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Prom 49: Bach's St John Passion

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2017

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, John Butt and the Dunedin Concert in JS Bach's St John Passion. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

John Butt and the Dunedin Concert with Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook, Sophie Bevan, Tim Mead, Andrew Tortise and Konstantin Wolff in JS Bach's St John Passion from this year's Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245

Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Evangelist)
Matthew Brook, bass (Jesus)
Sophie Bevan, soprano
Tim Mead, countertenor
Andrew Tortise, tenor
Konstantin Wolff, bass
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor

A complete performance of Bach's St John Passion. 'More daring, forceful and poetic' than the St Matthew Passion, according to Schumann, this is a work of almost operatic vividness that brings both a humanity and a painful immediacy to the Passion narrative. Bach specialist John Butt and his Dunedin Consort make their Proms debut in a performance that offers the audience the chance to join in the chorale-singing, reflecting how the work might originally have been heard in a church setting.

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Sun 20 Aug 2017 19:45
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Music and featured items

  • Part 1

    Duration: 51:15

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St John Passion part 1

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.

  • Interval

    Ian Skelly introduces a discussion of Bach's St John Passion.

    Duration: 19:37

  • Part 2

    Duration: 01:42:27

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St John Passion part 2

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.

  • Post-concert

    • Antonio Vivaldi

      Concerto in D major, RV 564

      Performer: Enrico Onofri. Performer: Marco Bianchi. Performer: Christophe Coin. Performer: Paolo Beschi. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
      • Vivaldi: 'Il Proteo' Coin. Il Giardino Armonico.
      • Teldec.
      • 1-3.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Aug 2017 19:45
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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