After last month’s beautifully repackaged start to their 30th anniversary, Ricercar now take great pleasure in presenting a compilation that includes two magnificent cantatas by J.S. Bach in a slipcased package that also includes the complete Ricercar catalogue.

These performances by the Ricercar Consort and its legendary quartet of soloists, from the series Deutsche Barock Kantaten, were created at a time when historical performance practice was new and sprang from original research into the performance practice. This style of music-making is now completely integrated into contemporary musical life thanks partly to these Baroque pioneers.