J. S. Bach - Cantata BWV 18
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J. S. Bach Foundation.
"Gleich wie der Regen" (Just as the showers)
Cantata BWV 18 for Sexagesima Sunday for soprano, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, recorder I+II, bassoon, viola I, II, III, IV and continuo.
Solists
Nuria Rial, soprano; Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Dominik Wörner, bass.
Choir
Soprano: Susanne Frei, Leonie Gloor, Guro Hjemli, Jennifer Rudin
Alto: Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Damaris Nussbaumer, Lea Scherer
Tenor: Marcel Fässler, Nicolas Savoy, Walter Siegel
Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Philipp Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra
Recorder: Armelle Plantier, Gaëlle Volet
Bassoon: Nikolaus Broda
Viola: Susanna Hefti, Renate Steinmann, Martina Bischof, Joanna Bilger
Violoncello: Maya Amrein
Violone: Iris Finkbeiner
Organ: Norbert Zeilberger
Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Hans Jecklin
Recording and production
Sound engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer
Producer: Meinrad Keel
Production: GALLUS MEDIA AG, Switzerland