The Bach Cantatas Website celebrates its 17th anniversary

January 10, 2018

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 2017, the BCW contains over 35,400 pages, 139,600 photos, 6,000 music files, and 4,100 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 55,000-80,000 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 7,400 from Wikipedia and over 10,000 from YouTube).
Past year saw numerous updates, improvements and additions, including creating a mobile view of the BCW: 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!

Feedback to the Newsletter

Ehud Shiloni wrote [via BCML] January 10, 2018):
Thank you so much for your Gargantuan efforts in maintaining this unbelievable depository of culture!

You are continuing to make many people happy, in addition to maintaining a real-life memorial to the greatest of them all - Johann Sebastian.

I would like to mention here your predecessors and first pioneers of the Mailing List - Jan Hanford and Kirk McElhearn - who also deserve recognition.

Hope to see you in Leipzig in June!

Renate Bach wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
Congratulations!

Arte Kartian wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
Aryeh, big congrats! Your site is a great contribution to the music world and the first choice web reference for Bach’s oeuvre. It’s outstanding! Many, many thanks to you!

Joachim Duske wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
I Love it. Many thanks for your great work, Arieh. It helped me many times!

Antoni Sàbat Aguilera wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
Congratulations Mr. Oron. Happy year 2018

Douglas Amrine wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
Congratulations and heartfelt thanks for creating such a wonderful resource.

Mike Emerson wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
An indispensable resource!

David Ezra Okonsar wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
I wasn't aware, of course, remember now! Great site, you may be interested with my new recordings and articles..

David Chin wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
congratulations, Aryeh!

Manar Khweis wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
Congratulations

Carol Spade wrote [via Facebook] January 10, 2018):
This is a wonderful website and tribute to our great JS Bach. I never cease to be amazed over his output of Cantatas. thank you, Aryeh Oron!

Matthew Zadow [baritone] wrote [via Facebook] January 12, 2018):
Happy 17th Anniversary! <>