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Vox Luminis hat sich wieder mit dem Freiburger Barockorchester zusammengetan und feiert gemeinsam Musik zu Christi Himmelfahrt. Dieses Thema inspirierte grosse Komponisten wie Johann Sebastian Bach, von dem vier Himmelfahrtskantaten überliefert sind. Die festliche und farbenfrohe Kantate BWV 128 entstand gegen Ende von Bachs zweitem Jahr in Leipzig.
Vox Luminis has teamed up with the Freiburger Barockorchester again, and together they celebrate music for Ascension Day. This topic inspired great composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, four of whose Ascension cantatas have been preserved. The festive and colourful Cantata BWV 128 was composed towards the end of Bach's second year in Leipzig. The Ascension Oratorio BWV 11 was written for larger forces and ends with a triumphant chorus. In the case of Georg Philipp Telemann, more than thirty cantatas for Ascension Day alone have survived. The cantata Ich fahre auf zu meinem Vater (I ascend unto my Father) was composed in 1721. Lionel Meunier's ensemble and the FBO give a fervent rendering of this captivating music with it's texts focusing on the afterlife.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)