Goldberg Variations at Broomfield Auditorium
Friday, March 19, 2010, 7:00 pmBroomfield Auditorium
3 Community Park Road, Broomfield, CO
Impish virtuosity
In celebration of the 325th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach!
The resonant and lively acoustics at the Auditorium make concert-going a delightful experience. And - as an extra bonus - Turquoise Mesa Winery, based in Broomfield, offered a free wine tasting as part of the Bach concert, before the show and during intermission.
Program:
Excerpts from The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, arranged for String Quartet Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, arranged for String Trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky
The Chamber Players celebrated Bach's 325th birthday with two of his most extraordinary mature works: Art of the Fugue and Goldberg Variations. The master Bach continually arranged his keyboard works for other combinations. The clarity of the separate instruments lends itself to hearing the distinct voices in Bach's masterpieces, often lost when performed on keyboard instruments. Bach originally wrote the Aria and 30 Variations as a commission for Count Kaiserling, an insomniac kept awake with painful neuralgia. Kaiserling's court musician Johann Goldberg was instructed to play Bach's Variations to soothe his employer- often at 3 a.m.! Art of the Fugue was written near the end of Bach's life, and is an exceptional compilation of fugues and canons.
The concert was repeated at Highlands Garden Cafe in Denver, with an accompanying meal with foods and recipes from Bach's time.
In celebration of the 325th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach!
The resonant and lively acoustics at the Auditorium make concert-going a delightful experience. And - as an extra bonus - Turquoise Mesa Winery, based in Broomfield, offered a free wine tasting as part of the Bach concert, before the show and during intermission.
Program:
Excerpts from The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, arranged for String Quartet Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, arranged for String Trio by Dmitri Sitkovetsky
The Chamber Players celebrated Bach's 325th birthday with two of his most extraordinary mature works: Art of the Fugue and Goldberg Variations. The master Bach continually arranged his keyboard works for other combinations. The clarity of the separate instruments lends itself to hearing the distinct voices in Bach's masterpieces, often lost when performed on keyboard instruments. Bach originally wrote the Aria and 30 Variations as a commission for Count Kaiserling, an insomniac kept awake with painful neuralgia. Kaiserling's court musician Johann Goldberg was instructed to play Bach's Variations to soothe his employer- often at 3 a.m.! Art of the Fugue was written near the end of Bach's life, and is an exceptional compilation of fugues and canons.
The concert was repeated at Highlands Garden Cafe in Denver, with an accompanying meal with foods and recipes from Bach's time.
Musicians Playing This Event
- Barbara Hamilton-Primus, Artistic Director & Viola
- Judith McIntyre, Cellist
- Paul Primus, Violinist
- David Waldman, Violinist
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