Bach and his minor keys

巴哈與他的小調 / Bach and his minor keys

一向以來，小調都被指較大調為傷感，因為小調所牽涉的和弦常帶有複雜的變化。可是，傷感一詞並不足以形容十二個小調所各自抒發的情懷。為了能夠細味各小調其中微妙的分別，音樂會將四個最基本的小調以不同的樂器組合呈現，當中包括有鋼琴獨奏丶協奏曲丶以至弦樂四重奏。

節目詳情：

B小調小提琴奏鳴曲 BWV 1014

A小調風琴前奏與賦格曲 BWV 543 （鋼琴改篇）

C小調雙簧管小提琴協奏曲 BWV 1060

D小調〈賦格曲之技〉 BWV 1080 當中第一丶三丶四首賦格曲（弦樂四重奏）

音樂會長60分鐘

The minor keys inherently carry more harmonic possibilities than its major counterparts. To put it crudely, they are more expressive; yet among the twelve minor keys each have a distinct expressive quality. This concert brings together four of Bach’s most fundamental minor keys, with instrumental settings ranging from piano transcription to string quartet arrangement highlighting the differences between the four keys.

Programme details:

B minor: obligato violin sonata BWV 1014

A minor: organ prelude and fugue BWV 543 (piano transcription)

C minor: oboe-violin double concerto BWV 1060

D minor: contrapuncti 1, 3, 4 from the Art of Fugue (string quartet arrangement)

Concert duration: 60 minutes

大公報有關是次音樂會的報道：http://news.takungpao.com.hk/paper/q/2014/1231/2874016.html