The Salt Road

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| Horatio Clare reader In Echo Gawain Glenton cornetto/director Bojan Cicic violin Rachel Byrt viola Emily White sackbut Bill Hunt violone Silas Wollston organ Heinrich Isaac Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen Johann Walter Mit fried und freud ich fahr dahin JS Bach An Wasserflüssen Babylon / Chorale: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin / Canzona Heinrich Schütz Ich fahr dahin zu Jesu Christ William Brade Der Satyrn Tanz / Pilligrienen tanz Silas Wollston White Gold WORLD PREMIERE Nathanael Schnittelbach Sonata Thomas Stoltzer In Gottes namen fahren wir Heinrich Isaac In Gottes Namen fahren wir Buxtehude Ciacona in E minor JS Bach Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott Johann Gottfried Walther O Welt, ich muß dich lassen The ancient Salt Road between Lüneburg and Lübeck was both a vital trading route for ‘white gold’ and the path Bach took on his 400-mile pilgrimage to hear Buxtehude, a composer he revered. Horatio Clare shares reflections on walking in his footsteps, alongside music by Bach, Buxtehude and others, including a world premiere by Silas Wollston, brought to life by the distinctive colours of cornetto, sackbut, strings and organ. ‘cornettist Glenton, keyboardist Silas Wollston and violinist Bojan Cicic pull material out of nowhere, like magicians … a fascinating journey’ BBC Music Magazine This project is supported by a grant from Continuo Foundation.