Musical Dialogues: Bach and Beyond Featuring Jonathan Brown and Tatjana Masurenko, Viola; and Margaret Batjer, Violin

This concert is included in these packages: Chamber Music Dialogues, Fantasy and Fury: Music of the Romantic, and Season Sampler.

This intimate afternoon concert explores the delicate balance of voices found in chamber music. The centerpiece of the program is Bach’s Art of 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 Tales 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.

Enhance your concert experience with a delightful afternoon tea at the Colburn Café before the show. Enjoy a variety of finger sandwiches, scones, and pastries while you are served your choice of delectable tea.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
BACH Art of Fugue, No. 1
GYÖRGY KURTÁG Aus der Ferne III
BACH Art of Fugue, No. 7
SHULAMIT RAN Bach-Shards
BACH Art of Fugue, No. 10
GUBAIDULINA Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
BACH Art of Fugue, No. 14
FANNY MENDELSSOHN Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
SCHUMANN Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
GYÖRGY KURTÁG Hommage à R. Sch for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano
BEETHOVEN Grosse Fuge for String Quartet

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