Bach im Dialog - Rethinking the Well-Tempered Clavier

"The Well-Tempered Clavier" heard in an entirely new light: in dialogue with Johann Sebastian Bach's chorales, arias and cantatas. Swedish-Ukrainian pianist Natalya Pasichnyk draws connections between Bach's vocal works and his purely instrumental "Well-Tempered Clavier", weaving 48 pieces into a single coherent narrative. Together with Pasichnyk, the Leipzig-based Calmus Ensemble brings these interpretations to life: the musicians link "The Well-Tempered Clavier" with texts, creating a new artistic whole.

Voice and piano enter into dialogue, language and sound intertwine into a spiritual story - a reflection on human existence and Bach's vision of music as a path to renewal of the spirit.

Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): including Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor (BWV 849); Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland; Prelude in C major (BWV 846); Du meine Seele, singe; Fugue in A-flat major (BWV 862); Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern; Prelude in C-sharp major (BWV 848); In dulci jubilo; Befiehl du deine Wege (BWV 272); Fugue in D minor (BWV 851); Prelude in F minor (BWV 857); Prelude in E-flat minor (BWV 853); Fugue in B minor (BWV 869); Es ist vollbracht; Prelude in G major (BWV 860); Erstanden ist der heilig Christ; Prelude in F major (BWV 856); O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (BWV 34/1); Fugue in E-flat major (BWV 852); Heilig, heilig, heilig (BWV 325) and further works by J. S. Bach, Ludwig Böhme and Wilhelm Weismann