(Who seeks the splendour, who desires the radiance), BWV 221, is a cantata by an unknown composer, formerly attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach. The event for which it was written is also unknown.
Scoring and structure The cantata is scored for tenor and bass soloists, bassoon, three violins, viola, cello and organ.
It has nine movements: Sinfonia Recitative (tenor): Duet aria (tenor and bass): Recitative (bass): Aria (tenor): Recitative (bass): Aria (bass): Recitative (tenor): Duet aria (tenor and bass):
Recording Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.
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