Masaaki Suzuki joins the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists for the first time for what promises to be a powerful celebration of Bach's 1725 cantatas
Bach Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, for the Annunciation (25 March 1725)
Bach Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott, BWV 127, for Estomihi 1st Sunday before Lent (11 February 1725)
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Bach 'Sinfonia' from Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 (8 April 1725)
Bach Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103, for Jubilate (22 April 1725)
Bach Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28, for the Sunday after Christmas (30 December 1725)
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Masaaki Suzuki Conductor
“There is something electrifying about making music with an ensemble whose DNA is so closely entwined with Bach’s. The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists have helped to shape the world’s understanding of this music for decades. To collaborate with them and such wonderful soloists on these radiant 1725 cantatas, works that reveal Bach at his most daring and devotional, is both humbling and exhilarating. I look forward to the energy, the insight, and, I hope, the surprises we will discover together.” - Masaaki Suzuki
A leading authority on the works of J.S. Bach, Masaaki Suzuki makes his debut with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, who are themselves renowned for their groundbreaking performances of Bach’s music over six decades. This electrifying combination of world-renowned conductor and virtuosic ensemble will celebrate the 300th anniversary of Bach’s 1725 cantatas, written during his time as Thomaskantor in Leipzig.
