Bach Motets and Cello Suites
Birmingham International Concert Season 2011/12
Town Hall
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Master of every style he turned to, Bach brought unprecedented beauty to choral and instrumental music. The motets are the perfect showcase for Town Hall Associate Artist Ex Cathedra, and, as legendary cellist Pablo Casals once remarked, “Bach is the very essence of music, and the cello suites are the very essence of Bach.”
BBC Music magazine’s Editor, Oliver Condy, recommends tonight’s concert: “Bach’s motets, written at various stages in his life, have everything of the composer in them. Even Mozart, on hearing Singet dem Herrn, was heard to say ‘Now, there’s a piece one can learn from.’ You can’t argue with that.”
6.15pm Pre-concert talk by Lyndon Jenkins.
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Ex Cathedra Consort & Continuo
Jeffrey Skidmore director
Andrew Skidmore cello
| J S Bach | Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden | 6’ |
|---|---|---|
| Cello Suite No 1 in G | 18’ | |
| Jesu, meine Freude | 20’ | |
| Komm, Jesu, Komm | 9’ | |
| Cello Suite No 4 in E flat | 26’ | |
| Singet dem Herrn | 13’ |
£9.50, £17.50, £25, £35*
60plus: £9.50, £17, £24, £33.50*
Discounts also available for children, students and under 25s, wheelchair users, disabled patrons and their companions, concert package bookers and groups of 11+. For more details on all discounts and how to book click here.
Choir Benches not available.
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Town Hall
- Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQ, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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