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Cantata genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Cantata
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Cantata
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1992
Secular Cantatas Weltliche Kantaten BWV 205 & BWV 214J.S. Bach; Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment, Gustav Leonhardt
1990Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis: Cantatas BWV 21, 42J.S. Bach; La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe
1997Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II / Cantata on the accession of Emperor Leopold IIBeethoven; Judith Howarth, Janice Watson, Jean Rigby, John Mark Ainsley, José van Dam, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best
1972
Alexander NevskyProkofiev; London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Anna Reynolds, André Previn
1995Carmina BuranaCarl Orff; Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson
1989
Kantatenwerk Vol. 20, BWV 76-79Gustav Leonhardt, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Leonhardt‐Consort
New in Cantata
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026Partitas nos. 2, 3 & 4, BWV 826-828Johann Sebastian Bach; Nils Anders Mortensen
2026The Bach Project - Violin ConcertosBach; Neubrandenburg Philharmonic, Daniel Geiss, Elsa Claveria, Friederike Jahn, Darius Kaunas, Frauke Tautorus
Cantata by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Cantata is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Cantata originated
Parent genre
Cantata is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Cantata