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Bach
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord
Date
Tue 19 Jun 2018, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Mahan Esfahaniharpsichord

Programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    1685-1750
      • 9 Little Preludes BWV924-932
        :
      • 9 Little Preludes BWV924-932 from Clavier-Büchlein for W.F. Bach
      • Toccata in E minor BWV914
      • Toccata in D minor BWV913
        :
      • Toccata in D minor BWV913
      • Capriccio in B flat major (Capriccio on the Departure of his Most Beloved Brother) BWV992

Interval

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    1685-1750
      • 5 Preludes BWV939-943
        :
      • 5 Preludes BWV939-943
      • English Suite No. 6 in D minor BWV811

Overview

Mahan Esfahani’s thrillingexploration of Bach’s harpsichordworks continues.

The BBCMusic Magazine Award-winningartist opens with a piece thatsounds like an improvisation andincludes the teenaged composer’sCapriccio, possibly written to bidfond farewell to a friend.

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