Forgotten Clefs – Cantors of Leipzig

Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Thomaskirche in Leipzig was an important musical center of the region. It is best known as the church where, during his time as Cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach produced more than a third of his 300+ church cantatas. The Cantors of Leipzig presents works composed by those who held this coveted post, exploring the significance of the Thomaskirche cantorship in musical output.