Contrapunctus I from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Kunst der Fuge" has it all. With remarkable clarity and balance, Bach sketches the coordinates for his magnificent polyphonic legacy, leaving the choice of instruments, dynamics and tempi open. Only the four-part writing is given, notated as a score. Some speak of abstract thought music. Isn't there a hint of sensuality ...
Gerd Zacher (1929-2014) made a name for himself as an interpreter of contemporary organ music and for his profound approach to Bach's work. His "Kunst einer Fuge" reveals unexpected qualities of Bach's original. Zacher is interested in proportions, rhetoric, the passing of time, timelessness and the timbre of the 20th century. Two interpretations in the spirit of Schumann and Brahms gently lead the listener into the modern age. At times, the impression is created that Johann Sebastian Bach was looking to the future.
Margareta Hürholz, organ
Works by J. S. Bach
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Die Kunst der Fuge (BWV 1080)
Works
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Gerd Zacher: Die Kunst einer Fuge
Venue
Accessibility:
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Car parks:
Yes
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Catering offer:
Nein
Organiser
Tickets
This event is free of charge.
More information
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Maximum number of participants:
500
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Duration of the event:
20:00 – 21:10
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In which language:
German
Detail of the organ in St Ludwig's © Christine Mahler
St Ludwig's interior © Christine Mahler
St. Ludwig München © Martin Jarde
Organiser
Kath. Kirchenstiftung St. Ludwig
The Catholic parish and university church of St Ludwig was consecrated in 1844 and still has the second largest altar fresco in the world. The large organ was built in 1960 on the initiative of the long-standing church musician and diocesan music director Rudolf Thomas by the Hamburg company Rudolph v. Beckerath. To this day, it is one of the most important and beautiful-sounding organs in southern Germany.
