Komm, Jesu, Komm (BWV 229): J S Bach

Drei Motetten (Op. 110): Johannes Brahms

Bach's gorgeous funeral motet for double choir, plus Johannes Brahms' finest contribution to sacred vocal music, with settings of the Lamentations by Ferrabosco, Tallis and Bairstow all sung in the glorious acoustic of Wellington Cathedral.

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Programme

    Lamentations (Nocturn I) - Plainsong
    Lamentations - Thomas Crecquillon 1500?-1557
    Lamentations - Alfonso Ferrabosco I 1543-1588
    Lamentations - Thomas Tallis 1505?-1585
    Lamentations - Orazio Vecchi 1550-1605
    Lamentations - Edward Bairstow 1874-1946

Interval

    Drei Motetten (Op. 110) - Johannes Brahms 1833-1897

        i. Ich aber bin elend
        ii. Ach, arme Welt
        iii. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein

    Praeludium et Fuga (BWV 544) - J S Bach 1685-1750

        Great organ Maxwell Kenworthy

    Komm, Jesu, Komm (BWV 229) - J S Bach

        Bass viol da gamba Robert Oliver
        Continuo organ Maxwell Kenworthy

7.30pm, Saturday 30 October 2004
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Molesworth Street, Wellington

$25 / $15

dir. Alastair Carey

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