Kantaten- Ich Armer Mensch, Ich Sündenknecht BWV 55, Ich Bin Vergnügt Mit Meinem Glücke BWV 84, Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut BWV 199

Released by the East German state-owned label Eterna in 1989, this recording captures a performance of three of Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred cantatas by the Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, conducted by Max Pommer with tenor Peter Schreier. This pressing emerged during the final months of the German Democratic Republic, representing the culmination of a long-standing tradition of Bach interpretation in Leipzig, the city where the composer served as Thomaskantor for twenty-seven years.

The production highlights the scholarly rigor and technical precision that defined the Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, an ensemble specifically dedicated to the performance of Bach's music. Peter Schreier, already a globally recognized interpreter of Bach’s tenor repertoire, brought a nuanced, emotive clarity to these cantatas. The release was well-received by audiences and critics alike, serving as a significant document of the Leipzig school of performance practice just before the seismic political shifts that reunified Germany.