Missa Concertata
13 December/17h00 France / Lyon
Two marvelous works for the Christmas season.
During his time in Leipzig, Bach composed the Missa brevis BWV 233. With its lavish writing and pastoral key in F major, it seems destined for Advent. This festive and concertante work unfolds with a rich and vibrant orchestration, in which horns and oboes play a prominent role. In contrast to the work of the Cantor of Leipzig, Pergolesi's Missa concertata appears as a true mirror. Through a similar key and orchestration, it reveals the Neapolitan composer's talent for choral frescoes that are both evocative and theatrical, a stark contrast to the intimacy of his famous Stabat Mater.
PROGRAMME
During his time in Leipzig, Bach composed the Missa brevis BWV 233. With its lavish writing and pastoral key in F major, it seems destined for Advent. This festive and concertante work unfolds with a rich and vibrant orchestration, in which horns and oboes play a prominent role. In contrast to the work of the Cantor of Leipzig, Pergolesi's Missa concertata appears as a true mirror. Through a similar key and orchestration, it reveals the Neapolitan composer's talent for choral frescoes that are both evocative and theatrical, a stark contrast to the intimacy of his famous Stabat Mater.
PROGRAMME
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Missa Concertata (Naples, 1733); Johann Sebastian Bach, Sinfonia from the Cantata BWV 154 (Leipzig, 1724) and Missa brevis BWV 233 (Leipzig, 1738)
DISTRIBUTION
Namur Chamber Choir:
Thibault Lenaerts, choir preparation;
Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano;
Logan Lopez Gonzalez, countertenor;
Jean-Denis Piette, bass-baritone
Thibault Lenaerts, choir preparation;
Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano;
Logan Lopez Gonzalez, countertenor;
Jean-Denis Piette, bass-baritone
