Bach's Universe
For the Annual Glebe Music Festival 2025
The universal joy of friendship and connection with friends and family shine forth in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. We celebrate this great composer in two of his master works – his Concerto for two harpsichords BWV 1061a and in the Fugue from A Musical Offering. Bach’s Universe includes a duo for one keyboard by his youngest son Johann Christian and for two harpsichords by his first son Wilhelm Friedmann. Emulating this form is Diana Blom with a new work written in the spirit of Bach’s house music.
The teamwork of Michael Tsalka and Diana Weston has been reviewed as ‘consummate’ in Harpsichord and Fortepiano Magazine ((UK). Michael and Diana invite you to share their friendship, love and skill of duo playing in Bach’s Universe.
Prof Tsalka appears courtesy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.
Sunday October 5 at 3 pm
Glebe Town Hall, Glebe
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/CXWUN
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
‘Ricercar’ from A Musical Offering BWV 1079
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 – 1784)
Duetto for 2 claviers
Allegro e moderato, Andante, Presto
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Sonata in F major, Op. 18 for clavier (4 hands)
Allegro, Rondeau allegro
JS Bach
Concerto a due cembali senza ripieno BWV 1061a
- – 2. Adagio overo largo 3.Fuga
Diana Blom
Ball Games