Phantasm & Francesco Cera
Imagine. Bach's Das wohltemperierte Klavier, from the first note to the last, but just a bit different. That is what we promise with this delightful four-part series. It will be a virtuosic relay in which gamba consort Phantasm alternates with harpsichordist Francesco Cera in Bach's tour de force. You will get all 48 of them, the famous preludes and fugues considered to be the ultimate musical bible by Mendelssohn and Beethoven, and by countless composers to this day. The strings and the harpsichord hero (Cera's recording of the entire collection won international awards) take turns ‘running’ through this showcase of technical ingenuity and wordless storytelling. Where the keyboard sparkles brightly, the gambas deliver melodies of timeless beauty. A hypnotic voyage of discovery along two tracks, to the heart of the baroque.
Programme
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
Prelude and fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
Prelude and fugue no. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
Prelude and fugue no. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
Prelude and fugue no. 5 in D major, BWV 850
Prelude and fugue no. 6 in D minor, BWV 851
Prelude and fugue no. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
Prelude and fugue no. 8 in E-flat minor/D-sharp minor, BWV 853
Prelude and fugue no. 9 in E major, BWV 854
Prelude and fugue no. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
Prelude and fugue no. 11 in F major, BWV 856
Prelude and fugue no. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
(From: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I)
Programme subject to change1685-1750
Musicians
- Francesco Cera harpsichord
- Phantasm
- Emilia Benjamin, Jonathan Manson, Heidi Gröger, Markku Luolalan-Mikkola viola da gamba
- Laurence Dreyfus musical direction, viola da gamba
