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il Gardellino

Bach. Weihnachtsoratorium

vocal
Sat 22 Dec 2018 -20.00
introduction by Ignace Bossuyt 19.15
start 20.00
expected end time 22.30
with break
All prices include booking fees.

Joy and jubilation in Christmas cantatas rich in imagery

There’s no better prelude to Christmas than Bach's festive Christmas Oratorio. In the run-up to Christmas 1734, fifty-year-old Bach – then at the height of his artistic power – put together a complete Christmas oratorio in just a few weeks. He managed this by drawing on his entire oeuvre and thus rescued some of his most beautiful melodies from oblivion. With four parts of Bach's joyful Christmas story, il Gardellino roll out the red carpet for Christmas.

programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cantatas 1, 2, 5 & 6 from Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV248

performers

il Gardellino: ensemble
Peter Van Heyghen: conductor
Barbora Kabátková: soprano
David Erler: countertenor
Hans Jörg Mammel: tenor
Wolf Matthias Friedrich: bass

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il Gardellino: ensemble
Peter Van Heyghen: conductor
Barbora Kabátková: soprano
David Erler: countertenor
Hans

Sat 22 Dec 2018 -20.00
introduction by Ignace Bossuyt 19.15
start 20.00
expected end time 22.30
with break
All prices include booking fees.