Finding the sublime in Bach’s solo works with the CMS

By Kurt Gottschalk, 12 December 2021

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“unhurried, uncomplicated, precise beyond measure, his cello not reciting but singing”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Alice Tully Hall, New York City on 10 December 2021

Bach, Violin partita no. 3 in E major, BWV1006

Bach, Lute suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV995

Bach, French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV814

Bach, Partitas on O Gott, du frommer Gott for Organ, BWV 767

Bach, Cello suite no. 6 in D major, BWV1012

Stephen Tharp, Organ

Gilles Vonsattel, Piano

Bella Hristova, Violin

Colin Carr, Cello

Paul O'Dette, Lute

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Julius Eastman's 1979 Gay Guerilla for two pianos began elegantly and quickly filled in its spaces, building from harmonies and forever looking upward.

****1

Camerata Pacifica turns 30 with Auerbach and Beethoven

Laurence Vittes, 12th September

The trio gave a flowing, elegant reading of the “Archduke” in which the three fast movements were brought into line with the golden glow of the theme and variations.

*****

Fragen im Zeitalter der Angst

David Renke, 15th March

Kent Nagano und die Münchner Philharmoniker begeistern mit einem modernen Programm, das in der aktuellen unsicheren Weltlage Möglichkeit zur Reflexion geben soll.

****1

"I'm in love with Vienna": Renée Fleming and friends at Carnegie Hall

David Allen, 4th May

For the last concert of her Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall, Renée Fleming assembled one of the least coherent concept programmes imaginable. Billed as “Vienna: Window to Modernity”, it was never clear what was specifically Viennese about the music on show, nor what was particularly modern, nor what windows had to do with anything.

***11

BEMF stages Francesca Caccini's Alcina

Kevin Wells, 10th June

A rare chance to see the first extant opera written by a woman, Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’ isola d’ Alcina.

****1

BEMF presents La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo

Kevin Wells, 17th June

A riotous double bill of Pergolesi at the Boston Early Music Festival.

*****

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.

Finding the sublime in Bach’s solo works with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center