Bruhns: St Mark Passion

Bach several times produced performances of a St Mark Passion that had been written in Hamburg before 1710 and has since been attributed to various composers, including Reinhard Keiser and, more recently, Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns.

Whatever the truth, Bach hardly engaged with any other contemporary work as frequently and intensively as he did this Passion setting. Of the various surviving versions, Solomon’s Knot presents the one Bach performed exactly 300 years ago in Leipzig, offering a chance to hear this rarely performed, expressive music of the North German Baroque tradition – another fascinating example of Bach’s inspirations and sonic models.

Solomon's Knot:
Zoë Brookshaw, Stephanie Pfeffer sopranos
Kate Symonds-Joy, Nathan Mercieca altos
Thomas Herford, Gwilym Bowen tenors
Alex Ashworth, Jonathan Sells basses
George Clifford, Gabi Jones violins
Joanne Miller, Nichola Blakey violas
Kate Conway cello
Jan Zahourek violone
Toby Carr theorbo
William Whitehead keyboards
Jonathan Sells director

Supported by The Queens Hotel, York.