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Ashley Solomon

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RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir

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Saint John the Evangelist

RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir: Symphony in D major op 18 no 6 Bach, Johann Christian (+3 More)

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Symphony in D major op 18 no 6

Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120

Sinfonia in F major, F.67

O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34

Keerthi Raj

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The RCM’s annual Bach Cantatas concert returns with a programme showcasing the great Johann Sebastian and two of his sons.

The orchestra opens with music by Johann Christian, the youngest son and so-called ‘English Bach’, whose forward-looking musical style is said to have influenced the concertos of Haydn and Mozart. Wilhelm Friedemann, the oldest son, was known as the ‘Halle Bach’ and his Sinfonia, which carries the nickname ‘Die Dissonanzen’ (the dissonances), is abundant with harmonic surprises.

The choir joins for two sublime sacred cantatas by Johann Sebastian: ‘God, one praises You in the temple’ written for the installation of a new city council in Leipzig and ‘O eternal fire, o source of love’ composed for Pentecost Sunday.

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RCM Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir by Bach, Johann Christian, Bach, J. S., Friedemann Bach, From (2024/2024), Conductor Ashley Solomon, Saint John the Evangelist, Oxford, United Kingdom

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