• 8. 12. 2024, 14:06

David Rabinovich conducts the Apollo Ensemble in a performance of G. Ph. Telemann's Brockes Passion, TWV5:1. Soloists are Renate Arends and Elvire Beekhuizen (soprano), Franske van der Wiel and Nicola Wemyss (alto), Falco van Loon and Pablo Gregorian (tenor) and Michiel Meijer and Andrew Hopper (bass). Recorded at Oudshoornse Kerk, Alphen aan de Rijn, The Netherlands in 2019. The earth trembles and shakes, Mary cries, the apostles don't know what to do ... Barthold Heinrich Brockes wrote a masterly libretto in 1712 about the suffering of Jesus. He places the audience in the middle of the story, Telemann adds even more force to the drama of the suffering story with his emotional music, with an unusual and grand occupation at that time, even using natural horn. The eight singers sing the roles of the characters from the story such as Jesus, Mary, Peter and Caiaphas and also take care of the judgments. The result is an extremely lively, exciting performance that will stay with the audience for a long time. (167 min)