The English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir under Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
JS Bach: 'Easter Oratorio'
JS Bach: 'Ascension Oratorio'
Hannah Morrison (soprano)
Meg Bragle (mezzo-soprano)
Nicholas Mulroy (tenor)
Peter Harvey (bass)
(The ensembles that took Bach’s cantatas to 14 countries in their Bach Pilgrimage of 2000 return to the Royal Albert Hall for a Late Night Prom. The Easter Oratorio opens with a Sinfonia that pitches a trio of trumpets against consorts of woodwinds and strings, and a poignant Adagio for solo oboe. Scored for similar forces, the Ascension Oratorio features an alto aria that mirrors the curves of the Agnus Dei from Bach’s Mass in B minor. Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 70 this year, directs the internationally renowned Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.)