The Barber Institute, Birmingham

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht’ (‘Coffee cantata’), BWV 211
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir’, BWV 131
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?’, BWV 8

The musicians

Rachel Elliott soprano, Sally Bruce-Payne alto, James Gilchrist tenor, Peter Harvey bass, Marion Moonen flute, Catherine Latham & James Eastaway oboe, Alastair Mitchell bassoon, Nicolette Moonen & Kati Debretzini violin, Jane Rogers viola, Alison McGillivray cello, Elizabeth Bradley double bass, Jan Waterfield organ, Paul Nicholson harpsichord