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Bach's The Musical Offering
Academy of Ancient Music
Part of the Academy of Ancient Music 2022-23 | 'Tis Nature's Voice Season
Add to my Calendar 02-02-2023 19:30 02-02-2023 21:30 36 Bach's The Musical Offering The Musical Offering: music written by a giant for a king, explored and performed by Laurence Cummings and AAM. On 7 May 1747, Johann Sebastian Bach arrived at the court of King Frederick the Great of Prussia. The greatest musician of his age locked musical wits with a monarch who saw himself as a philosopher, and Bach responded with The Musical Offering – a collection of pieces designed to put the nature of music itself to the ultimate technical, intellectual and emotional test. Dazzlingly imagined and endlessly rich, The Musical Offering has fascinated performers and scholars for centuries. Today, we unfold its secrets and explore its remarkable story, as Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music focus all their insight, energy and verve on one of music’s sublimest puzzles. Bach probes the nature of creativity, harmony and (of course) genius, in a masterwork that never grows old. West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge DD/MM/YYYYDetails
West Road Concert Hall
11 West Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 9DP
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Performers
Laurence Cummings – director / harpsichord
Academy of Ancient Music
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Programme Note
The Musical Offering: music written by a giant for a king, explored and performed by Laurence Cummings and AAM.
On 7 May 1747, Johann Sebastian Bach arrived at the court of King Frederick the Great of Prussia. The greatest musician of his age locked musical wits with a monarch who saw himself as a philosopher, and Bach responded with The Musical Offering – a collection of pieces designed to put the nature of music itself to the ultimate technical, intellectual and emotional test.
Dazzlingly imagined and endlessly rich, The Musical Offering has fascinated performers and scholars for centuries. Today, we unfold its secrets and explore its remarkable story, as Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music focus all their insight, energy and verve on one of music’s sublimest puzzles. Bach probes the nature of creativity, harmony and (of course) genius, in a masterwork that never grows old.
