Bach Virtuosi Festival in Portland, Maine
Lewis Kaplan, director
Before Bach and Beyond
Composers who inspired Bach and composers he inspired
A special program comprised of Bach, Buxtehude, and Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. This concert features the Viola da Gamba, the Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, and three delightful cantatas from Buxtehude, a major influence on J.S. Bach.
Johann Bernhard Bach (1676-1749)
Ouverture E Minor
Ouverture – Air – Les plaisirs – Menuet I & II – Air –
Rigadon – Courante – Gavotte en Rondeaux
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Chaconne chromatique from Sonata for Viola Sola
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)
Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte for Alto, strings and basso continuo
William Walton (1902-1983)
Passacaglia for Cello Solo
Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731)
Ach ja, die Ketten from Trauermusik
Bela Bartok (1881-1945)
Tempo di Ciacona from Sonata for Violin Solo (1944)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704)
Partia IV for violin, viola and basso continuo from Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa
Johann Sebastian Bach/Gary Brooker/Matthew Fisher/Keith Reid/Sebastian Gottschick
A White Air Shade of Pale
Sherazade Panthaki, soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Ariadne Daskalakis, Renée Jolles and Jessica Wu, violin
Sebastian Gottschick, viola
Nathan Whittacker, violoncello
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/sunday-june-23-2024-at-730pm/