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The virtuosic and versatile Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani has pursued two primary passions in his career: the compositions of J.S. Bach and contemporary music for the harpsichord. The centerpiece of this beautifully curated program of gems and giants is a work Esfahani calls “Bach’s magnum opus for the keyboard:” the regal, 30-minute Overture in the French Style. Framing it are Bach’s Six Little Preludes, written as teaching pieces, and 20th-century works by Louis Andriessen and Bohuslav Martinů. Andriessen’s dramatic, incantatory Overture to Orpheus is a prelude to what the composer describes as “an imaginary opera in which Orpheus plays the leading part.” For more information and related resources, please visit https://loc.gov/concerts/mahan-esfahani.html.

Program:
[0:15] Introduction
[1:56] J.S. Bach: Six Little Preludes, BWV 933-938
[14:19] J.S. Bach: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831
[44.01] Martinů: Deux Pièces (op. posth.)
[49:58] Andriessen: Overture to Orpheus
[1:01:25] Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer: Passacaglia in D minor from Musicalischer Parnassus, Uranie Suite