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BACHCELONA -The Händel Passion
BACHCELONA -The Händel Passion
This program of music by Handel and Bach recreates an extraordinary event: Good Friday, 1747, when J.S. Bach performed Handel’s arias in Leipzig during a performance of the Markus Passion.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
BACHCELONA – The Händel Passion
BACHCELONA - The Händel Passion
This program of music by Handel and Bach recreates an extraordinary event: Good Friday, 1747, when J.S. Bach performed Handel’s arias in Leipzig during a performance of the Markus Passion.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
BACHCELONA – The Händel Passion
BACHCELONA - The Händel Passion
This program of music by Handel and Bach recreates an extraordinary event: Good Friday, 1747, when J.S. Bach performed Handel’s arias in Leipzig during a performance of the Markus Passion.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
BACHCELONA – The Händel Passion
BACHCELONA - The Händel Passion
This program of music by Handel and Bach recreates an extraordinary event: Good Friday, 1747, when J.S. Bach performed Handel’s arias in Leipzig during a performance of the Markus Passion.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
BACHCELONA – The Händel Passion
BACHCELONA - The Händel Passion
This program of music by Handel and Bach recreates an extraordinary event: Good Friday, 1747, when J.S. Bach performed Handel’s arias in Leipzig during a performance of the Markus Passion.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
This is a truly exceptional event, likely the only known instance of artistic interaction between these composers, both born in 1685 and contemporaries.
The program presents the seven Handel arias that Bach performed that day in Leipzig, including some recitatives to provide the precise context of the Passion in which each piece is situated, and juxtaposes them with other Bach arias related to the Easter liturgy.
Bach’s St John Passion with Oxford Bach Soloists
Bach's St John Passion with Oxford Bach Soloists
This Easter, the Oxford Bach Soloists invite you to experience one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most compelling works, the St John Passion. Performed across two evenings, the piece tells the story of the Passion with intimacy and drama, brought to life by a superb line-up of musicians.