Musical Dialogues Bach & Beyond

This intimate afternoon concert explores the delicate balance of voices found in chamber music. The centerpiece of the program is Bach’s The Art of the Fugue, in which each instrument’s interpretation of the theme is expertly woven together into a kaleidoscopic masterwork. Interspersed between these dazzling dialogues are short pieces exploring Bach’s music through a contemporary lens. The second half of the concert continues the conversation between past and present when Schumann’s imaginative “Fairy Tale Pictures” is paired with György Kurtág’s late 20th century response—a work using the same instrumentation and heavily referencing Schumann’s compositional style. Beethoven’s complex Grosse Fuge closes the performance.

Program Information
BACH Art of the Fugue, No. 1
GYÖRGY KURTÁG Aus der Ferne III
BACH Art of the Fugue, No. 7
SHULAMIT RAN Bach-Shards
BACH Art of the Fugue, No. 10
GUBAIDULINA Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
BACH Art of the Fugue, No. 14
FANNY MENDELSSOHN Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
SCHUMANN Märchenbilder (“Fairy Tale Pictures”) for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
GYÖRGY KURTÁG Hommage a R. Schumann for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
BEETHOVEN Grosse Fuge for String Quartet