Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, famed for vibrant interpretations of J.S. Bach, has played around the world as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician to great critical acclaim. She presents a program of Baroque and Baroque-inspired music, starting with Bach’s English Suite No. 3 in G minor and the dramatic Partita No. 2 in C minor. Then, Federico Busoni’s keyboard arrangement of Bach’s Chaconne brings out its tragic pathos, and Johannes Brahms takes a simple tune by George Frederic Handel and builds it into a majestic masterpiece.
PROGRAM
English Suite No. 2 in A minor BWV 807 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Bourrée I
VI. Bourrée II
VII. Gigue
arr. BUSONI Chaconne BWV 1004 Bach (1685-1750)
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Variations on a Theme by Handel Op. 24 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)