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The Bach Cantatas Website (BCW) was launched in its current form and address on December 30, 2000.
The BCW is located at: http://www.bach-cantatas.com
Description: The Bach Cantatas Website (BCW) is a comprehensive site covering all aspects of J.S. Bach's cantatas and his other vocal works and many of his instrumental works. The BCW contains for most works: detailed discographies, discussions, texts and translations, scores, commentaries, references, music examples... Performers of Bach’s works: their biographies, Bach discographies... Poets & composers associated with Bach: their biographies, Bach connection... Other resources: the Lutheran church year, chorale texts & melodies, books and movies on Bach, concerts, Bach festivals, guide to Bach tour... The BCW is an international collective project.
The BCW is updated and expanded continuously.
Some statistics: by the end of 2018, the BCW contains over 37,100 pages, 150,500 photos, 6,000 music files, and 4,400 PDF files.
The BCW is definitely the most popular site dedicated to J.S. Bach and his music and among the most popular sites dedicated to Classical Music in general.
The BCW has each day about 12-15,000 visits, from about 15-17,000 users, who see about 55,000-95,000 pages.
The BCW is rated very high in Google and other search engines, and there are over 400,000 links from other websites to the BCW (including, for example, over 8,600 from Wikipedia).
Past year saw numerous updates, improvements and additions: http://bach-cantatas.com/New/index.htm
I would like to use this opportunity to thank the numerous contributors to the discussions in the Bach Mailing Lists and some other lists, whose messages are compiled into the pages of the BCW. Their names are mentioned accordingly above each quoted message. I would also like to thank the many Bach lovers around the world who have sent me material to be included in the BCW, such as articles, translation of cantata texts, recording details, biographies, photos, music examples, links to other sites, etc. Their names are mentioned accordingly in the relevant pages.
I continue to look forward to receiving your comments (corrections, suggestions, improvements, etc.) about the BCW. The instructions how to send me comments, appear in the following page: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/How.htm
I wish you all another Great and Happy Bach Year!
Aryeh Oron
Bach Cantatas Website
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William L. Hoffman wrote (January 13, 2019):
Kudos BCW
The Bach 333 JS Bach Complete New Edition from the Leipzig Bach Archive https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8469462--bach-333-the-new-complete-edition
includes in Bach: The Music book a "Resources Online" (p. 220) listing:
"www.bach-cantatas.com; Moderated by Aryeh Oron, this is not just a Cantata site, but one of the most impressive sites devoted to any composer in any language. Comprehensive, mainly up-to-date documentation, particularly on Bach's vocal works and their recordings, with extensive discussion threads. An essential reference tool for anyone interested in Bach."
This is the 4th resource following the Bach Archive and its Bach Digital and Bach general, www.jsbach.de, and is followed by the Bach (UK) Network, the Bach Archive's Bach Digital, www.jsbach.org, Luke Dahn's www.bach-chorales.com, and the www.imslp.org music publications.
The Bach 333 also has a printed BWV3 Catalogue in advance of the Bach Archive BWV3 publication due by 2020, which includes the latest BWV numbers to BWV 1175 plus a listing of doubtful works in the Appendices A-D in decreasing order of authenticity, as well as "Cantatas by Liturgical Use," "Works A-Z," and "Artists A-Z" in the accompanying 222 CDs. This latest information will be added to the BCW Discussion,"BWV Numbering System," http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Topics/BWVSystem-4.htm. |
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Ed Myskowski wrote (January 16, 2019):
[To William L. Hoffman] I am resending the following message because I did not receive the original via BCW. from two days ago, although it is in my *sent* file. Apologies if it is a duplication, but also note the correct spelling of *Bucky* Fuller's name: only one *i*, Buckminster, rather than Buckminister, as I was originally seduced into by auto spellcheck.
Best wishes for another year, forthcoming, of additions to the Bach Cantatas Website, already an encyclopedic reference resource as confirmed by Will's post. In addition, in our world of "alternate facts" and raging rumors, BCW is an example of human communication at its finest. In words attributed to Marshall McCluhan (in a commentary re R. Buckminster Fuller's book): . May we manage to get the job done. |
