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Collegium Vocale Gent

Mendelssohn. Jesu, meine Freude

this event is part of

Bach Academie Brugge 2020

vocal
Fri 17 Jan 2020 -20.00
introduction by Ignace Bossuyt 19.15
start 20.00
expected end time 21.20
All prices include booking fees.

Bach’s best pupil in the spotlight

They may have missed each other by more than half a century, but the relationship between Bach and Mendelssohn is crystal clear. For this festival opener, Philippe Herreweghe has put together an atmospheric programme, with choral motets, in which the Romantic composer looks back tenderly at his Baroque hero.

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programme

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
Jesu, meine Freude
Wer nur der lieben Gott lässt walten
Verleih uns Frieden
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, opus 23 no. 1
Nicht unserm Namen, Herr, psalm 115, opus 31

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden
Jesu, meine Freude
Wer nur der lieben Gott lässt wa

performers

Collegium Vocale Gent: choir & orchestra
Philippe Herreweghe: conductor

Fri 17 Jan 2020 -20.00
introduction by Ignace Bossuyt 19.15
start 20.00
expected end time 21.20
All prices include booking fees.