NDR Radiophilharmonie /Bachchor Hannover - 10/6/2017

It's not often I go to classical gigs but a combo of Vaughn Williams and Bach works in the Marktkirche in Hannover whilst on holiday there was a no-brainer. The whole event was delightful - a choir of 91 'backing singers' for the Bach and five lead singers backed by a large orchestra in a big church with good acoustics. What's not to like. The Vaughn Williams piece 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' swirled and eddied to great effect. The orchestra swapped around and then the Bach 'Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243' followed. The conductor Andrew Mainze was English as were some of the lead singers.