Performer: Thomanerchor (Leipzig)

Part of the St Thomas Choir Leipzig’s 800th anniversary celebrations, this Manchester concert was a deeply moving evening in which superb musicianship all round seemed almost to bring Bach himself, a Thomaskantor (choir director) in his day, to the Bridgewater Hall.The Passions of J.S. Bach are well described in Paul Kilbey’s recent article. The St.

Bach, Schütz, Schein, Brahms, Reger : la musique sacrée allemande en délicatesse et expressivité.

Musik von Trauer und Zuversicht bietet beim romantische und barocke Klangpracht in strahlendem Glanz.