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Prom 25: Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Presented by Georgia Mann from the Royal Albert Hall.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

From the Royal Albert Hall
Presented by Georgia Mann

Schütz: Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, SWV 41
Nicht uns, Herr, sondern deinem Namen, SWV 43
Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich, SWV 45
Bach: Cantata No. 79, 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild'
Cantata No. 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Bach's austere and beautiful Lutheran cantatas stand in contrast to the lively rhythms and rich textures of Schütz's music.

Producer Anthony Sellors.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Heinrich Schütz

    Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren, SWV 41

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Heinrich Schütz

    Nicht uns, Herr, sondern deinem Namen, SWV 43

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Heinrich Schütz

    Danket dem Herren, denn er ist freundlich, SWV 45

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No.79 'Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild'

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No.80 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 1 in B flat, BWV825

    Performer: Louis Schwizgebel.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no.103 in E flat major 'Drum Roll' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Brüggen.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Martin Carling

    Sir Christemas

    Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: David Hill.
  • Dominic Carter

    Sir Christemas

    Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: David Hill.
    • 2017 Breakfast Carol Competition.
    • Â鶹ԼÅÄ recording.
  • Alec McGregor

    2017 Breakfast Carol Competition No 5. Sir Christemas

    Choir: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Singers. Conductor: David Hill.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Piano Trio in D minor, Op 120 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Priya Mitchell. Performer: Christian Poltéra. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Faure: Cello Sonatas and Trio.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Souvenirs de Bayreuth

    Performer: Kathryn Stott. Performer: Martin Roscoe.
    • Faure: The Complete Music for Piano: Kathryn Stott.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Dec 2017 19:30