Bach : The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross

The project proposes a hypothetical reconstruction of what Johann Sebastian Bach's musical setting of the Seven Last Words might have been like, taking his musical universe as a starting point to create an imaginary cantata around this theme. To this end, passages from Bach's works containing these texts were identified and then assembled according to strict structural, harmonic, and narrative criteria. Far from being a simple anthology of pieces, the objective was to construct a coherent expressive and narrative arc, both theologically and musically, culminating in a succession of recitatives, arias, choruses, and chorales that respect the internal dramaturgy that might have guided such a composition.


PROGRAM

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach

DISTRIBUTION

Íliber Ensemble
Darío Tamayo, conductor 
Sophie Negoïta, soprano 
Anthea Pichanick, alto 
Ruairi Bowen, tenor 
Christian Wagner, baritone