Hong Kong Sinfonietta — Bach's Legacy

About the show

How do the recorder and harpsichord carry forward the musical legacy of the Bach family? Hong Kong Sinfonietta presents Bach's Legacy, featuring recorder virtuoso 譚銘恩 and harpsichordist 韋蘭德, who reinterpret the cross-generational dialogue between Bach and his sons on period instruments. The programme includes J C F Bach's Symphony in D minor, J S Bach's organ concerto adapted from Vivaldi's double violin concerto (performed here in a recorder and harpsichord version), J C Bach's Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F minor, and a work by 卡姿-車爾寧. This concert is not just a feast for classical music lovers—it also suits audiences curious to see how Baroque music can be revitalised in contemporary hands. 譚銘恩's crystalline recorder tones intertwine with 韋蘭德's finely textured harpsichord, allowing the musical philosophies of the Bach family to converse once more across two ancient instruments—from rigorous fugues to free variations, from the solemnity of the church to the splendour of the court, an auditory journey through the eighteenth century unfolds.

Synopsis translated by KinoHK — the performance itself is not in English unless stated above.