Details
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantata No 82, 'Ich habe genug'
~ Interval ~
Anton Bruckner – Symphony No 9 in D minor
Performers
Christian Gerhaher – bass-baritone
Philippe Jordan – Conductor
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
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Programme Note
Death laid its hand on Anton Bruckner as he laboured over the incomplete last movement of his final symphony. But as life was leaving Bruckner, vision and faith were only strengthening in him.
Even in its incompleteness, Bruckner’s Ninth carries with it an inspiring optimism in the face of death. ‘Art had its beginning in God,’ believed Bruckner, ‘and so it must lead back to God.’ Appropriate sentiments given it is preceded by Bach’s cantata of resignation and acceptance ‘Ich habe genug’ from the thrilling bass-baritone of Christian Gerhaher.