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Bach, Mass in B minor
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What makes the Mass in B minor so unique is the fact that in it Bach – most unusually for a Lutheran composer – set the liturgical texts of the entire mass cycle to music. While the work was not explicitly intended for Easter, its seriousness and weight, along with the sombre feel of the minor key, make it a suitable listening experience for Palm Sunday and a spiritual preparation for Holy Week. Presenting this peerless opus as part of Müpa Budapest’s Early Music Festival will be a host of exceptional performers. Of the soloists, the world-famous Catalan singer Núria Rial has taken the stage at Müpa Budapest several times, while Anna Lucia Richter visited in May. For Werner Güra, this occasion will serve as his debut here. Joining them will be two leading ensembles from the world of historically informed performance practice, the Insula orchestra and the choir accentus, playing under the baton of the internationally renowned French early music specialist Laurence Equilbey.
Program and cast
Conductor: Laurence Equilbey
Featuring:
soprano - Núria Rial
mezzo-soprano - Anna Lucia Richter
tenor - Werner Güra
bass - N.N.
Insula orchestra
accentus
Program
J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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