Die Tageszeiten
Project overview
The eight singers from the Michelin-starred "sound kitchen" of the Brit Jonathan Sells are a real discovery for Bern
Marianne Mühlemann in 'Der Bund' (Bern)
The voices, soaring together in sound-flight, are reminiscent of migrating birds, who find their goal precisely, though relying solely on their inner compass Marianne Mühlemann in 'Der Bund' (Bern)
This was an excellent performance by Les Passions de l’Ame and Solomon’s Knot, both individually and together. I hope this partnership will continue Andrew Benson-Wilson full review here
This project was conceived as Solomon's Knot's first collaboration with the renowned Swiss baroque orchestra, Les Passions de l’Ame (leader: Meret Lüthi). Georg Philipp Telemann's cantata cycle, Die Tageszeiten ('The Times of the Day') was written in 1757 in Hamburg, and is one of Telemann’s finest late works. One symphony and four sacred cantatas, one for each voice-type and solo obbligato instrument, vividly describe the course of the day from the awakening of nature through to sunset. From a stylistic point of view, Telemann begins to leave the Baroque behind him, and one senses a new spirit in this astonishing product of ‘old age’. The treatment of melody in particular already points towards the oratorios of Joseph Haydn. Although the cantatas are religious works, they are rather in pantheistic vein. The poetry, by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae, was inspired by James Thomson (1700-48), as was the text of Haydn's The Seasons.
To complete the programme, each ensemble performed a masterpiece by Bach: his orchestral suite no.3, and the 8-voice motet 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied', sung from memory by Solomon's Knot.
Project repertoire & personnel
J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 BWV 1068
J.S. Bach Motet 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied' BWV 225
G.P. Telemann Cantata cycle Die Tageszeiten TVWV 20:39
2 sopranos ~ 2 altos ~ 2 tenors ~ 2 basses (all singers taking the solo parts as well as chorus, and singing from memory)
6 violins ~ 2 violas ~ 2 celli ~ viola da gamba ~ violone ~ 2 flutes ~ 2 oboes/recorders ~ bassoon ~ 3 trumpets ~ timpani ~ harpsichord
Performances
18 March 2015: Französische Kirche, Bern, Switzerland
19 March 2015: London Handel Festival. St George's, Hanover Square, London, UK
21 March 2015: Cambridge Early Music. Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, UK
The eight singers from the Michelin-starred "sound kitchen" of the Brit Jonathan Sells are a real discovery for Bern
Marianne Mühlemann in 'Der Bund' (Bern)
The voices, soaring together in sound-flight, are reminiscent of migrating birds, who find their goal precisely, though relying solely on their inner compass Marianne Mühlemann in 'Der Bund' (Bern)
This was an excellent performance by Les Passions de l’Ame and Solomon’s Knot, both individually and together. I hope this partnership will continue Andrew Benson-Wilson full review here
This project was conceived as Solomon's Knot's first collaboration with the renowned Swiss baroque orchestra, Les Passions de l’Ame (leader: Meret Lüthi). Georg Philipp Telemann's cantata cycle, Die Tageszeiten ('The Times of the Day') was written in 1757 in Hamburg, and is one of Telemann’s finest late works. One symphony and four sacred cantatas, one for each voice-type and solo obbligato instrument, vividly describe the course of the day from the awakening of nature through to sunset. From a stylistic point of view, Telemann begins to leave the Baroque behind him, and one senses a new spirit in this astonishing product of ‘old age’. The treatment of melody in particular already points towards the oratorios of Joseph Haydn. Although the cantatas are religious works, they are rather in pantheistic vein. The poetry, by Friedrich Wilhelm Zachariae, was inspired by James Thomson (1700-48), as was the text of Haydn's The Seasons.
To complete the programme, each ensemble performed a masterpiece by Bach: his orchestral suite no.3, and the 8-voice motet 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied', sung from memory by Solomon's Knot.
Project repertoire & personnel
J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 BWV 1068
J.S. Bach Motet 'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied' BWV 225
G.P. Telemann Cantata cycle Die Tageszeiten TVWV 20:39
2 sopranos ~ 2 altos ~ 2 tenors ~ 2 basses (all singers taking the solo parts as well as chorus, and singing from memory)
6 violins ~ 2 violas ~ 2 celli ~ viola da gamba ~ violone ~ 2 flutes ~ 2 oboes/recorders ~ bassoon ~ 3 trumpets ~ timpani ~ harpsichord
Performances
18 March 2015: Französische Kirche, Bern, Switzerland
19 March 2015: London Handel Festival. St George's, Hanover Square, London, UK
21 March 2015: Cambridge Early Music. Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, UK
