Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe

Bach - Christmas Cantatas

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Video Director: Nathan Benisty - Artist: Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe - Soloist: Grace Davidson, Thomas Hobbs, Damien Guillon & Peter Kooij - Producer: Prismedia - Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe - Chorus: Collegium Vocale Gent - Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Church of Saint-Roch, Paris | 83 min | 2016 | TV-G

Bach - Christmas Cantatas

The Collegium Vocale Gent has built its reputation as one of the world's most prestigious choirs. Founded by conductor Philippe Herreweghe, their lively, musical approach strives for an authentic sound. This concert was recorded on December 23, 2015, at the Church of Saint-Roch in Paris. Owing to J. S. Bach's function as the Thomaskantor, the leading cantorate of Protestant Germany at the time, he composed many cantatas for the Lutheran liturgy. These Christmas cantatas are an invitation to reflect on the nature of Christmas. The orchestration evokes feelings of splendor while the counterpoint also carries on a festive mood. The wind instruments act as glorious messengers of joy and the soloists proclaim that the glory brings light. This unique program, consisting of the four cantatas BWV 40, 62 , 63 and 91, offers an elegant and very delicate interpretation of these works. Under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe, the Collegium Vocale delivers an interpretation free of exaggeration or vanity yet full of humility. A glorious concert in the spirit of Christmas.

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