Musik von Johann Sebastian Bach | Dresdner Kapellsolisten

In the organizer's words:

Celebrate the saint's feast day on Saturday, November 1, at 5 p.m. in the impressive atmosphere of the Kreuzkirche Dresden with music by Johann Sebastian Bach. Experience a festive and contemplative vespers, which will be dominated by Baroque masterpieces.

The musical centerpiece is Johann Sebastian Bach's famous choral cantata "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme". This work, which Bach composed for the 27th Sunday after Trinity and premiered in Leipzig on November 25, 1731, is based on the well-known chorale of the same name by Philipp Nicolai from 1599.

The basic idea of the cantata text is the figurative equation of the connection between Jesus and the human soul with a wedding, a theme that draws on motifs from the Song of Solomon. The music is a masterpiece full of expectation and splendor, filled with jubilant choral movements and intimate duets that express the soul's constant readiness to encounter God.

The musical hour opens with magnificent organ music: cruciform organist Holger Gehring plays the majestic introduction and fugue from Bach's cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" in the virtuoso arrangement for organ by Franz Liszt.

Another highlight is the deeply felt aria "Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde", a work by Georg Melchior Hoffmann (formerly attributed to Bach, BWV 53), performed by alto and orchestra. In between, baroque organ sounds by Johann Gottfried Walther are heard with three sonorous arrangements of the Magnificat "Meine Seele erhebt den Herren".

The renowned Dresdner Kapellsolisten and an outstanding ensemble of soloists consisting of Heidi Maria Taubert (soprano), Dorothea Zimmermann (alto), Alexander Schafft (tenor) and Clemens Heidrich (bass) will perform under the musical direction of organist Holger Gehring.

We cordially invite you to be moved by this sacred music in the Kreuzkirche.

Price information:

Admission program 5 €