Under the title “Die Liebe Zeit”, Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent bring two generations of the Bach family into dialogue around the mystery of Easter: from evening prayer to the radiant ascent of the Ascension, a journey in which each cantata casts its own light on the presence of the divine within human experience. 
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At the Chapelle de la Trinité (Lyon, France), Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent explored Eastertide under the title Die Liebe Zeit. From Johann Michael to Johann Sebastian Bach, the programme linked prayer, light and Ascension through three cantatas and an oratorio, moving from inward contemplation to exultation.
Bach father-in-law and son-in-law reunited for the Ascension
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