Performance

VenueMalvern Theatres
Other spaces: The Cinema, Forum Theatre, Festival Theatre
TownMalvern
CountyWorcestershire
From28th March 2015
To28th March 2015
When19:30
PricesFrom £17.92. To £28.00.
What is currently on at Malvern Theatres (V01718852442)

Bach & Kuhnau Magnificats

T01314988225


Archive :: production:T01314988225, concert:S92696822, venue:V01718852442

Armonico Consort and Baroque Players

Johann Kuhnau (1660 - 1722) was Johann Sebastian Bach's predecessor at St Thomas Leipzig. Similar in orchestration to Bach's masterpiece, with timpani and trumpets, Kuhnau's Magnificat is equally brilliant. It was tradition that upon the appointment of a new director, all of the previous music was destroyed. We are lucky that Bach must have missed this one! Marc Antoine Charpentier's 'Te Deum' is best known for the introduction which has, for many years, provided the opening to the Eurovision Song Contest. The effervescent French style of writing makes a wonderful contrast to the Germanic flavour of the other works, highlighting how the joyous French dance styles influenced Baroque composers across Europe. Johann Schelle (1648 - 1701) preceded Kuhnau as music director at St Thomas and wrote many works in the German liturgical tradition. Although most are lost, ?Vom Himmel Kam der Engel Schar' for choir and orchestra, with double trumpets and timpani, shows a genius which links these four composers. Forum Theatre

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Director Christopher Monks
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