Of the major 19th century composers who largely refrained from composing in the motet style, Brahms and Bruckner are significant exceptions. Though both Brahms and Bruckner’s motets are inconceivable without the influence of the 16th and 17th centuries, they are nonetheless idiomatic to the composers’ styles.
Seamlessly entwining old and new this programme, devised from the BBC Music Magazine award-winning album, showcases these masterpieces of the sacred style in the 19th century.
Performers:
Tenebrae |
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Nigel Short |
Director |
Programme to include:
Bruckner |
Locus iste, WAB 23 |
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Virga Jesse, WAB 52 |
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Os justi, WAB 30 |
Brahms |
Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109 |
Rheinberger |
Mass for double choir in E-flat major, Op. 109 |
Bruckner |
Ave Maria, WAB 6 |
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Tota pulchra es, WAB 46 |
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Christus factus est, WAB 11 |
Brahms |
Ave Maria, Op. 12 |
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Drei motetten, Op. 110 |
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Geistliches Lied, Op. 30 |
Rheinberger |
Abendlied, Op. 69, No. 3 |
Bruckner |
Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13 |
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
‘Nigel Short and Tenebrae have come up with a beautifully balanced and contrasted programme...What superb singing: technically immaculate, somehow lucid and voluptuously beautiful at the same time.’ BBC Music Magazine
Ticket Price: |
Quire |
(No view of performance) |
£9 |
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Nave Aisles |
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£18 |
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Central Nave B, A |
(A is front half of Nave) |
£30, £36 |
The wearing of face coverings is strongly encouraged at this concert.