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 870
Prelude and fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
Prelude and fugue no. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
Prelude and fugue no. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
Prelude and fugue no. 5 in D major, BWV 874
Prelude and fugue no. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
Prelude and fugue no. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
Prelude and fugue no. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
Prelude and fugue no. 9 in E major, BWV 878
Prelude and fugue no. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
Prelude and fugue no. 11 in F major, BWV 880
Prelude and fugue no. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
(From: Das wohltemperierte Klavier II)
Program 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
