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Philippe Herreweghe

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Soprano

Dorothee Mields

Chiyuki Okamura

Magdalena Podkościelna

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Alex Potter

Alto

Cécile Pilorger

Bart Uvyn

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Guy Cutting

Stephan Gähler

Peter Di Toro

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Peter Kooij

Philip Kaven

Bart Vandewege

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Collegium Vocale Gent

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Collegium vocale gent

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Stay with us, because evening is coming, BWV 6

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan’ (BWV 99)

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147

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Collegium vocale gent: Stay with us, because evening is coming, BWV 6 (+2 More)

Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, cond.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 (version of 1736)
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13.04.22 at Studio 4, Flagey
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On Good Friday, 11 April 1727, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion was performed for the first time during the vesper service in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. It’s obvious that the composer himself realised that this work would take the history of music in an unprecedented direction. The strong internal cohesion of the narrative, the vast instrumentation of three choirs and two orchestras, the incredible variety of styles and the dimensions of this three-hour musical passion were unheard of. The emotional impact of this masterpiece has not diminished with time!

Collegium Vocale Gent | 13.04.22 at Studio 4, Flagey

The musical richness, versatility and inventiveness that Bach displayed for over 200 surviving cantatas are simply astounding. In 1723, he embarked on the realization of a dream he had cherished for a long time: to write a cantata for each Sunday service of the ecclesiastical year. Philippe Herreweghe has selected three splendid works from this period, each bearing witness in its own way to Bach's boundless faith in God.

English

La richesse musicale, la polyvalence et l’inventivité que Bach a déployées pour plus de 200 cantates qui ont été conservées sont tout simplement stupéfiantes. En 1723, il se lance dans la réalisation d’un rêve qu’il caresse depuis longtemps : écrire une cantate pour chaque service dominical de l’année ecclésiastique. Philippe Herreweghe a sélectionné trois œuvres splendides datant de cette période, chacune témoignant à sa manière de la foi illimitée de Bach en Dieu.

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Collegium vocale gent by Bach, J. S., From (2023/2023), Conductor Philippe Herreweghe, Flagey, Brussels, Belgium

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