Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):

»Nun komm der Heiden Heiland«, BWV 61
Magnificat D-Dur Dur (inkl. weihnachtliche Einlagesätze), BWV 243a
»Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes«, BWV 40
»Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget«, BWV 64

Soloists, Bach Consort Leipzig, Sächsisches Barockorchester, Thomaskantor a. D. Gotthold Schwarz

Cardinal Marx will give a reflection on the Magnificat as part of this anniversary concert. You can look forward to it!

This concert will be recorded by MDR. The concert will be played on 16 January at 8:05 p.m. on MDR Kultur and MDR Klassik. Click here for the concert recording.

Accompanying the monthly concerts, there will be a concert introduction and a talk in the Summer Hall of the Bach Museum Leipzig at 6:00 pm on the day of the concert. Further information on the accompanying talk in the context of this monthly concert can be found here.