May 2019
Toronto Choral Society | Two French Requiems
The two Requiems by Gabriel Fauré and Maurice Duruflé on this program represent two masterpieces of French music and they have a great deal in common. Both composers were excellent organists as well as meticulous and self-critical composers: Fauré took 20 years to complete his Requiem while Duruflé took six to finish his. Both scored their works for choir, 2 soloists, organ and orchestra and instead of emphasizing the dramatic emotion of the Day of Judgement preferred by other composers…
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Toronto Bach Festival | Brilliant Brandenburg
Rounding out this musical feast is the Concerto for Oboe featuring Artistic Director John Abberger, and the Concerto for Flute, Violin, and Harpsichord with brilliant performances by Grégoire Jeay (flute), Julia Wedman (violin), and Christopher Bagan (harpsichord). A perfect way to bring back live music! Pre-concert chat at 7 PM by Larry Beckwith. PROGRAM Concerto for Oboe, BWV 1056 Concerto for Flute, Violin, and Harpsichord, BWV 1044 Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046 This performance will run without intermission.
Find out more »Toronto Bach Festival | The Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Violin
These six works have set the standard for solo violin virtuosity up to this day, and we’re delighted to have four of Toronto’s finest-period violinists take on Bach’s amazing (and challenging) Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin. Julia Wedman, Patricia Ahern, Valerie Gordon, and Cristina Zacharias take us on a musical journey from profound darkness to brilliant luminescence. This is baroque violin at its very best! Presented in two parts, this will be a perfect opportunity to explore the bustling…
Find out more »Toronto Bach Festival | The Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Violin
These six works have set the standard for solo violin virtuosity up to this day, and we’re delighted to have four of Toronto’s finest-period violinists take on Bach’s amazing (and challenging) Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin. Julia Wedman, Patricia Ahern, Valerie Gordon, and Cristina Zacharias take us on a musical journey from profound darkness to brilliant luminescence. This is baroque violin at its very best! Presented in two parts, this will be a perfect opportunity to explore the bustling…
Find out more »Toronto Bach Festival | Easter Oratorio
No Toronto Bach Festival would be complete without the beauty of the human voice. It’s hard to imagine music that paints a brighter picture than the Easter Oratorio, complete with trumpets, tympani, and an addictive dance rhythm running throughout. Continually refined over the years until Bach’s death, it was presented on Easter Sunday in 1725 with an opening that pierced the dark mood of the end of the Easter Holy Week. Also on the program is Bach’s Ascension Oratorio, a…
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