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2022-07-18 06:00:35
Bach’s Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1039: Traverso Triumph
J.S. Bach’s Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 1039 overflows with sensuous melodies, magical contrapuntal conversations, and joyous rhythmic motion. The Sonata is scored for two flutes and basso continuo. It was probably written between 1736 and 1741 when Bach was director of Leipzig’s Collegium Musicum. The chamber music society presented weekly concerts at the Café Zimmermann coffeehouse. This music was so popular that Bach created a version for viola da gamba and ...
2022-05-15 16:34:30
This is a recording that may be best enjoyed by listeners who already are fans of Bach and who will recognize some or all of the selections so skillfully arranged and expertly performed here; but no matter your level of experience with the particular works, if you appreciate Bach’s music you will find yourself quite […]
2022-03-14 10:35:34
Eboracum Baroque in the Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester The young musicians of Eboracum Baroque started performing at the Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester in Summer 2020 out of necessity, it was out of doors at a time when performances indoors were not possible. It also happens to be a delightful location, and since 2020 Eboracum Baroque, artistic director Chris Parsons, have been returning to the gardens with performances including Handel's Acis and Galatea and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. This year the ensemble is returning for a weekend of events from 9 to 11 June 2022. The first concert recreates the sort of event Bach would have presided over at the Summer concerts in the garden of Cafe Zimmermann in Leipzig with Bach's Coffee Cantata (one of the works in which the great genius showed that he did have a sense of humour) along with instrumental music by Telemann, Bach and […]
2021-06-25 11:34:29
On-line & Radio Happenings: record number of BBC New Generation Artists, WNO's Modern Life podcast and Radio Café Zimmermann
[…] at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards) and London-based Consone Quartet, the first period instrument quartet to be part of the scheme. Over in Wales, WNO is presenting a mini-podcast series Modern Life, broadcaster Gareth Jones explores how traditional operas have been adapted to reflect contemporary themes and poses the question, should opera reflect modern life? Gareth is joined by a guests including former Daily Telegraph opera critic Rupert Christiansen and opera director Sir David Pountney. Radio Café Zimmermann, named for the coffee-house in Leipzig where Bach performed many of his orchestral pieces, is a private internet radio station produced in Munich. The station covers music from the Renaissance to the present-day, is ad free (!), without registration and subscription and produces a new programme every day and opera arias every evening. They say that the idea behind Radio Cafe Zimmermann is to bring joy to everyday life with easily accessible classical […]
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