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Magnificat

Thomas Hengelbrock
Vocal Concert
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie
Duration: about 1h55 with 1 intermission

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat
Intermission
Felix Mendelssohn
Psaume 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit nach frischem Wasser"
Cantate de Noël "Vom Himmel hoch"

Distribution

Orchestre de Paris
Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Thomas Hengelbrock, conducting
Anna Lucia Richter, soprano
Marianne Crebassa, soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, viola
Werner Güra, tenor
Christian Immler, baritone
Lionel Sow, choirmaster
Bach's Magnificat was created on Christmas Day, 1723 to celebrate Mary’s joy after the Annunciation. Mendelssohn’s Christmas Cantata also sings of the birth of Christ, in a style making clear reference to Bach.
Karina-Canellakis

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris