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. Interspersed between these dazzling dialogues are short pieces exploring Bach’s music through a contemporary lens. The conversation between past and present continues when Schumann’s imaginative “Fairy Tale Pictures” is paired with György Kurtág’s late 20th century response. Beethoven’s complex Grosse Fuge closes the performance.
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