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| George Pratt Kapellmeister of Powderham Castle Playing the 1769 Bryce-Seede organ |
Our next two concerts.
On October 26th (Friday 7.30 pm as usual), Colin Jackson and I will be presenting a recital
of ‘Mainly Bach’ for cello and
keyboard. Colin will be playing two of Bach’s masterly Suites for
unaccompanied cello. In the first, there is a ‘mistake’ in Bach’s wife’s
copying, where she inserts an extra half-bar. This has puzzled me for
years, though all the numerous editions of the music simply ignore the error
and miss out the half-bar. I’ve come up with what I believe is a more
convincing solution (which I included as a footnote in an edition published in
1978), and Colin has kindly agreed to play this version. It’s therefore a
‘world-first’ for Powderham, even if it is only half a bar more or less!
We
shall also be playing two charming cello sonatas by the Italian composer
Sammartini, I shall include a Bach Sinfonia and Invention for harpsichord, and
we’ll end with one of Bach’s magnificent sonatas for viola da gamba and
keyboard – a real tour de
force for both instruments.
Tickets will be available from Friday September 25th £14 Box Office: 01626 890243
Our
domestic-scaled Messiah has been asked for again by so many of
you – and by the performers too – that we are repeating it on Friday
December 14th. If you were there nearly three years ago, you’ll remember
that we use a chorus of just eight singers who share out the solos between
them, and an orchestra of strings, two oboes, continuo and, of course, trumpet.
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