A Lover's Concerto the familiar "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's "Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach". One key difference is that the "Minuet in G major" is written in 3/4 time, whereas "A Lover's Concerto" is arranged in 4/4 time. Although often attributed to Bach himself, the "Minuet in G major" is now believed to have been written by Christian Petzold. The melody had been popularized by bandleader Freddy Martin in the 1940s; Martin's recording was released under the title "A Lover's Concerto". In subsequent years, "A Lover's Concerto" has been recorded by numerous other notable artists, including Cilla
Bach cantatas (Teldec) Bach cantatas (Teldec) J. S. Bach - Das Kantatenwerk is a classical music recording project initiated by the record label of Telefunken in 1971 (first recordings had been made in December 1970) to record all 193 sacred Bach cantatas. The project was entrusted to Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt. Each conductor had his own instrumental ensemble, based in Austria and the Netherlands respectively. The project was the first attempt at a complete recording of the sacred cantatas, but Harnoncourt and Leonhardt were still working on the cantatas when a project which started later, led by Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei and