Trauerkantaten

A nocte temporis

The power of hope

After a memorable St John Passion in Beaune in 2025, Reinoud van Mechelen and A nocte temporis return to Bach. The famous cantata Actus tragicus is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful pieces about farewell and hope for the afterlife. It is associated with the Trauerode, a moving funeral ode composed for the Princess-Electress of Saxony, and a rare cantata by Telemann, a contemporary of Bach.

CAST

Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano
William Shelton, alto
Tomáš Král, bass

A nocte temporis
Reinoud Van Mechelen, conductor & tenor

1h20 without intermission
In German, with French surtitles

Johann Sebastian Bach
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (dite Actus Tragicus), BWV 106
Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl (Trauerode), BWV 198
Georg Philipp Telemann
Du aber, Daniel, gehe hin, TWV 4-17