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Intimate Bach for Violin and Harpsichord
Part of the London Bach Society's 29th Bachfest - Part 1
Add to my Calendar 05-11-2019 19:00 05-11-2019 21:00 36 Intimate Bach for Violin and Harpsichord This programme could easily have been performed in the intimate surroundings of Bach's family home or in the more sophisticated atmosphere of the Leipzig Coffee-House culture at Zimmermann's in fashionable Katharinenstrasse on Friday nights. Johann Georg Pisendel was a virtuoso violinist based in Dresden, a friend of Bach's who visited from the saxon capital's Court Orchestra, which he led. The sheer beauty, grace and eloquence of the music inspires and uplifts, running the gamut of human emotion for musicians and audiences alike.Web site of St George's Hanover Square. St George's Hanover Square, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St George's Hanover Square
Mill Street
Mayfair
London
W1S 1FX
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata no.4 in C minor for violin & harpsichord, BWV 1017
Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata no.6 in G major for violin & harpsichord, BWV 1019
Johann Georg Pisendel – Sonata for Violin Solo in A minor, JunP IV.2
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata no.1 in B minor, BWV 1014
Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Performers
Rodolfo Richter – baroque violin
Carole Cerasi – harpsichord
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Programme Note
This programme could easily have been performed in the intimate surroundings of Bach's family home or in the more sophisticated atmosphere of the Leipzig Coffee-House culture at Zimmermann's in fashionable Katharinenstrasse on Friday nights. Johann Georg Pisendel was a virtuoso violinist based in Dresden, a friend of Bach's who visited from the saxon capital's Court Orchestra, which he led. The sheer beauty, grace and eloquence of the music inspires and uplifts, running the gamut of human emotion for musicians and audiences alike.
Web site of St George's Hanover Square.
