il Gardellino & the Flemish Radio Choir
Bach. Christmas Oratorio
vocal
Fri 17
Dec
2021
-20.00
| introduction by Ignace Bossuyt | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 22.00 |
All prices include booking fees.
Joy and jubilation in Christmas cantatas rich in imagery
There’s no better prelude to Christmas than Bach's festive Christmas Oratorio. In the run-up to Christmas 1734, fifty-year-old Bach – then at the height of his artistic power – put together a complete Christmas oratorio in just a few weeks. He managed this by drawing from his entire oeuvre and thus rescued some of his most beautiful melodies from oblivion. Two top Belgian ensembles tackle Bach's joyous Christmas story.
programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas 1, 2, 5 & 6 BWV248
performers
il Gardellino: ensemble
Flemish Radio Choir: choir
Bart Van Reyn: conductor
Viola Blache: soprano
William Shelton: countertenor
Kieran Carrel: tenor
Jonathon Adams: bass
il Gardellino: ensemble
Flemish Radio Choir: choir
Bart Van Reyn: conductor
Viola Blache: soprano
William Shel
Fri 17
Dec
2021
-20.00
| introduction by Ignace Bossuyt | 19.15 |
| start | 20.00 |
| expected end time | 22.00 |
All prices include booking fees.
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