Bach Mass in B minor at St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh on Saturday 18th May 2019

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Bach Mass in B minor

Part of the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union Season 2018/19

Add to my Calendar 18-05-2019 19:30 18-05-2019 21:30 36 Bach Mass in B minor Arguably Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest single work, the towering Mass in B minor offers thrilling choruses, beautiful arias and dazzling virtuoso instrumental solos, providing enjoyment, enlightenment, solace and challenges to audiences and performers alike.  Edinburgh Royal Choral Union is joined by an exceptional quintet of young Bach specialists for this special concert, which brings our 160th season to a close. ERCU has a long association with the Mass in B minor, having given the Scottish premiere in 1907. The most recent performance was in 1982, as part of our 125th season. This  Bach spent almost 25 years compiling his Mass, second only to the St Matthew Passion in its scope, variety and length. It didn’t take long after his arrival in Leipzig in 1723 for Bach to become frustrated with the politics and politicians of the city and he was soon looking for appointments elsewhere. The first half of the Missa was submitted to the Elector of Saxony in Dresden in 1733 in the hope of earning himself a court title but no prized job was forthcoming. In 1748 the aged Bach, still in Leipzig, decided to complete his Mass, not for immediate use, but as an “encyclopaedic conspectus” of his art. St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Cuthbert's Parish Church
5 Lothian Road
Edinburgh
EH1 2EP
Scotland

Saturday 18th May 2019
7:30 PM

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Performers

Emma Morwood – soprano
Katherine Crompton – soprano
Alex Chance – countertenor
Nathan Vale – Tenor
Edward Grint – bass-baritone

Edinburgh Royal Choral Union
Edinburgh Pro Musica Orchestra

Programme Note

Arguably Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest single work, the towering Mass in B minor offers thrilling choruses, beautiful arias and dazzling virtuoso instrumental solos, providing enjoyment, enlightenment, solace and challenges to audiences and performers alike.

Edinburgh Royal Choral Union is joined by an exceptional quintet of young Bach specialists for this special concert, which brings our 160th season to a close. ERCU has a long association with the Mass in B minor, having given the Scottish premiere in 1907. The most recent performance was in 1982, as part of our 125th season. This

Bach spent almost 25 years compiling his Mass, second only to the St Matthew Passion in its scope, variety and length. It didn’t take long after his arrival in Leipzig in 1723 for Bach to become frustrated with the politics and politicians of the city and he was soon looking for appointments elsewhere. The first half of the Missa was submitted to the Elector of Saxony in Dresden in 1733 in the hope of earning himself a court title but no prized job was forthcoming. In 1748 the aged Bach, still in Leipzig, decided to complete his Mass, not for immediate use, but as an “encyclopaedic conspectus” of his art.

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