In
a new episode of ‘Café Zimmermann’, in which we receive
guests
with a passion for Bach, our guest is harpsichord player,
organ
player, teacher and conductor Henkvan Zonneveld. He will
crack a Bach code for us.
According
to many the masterwork of Bach is his last keyboard work: ‘Die
Kunst der Fuge’, next to his St Matthew's Passion and High Mass.
Countless performances and over 200 different CD registrations have
only one thing in common: they all start with the first fugue.
Otherwise they continue to differ regarding to the number and order of
the remaining fugues and canons.
The handwriting
contains two canons of which a coded summary of the entirety can be
deduced. This code contains so much information that with this
information the number and order of the fugues and canons (14) and the
total of meters is exactly fixed.
Chaos
With
the cracking of this canon code Henk van Zonneveld would like to
show us that in the chaos of all those performances of and views about ‘Kunst der Fuge’, there is a way out. That is if the original handwriting will be taken seriously at least.
In this episode of ‘Café Zimmer-
mann’ Henk van
Zonneveld will play some parts of ‘Die Kunst
der Fuge’ on
harpsichord and
will explain his code cracking.
Date and location of recording:
Saturday 13 June at 20.15,
Javalaan 31, 1217 HD Hilversum
Due to the limited amount of seats (25 max) it is advised to book via henkvanzonneveld@chello.nl
Broadcast:
In ‘Bach Ad Infinitum’: Wednesday 1 and 8 July, 13.00-14.00
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