The Genius of Johann Sebastian Bach and the Music He Inspired
Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F Minor
Clara Schumann: Three Fugues on Themes of JS Bach, for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61
— Intermission —
Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik für fünf Bläser, op. 24, no. 2
Villa-Lobos: Choros #2 for Clarinet and Flute
Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Program Overview
The profound and continued influence of Johann Sebastian Bach is most artfully presented with performances of music by the composers on which he had so great an effect. This program frames music of devotees Mendelssohn, Villa-Lobos, and Hindemith with seminal works of the master himself: Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F Minor with its old Italian opera lamento, and the Italian Concerto, BWV 971.
The profound and continued influence of Johann Sebastian Bach is most artfully presented with performances of music by the composers on which he had so great an effect. This program frames music of devotees Mendelssohn, Villa-Lobos, and Hindemith with seminal works of the master himself: Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F Minor with its old Italian opera lamento, and the Italian Concerto, BWV 971.
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