The Bach Cantatas Website celebrates its 19th anniversary

January 7, 2020

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 2019, the BCW contains over 37,400 pages, 160,700 photos, 6,000 music files, and 4,400 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 month about 234,700 visits and about 1,855,000 page views.
The BCW is rated very high in Google and other search engines, and there are over 200,000 links from other websites to the BCW (including, for example, over 14,000 from Wikipedia). Its Domain Rating is 72 and Ahrefs Rank 58031.
Past year saw numerous updates, improvements and additions: 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!

Sincerely,

Aryeh Oron
Webmaster of Bach Cantatas Website (BCW)
https://www.bach-cantatas.com/
Moderator of Bach Mailing List (BML)
https://groups.io/g/Bach

Feedback to the announcement

Julian Mincham wrote (January 7, 2020):
Congratulations Aryeh. I remember well discovering the website in its early days when the correspondences were frequent and trenchant! I was working on the cantatas at the time ----my website is now approaching its 10th anniversary. The two sites have worked well together----long may it continue!

Kim Patrick Clow wrote (January 7, 2020):
Congratulations to the Bach list on the 19th anniversary, and all the contributions made by the participants in the discussions and the website. It has been a lot of fun, particularly the topics of Bach's peers and their compositions! Have a happy and most prosperous new year!

Eric Basta wrote (January 7, 2020):
Congratulations Aryeh! Thank you for everything!

Razvan Georgescu wrote (January 7, 2020):
Happy birthday dear Aryeh and thank you for all your passion and work!

David McKay wrote (January 7, 2020):
Great work, Aryeh Oron

Mark Mummert wrote (January 7, 2020):
Thank you!!

Patrick D. McCoy wrote (January 7, 2020):
What a magnificent labor of love! Congratulations! I just was on it, because I was just at a party with baritone Vincent Dion Stringer. We were chatting about Blanche Honneger Moyse, and sure enough I saw those performances cited there.

Victor Sordo Vicente wrote (January 7, 2020):
Excellent work! Thanks

Jesus Garcia wrote (January 7, 2020):
Greetings and thank you for your great work !!

Renato Rozic wrote (January 7, 2020):
very kool - thnx ! :-)

Mike Emerson wrote (January 7, 2020):
This website is at the pinnacle of consistently useful, informed, and accurate website. Bravo!

Ofer Refaeli wrote (January 7, 2020):
Probably the best JS Bach’s music site ever, Hallelujah

Guillermo Rostom Maderna wrote (January 7, 2020):
Thank you, Aryeh Oron, for your work!

Matthew Zadow wrote (January 7, 2020):Thank you so much, Aryeh Oron! Your site is absolutely indispensable for the working Bach singer.

Kathy Geisler wrote (January 8, 2020):
It’s been a gift!!

David Munderloh wrote (January 8, 2020):
Thank YOU!!

Volker Hege wrote (January 8, 2020):
Thanks you

Luciano Dias wrote (January 8, 2020):
Maravilhoso!

Zachary Uram wrote (January 12, 2020):
Congratulations! Quite a momentous achievement.