Why would an ensemble that made its name performing rarities from early and contemporary music then turn to the most successful oratorio of the Baroque? Ensemble Resonanz would presumably answer, »Christmas without the Christmas Oratorio is only half the story. As often as you may have heard or played the piece, you still want to hear or play it again.«
The ensemble has been performing its own version of Bach’s Christmas classic for six years now – pared down and with unconventional instrumentation, a little like a concert at home for friends. The concert hall becomes a sitting room, the musicians become a choir, and the work becomes chamber music with Baroque violas, electric guitar and vintage keyboards.
PERFORMERS
Ensemble Resonanz chamber orchestra
Hanna Herfurtner soprano
Ida Adrian mezzo-soprano
Mirko Ludwig tenor
Simon Schnorr bass
Markus Schwind trumpet
Johannes Öllinger electric guitar
Michael Petermann vintage keyboards
PROGRAM
»Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium als urbane Kammermusik«
