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Special offer. Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt
Freiburger Barockorchester, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach...
Special offer. Bach & Telemann: Himmelfahrt
Freiburger Barockorchester, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier
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The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach...
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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 its texts focusing on the afterlife.
Contents and tracklist
- Raphael Höhn (soloist), Tobias Wicky (soloist), Alexander Chance (soloist)
- Vox Luminis, Freiburger Barockorchester
- Lionel Meunier
- Raphael Höhn (soloist), Tobias Wicky (soloist), Alexander Chance (soloist), Zsuzsi Tóth (soloist)
- Vox Luminis, Freiburger Barockorchester
- Lionel Meunier
- Viola Blache (soloist), Sebastian Myrus (soloist), Raphael Höhn (soloist), William Shelton (soloist)
- Vox Luminis, Freiburger Barockorchester
- Lionel Meunier
- Raphael Höhn (soloist), Sebastian Myrus (soloist), William Shelton (soloist)
- Vox Luminis, Freiburger Barockorchester
- Lionel Meunier
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Awards and reviews
June 2024
The typical Vox Luminis sound is by nature soft-edged and resonant, yet while Lionel Meunier’s choir of 15 voices may not have the attack and presence of some in this repertoire, their approach is a satisfying alternative, deepening the texture and binding together the wider tonal picture.