Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Thus, the ‘Patrem omnipotentem’ in the Hohe Messe is based on the cantate ‘Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm’. The Jubelcantate ‘Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen’ served as basis for the ‘Osanna’, and ‘Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen’ for the dramatic ‘Agnus Dei’. Richard Egarr leads the ensemble in the performance of these original versions of what is perhaps Bach’s most beautiful work. Egarr is a true specialist in old music, with a background in English choir music. He likes to approach music as if he had only just discovered it: fresh and dynamic, with a stand-out role for the vocal parts.