Music
CU Brass Ensemble at the Painted Church
The Cambridge University Brass Ensemble (CUBE) returns to the Painted Church once again for a Sunday lunchtime recital in a varied programme for all.
Kevin Davis
Academy of Ancient Music
Mon 24 January 2011
West Road Concert Hall
The Bach Dynasty: JS Bach's sons
Steven Isserlis cello
Richard Egarr director & harpsichord
(free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm)
Programme:
Johann Christian Bach: Concerto in D major for keyboard Op.13 No.2
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto in A major for cello
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Sonata in G major for cello
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Concerto in A minor for keyboard
CPE Bach: Symphony in G major for strings
JS Bach’s influence loomed large in the lives of his four composer sons – and yet the music and biographies of each are surprisingly diverse. Carl Philipp Emanuel was fiercely loyal to his father’s legacy, and undoubtedly inherited his compositional verve. The famous Concerto in A major for cello demonstrates a broad musical palette. Johann Christian, meanwhile, lived a cosmopolitan life organising regular public concerts which featured his works. Wilhelm Friedemann, conversely, never escaped his father’s shadow and tragically, the majority of Johann Christoph Friedrich’s work was destroyed in the Second World War.
Cost: £14, £20, £27
Enquiries and booking
Booking is recommended for this event.
Enquiries: Cambridge Arts Theatre Box Office Website Telephone: 01223 503333