducted by Florian Heyerick (2012)Ex Tempore and Florian Heyerick (conductor
''Un dimanche à Leipzig''.
Ricercar, 2012 Concerto, JLB 39: * Reinhard Goebel, Stephan Schardt and Musica Antiqua Köln (2012) Kyrie–Gloria Masses BWV Anh. 25 and

167 Year 167 ( CLXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Quadratus (or, less frequently, year 920 ''Ab urbe ...

: * Mona Spägele, Harry Van Berne, Stephan Schreckenberger, Christiane Iven, Bremen Baroque Orchestra, Alsfelder Vocal Ensemble, Gesualdo Consort and others conducted by Wolfgang Helbich (before 2014)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bach, Johann Ludwig Johann Ludwig 1677 births 1731 deaths 18th-century classical composers 18th-century German composers 18th-century German male musicians German Baroque composers German classical composers German male classical composers Artists from Meiningen People from Saxe-Meiningen