Easter Oratorio, J.-S. Bach - Les Talens Lyriques

France / Grenoble, Lucerne, Aix-en-Provence, Paris, Metz

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 8 PM
MC2 Auditorium, Grenoble (France) 

Friday, April 18, 2025, 6:30 PM
Lucerne Chamber Circle, KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal, Lucerne (Suisse) 

Saturday, April 20, 2025, 8:30 PM
Festival de Pâques d'Aix-en-Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence (France)

Monday, April 21, 2025, 8 PM
Philharmonie de Paris, Salle Pierre Boulez, Paris (France)

Saturday, April 26, 2025, 8 PM
Arsenal, Metz (France) 
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« The Easter oratorio is performed far less at Easter than the two passions, and is more like a cantata than an oratorio, with alternations between dry recitatives, choruses and solo arias. The cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen is a marvel with trumpets and drums to celebrate Easter, the joy of Christ’s resurrection. 
Some of the soloists in the cast are loyal collaborators of Les Talens Lyriques. Notably Nick Pritchard, who we were lucky enough to have on Atys, and Edwin Crossley Mercer. We also have Anna El Khashem and Mari Askvik, who were with us for our St Matthew’s Passion and who were remarkable. I’m always absolutely delighted to see them again. We’ve had very little opportunity to play Bach as an Ensemble, but I’m an outspoken advocate of Bach on the harp- sichord, having recorded his complete works. I think I can bring a very personal perspective to this music by finding my own path. »
– Christophe Rousset

PROGRAMME

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Cantate « Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen », BWV 66 (1724)
Cantata given in Leipzig for the Easter Monday in 1724

Cantate « Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß », BWV 134 (1724)
Cantate given in Leipzig for the Easter Tuesay in 1724

Osteroratorium, BWV 249 (1725)
Oratorio given in Leipzig for the Easter Sunday in 1725

PERFORMERS

Anna El Khashem, Soprano
Mari Askvik, Alto
Nick Pritchard, Tenor
Edwin Crossley Mercer, Bass

Chœur de Chambre de Namur
 Thibault Lenaerts
, Choirmaster

Les Talens Lyriques
 Christophe Rousset, Conductor
Easter Oratorio, J.-S. Bach - Les Talens Lyriques

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