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| Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm |
Farnham CastleFour Centuries of Bach Ensemble Tilford Bach Festival |
Bach J.S., Oboe Concerto in E flat major (arr. Abberger) |
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| Farnham Castle, Castle Street, Farnham GU9 0AG, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Four Centuries of Bach Ensemble ![]() Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Oboe Concerto in E flat major (arr. Abberger) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - chorale prelude in G Minor, BWV659 (arr. Abberger) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Orgel-Büchlein) in F Minor, BWV639 (arr. Abberger) | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Haakon's Hall (Håkonshallen), BergenFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach’s Violin Concertos |
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| Haakon's Hall (Håkonshallen), Bergen, Bergenhus Festning, Bergen 5835, Norway Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach’s Violin Concertos ![]() | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonVivaldi Four Seasons |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm Vivaldi Four Seasons Vivaldi’s enduringly popular musical picture of the seasons of the year features a whole host of characters from the world of man, beast and nature. This vivid portrayal, including birds singing, dogs barking, wind, rain, lightning and drunken peasants dancing, is magically brought to life by solo violin, strings and harpsichord.
Including ‘Meet the Music’, an entertaining and informative interval event introducing the programme and featuring our unique ‘orchestra walkabout’.Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:30pm |
German Church, Gamla Stan, StockholmFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach’s Violin Concertos |
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| German Church, Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Old Town, Stockholm 111 48, Sweden Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:30pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach’s Violin Concertos Stockholm Early Music Festival | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonFlorilegium: A Musical Offering Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Wednesday 12-Jun-13 07:30pm Florilegium: A Musical Offering ![]() | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 |
Nikolaikirche, LeipzigFreiburger Barockorchester: Orchestra Residency at the Bach Festival Bachfest Leipzig |
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| Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Nikolaikirchhof 3, 04109 Leipzig, Germany Saturday 15-Jun-13 Freiburger Barockorchester: Orchestra Residency at the Bach Festival ![]() | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Bargemusic, New York City, NYThe Knights and Clarion Choir |
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| Bargemusic, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:00pm The Knights and Clarion Choir | ||
| Sunday 16-Jun-13 |
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Leipzig Freiburger Barockorchester Bachfest Leipzig |
Bach J.S., The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer), BWV1079: Trio Sonata for flute, violin and continuo |
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| Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Leipzig, Tröndlinring 7, 04105 Leipzig, Germany Sunday 16-Jun-13 Freiburger Barockorchester ![]() | ||
| Sunday 16-Jun-13 02:00pm |
Bargemusic, New York City, NYThe Knights and Clarion Choir |
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| Bargemusic, New York City, NY, New York City, NY, United States Sunday 16-Jun-13 02:00pm The Knights and Clarion Choir | ||
| Sunday 16-Jun-13 08:30pm |
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Leipzig Freiburger BarockConsort: A Musical Offering Bachfest Leipzig |
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| Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche, Leipzig, Tröndlinring 7, 04105 Leipzig, Germany Sunday 16-Jun-13 08:30pm Freiburger BarockConsort: A Musical Offering ![]() | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn Saal, LeipzigNo 57 Bach und Zeitgenossen |
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| Gewandhaus, Mendelssohn Saal, Leipzig, D 04109 Leipzig, Germany Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:00pm No 57 Bach und Zeitgenossen | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 04:00pm |
Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Angelika-Kauffmann-Saalpiano recital Till Fellner Schubertiade |
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| Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Angelika-Kauffmann-Saal, 6867 Schwarzenberg, Austria Friday 21-Jun-13 04:00pm piano recital Till Fellner ![]() Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV870 Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV871 Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C# Major, BWV872 | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 08:00pm |
İş Sanat, IstanbulBach with David Fray Istanbul Music Festival |
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| İş Sanat, Istanbul, Iş Kuleleri 4, Levent, Istanbul 34330, Turkey Friday 21-Jun-13 08:00pm Bach with David Fray French pianist David Fray is inarguably one of France’s musical revelations of today not only because of his impressive musicality and technique but also because of his inventive and sensitive interpretations. Fray will make his festival debut with an exclusive night of Bach, for which he is lauded as, “unselfregarding mastery and musical maturity and the intimate, poetic spell cast by his Bach with its gorgeous tone and ravishingly shaded trills.”Tickets 90, 60, 40 tl - students 30 tl. | ||
| Sunday 23-Jun-13 12:00pm |
Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, LondonRoyal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series |
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| Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, London, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom Sunday 23-Jun-13 12:00pm Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series ‘Es erhub sich ein Streit’ is the second of three complete surviving cantatas that Bach wrote for the feast of St Michael. The vivid Biblical account of the battle which Michael and his cohorts fought against Satan has inspired both painters and poets. It also inspired Bach to great heights of pictorial imagery and nowhere is this more evident than in the great fugal chorus with which this cantata begins. Bach illustrates the conflict between heaven and hell with sustained rhythmic tension and a confrontational vigour that is almost startling in its ferocity. This splendid battle music gives way to gentler, more reflective images contained in the work’s two arias. ‘Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort’ is a Trinity cantata which Bach first performed at Leipzig in July 1725. The text is based on the parable of the unjust steward and Bach begins his cantata with a declamatory bass aria rather than the usual chorus. Salomo Franck’s text calling mankind to account is uncompromising and Bach responds with a portentous, unyielding chordal dotted-rhythm against an almost unceasing continuo of semi-quaver triplets. There is colourful word-painting here and also in the duet for soprano and alto. ‘Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg’ is the latest of Bach’s surviving cantatas for the feast of St Michael and All Angels. He probably performed it at Leipzig in 1729. The music of the colourfully scored opening chorus was not entirely new, since Bach had used it, albeit differently scored, as the conclusion to his Weimar congratulatory cantata BWV 208. The work contains two especially appealing arias, a lyrical, dance-like movement for soprano and strings, and a duet for alto and tenor with obbligato bassoon whose diverting serpentine figurations are taken up by the voices in canon. Each cantata concert begins at midday and lasts around one hour. The Academy’s restaurant will be open for light refreshments from 10.30am until the start of each concert. | ||
| Sunday 23-Jun-13 06:00pm |
Thomaskirche, LeipzigFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach's B minor Mass Bachfest Leipzig |
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| Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Thomaskirchhof 18, D 04109 Leipzig, Germany Sunday 23-Jun-13 06:00pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach's B minor Mass ![]() | ||
| Wednesday 26-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg (Ludwigsburg Palace): OrdenssaalIsabelle Faust | Kristian Bezuidenhout Ludwigsburg Festival |
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| Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg (Ludwigsburg Palace): Ordenssaal, Schlossstraße 30, 71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany Wednesday 26-Jun-13 08:00pm Isabelle Faust | Kristian Bezuidenhout | ||
| Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonBach and Vivaldi Violin Concertos |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 27-Jun-13 07:30pm Bach and Vivaldi Violin Concertos With all three of Bach’s great violin concertos and Vivaldi’s delightful musical story of peasant life in the summer, there is much to enjoy in this evening of popular baroque masterpieces. Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in G minor, "L'estate (Summer)", RV315, Op.8 no.2 Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in F minor "L'Inverno (Winter)", RV 297, Op.8 no.4 Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm |
St Martin-in-the-Fields, LondonBaroque Festival |
Purcell, Abdelazer, Z 570 (Rondeau) Bach J.S., Harpsichord Concerto, BWV1059 (Largo from Harpsichord Concerto in F) Handel, Water Music, HWV 348-50 (Adagio) Handel, Larghetto and Allegro for violin and piano (Larghetto in E) |
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| St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, London, United Kingdom Friday 5-Jul-13 07:30pm Baroque Festival Featuring Bach’s great concerto for oboe and violin, some hauntingly beautiful adagios for oboe and strings and Vivaldi’s vivid musical picture of an Italian winter, there is much to enjoy in this evening of popular baroque masterpieces.
Including John Landor’s ‘Meet the Music’, an entertaining internal event featuring our unique ‘orchestra walkabout.’ Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Abdelazer, Z 570 (Rondeau) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Harpsichord Concerto, BWV1059 (Largo from Harpsichord Concerto in F) Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in G minor, "L'estate (Summer)", RV315, Op.8 no.2 Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741), The Four Seasons: Concerto in F minor "L'Inverno (Winter)", RV 297, Op.8 no.4 Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:30pm |
Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 2 - Doctor Who Prom BBC Proms |
Programme to include: Bizet, Carmen: Suite no. 2 (Habanera) |
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| Royal Albert Hall, London, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, United Kingdom Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:30pm Prom 2 - Doctor Who Prom Doctor Who returns to the Proms to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular BBC series. As well as showcasing Murray Gold’s music from the past eight years, the concert also journeys back to the early days of Doctor Who and the groundbreaking work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Featuring special guests from the series, big screens and a host of monsters ready to invade the Royal Albert Hall, this is not the year to be exterminated! Tickets £14 - £57. Programme to include: Bizet, Georges (1838-1875), Carmen: Suite no. 2 (Habanera) | ||
| Sunday 14-Jul-13 10:30am |
Royal Albert Hall, LondonProm 3 - Doctor Who Prom BBC Proms |
Programme to include: Bizet, Carmen: Suite no. 2 (Habanera) |
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| Royal Albert Hall, London, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP, United Kingdom Sunday 14-Jul-13 10:30am Prom 3 - Doctor Who Prom Doctor Who returns to the Proms to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular BBC series. As well as showcasing Murray Gold’s music from the past eight years, the concert also journeys back to the early days of Doctor Who and the groundbreaking work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Featuring special guests from the series, big screens and a host of monsters ready to invade the Royal Albert Hall, this is not the year to be exterminated! Tickets £6 - £12. Programme to include: Bizet, Georges (1838-1875), Carmen: Suite no. 2 (Habanera) | ||
| Thursday 18-Jul-13 05:00pm |
San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, CABach in the Cathedral Carmel Bach Festival |
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| San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, CA, 500 Church Street, Monterey, CA, United States Thursday 18-Jul-13 05:00pm Bach in the Cathedral Price: $39. | ||
| Monday 22-Jul-13 02:30pm |
All Saints Church, Carmel, CATranscendent Bach Carmel Bach Festival |
Bach J.S., Gott ist unsre Zuversicht - Cantata, BWV197 (O du angenehmes Paar) Bach J.S., Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem - Cantata, BWV159 (Es ist vollbracht) |
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| All Saints Church, Carmel, CA, Dolores Street at 9th Street, Carmel, CA, United States Monday 22-Jul-13 02:30pm Transcendent Bach Price: $29.00 Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Gott ist unsre Zuversicht - Cantata, BWV197 (O du angenehmes Paar) Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem - Cantata, BWV159 (Es ist vollbracht) | ||
| Thursday 25-Jul-13 05:00pm |
San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, CABach in the Cathedral Carmel Bach Festival |
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| San Carlos Cathedral, Monterey, CA, 500 Church Street, Monterey, CA, United States Thursday 25-Jul-13 05:00pm Bach in the Cathedral Price: $39. | ||
| Saturday 27-Jul-13 08:00pm |
St Florian Abbey, LinzFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos |
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| St Florian Abbey, Linz, Linz, Austria Saturday 27-Jul-13 08:00pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos ![]() | ||
| Sunday 28-Jul-13 08:00pm |
St Florian Abbey, LinzFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos |
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| St Florian Abbey, Linz, Linz, Austria Sunday 28-Jul-13 08:00pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos ![]() | ||
| Saturday 3-Aug-13 07:30pm |
St Johannis Kirche (St John's Church), AnsbachFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos |
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| St Johannis Kirche (St John's Church), Ansbach, Luis Straße 2, 91522 Ansbach Ansbach, Germany Saturday 3-Aug-13 07:30pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos Ansbach Bach Week | ||
| Sunday 4-Aug-13 07:00pm |
Vielklangsommer Festival, TübingenFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos |
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| Vielklangsommer Festival, Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany Sunday 4-Aug-13 07:00pm Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos ![]() | ||
| Tuesday 6-Aug-13 05:00pm |
Église de Molitg, Molitg les Bains Miniatures, Preludes and Dances Festival Pablo Casals de Prades |
Lutoslawski, Dance preludes (Fives preludes for Strings and Winds) Prokofiev, Visions Fugitives, Op.22 (arr. for String Quartet) |
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| Église de Molitg, Molitg les Bains, Molitg les Bains, France Tuesday 6-Aug-13 05:00pm Miniatures, Preludes and Dances ![]() Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994), Dance preludes (Fives preludes for Strings and Winds) Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953), Visions Fugitives, Op.22 (arr. for String Quartet) | ||
| Friday 9-Aug-13 |
Festival, Torroella de MontigriFreiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos |
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| Festival, Torroella de Montigri, Torroella de Montigri, Spain Friday 9-Aug-13 Freiburger Barockorchester: Bach's Violin Concertos ![]() | ||
| Friday 9-Aug-13 08:00pm |
Schloss Johannisberg: Fürst-von-Metternich-Saal, Geisenheim-JohannisbergTill Fellner, piano Rheingau Music Festival |
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| Schloss Johannisberg: Fürst-von-Metternich-Saal, Geisenheim-Johannisberg, 65366 Geisenheim-Johannisberg, Germany Friday 9-Aug-13 08:00pm Till Fellner, piano Tickets 18-38€ | ||
| Sunday 11-Aug-13 09:00pm |
Église Saint Pierre de PradesBach, Sacred and Profane Festival Pablo Casals de Prades |
Bach J.S., Cello Suite |
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| Église Saint Pierre de Prades, 66500 Prades, France Sunday 11-Aug-13 09:00pm Bach, Sacred and Profane ![]() Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Cello Suite | ||
| Friday 6-Sep-13 07:30pm |
Esterházy Palace: Haydn Hall, EisenstadtInternational Haydn Days 2013 Haydn Festival Eisenstadt |
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| Esterházy Palace: Haydn Hall, Eisenstadt, 7000 Eisenstadt, Austria Friday 6-Sep-13 07:30pm International Haydn Days 2013 | ||
| Saturday 7-Sep-13 08:00pm |
St Mang Monastery: Imperial Hall, FüssenFreiburger BarockConsort |
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| St Mang Monastery: Imperial Hall, Füssen, Bahnhofstraße 12, 87629 Füssen Füssen, Germany Saturday 7-Sep-13 08:00pm Freiburger BarockConsort Festival Vielsaitig | ||
| Sunday 15-Sep-13 06:00pm |
Beethovenhalle, BonnAdventurous Acoustic Journey Beethovenfest Bonn |
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| Beethovenhalle, Bonn, 53113 Bonn, Germany Sunday 15-Sep-13 06:00pm Adventurous Acoustic Journey Music for strings from four eras – that’s what the violinist Julia Fischer and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the specialist English orchestra for early music, are presenting. The spectrum from Bach to Schoenberg spans almost 200 years, but the relationship is no less plausible than that between Mozart’s B flat major Violin Concerto and the "Metamorphoses" of Richard Strauss: a musical weave that consists of seemingly endless variations and developments – an adventurous acoustic journey.
Additional Information: "For 8 at 8" Non-bookable reserved seats for students. 5.30 PM Concert introduction "All Ears for Half" Concert as part of the residency of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Image credit: © Uwe Arens, Decca | ||
| Friday 27-Sep-13 08:00pm |
Cité de la Musique, Concert Hall (Salle des Concerts), ParisEnsemble intercontemporain - Matthias Pintscher |
Bach J.S., The Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6 (arr. Webern) |
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| Cité de la Musique, Concert Hall (Salle des Concerts), Paris, 221, avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris, France Friday 27-Sep-13 08:00pm Ensemble intercontemporain - Matthias Pintscher Pintscher, Matthias, Bereshit (commissioned by Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble intercontemporain) | ||
| Sunday 6-Oct-13 12:00pm |
Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, LondonRoyal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series |
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| Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, London, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom Sunday 6-Oct-13 12:00pm Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series ‘Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’ is a late-comer to the main body of Bach’s cantatas. Bach performed it at Leipzig on the fourth Sunday after Trinity, 1732, reviving it ten years later. This is a chorale-based cantata in which the hymn’s unaltered text appears, verse by verse in each movement. Only the movements which frame the work are treated chorally, the intervening verses being assigned to soloists. These are well-contrasted arias for alto with continuo, soprano with obbligato oboe da caccia and tenor with obbligato violin and bassoon. ‘Der Friede sei mit dir’ bucks any known trend in Bach’s cantata production. To all intents and purposes it is a work for solo bass, though in the second movement Rosenmuller’s beautiful chorale melody is sung by soprano. No definite date of composition is known though the mid to late 1720s seems a likely hypothesis. No autograph is preserved but surviving manuscript copies indicate that the piece was intended both for the third day of Easter and for the Feast of the Purification. It has been suggested that this short cantata is only a fragment of what might have been a work of greater substance. Bach performed his cantata ‘Meine Seel erhebt den Herren’ at Leipzig in July 1724 on the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its text is based on Luther’s German version of the Latin Magnificat. Unlike his well-known Latin Magnificat (BWV 243), Bach’s cantata includes recitative as well as arias and chorally treated movements. Its tautly constructed opening chorus is declamatory in character and incorporates the ‘tonus peregrinus’ plainchant melody. A splendidly robust bass aria, full of theatrical gesture, breaths the air of the opera house, as Bach paints a picture of the temporal mighty hurled from their seats into the sulphurous pool of the text. Each cantata concert begins at midday and lasts around one hour. The Academy’s restaurant will be open for light refreshments from 10.30am until the start of each concert. | ||
| Thursday 10-Oct-13 08:00pm |
Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, BrusselsRicecar Consort |
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| Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, Brussels, Rue de la Régence 30, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Thursday 10-Oct-13 08:00pm Ricecar Consort Tickets 34 - 24 €. | ||
| Wednesday 16-Oct-13 07:30pm |
Kings Place: Hall One, LondonFretwork: Goldberg Variations Bach Unwrapped |
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| Kings Place: Hall One, London, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom Wednesday 16-Oct-13 07:30pm Fretwork: Goldberg Variations ![]() | ||
| Tuesday 22-Oct-13 08:00pm |
Salle Pleyel, ParisBach Piano Concertos - Lausanne Chamber Orchestra |
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| Salle Pleyel, Paris, 252, rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France Tuesday 22-Oct-13 08:00pm Bach Piano Concertos - Lausanne Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Sunday 10-Nov-13 12:00pm |
Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, LondonRoyal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series |
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| Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, London, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom Sunday 10-Nov-13 12:00pm Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series ‘Jesu, nun sei gepreiset’ dates from 1725 when Bach performed it at Leipzig on New Year’s Day. The cantata opens with a festive chorale fantasia on a grand scale with an instrumental arsenal of trumpets, drums, oboes and strings accompanying the choir. Two arias follow of which the first, for soprano with oboes is especially engaging for its dance-like character. The concluding chorale is related to the opening chorus and contains brilliant flashes of colour from brass and timpani. We may imagine that Bach himself was pleased with his setting since he used it once more in another New Year cantata, four years later. ‘Wo soll ich fliehen hin’ is a Trinity cantata which Bach performed at Leipzig in 1724. It belongs to his great cycle of chorale-based works whose basis, in this instance, derives from a hymn by the seventeenth century writer, Johann Heermann. The opening chorus is a piece of consummate artistry, with subtle word-painting and whose unified structure derives in part from material shared between vocal and instrumental parts. The two arias are, in their different ways memorable. The first, a lyrical piece for tenor is lent distinction by the rare occurrence in Bach’s cantatas of a viola obbligato. The second, for alto features a high trumpet, oboes and strings and is declamatory in character. Each cantata concert begins at midday and lasts around one hour. The Academy’s restaurant will be open for light refreshments from 10.30am until the start of each concert. | ||
| Saturday 16-Nov-13 07:00pm |
Aachener Dom (Aachen Cathedral)Bach Mass in B minor with the Young Hannover Vocal Ensemble |
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| Aachener Dom (Aachen Cathedral), Domhof 1, 52062 Aachen Aachen, Germany Saturday 16-Nov-13 07:00pm Bach Mass in B minor with the Young Hannover Vocal Ensemble ![]() | ||
| Thursday 21-Nov-13 07:30pm |
Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), BergenMozart's Requiem |
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| Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen 5015, Norway Thursday 21-Nov-13 07:30pm Mozart's Requiem After Bach’s musikal benediction, we are left with music for thought: How can we gain a deeper understandingo f life and death on earth? Mozart, of course, felt confident to give an answer with his heavenly, redemptive Requiem. Concertmaster David Stewart makes a meaningful contribution to the discussion as soloist in Hartmann’s Concerto Funebre, composed in Germany in the dark beginnings of WWII. Dona nobis pacem. «Musicianship is, to be sure, Mr. Suzuki’s greatest strength…a subtle ear for color, a keen sense of harmonic direction, and an ability to make phrases breathe and rhythms live». The New York Times | ||
| Friday 22-Nov-13 07:30pm |
Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), BergenMozart's Requiem |
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| Grieg Hall (Grieghallen), Bergen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen 5015, Norway Friday 22-Nov-13 07:30pm Mozart's Requiem After Bach’s musikal benediction, we are left with music for thought: How can we gain a deeper understandingo f life and death on earth? Mozart, of course, felt confident to give an answer with his heavenly, redemptive Requiem. Concertmaster David Stewart makes a meaningful contribution to the discussion as soloist in Hartmann’s Concerto Funebre, composed in Germany in the dark beginnings of WWII. Dona nobis pacem. «Musicianship is, to be sure, Mr. Suzuki’s greatest strength…a subtle ear for color, a keen sense of harmonic direction, and an ability to make phrases breathe and rhythms live». The New York Times | ||
| Saturday 23-Nov-13 04:00pm |
St John the Baptist Church, Wimbledon, LondonThe Brandenburg Experience - Programme One International Wimbledon Music Festival |
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| St John the Baptist Church, Wimbledon, London, Spencer Hill, London SW19 4NZ, United Kingdom Saturday 23-Nov-13 04:00pm The Brandenburg Experience - Programme One ![]() | ||
| Saturday 23-Nov-13 08:00pm |
St John the Baptist Church, Wimbledon, LondonThe Brandenburg Experience - Programme Two International Wimbledon Music Festival |
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| St John the Baptist Church, Wimbledon, London, Spencer Hill, London SW19 4NZ, United Kingdom Saturday 23-Nov-13 08:00pm The Brandenburg Experience - Programme Two ![]() | ||
| Sunday 1-Dec-13 12:00pm |
Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, LondonRoyal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series |
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| Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall, London, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, United Kingdom Sunday 1-Dec-13 12:00pm Royal Academy of Music / Kohn Foundation Bach Cantata Series Bach composed his Christmas Oratorio for the Leipzig Christmas festival of 1734/5. The music is partly original and partly ‘parody’, two secular cantatas which he had written a year or so earlier, providing him with much of his borrowed material. Although the Oratorio is cast in six autonomous parts, Bach has nevertheless achieved a unified work within itself. Each of its Parts can be performed separately and with complete propriety – as Bach did himself. Part Two is scored for a four-part chorus with alto, tenor and bass soloists and an instrumentarium of flutes, oboes d’amore, oboes da caccia and strings. The text is concerned with the announcement of the Birth of Christ to the shepherds. The Evangelist tells the story in biblical narrative, while arias, duets and trios for the soloists, choruses for the choir and chorales, perhaps for the congregation to join in, meditate upon the events taking place. ‘Sie werden euch in den Bann tun’ is the later of two cantatas by Bach bearing this title. He performed the present work at Leipzig on the first Sunday after Ascension in May 1725. Its text by the Leipzig poet Mariane von Ziegler is concerned with the fear of persecution, assuaged by the Holy Spirit. The layout is untypical and the cantata begins with a bass recitative rather than a choral movement. This piece and the single remaining recitative feature an unusual accompaniment of oboes d’amore and oboes da caccia, while the tenor aria is lent distinction by an obbligato violoncello piccolo. The first performance of the cantata ‘Christum wir sollen loben schon’ took place at Leipzig on the second day of Christmas 1724. Its text is based on Luther’s translation of the ancient Latin Christmas hymn ‘A solis ortus cardine’. The opening chorale fantasia in the character and form of a motet is colourfully scored for cornett, three trombones, oboe d’amore and strings. The remainder of the work strikes a more modern note with a tenor aria accompanied by oboe d’amore and another for bass with full string accompaniment. This last-mentioned aria is a robust and joyful movement, spaciously laid out with an extended instrumental ritornello. Each cantata concert begins at midday and lasts around one hour. The Academy’s restaurant will be open for light refreshments from 10.30am until the start of each concert. | ||
| Friday 6-Dec-13 07:00pm |
Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-SeaChamber Music at Holkham – Till Fellner |
Works by Bach J.S. |
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| Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea, Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB, United Kingdom Friday 6-Dec-13 07:00pm Chamber Music at Holkham – Till Fellner Works by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | ||
| Tuesday 10-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonTill Fellner |
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| Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX, United Kingdom Tuesday 10-Dec-13 07:30pm Till Fellner Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV874 Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV875 Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E Flat Major, BWV876 | ||
| Monday 23-Dec-13 07:30pm |
Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, ZürichZurich Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Scholl |
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| Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zürich, Claridenstrasse 7, Zürich 8002, Switzerland Monday 23-Dec-13 07:30pm Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Scholl Programme to include: Works by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Works by Purcell, Henry (1659-1695) | ||
| Friday 31-Jan-14 08:00pm |
Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR): Henri le Boeuf Concert Hall, BrusselsFreiburger Barockorchester |
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| Palais des Beaux-Arts (BOZAR): Henri le Boeuf Concert Hall, Brussels, Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, B1000 Brussels, Belgium Friday 31-Jan-14 08:00pm Freiburger Barockorchester Tickets 56 - 16 €. | ||