Komm, Jesu, Komm (BWV 229)
J S Bach
Saturday 30 October 2004, 7.30pm
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
Cnr Molesworth and Hill St
Wellington
Directed by Alastair Carey
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.
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
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Reviews
In all, this was a splendid performance…the music was uplifting and inspiring [and] the audience was rapt.
Middle C, 31 October 2015
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