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Bach's St. John Passion is a unique work of shocking expressiveness. When the great Bach interpreter Philippe Herreweghe takes action with his choir and orchestra of the Collegium Vocale Gent and with excellent vocal soloists, Bach's music can be experienced in its entirety.

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J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Museum Ludwig

A kiss is: an expression of deep tenderness, muscle work, the exchange of bacteria, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation - and in Iowa it is forbidden if it lasts longer than five minutes. Kisses are ritualized and regulated; they can be a sign of love, subservience, betrayal or even death. Soprano Dorothee Mields and pianist Christine Schornsheim have put together a program of songs and arias full of lip encounters composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel. Even the tangent piano used here fits the theme: its sound is created by the interaction of two sticks - one presses, the other dampens. If that isn't a kiss! Here is another appetizer from the song Bevelise and Lysidor by probably the most famous Bach son, the text is by Ewald Christian Kleist: "The man who after the honeymoon / kisses out of love and not out of duty, / ... / who, when her autumn is already approaching, / kisses her as if it were her spring, / is a phoenix that enchants; / it's just a pity that he is rare."

Dorothee Mields

Soprano

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 13, 2025

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion · Kölner Philharmonie

May 22, 2025

Dorothee Mields & Christine Schornsheim · SWR Symphonieorchester

2 - 3 Aug, 2025

Cantatas 1 · Bachwoche Ansbach

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in St. John Passion by Bach

Kölner Philharmonie

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