In its new program, the Trio Belli-Fischer-Rimmer dedicates itself to the great master and his final work: The Art of Fugue. An evening of epic sonic architecture, improvisation, counterpoint, and pulsating vitality!
The Art of Fugue is performed in various sonic garments, on piano and organ, with string or saxophone quartet all the way to a large symphony orchestra. The greatness of this last score by Johann Sebastian Bach lies particularly in the impressive abstraction of form and material, which is brought to the point here and yet in no way simply trumpets hermetically as a lineup of contrapuntal techniques, but touches us as pure music, as an immediate sonic form of spiritual power. The trio approaches it in its very own way: inspiring interactions between today's perspective and origin, historical performance practices and contemporary playing culture emerge, and they make the work, about 270 years old, appear like an archaeological find in a new, present light. For this evening, Bach's music will be juxtaposed with the sound world of the Austrian composer Georg Friedrich Haas.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach
O God, look down from heaven, BWV 741
Georg Friedrich Haas
... out of free will... connected
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jesus Christ, our savior, who turned God's wrath away from us, BWV 688 (Clavier-Übung III)
Georg Friedrich Haas
A play of shadows, for piano and live electronics
Johann Sebastian Bach
When we are in greatest distress / Before your throne I now appear, BWV 668 The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Participating Artists
Trio Belli-Fischer-Rimmer
Frederic Belli, trombone
Johannes Fischer, percussion
Nicholas Rimmer, piano