Carl Philip Emnuel Bach
The 1786 Charity Concert – A Revival
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
RIAS Kammerchor
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Christina Landshamer, soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto
Lothar Odinius, tenor
Thomas E. Bauer, bass
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Introduction to the Credo from the Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J. S. Bach
Symphony in D major Wq 183/1
Magnificat Wq 215
Heilig ist Gott Wq 217
Johann Sebastian Bach
Credo from the Mass in B minor BWV 232
George Frideric Handel
“Ich weiß, dass mein Erlöser lebet”
“Halleluja”
from the oratorio “Messiah” HWV 56
In 1786 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach presented the greatest musical achievements of his century to a captivated audience and enthusiastic reviewers. The music director from Hamburg arranged a remarkable program for a charity concert, including not only his own music, but also popular and forgotten works by his father J. S. Bach and works by George Frideric Handel. As a tribute to the 300th anniversary of C. P. E. Bach the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in Berlin will revive the memorable concert from April 9, 1786 and reawaken a great historic moment in music history.
“Rademann captures the elusive aesthetic of music from the years between the Baroque and Classical Styles.” BBC Music Magazine
