Johann Sebastian Bach [1685 - 1750]
from "The Musical Offering" [BWV 1079]
Trio sonata for flauto traverso, violin and basso continuo

Thomas Tallis [1505 - 1585]
"O sacrum convivium"

Joseph Haydn [1732 - 1809]
Emperor Quartet in C major op. 76, No. 3

Mel Bonis [1858 - 1937]
"Soir et Martin" for clarinet / bassoon and piano

György Ligeti [1923 - 2006]
Six Bagatelles for woodwind quintet

This chamber concert takes our premiere of Verdi's MACBETH as a thematic opportunity to shed light on power and power relations over the centuries and to look at composing in their field of tension. Experience a journey through time from Bach's "Musical Offering" to Haydn's "Emperor Quartet" and socialist realism.