NZSO: Bach Extended

8.00 NZSO: Bach Extended

While Johann Sebastian Bach is probably the undisputed master of baroque music, musical talent also ran in his family. In this programme we hear three of Johann Sebastian’s great works, presented alongside pieces by his sons Wilhelm and Carl. Both sons were heavily influenced by their father, but they also pushed forward stylistically into the Classical era, pointing the way to Mozart and Haydn.

Programme:

WF BACH: Duet for two flutes;

CPE BACH: Keyboard Concerto in C minor Wq 43/4;

BACH arr Sauer: Contrapunctus 14, from The Art of Fugue, Unfinished;

BACH: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068;

BACH: Chorale Prelude, Vor deinen Thron BWV668

Diedre Irons (fortepiano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director)

Recorded in Alan Gibbs Hall, Wellington College by RNZ Concert