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Nederlandse Bachvereniging (photo Ward Mevis)

Motets

Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Fri 3 May 2024 20:15 - 22:10
Fri 3 May 2024
20:15 - 22:10
  • Fri 3 May 2024
    20:15 - 22:10
    Interval 21:05
    Grote Zaal
    Past event

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach Motet ‘Komm, Jesu, komm‘ BWV 229  
Jan Dismas Zelenka Parts from Responsoria pro hebdomada sancta ZWV 55 
Johann Sebastian Bach Motet ‘Jesu meine Freude‘ BWV 227 
Johann Sebastian Bach Motet ‘Singet dem Herrn’ BWV 225

Credits

Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Václav Luks direction

Bach’s most beautiful choral music

Bach’s six motets are among the most beautiful choral works composed in the past centuries. The Netherlands Bach Society, conducted by baroque specialist Václav Luks, sings three of these vocal gems in this programme on the eve of Remembrance Day and Liberation Day. In addition, the concert includes moving passion music by Luks’ compatriot Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745), also known as the ‘Czech Bach’.

When Bach wrote a motet, he usually did so for a funeral or memorial service. We do not know whether this also applies to Singet dem Herrn. In any case, the work does not express sadness, but has a light-hearted, festive character. As such, solemnity and exuberance come together in this programme.

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Nederlandse Bachvereniging (photo Ward Mevis)
Nederlandse Bachvereniging (photo Ward Mevis)