Rinaldo Alessandrini and Martin Karu. Johann Sebastian Bach

PROGRAMME

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia from the Cantata Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia from the Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia from the Cantata Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52

Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

DESCRIPTION

Italian conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini will lead a programme dedicated to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. It includes the cantata Geist und Seele wird verwirret (Spirit and Soul Shall Be Confounded), composed in Leipzig, and featuring countertenor Martin Karu, whose rising career is gaining recognition both nationally and internationally. The programme also features symphonic or instrumental overtures from the cantatas Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, and Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht. Additionally, the concert will include Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3.

PERFORMERS 

MARTIN KARU countertenor

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conductor RINALDO ALESSANDRINI

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