Me talking about the differences in playing d’Anglebert and Scarlatti — French and Italian Baroque on the modern piano — during the Valletta Baroque Festival.” @Early Music Stories
https://www.giornaledellamusica.it/podcast/early-music-stories-146
Programme Notes:
“My profession is far removed from the noise of weapons and the raison d’état that calls for them. I understand something of notes, chords, and sounds. I practice in it, devising a lovely symphony. The notes, the strings, the sweet tones of music give me my tasks, and as I mingle the French manner with that of the Germans and Italians, I do not instigate war, but perhaps, through the peoples’ desired concord, I may at times prelude the dear peace.” Georg Muffat
322 years after the death of Georg Muffat, we still strive to live up to his ideals, and we are (un)fortunately not alone: fortunately, because of the warmth of being human among other human beings, and unfortunately, because of the realization of how fragile and small our little circle can become.
The programme of my concert combines pieces written in the French and Italian styles, culminating in Overture in the French Style — by J.S. Bach, a German with Hungarian roots, who equally loved and appreciated both Italian and French music.
