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Bach's Easter Oratorio

Hannah French looks into the music behind Johann Sebastian Bach's Easter Oratorio, which was composed in Leipzig and first performed on Easter Sunday in 1725.

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Sun 9 Apr 2023 14:00
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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Es ist vollbracht [St John Passion, BWV.245]

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Brüggen.
    • GLOSSA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Adagio [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • ARCHIV.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kommt, eilet und laufet (chorus) [Easter Oratorio]

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    O kalter Manner Sinn! [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Singer: Hannah Morrison. Singer: Meg Bragle. Singer: Nicholas Mulroy. Singer: Peter Harvey. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SDG.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Seele, deine Spezereien [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Singer: Hannah Morrison. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SDG.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hier ist die Gruft / Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Singer: Elisabeth Jansson. Conductor: Frieder Bernius. Ensemble: Barockorchester Stuttgart. Singer: Jan Kobow. Singer: Gotthold Schwarz.
    • CARUS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Indessen seufzen wir [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Director: Matthew Halls. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Retrospect Ensemble.
    • LINN.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Saget, saget mit geschwinde [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Retrospect Ensemble. Director: Matthew Halls.
    • LINN.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wir sind erfreut / Preis und Dank [Easter Oratorio, BWV.249]

    Singer: Klaus Mertens. Choir: Amsterdam Baroque Choir. Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ton Koopman.
    • ERATO.

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  • Sun 4 Apr 2021 14:00
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  • Sun 9 Apr 2023 14:00
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