A ballad for saxophone and choral works by Frank Martin and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Frank Martin's music is the focus of this year's BEL:
The concert opens with the Ballade for alto saxophone, accompanied by strings, piano, timpani and percussion. The "Cantate pour le 1er août" goes back to a composition competition organized by the Pro Helvetia Foundation for the 650th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation in 1941. Brass, a baritone solo and the mixed choir characterize the brilliant "Ode à la Musique". And the concert ends with the popular cantata "Erschallet, ihr Lieder" - BWV 172 by J.S. Bach.

Program:
Frank Martin:
Ballade pour Alto Saxophone
Cantata pour le 1er août
Ode à la Musique

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata BWV 172 : "Shout out, you songs"

Choir and orchestra of the Bach Ensemble Lucerne
Soloists:
Barbara Zinniker, soprano
Susanne Andres, alto
Emanuel Heitz, tenor
Wolf Latzel, bass
Simon Fluri, saxophone
Franz Schaffner, conductor


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