programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Jesu, meine Freude (BWV 226)
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (BWV 225)
Arvo Pärt (*1935)
Parts from Kanon Pokajanen:
Ode I, Ode VI, Kontakion, Ikos, Ode IX and Prayer after the Canon
performers
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss conductor
Barbara Kernig cello
Pieter-Jan Belder chest organ
Maggie Urquhart double bass
In Haarlem, Daniel Reuss and Krista Audere will conduct the concert
background
Pärt’s Kanon Pokajanen is one of his most beloved works, with its powerful openings, intimate solos and lush polyphonies. The lofty, almost meditative nature of this work is in very good hands with Cappella Amsterdam, and has thus earned it 5-star reviews as well as the prestigious Edison Klassiek in 2017.
Also performed: motets by Bach. Bach wrote motets for special occasions, and they were often performed only once. Therefore, they were not well archived. Chances are some were not preserved. Fortunately, we can still enjoy the wonders of this music, as in this programme.
Photo: Cappella Amsterdam during the Bach Fest in Munich 2024 by Susanne Schulte
"I also call them 'the bible of music.' I have lived with these motets for about forty years, and I can dream them. There are no pieces I have studied more, or feel more connected to. I am thrilled to be able to conduct the works again after many years."