Bach at his finest
Date & Time
Sun, Feb 23, 2025, 14:00Which work did Bach regard as his finest? There’s a good chance it might have been the Mass in B Minor. This programme presents the foundations of this masterpiece: three cantatas that Bach used at the end of his life, in the Mass in B Minor.The originals of what is maybe the very finest of Bach’s work“For example, the ‘Patrem omnipotentem’ originated from Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, the ‘Osanna’ from Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen,... Read full text
Keywords: Vocal Music
Musicians
Richard Egarr | Harpsichord, Leader |
Rowan Pierce | Soprano |
Reginald Mobley | Alto |
Guy Cutting | Tenor |
Matthew Brook | Bass |
Program
Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm, BWV 171 | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215 | |
Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 |