We return to the historic setting of St. Bartholomew-the-Great for the first of two cantata concerts that reflect the Festival theme and one of the society’s musical priorities – Bach’s corpus of church cantatas. BWV 168 is from the third cycle, and BWV 42 is the first cantata performed at Leipzig after second version of Johannes-Passion. It is the only one in the second cycle of cantatas to begin with an extended Sinfonia. Magic! In the church year, Bach cantata cycles are from the first Sunday after Trinity to Trinity Sunday.

Perfomers

Bachfest Consort of Voices
Steinitz Bach Players
Rodolfo Richter Director and solo violin

Programme

Cantata “Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort” BWV 168

Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042

Cantata “Am abend aber desselbigen Sabbats” BWV42

Tickets: £25, £20, £15 (All unreserved. Available from 10 September)