Work: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Coffee Cantata) - Cantata, BWV211

John Butt's Dunedin Consort in an illustration and exploration of coffee house culture in Bach's 1730s Leipzig. 

Laurence Cummings and Royal Northern Sinfonia round off their week of Bach concerts at Sage Gateshead with joyful orchestral music, and Bach's miniature comic opera.

Rare is the chance for Aucklanders to hear period instruments at all, let alone Bach’s masterpieces played on them. Age of Discovery has been active since 2006, dedicated to performing pre-19th-century music on instruments of the period.