Parts 1, 2 and 3 were performed along with Bach’s Brandenburg
Concerto No.4 placed after Part 1. There was some bold exciting playing from St
James’ Baroque with lovely orchestral textures. The period band was
appropriately small giving transparency to the sound.
The BBC Singers were on fine form with singing full of joy. Tenor,
Ben Johnson, made an ideal Evangelist and soprano, Sarah Fox, had a lovely
sweet tone. It took bass, Stephan Loges a little while to warm up, not showing
the flexibility needed in the aria Groβer
Herr, o starker König (Great Lord and Mighty King) but he soon settled and the
duet Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen
(Lord Thy Compassion, Thy Mercy, with Sarah Fox, was lovely with both
voices blending well.
For me the highlight of the evening came from countertenor,
David Allsopp, in the aria Schlafe, mein
Liebster, genieβe der Ruh (Sleep, my dearest, enjoy Thy rest), sung with
great feeling, he had a lovely tone, flexibility and fine control in the long
drawn phrases,. In the chorales the BBC Singers were magnificent – who could
tire of the chorale Wie soll ich dich
empfangen (How shall I receive Thee).
Bach fourth Brandenburg Concerto was light and crisp with
some terrific playing from the various parts of the orchestra such as the solo violinist
and recorder players. St James’ Baroque had a lovely earthy quality to their
playing, full of character.
All in all it was a wonderful evening of music making and a fitting
last opportunity for me to post a blog before Christmas.
Season's
Greetings
to all
of my followers
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