J.C. Bach / J.S. Bach - Die Kunst des Sterbens - Ars moriendi Release:Die Kunst des Sterbens - Ars moriendi Genuin this new opus operates in

this new opus operates in the dark

- the tastes of the Biedermeier period and quaint romanticism had made their second conquest of the German opera world

a powerful God awakens to a prophecy revealing his demise at the hands of a formidable being

with just his guitar and a microphone

J.C. Bach / J.S. Bach - Die Kunst des Sterbens - Ars moriendi Release:Die Kunst des Sterbens - Ars moriendi Genuin this new opus operates inDuring the time of Johann Sebastian Bach, death was part of everyday life. The ensemble il capriccio and the countertenor Franz Vitzthum offer the Thomaskantor's musical perspective on life and death on their new GENUIN release. The texts of the recorded arias and chorale arrangements by Bach deal with death, eternity and the promise of eternal life. The musicians juxtapose the works, some of which have been carefully arranged, with selected sections