Keywords: Vocal Music
| Michael Schönheit | Conductor |
| Isabel Schicketanz | Soprano |
| Britta Schwarz | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Henriette Gödde | Alt |
| Tobias Hunger | Tenor |
| Tobias Berndt | Bass |
| Merseburger Hofmusik | Orchestra |
| Collegium Vocale Leipzig | Choir |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Messe in h BWV 232 |
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Prague-based Collegium 1704, led by Václav Luks, presents Mozart's Requiem in Cologne. Their streaming platform, Universo 1704, reflects their expansive artistic vision. The performance also features Bohemian-Moravian composers Franz Xaver Richter and František Ignác Anton Tůma, supported by Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V.
This evening of Baroque vocal music, led by early music expert Václav Luks, features double-choir motets by Bach and choral works by Jan Dismas Zelenka, performed by Collegium 1704 and Collegium Vocale 1704. These award-winning ensembles champion Zelenka's works with verve and passion.
200 years of Ode To Joy. 200 years of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. A convincing reason for Philippe Herreweghe and his excellent ensembles from Paris and Ghent to look at the 1824 masterpiece from a completely new perspective. To mark the anniversary of the monumental symphony with its brilliant choral finale, whose »sparkle of the gods« seems to have become ever more radiant over the centuries, he juxtaposes it with an eminently pacifist work: Hanns Eisler’s 1936 choral composition »Gegen den Krieg« (Against the War) based on a text by Bertolt Brecht. The expressive work is characterised by Eisler’s own traumatic experiences from the First World War and the looming disaster of the next war. Both a warning and a glimmer of hope speak from this programme, which ultimately sends out a »Seid umschlungen Millionen!« (Be embraced millions!) into the world.
The Collegium Vocale Gent, renowned for its transparent sound, presents vocal music from Italy at the cusp of the Renaissance and Baroque. Led by Philippe Herreweghe, they perform works by Claudio Monteverdi and his contemporaries, exploring themes of life, death, love, and the soul.
Arcadia is the land of eternal sunshine and unclouded joy – but death also afflicts those who dwell there. A musical memento mori: in an affecting programme of vocal music, Collegium Vocale Gent conducted by Philippe Herreweghe explores the sound worlds of the late Renaissance and early Baroque
Beethoven's 9th Symphony, with its message of unity, crowns his symphonic works. Philippe Herreweghe explores its transparent sounds. The "Ode to Joy" joins Bertolt Brecht's pacifist call, set to music by Hanns Eisler. This forms a thoughtful and optimistic start to the 2025 Heidelberg Spring Music Festival.
The Thomanerchor Leipzig looks back on over 800 years of history. Composers from all eras have written works for the famous choir. The motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, the most famous St Thomas’ cantor, are part of the choir’s core repertoire. In this concert, the choir presents a musical cross-section of all eras, with works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Scheidt, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and contemporary motets by Ivo Antognini, Ko Matsushitas and John Rutter.
The performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s most famous work, »The Four Seasons«, is a fascinating multimedia experience for the whole family. The piece is performed by the Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra, while breathtaking aerial images from »Germany from Above« are shown on a large screen. This presentation is perfectly coordinated and represents a completely new kind of presentation. From the Zugspitze to the Wadden Sea, viewers can experience the seasons from a bird’s eye view: spring with blooming landscapes, summer over the North Sea with its beaches and islands, autumn with the colourfulness of the forests and winter with the tranquillity of snow-covered mountain peaks and cities. The experience is complemented by the performance of soloist Holger Engelhardt and the accompaniment of the fantastic musicians of the Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra. It is a musical and visual synthesis of the arts that has never before been experienced in this form.
The Thomanerchor Leipzig can look back on a history of over 800 years. Composers from all eras have written works for the famous choir. The motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, the most famous St Thomas‘ cantor in its long history, are just as much a part of the core repertoire of the Thomanerchor as many choral works by other St Thomas’ cantors. In this concert, the choir presents a cross-section of choral music from all eras, with works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Scheidt, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and contemporary motets by Ivo Antognini, Ko Matsushitas and John Rutter, among others.
What would the Advent season be without Johann Sebastian Bach's music, especially the Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio) that all the musicians in Germany simply call ‘WO’? The Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the traditional boys' choir of the Leipzig Thomaner - founded in 1212 and thus one of the oldest choirs of all - and renowned soloists fill the Great Hall with the familiar sounds and festive atmosphere.
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