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The Bach Cantatas Website (BCW) was launched in its current form and address on December 30, 2000. meaning that December 30, 2020 was its 20th anniversary. 20 years in the history of the web is almost eternity. Google was founded in 1998; Facebook in 2004; Twitter in 2006; the iPhone was presented to the market in 2007.
The BCW is located at: https://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 2020, the BCW contains over 268K files (at the end of 2019 there were about 208K 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 month about 268K visits (13% growth from previous year) and about 2,418K page views (30% growth).
The BCW is rated very high in Google and other search engines, and there are over 244K links from other websites to the BCW (22% growth).
Past year saw numerous updates, improvements and additions: https://www.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 List (BML), 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: https://www.bach-cantatas.com/How.htm
I wish you all another Great and Happy and Healthy Bach Year!
Sincerely,
Aryeh Oron
Webmaster of Bach Cantatas Website (BCW)
https://www.bach-cantatas.com/
Moderator of Bach Mailing List (BML)
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