Cantate BWV 39 "Brich Dem Hungrigen Dein Brot" Pour Le 1er Dimanche Après La Trinité / Cantate BWV 150 "Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich" Pour Tous Les Temps

Released in 1974 by the French label Erato, this recording features two of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas under the direction of Fritz Werner. The album showcases the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn and the Württembergisches Kammerorchester, ensembles that were deeply influential in the mid-twentieth-century German choral tradition. This release was part of Erato's ongoing efforts to document the complete cantata repertoire, aiming to provide balanced, historically informed interpretations during a period when the performance practice of Baroque music was undergoing significant scholarly reassessment.

The recording features soprano Ingeborg Reichelt and other noted soloists of the era. BWV 39, written for the first Sunday after Trinity, reflects Bach’s sophisticated use of theological text, while BWV 150 remains one of his most enigmatic early works, notable for its expressive passacaglia. The design of the Erato cover, consistent with the label's house aesthetic of the 1970s, emphasized clean typography and classical portraiture, reflecting the label's commitment to presenting serious, academic-grade recordings to a growing international audience of classical music collectors.