We'll look at three of Bach's most famous secular cantatas: BWV 208, "What pleases me above all is the lively hunt" (The "Hunt" cantata); BWV 211, "Keep quiet, don't chatter" (The "Coffee" Cantata); BWV 212, "We have a new overseer" (The "Peasant" Cantata).

We'll take a look at some of Bach's sacred cantatas composed in Leipzig, notably BWV 68, "God so loved the world";  BWV 78, "Jesus, by whom my soul";  BWV 80, "A Might Fortress is my God"; BWV 140, "Wake up, the voice calls us" ("Sleepers awake");  and BWV 51, "Shout to Joy for God in every land."

We'll take a look at some of Bach's sacred cantatas composed in Leipzig, notably BWV 68, "God so loved the world";  BWV 78, "Jesus, by whom my soul";  BWV 80, "A Might Fortress is my God"; BWV 140, "Wake up, the voice calls us" ("Sleepers awake");  and BWV 51, "Shout to Joy for God in every land."

Bach accepts a position at the court of Weimar and composes some of his most colorful cantatas. We’ll take a closer look at three sacred cantatas: BWV 182, "King of heaven, welcome"; BWV 31, "The heavens laugh";  and BWV 63, "Christians, engrave this day."

We begin with a quick overview of Bach’s early years and takes a closer look at some of his earliest scared cantatas, including  BWV 131, "Out of the depths I cry, Lord, to you"; BWV 4, "Christ lay in death's bonds"; and BWV 106, "God's time is the very best time," composed while living in Arnstadt and Muhlhausen.