(12) Short concert: Rustiade
Veranstaltungsdetails
Artists Nadja Zwiener Baroque violinSylvia Ackermann Historical Pianos Programme Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
Veranstaltungsdetails
Artists
Nadja Zwiener Baroque violin
Sylvia Ackermann Historical Pianos
Programme
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784)
Trio for Violin and Obbligato Keyboard in B major (authenticity uncertain)
Larghetto
Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739–1796)
Sonata No. 12 in D major
Allegro
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Violin Sonata in F major, Wq 75
Allegro
Beschreibung
As an organist in Dresden and Halle, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach also devoted himself to instrumental chamber music to a limited extent, composing several very fine trio works. The Trio in B major, however, which survives in a copy dating from around 1770 under his name, is, according to scholarly consensus, almost certainly not by Bach’s eldest son. The main evidence is provided by stylistic characteristics that place the three-movement work more convincingly in the musical milieu of the Prussian court under Frederick II. Nevertheless, it is an impressive composition, with the keyboard part fully written out. The result is a work that has the character of a trio, yet is performed by only two instruments.
The Dessau-based music director Friedrich Wilhelm Rust was closely acquainted with the Bach family: his elder brother had performed under Johann Sebastian Bach during his studies in Leipzig. Rust himself first studied under Wilhelm Friedemann Bach in Halle and later under Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in Berlin, receiving his principal training in the contemporary art of keyboard composition. This is particularly evident in his sonatas, which are virtuosic and expressive works that can certainly hold their own against the finest compositions of their time.
When Frederick II ascended the throne of Prussia in 1740, he appointed Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach as his court harpsichordist. The two already knew each other well, as the second-oldest Bach son had spent several years performing in Crown Prince Frederick’s orchestra in Rheinsberg and Ruppin. Now, in the greatly expanded court orchestra, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach became one of its key pillars for almost three decades. At the same time, he composed extensively for chamber ensembles and keyboard, and played an active role in the public concert life of Potsdam and Berlin. Around 1763, he composed the Sonata in F major for violin and obbligato harpsichord.
Please note: The venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, with co-financing from tax revenues on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxony State Parliament, and supported by the State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt and the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
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€ 8 | conc. € 6
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