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Presented by Orchestra of St. Luke's in association with Carnegie Hall
Cancelled: Orchestra of St. Luke's
A Musical Offering
Thursday, June 25, 2020
7 PM
Zankel Hall
In May 1747, King Frederick the Great of Prussia presented Bach with an interesting musical challenge: to compose a fugue based on a simple musical theme. From this challenge came A Musical Offering, a monumental composition based on the king’s theme. A Musical Offering consists of two multi-voice fugues, ten canons, and a four-movement trio sonata with a flute solo written to honor Frederick the Great, a trained flutist.
Performers
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Bernard Labadie, Principal Conductor and Narrator
Program
BACH A Musical Offering, BWV 1079
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