The Leipzig Candidates 1723: Bach, Telemann and Graupner

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Saturday, January 7, 7:30 PM
Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed Thomas Cantor in Leipzig in 1723 after the first two candidates declined the position.  This concert features keyboard works by all three composers who were considered for this post that eventually went to J. S Bach as well as a Sonata by Johann Kuhnau, Bach’s predecessor in Leipzig.
Andrus Madsen - harpsichord.
 

Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto (the Italian Concerto) BWV 971 (1735) Johann Sebastian Bach

Martius from the Monatliche Clavier Früchte GWV 111 (1722) Christoph Graupner

Three Fantasies TWV 33:2,5,13 (1733)  Georg Philipp Telemann

Hezekiah's sickness and restoration from the Biblical Sonatas (1700) Johann Kuhnau

General admission
$40
Senior
$35
Student and Low Income
$10
Under 18
Free
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