BWV 18 'Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt' | Gillian Keith | Cantata of the Week

In this video, the soprano Gillian Keith introduces BWV 18 ‘Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt’ (‘For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven’), composed by Bach probably in 1713 for Sexagesima Sunday.

This cantata features on Vol. 20 of our Complete Bach Cantata series, which is available to purchase from the MCO shop here:
https://shop.monteverdi.co.uk/product/bach-cantatas-vol-20/

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