Stromseitwärts – den Bach bewahren

Program

Works by Bach, Boismortier, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and others, as well as a piece by New Zealand composer Helen Fisher in the Māori tradition

What might a “Baroque person” have felt upon hearing Johann Sebastian Bach’s music for the first time? Probably something that isn’t so easy to reconstruct. But Pearl Huang and Melchior Kupke want to try to do just that. They know that our brains think in multiple directions. The more layers and connections there are, the more unconventional neural pathways are created. That’s why they place Bach’s music in ever-changing contexts: What happens when his Traverso Sonata in E-flat minor follows directly after the harrowing music of Alban Berg? And couldn’t Sergei Rachmaninoff’s *Vocalise* embody the dead Bach, who can no longer speak? The preservation of a world worth living in and the emotional connection to our cultural heritage merge here in a unique way.

Pearl Huang – traverso, flute, alto flute

Melchior Kupke – harpsichord, piano