Sunday, January 26th, 2025 at 6 pm
Kadriorg Palace

J. S. Bach. Sonatas for violin and harpsichord
Andres Mustonen (violin), Imbi Tarum (harpsichord), Ene Nael (harpsichord), Svetlana Vest (harpsichord, Israel)

It’s easy to play any musical instrument:
all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. /…/
I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.
(Johann Sebastian Bach)

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach is like a divine paradise.
If, in your youth, you manage, even slightly, to open its doors, you’ll end up spending the rest of your life there –
it absorbs you completely and you cannot get out any more. And, honestly, you won’t want to.
(Andres Mustonen)

One determined violinist, three graceful harpsichordists, six enchanting sonatas – a winter afternoon in its full inner beauty.

Sonata No 1 in B minor for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1014
Adagio
Allegro
Andante
Allegro

Sonata No 2 in A major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1015
(Andante)
Allegro
Andante un poco
Presto

Sonata No 4 in C minor vfor violin and harpsichord, BWV 1017
Largo
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

Sonata No 5 in F minor for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1018
(Largo)
Allegro
Adagio
Vivace

Sonata No 6 in G major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1019
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

Sonata No 3 in E major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1016
Adagio
Allegro
Adagio ma non tanto
Allegro

Bach. Sonata for violin and harpsichord no 4, C-minor, Adagio, performed by Andres Mustonen and Imbi Tarum

A double-CD “Per annos, per sempre” with Bach’s sonatas for violin and harpsichord available at the concert venue. Also artists’ signatures will be available.