Himmelsmusik (Concert program)

This article is about the Concert program Himmelsmusik. For the album with a similar selection of songs, see Himmelsmusik (Album).

Himmelsmusik is a concert program by conducted by Christina Pluhar who conducts her ensemble l'Arpeggiata. It comprises pieces from the Album Himmelsmusik. The singers featured most prominently are Philippe Jaroussky and Céline Scheen; on the album, Jesús Rodil and Dingle Yandell complete the singer ensemble.

Himmelsmusik (Celestial Music)

Tour by Philippe Jaroussky Christina Pluhar L'Arpeggiata
Philippe Jaroussky and Céline Scheen
Associated album	Himmelsmusik (Album)
Start date	2018
End date	2022*

*)The end date might be inaccurate.

Performance list

Date	Country	Location
17 July 2022	Switzerland	Kirche Saanen

Musicians

Phlippe Jaroussky – countertenor

Christina Pluhar – theorbo, concert master

Christina Pluhar is a theorist and ensemble leader. ForPassacalle de la Follie', she also provided some musical arrangements.

L'Arpeggiata

L'Arpeggiata

Theorbo and ensemble leader

• Christina Pluhar

Cornetto

• Doron Sherwin

Program

The program follows the video posted by the Gstaad Menuhin Festival (Switzerland) in 2022. The order might vary.

No.	Title	Work	Composer	Lyricist
01	Der Sionitin Wiegenlied – "Nun singe ich! Gott ich knie"		Johann Theile (1646-1724)
02	Ciaccona		Maurizio Cazzati (1616-1678)
03	"Ach, dass ich Wassers g’nug hätte" (Lamento)		Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
04	Prélude from the Suite for Solo Cello No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008		Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
05	"Ich suchte des Nachts"		Crato Bütner (1616-1679)
06	"Von Gott will ich nicht lassen"		Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
07	Unser Leben ist mit viel Not umgeben – Kommt, ihr Stunden		Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714)
08	Chiaccona		from the Book of Jacob Ludwig, 1662
09	"O amantissime sponse Jesu"		Christian Ritter (1645-1725)
10	"L’Annonciation", Prélude	Sechs Sonaten für Violine und Basso continuo op. 4	Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)
11	"Ninna, nanna al bambin Giesù"		Anonymous
12	Battaglia		Cyriacus Wilche (1620-1667)
13	"Ciaccona"		Maurizio Cazzati
14	"Laudate Dominum in Sanctis Ejus"	Selva morale e spirituale	Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)	Gian Francesco Busenello

Encores

No.	Title	Work	Composer	Lyricist
01	"Ciaccona del Paradiso e dell'Inferno"		Anonymous
02	Pur ti miro	L'incoronazione di Poppea	Claudio Monteverdi	Gian Francesco Busenello