“Bach & Vivaldi” Concert at Domus Ars: February 22 for the De tasto et De Chorda Festival
The Rare Musical Works Festival De tasto et De Chorda presents the concert “Bach & Vivaldi” on February 22nd at the Domus Ars. This year, the festival offers new proposals grouped under the name “Flatus Vocis”, inspired by a classic text by the philologist Corrado Bologna.
The first concert will feature the reinterpretation of Bach's pieces for organ, taken from Antonio Vivaldi's concerto grossi and those of the young Johann Ernst, Prince of Saxe-Weimar. Carlo Maria Barile and Angelo Trancone will perform, fully respecting the original form and structure, transforming these pieces into true masterpieces of the organ repertoire.
The festival includes four concerts, which will feature wind instruments from the Renaissance to the Baroque. In addition to the chamber organ, the baroque bassoon, the natural trumpet and even the bagpipe will be involved. The concerts will also feature flutes, lutes and guitars to explore elegant medieval and early Renaissance dances.
Bach's transcription of Vivaldi's concertos represents a consolidated practice in his artistic career. His transcriptions are true reworkings, which bring substantial changes to create more compact structures and greater thematic concentration. In this way, Vivaldi's clear Italian architectures take on a typical "Flemish" color in Bach's reinterpretation.
Article published on 20 February 2024 - 17:21
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