Bach - Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 42 | Netherlands Bach Society

The first part of this cantata – recorded here for All of Bach - that conductor Jos van Veldhoven ever heard was the instrumental Sinfonia – and it has stuck in his mind ever since. “It’s so cheerful, and Bach doesn’t do that very often. Here, he clearly wants to prolong the festivities of Easter for a while”. This Sinfonia may once have been the first part of a concerto for two oboes, bassoon and orchestra.