I department
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
– Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major for three violins, three violas and three cellos, BWV1048
– Concerto in D minor for violin, oboe, strings and basso continuo, BWV 1060R
– Concerto in D minor for two violins, strings and basso continuo, BWV 1043
– Aria “Quia respexit” from “Magnificat”, BWV 243
– Chorale Prelude in F minor “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639
II department
Arthur Honegger (1892–1955) – Prelude, Arioso and Fughetta on the Theme BACH for Strings (1932)
Arvo Pärt (*1935) – “Collage on the Theme B-A-C-H” for strings, oboe, harpsichord and piano (1964)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959) – Aria from “Brazilian Bachiana No. 5” (1938) (arranged by M. Rassoha)
Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998) – Concerto Grosso No. 3 for two violins, harpsichord, piano, fourteen strings and four bells (1985)
Arvo Pärt – “If Bach Kept Bees” for piano, brass quintet, string orchestra and percussion (1976)
To the 340th anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach
“BACHIANA”
String orchestra of the Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus the National Academic Concert Orchestra of Belarus named after M.Ya.Finberg
Concertmaster – Evgenia Orlova
Soloists – Artem Isaev (oboe, Russia)
Ekaterina Pukst (violin)
Maria Pishchik (violin)
Samara Hassoun (soprano)
Host, artistic director and chief conductor – Maxim Rassokha
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“Bachiana” is a concert program dedicated to the 340th anniversary of the birth of one of the most brilliant composers in world musical culture – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). The first department of the concert will feature the best works by the German composer for soloists and orchestra. The second department will feature works dedicated to Bach by 20th century composers – H.Villa-Lobos, A.Honegger, A. Pärt and A. Schnittke. They are united by the use of the musical motif B-A-C-H, which is a sequence of sounds B-flat, A, C and B, which form Bach’s surname. As is known, this musical monogram, which is an example of a cross motif, was actively used in rhetorical science and musical art of the Baroque era. The concert will feature the leading oboist soloist of the Honored Collective of the Russian Federation, the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic named after D.D.Shostakovich, laureate of international competitions Artem Isaev (Russia) and leading soloists of Belarus, laureates of international competitions – Ekaterina Pukst, Maria Pishchik, Samara Hassun.
