Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. John Eliot Gardiner's Bach cantata pilgrimage comes to the Proms, alongside popular orchestral works and the joyous Magnificat to launch the Proms celebration of Bach's anniversary.
Miah Persson (soprano), Magdalena Kozena (mezzo), Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto), Paul Agnew (tenor), Nicolas Teste (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner
Bach Orchestral Suite No 4 in D, BWV1069; Cantata No 24: Ein Ungefarbt Gemute;
Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F, BWV1046
8.45 Interval: the Silence of the Desert
In the first of three interval features on the sounds of silence Christopher Page evokes the lost silences of the medieval world and the silence of spirituality.
9.05 Bach Cantata No 185: Barmherziges Herze der Ewigen Liebe; Magnificat in D, BWV243
(Repeated Tuesday 2pm)
(They're making overtures at you: p18) (Reader Offer - Proms CD for £1.00: p42)
(Brian Kay's Prom of the Week - Music: p43)
