ABOUT THE CONCERT

Copenhagen Soloists perform Bach's B-minor Massa work considered to be the greatest and most significant church composition in music history. The work is among the last Bach completed in the final year of his life (1749) - a Missa Tota, a 'complete mass,' which would shine in posterity as a colossal summary of the Baroque church tradition, at the highest possible level.

The ensemble performs the work in a soloistic format - with just 11 singers sharing the choir and solo parts, alongside an orchestra on Baroque instruments. DR has previously broadcast the ensemble's performance of the work.

2026 er Copenhagen Soloists 20-års jubilæumsår. Det er et ensemble, som specialiserer sig i at spille på historiske instrumenter efter såkaldt ”historisk informeret praksis”. Om ensemblets opførelse af Mozarts Requiem i en fyldt symfonisk sal i 2019 skrev Rachel Einarsson i Jyllands-Posten:

”Five stars to the death mass” and “a welcome entry in the musical offering”.

Singers: Cassandra Lemoine, Jennie Lomm, Anna Wierød, Anne Sophie Hjort Ullner, Isolde Ehinger, Hanne Marie le Fevre, Stephen Yeseta, Kieran White, Jakob Skjoldborg, Ørjan Hartveit, Steffen Bruun

Orchestra on period instruments

Conductor: Jonathan Ofir

Duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes incl. break