BF5 Adrian Brendel & Mahan Esfahani

Adrian Brendel cello
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

11.00am – c.12.30pm

J S Bach Cello Suite No 2 in D minor BWV 1008
Telemann Cello Sonata in D major TWV 41:D6
Vivaldi Cello Sonata No 3 in A minor RV 43
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 894
J S Bach Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D major BWV 1028

Two musicians who need no introduction to Bath audiences come together for this intriguing concert. Adrian Brendel is one of the most versatile and original cellists of his generation, who has travelled the world as a soloist, chamber musician, collaborator and teacher, and is a regular visitor to Bath as a member of the Nash Ensemble. He is joined on stage here by another Bachfest favourite, the award-winning harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, who has made it his life’s work to rehabilitate the harpsichord and restore it to its rightful position in the mainstream of concert instruments. Mahan has recorded the complete cycle of Bach’s keyboard concerti and describes playing his music as “engaging with eternity”.

Supported by John Whibley “Holidays with Music”