12K views · 328 reactions | Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 ("Be silent, do not speak", 1732-1735) by Johann Sebastian Bach. Popularly known as the "Coffee Cantata", it makes humorous reference to the addiction to this drink in a society in which many considered it a bad habit. Bach's ”Kaffekantate”, BWV 211 (1734), in a version by Anne Grimm, Klaus Mertens, Lothar Odinius and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra conducted by Ton Koopman. | History of Music | Facebook