Bach: h-Moll-Messe / Sir John Eliot Gardiner

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Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner © Chris Christodoulou
Monteverdi Choir
Monteverdi Choir © Massimo Giannelli for Anima Mundi Festival
  • Doors open 19:00

  • Start 20:00

  • End ca. 22:00

The voice of God

If we wanted to draw up a list of the top ten of western music, Bach’s epochal B minor Mass would have to be on it. The British Bach specialist John Eliot Gardiner has already spent a lifetime exploring the expressive oratorio, and never tires of wresting new secrets from it. »Bach,« he says, »gives us the voice of God – in human form.«

Gardiner’s performances and recordings of the B minor Mass derive their character from the exceptional purity and precision of the Monteverdi Choir and of the English Baroque Soloists, who play on historic instruments. Founded by John Eliot Gardiner in 1964 and 1978 respectively, both ensembles are still conducted by him. In addition to the B minor Mass, written in different phases between 1724 und 1749, their standing repertoire includes Bach’s other major sacred works, particularly the passions and the cantatas.

Performers

English Baroque Soloists

Monteverdi Choir

Hilary Cronin soprano

Bethany Horak-Hallett soprano

Reginald Mobley alto

Sarah Denbee alto

Nick Pritchard tenor

Jonathan Hanley tenor

Dingle Yandell bass

Alex Ashworth bass

conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach
Messe h-Moll BWV 232

Spotlight

Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Promoter: HamburgMusik

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Sir John Eliot Gardiner

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Bach: The Ways of a Dynasty

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John Eliot Gardiner – A portrait

The legendary conductor will soon be 80. In Hamburg he shows us what he has learnt about Bach and Brahms to date.

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