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The White Hat Guide to J.S.Bach
J.S.Bach is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers who ever lived yet was only held in moderate esteem by much of the musical establishment in his lifetime. True, he was regarded as a prodigious organist and if your church had commissioned a new organ then Bach was the man to come and put it through its paces and probably make recommendations about how it could be improved. Like most composers of the time he was a skilled improviser but there is a difference between improvising an atmospheric fantasia and improvising a tightly constructed fugue. Most could do the former but Bach could do both. Most composers of the time recognised Bach for his technical skills as a writer of music but relatively few recognised his towering status as a composer. One of those who did not fully recognise the full extent of his genius was Bach himself. He would probably recognise himself as skilled at his craft as a composer and as someone who paid great attention to detail and structure, but to think that he would be recognised by many in coming generations as the greatest composer of all time probably never entered his head. He was too busy composing for this week's church service and for the glory of God.
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Bach 4 - 2
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The German Church in 2012 will present an International Bachfest with Music,
Movies and More.. The first recitals 'Bach 4 - 2'will cover the complete cycle
of Bach's Sonatas for
Violin and Harpsichord plus works for solo instruments played by Elizabeth
Anderson (harpsichord) and Briar Goessi and Rachael Beesley (violin). |
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3pm, 19th & 26th Feb and 11th March |
German Lutheran Trinity Church, 22 Parliament Place East Melbourne
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$35 and $25 (concession) |
Enquiries: (03) 9654 5743 |
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Tafelmusik - The Galileo Project Music of the Spheres
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Canadian ensemble Tafelmusik will take you on an epic space odyssey, performing
period music before stunning images from the Hubble deep
space telescope. Combining music, photography and story-telling, The Galileo
Project brings to life the brilliant minds of the early astronomers and the
music that inspired them, as a large-scale, ever-changing backdrop of stars and
planets unfolds.
The publicity states "Using the best of
Bach,
Handel,
Monteverdi and
Vivaldi, come
and hear the tunes that were probably stuck in Galileo’s head when he discovered
the moons of Jupiter." Now you are probably thinking, like White Hat how
could tunes of composers who hadn't been born yet be stuck in his head. However
we are sure that this program has been meticulously researched so all will be
revealed. The program will also feature works by Lully,
Purcell,
Rameau,
Telemann & Michelangelo Galilei
brother of the astronomer). From the reputation of the group and the reviews of
this concert, White Hat suggests you go out of your way to attend.
[For those wanting a little background
to the history of the concept that over the centuries was known as The Music
of the Spheres, White Hat suggests that you consult the
program notes of Music of the Spheres
- given by Ars Nova of Melbourne. This concert is unrelated to the one above
but was also based on the relationship composers, mathematicians and scientists
long saw between music, mathematics and the heavenly bodies.]
7.30pm, Thursday 1st March 2012,
Perth Concert Hall,
Perth
8pm,Saturday 3rd March, & 7pm, Tuesday 6th March 2012, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre,
Melbourne
7pm, Monday 5th March & 2pm, Saturday 10 March 2012,
City Recital Hall, Angel
Place, Sydney
7pm, Thursday 8th March 2012,
Llewellyn Hall, ANU
School of Music, Canberra
5pm, Sunday 11th March & 7.30pm, Monday 12th March 2012,
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
Wednesday 14th March 2012, QPAC
Concert Hall, Brisbane |
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Enquiries & bookings: 1800 688 482 |
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TarraWarra Festival
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The
Australian Chamber Orchestra performs three intimate concerts over one
weekend at the stunning TarraWarra Museum of Art, an hour from Melbourne.
- 12noon, Saturday 3rd March 2012 - Concert featuring
Bach’s A minor Violin
Concerto and Grieg’s
Holberg Suite.
- 6pm, Saturday 3rd March 2012 - Concert featuring
Mozart’s Violin
Concerto No.4 and Pachelbel’s Canon.
- 7.45pm, Saturday 3rd March 2012 - Gala Dinner with Musicians
$220 per head, includes 3 courses and matching TarraWarra Estate wines. Book
at TarraWarra Estate Restaurant on (03) 5957 3510
- 11am, Sunday 4th March 2012 - Masterclass by Richard Tognetti
- 3pm, Sunday 4th March 2012 - Concert featuring music by
Rameau,
Debussy,
Paganini and
Prokofiev.
Ticket Booking Package: $240 for 3 concerts Individual concerts: $90 Master
class: $20 Or call ACO Box Office on 1800 444 444 |
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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra - Bach Eternal
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 Between
them , Bach and Handel wrote some of the most glorious choral music of the
Baroque period. Much of it involves collaboration with the orchestra which
sometimes the voices taking the lead and at others the instruments. White Hat
suggests that you are most likely to hear and appreciate this interplay when
period instruments are used at a high standard as you can be assured will happen
when the Brandenburg Choir joins with the
Australian
Brandenburg Orchestra under Artistic Director and conductor Paul Dyer
7pm Wed 9, Fri 11, Wed 16, Fri 18, Sat 19 May; 2pm Sat 19 May
2012, City Recital
Hall, Angel Place, Sydney |
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Enquiries & bookings: 1300 782 856 |
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Melbourne Town Hall Proms - Organ Classics at Town Hall
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The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Andrew Davis (conductor) and Cameron
Carpenter (organ)
The concert opens in Sir Andrew Davis’ own transcription of Bach’s
Passacaglia and Fugue in C
minor, for orchestra. This is followed by Poulenc's organ concerto - a
work well suited to show off the mighty Town Hall Organ - before finishing with
Brahms second symphony.
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Melbourne Town Hall
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7.30pm, Friday 22nd June 2012 |
Bookings through Ticketmaster: 1300 72 30 38 |
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