Johann Ludwig Bach - The Leipzig Cantatas (Capella Sollertia)

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Composer: Johann Ludwig Bach

CD1

• Ja, mir hast du Arbeit gemacht, JLB 5
• Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen, JLB 21
• Er ist aus der Angst und Gericht genommen, JLB 10
• Durch sein Erkenntnis, JLB 15

CD2

• Die mit Tränen säen, JLB 8
• Darum säet euch Gerechtigkeit, JLB 4
• Gott ist unser Zuversicht, JLB 1
• Und ich will ihnen einen einigen Hirten erwecken, JLB 12
• Wie lieblich sind auf den Bergen, JLB 6

CD3

• Darum will ich auch erwählen, JLB 3
• Die Weisheit kömmt nicht in eine boshafte Seele, JLB 14
• Er machet uns lebendig, JLB 11
• Der Gottlosen Arbeit wird fehlen, JLB 2
• Ich will meinen Geist in euch geben, JLB 7

CD4

• Mache dich auf, werde licht, JLB 9
• Der Herr wird ein Neues im Lande erschaffen, JLB 13
• Siehe, ich will meinen Engel senden, JLB 17
• Ich aber ging für dir über, JLB 16

Capella Sollertia

Johanna Soller, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Ricercar

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In 1726, three years into his tenure as Cantor of Leipzig’s Thomaskirche, Johann Sebastian Bach temporarily set aside his own cantata production to perform eighteen cantatas by his cousin Johann Ludwig Bach in the city’s principal churches. At the time, Johann Ludwig served as Kapellmeister at the court of Meiningen. These cantatas survive exclusively through copies made by Johann Sebastian Bach, attesting to the high regard in which he held his cousin’s music. Capella Sollertia now presents the first complete recording of these remarkable works, offering new insight into an important but little-known chapter of the Bach family’s musical legacy.

Capella Sollertia is a Munich-based Baroque ensemble comprising internationally acclaimed singers and instrumentalists, led by artistic director Johanna Soller. The ensemble emerged from a highly praised 2019 performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) and the concert series Cantate um 1715, presented monthly in Munich. Centered on the music of J. S. Bach and the Central German Baroque tradition, Capella Sollertia is known for its distinctive sound, described by critics as both “plaintively beautiful” and “intoxicatingly powerful.” With a strong commitment to thoughtfully conceived programs, the ensemble seeks to connect well-known masterpieces with rarely heard repertoire.

Johanna Soller (born 1989 in Burghausen, Germany) is a German conductor, harpsichordist, organist, and educator specializing in early music. She studied organ, harpsichord, church music, and historical performance practice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, graduating with honors, and further refined her training through masterclasses with leading figures in the field. An award-winning musician, she collaborates with renowned Baroque ensembles and serves as organist at Munich’s Church of St. Peter. Founder and artistic director of several ensembles, including Capella Sollertia, she has been appointed artistic leader of the Nederlandse Bachvereniging from May 2025.