Bach - Motet Fürchte dich nicht BWV 228 & Cantata BWV 169 (RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik)

From the Gethsemanekirche in Berlin:
RIAS Kammerchor and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Johann Sebastian Bach's "Fürchte dich nicht" (motet BWV 228) and the sinfonia from cantata BWV 169.

00:00 J. S. Bach - "Fürchte dich nicht", motet BWV 228 (RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik)
09:19 J. S. Bach - Sinfonia from cantata BWV 169 (Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin)

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Performers:
RIAS Chamber Choir
Soloists:
Stephanie Petitlaurent - soprano
Waltraud Heinrich - alto
Susanne Langner - alto
Volker Arndt - tenor
Christian Mücke - tenor
Ingolf Horenburg - bass
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Hans-Christoph Rademann - conductor

This festive celebration concert from Berlin's Gethsemanekirche on the Day of German Unity also marks the 60th anniversary of the RIAS Kammerchor. Founded in 1948, this choir today enjoys a worldwide reputation as one of the best ensembles of its kind. Under the baton of their new chief conductor, Hans-Christoph Rademann, the RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform famous motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, interspersed with some fine instrumental movements from his cantatas.

Directed by Elizabeth Malzer
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