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Bach’s Genius – The Motets

“Top choir cooks up a glorious feast” Steve Moffats, Limelight

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During JS Bach’s lifetime, in Germany and throughout Europe, public performances were made up almost entirely of new works by living composers. Unlike other music, the Bach motets were held in such high regard that they continued to be performed after the composer’s death. The publication of Forkel’s On Johann Sebastian Bach’s Life, Genius and Works in 1802 marked the beginning of what became known as the Bach revival. This was one of the earliest examples of historical research influencing concert programs. The Bach Motets were therefore part of a new phenomenon, which has resulted in audiences of today enjoying a treasure chest of six hundred years of music.

READ PROGRAM NOTES

MOTET Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
for two four-part choirs BWV 226

Allemande from Suite No. 4 in Eb major
for unaccompanied cello BWV 1010

MOTET Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir
for two four-part choirs BWV 228

Allemande from Suite No. 2 in D minor
for unaccompanied cello BWV 1008

MOTET Jesu, meine Freude 
for five voices BWV 227

MOTET Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden
for four voices BWV 230

Sarabande from Suite No.3 in C major
for unaccompanied cello BWV 1009

MOTET Komm, Jesu, komm
for two four-part choirs BWV 229

Arioso from Capriccio in Bb major
on the departure of a dearly beloved brother BWV 992

MOTET Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
for two four-part choirs BWV 225

with
Roseanne Hunt – violoncello
Rhys Boak – organ


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