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Prom 48: Late-night Bach

Part of the Proms 2015 Series

Add to my Calendar 21-08-2015 22:15 22-08-2015 00:15 36 Prom 48: Late-night Bach Bach’s much-loved Magnificat, bright with fanfares and lively with dance rhythms, is paired with the composer’s Mass in G minor in this Late Night Prom by the BBC Singers and the Academy of Ancient Music. Though sometimes overlooked, Bach’s Lutheran Masses are a treasure-trove of melody, borrowing their themes from the best of Bach’s own cantatas. Completing the programme is the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, with its muscular textures and brilliant brass and wind colours. There will be no interval Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in G minor, BWV 235
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV 1047
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Performers

David Hill – Conductor
 Sophie Bevan – soprano
 Rebecca Evans – soprano
 Iestyn Davies – countertenor
 Nicky Spence – tenor
 Roderick Williams – baritone

BBC Singers
 Academy of Ancient Music

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Programme Note

Bach’s much-loved Magnificat, bright with fanfares and lively with dance rhythms, is paired with the composer’s Mass in G minor in this Late Night Prom by the BBC Singers and the Academy of Ancient Music. Though sometimes overlooked, Bach’s Lutheran Masses are a treasure-trove of melody, borrowing their themes from the best of Bach’s own cantatas. Completing the programme is the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, with its muscular textures and brilliant brass and wind colours.

There will be no interval

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