Präludien, Fugen, Fantasien…
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Capricornus Consort Basel
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Johann Sebastian Bach
» Fantasie und Fuge g-Moll BWV 542
» Triosonate d-Moll BWV 527
» Choral arrangements from the “Orgelbüchlein” and the “Leipzig Manuscript”
» Pièce d’Orgue BWV 572
among others.
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Such a program has never existed at the Bach Week Ansbach. Organ music, played by strings. The idea came from the “Capricornus Consort Basel”. Its spiritual leader is the violinist Peter Barczi. “Organ music,” he laments, “is indeed played in many churches around the world during services or in concerts, but a large part of the regular concert audience rarely gets to hear it. I myself knew very little of these works.” He was overwhelmed by Bach’s “Pièce d’orgue,” the intricate outer movements, and the powerful five-part middle section. “I felt that we could show more facets of this music if we played it with our string instruments.” From this idea, a whole CD emerged, “New Concertos.”
It was important to Barczi not to try to imitate the organ sound: “The exciting thing about performing these transcriptions is how we handle the shaping of the individual voices. Since they are played by different people, who have, for example, more dynamic possibilities than an organ register, they gain their own character, liveliness, and passion.”
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Photo: Harald Hoffmann
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