“Bach in time”
Joshua Ellicott tenor
Katy Bircher flute
Nia Harries cello
Sharona Joshua director, harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Sonata for flute and continuo in E minor BWV 1034
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata No 5 for harpsichord solo in D BWV 912
Johann Christian Bach (1735 – 1782)
Trio in A Op 2 No 5
Johann Christian Bach
So profound an Impression Bear – From the musical comedy The Summers Tale
Neptune (‘Composed for the satisfaction of Dido, to the addition of News by Mr. Bach’)
Thirst of Wealth too oft bewitches – From the Comic opera Tom Jones
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for cello and obbligato harpsichord in D BWV 1028
Johann Sebastian Bach
Recitative and Aria from Cantata “Ich armer Mensch†BWV 55
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788)
Sonata for flute and obbligato harpsichord in D Wq 83
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Rondo (Allegro) No 3 in B flat Wq 58/5
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
(Lieder set to text by Gellert Wq 194)
Bitten
Passionslied
Johann Christian Bach
Farewell Ye Soft Scenes – From the Opera Amintas
A celebration of the influential works of the Bach family. Concerto Cristfori take you on a journey through time to explore the music of these great masters. The compositional nature of their music varies greatly as their distinctive styles echo the cultural and social cadence of their time. While JS Bach’s music is steeped in the flavour of the Baroque period, his two sons blazed a trail to the Classical era.
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