St John Passion 300
St James's Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom"The most exciting thing I’ve heard in a very long time ★★★★★ " This is not just a concert; it’s a journey through history, a musical experience like no other. Transport yourself to the premiere in Leipzig in 1724 with period instruments and immerse in the emotional and historical significance of this masterpiece. Conducted by […]
Pre-Concert Talk: The St John Passion as Protestant Drama
Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford, United KingdomHow does Johann Sebastian Bach’s music for the St John Passion respond to the text? While the Passion was first performed 300 years ago, the text in parts dates back 200 years earlier, to the time of the Reformation: Luther’s translation of the New Testament was first published in 1522 and the first ever printed […]
St John Passion 300
Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom"The most exciting thing I’ve heard in a very long time ★★★★★ " This is not just a concert; it’s a journey through history, a musical experience like no other. Transport yourself to the premiere in Leipzig in 1724 with period instruments and immerse in the emotional and historical significance of this masterpiece. Conducted by […]
Bach Partitas: No. 5 in G major
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordJ.S. Bach's Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer's self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first published, something that we believe remains true today. These six works for […]
Bach Partitas: No. 6 in E minor
New College Chapel Holywell Street, OxfordJ.S. Bach's Partitas BWV 825-830, the first of which is the composer's self-proclaimed Opus 1, form part of his Clavier-Übung I that was published in 1731. There is a substantial body of evidence that suggest that these works were rather popular when first published, something that we believe remains true today. These six works for […]