Spellbound by Bach

Il Maestro e Margherita: eine Reihe geistlicher Kantaten hatte der junge Händel in Rom für seine Lieblingssängerin Margherita geschrieben.

Bookending a new harpsichord concerto from Gavin Bryars for the renowned virtuoso Mahan Esfahani, two underrated symphonies are given highly commendable performances in Liverpool.

The harpsichordist brought a highly personal, deeply engrossing interpretation that invited the listener to consider this familiar work anew.

Six pieces, all of them different, all of them new to the Proms, most by living composers, and all played superbly. A great contemporary music Prom.

A varied programme of harpsichord pieces interleaves with songs from Shakespeare and the following century.

Über ein Konzert von W. F. Bach 1774 gibt es zu lesen: „Alles was die Empfindung berauscht, Neuheit der Gedanken, frappante Ausweichungen, dissonierende Sätze...“. Bei La Scintilla und Minasi galt selbiges.