BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 53 - Late-Night Bach (320kbps.mp3)

Live at the BBC Proms: The English Concert with countertenor Iestyn Davies and director Kristian Bezuidenhout celebrate the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

01. Bach, J. S. - Cantata No. 170, ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’
01a. Introduction to BBC Proms 2023 - Prom 53 - Late-Night Bach
02. Bach, J. S. - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major
02a. Discussion with Kristian Bezuidenhout
03. Bach, J. S. - Cantata No. 35, ‘Geist und Seele wird verwirret’
03a. Further discussion with Kristian Bezuidenhout

Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
The English Concert
Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord/director)

Countertenor Iestyn Davies – whose ‘utterly sublime’ singing and ‘gorgeous tone’ captivated audiences last season – returns with an all-Bach late-night concert. He joins period-instrument group The English Concert (currently celebrating its 50th anniversary) for two of Bach’s solo cantatas, both composed in 1726 during his early years as music director at Leipzig’s St Thomas Church. While the lovely Vergnügte Ruh gazes towards heaven, Geist und Seele marvels at a miracle of creation and God’s goodness. The bustling joy of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 for strings completes the programme.

02:06 JS Bach: Cantata No 170
26:06 JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 3
40:10 JS Bach: Cantata No 35

Broadcast: 25 August 2023