Soli Deo Gloria

SDG - Soli Deo Gloria

J S Bach appended these initials at the end of each of his Cantatas scores.
SDG - for Soli Deo Gloria, to the Glory of God alone,
they signified his deep devotion and his desire to serve God through his music.

These same initials now identify a new label, associated with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, dedicated to the recordings made during the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage.

In total SDG will release 51 CDs, each corresponding to one of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage's concerts and including the cantatas Bach wrote for a specific liturgical feast. It is the first time that Bach cantatas are issued on CD in this coupling.