In 1786 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach presented the greatest musical achievements of his century to a captivated audience and enthusiastic reviewers. The music director from Hamburg arranged a remarkable program for a charity concert, including not only his own music, but also popular and forgotten works by his father J S Bach and works by George Frideric Handel.
As a tribute to the 300th anniversary of CPE Bach, the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik in Berlin revive the memorable concert from April 9, 1786 and reawaken a great historic moment in music history. C.P.E. BACH: THE 1786 CHARITY CONCERT – A Revival
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Introduction to the Credo of J.S. Bach’s Mass BWV 232, H. 849 Sinfonia in D Major, Wq. 183/1, H. 663 Magnificat, Wq. 215, H. 772 Heilig, Wq. 217, H. 778: Herr, wert, dass Scharen der Engel / Heilig ist Gott
Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Credo
George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56: Ich weiss, dass mein Erloser lebet / Hallelujah!
Christina Landshamer, soprano Wiebke Lehmkuhl, alto Lothar Odinius, tenor Thomas E. Bauer, bass
RIAS Chamber Chorus Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Recorded live at Konzerthaus Berlin, 15 June 2014
Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles: Latin, German, English, French, Japanese, Korean Running time: 109 mins No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)
