Dublin Piano Series: Bach/Bartók

Bach/Tuite: Widerstehe doch der Sünde from Cantata BWV 54
Bach/Tuite: Es ist Vollbracht from Cantata BWV 159
Bach/Tuite: Ich hatte viel bekummernis from Cantata BWV 21
Bach/Hess: Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147
Bach/Busoni: In dir ist Freude from Chorale Prelude BWV 615

Peter Tuite, piano

György Kurtág: A selection of JS Bach Transcriptions

David Adams and Dearbhla Brosnan, piano

Béla Bartók: Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, BB 115/SZ 110

Márta Erdei and Réamonn Keary, pianos, Brian Dungan and Richard O’Donnell, percussion

A selection of exquisite JS Bach transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni, Myra Hess, György Kurtág and the Academy’s Head of Keyboard, Peter Tuite take centre stage in the first half of today’s concert. A rare opportunity for audiences to hear Bartók’s rousing Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, performed by pianists Márta Erdei and Réamonn Keary and percussionists Brian Dungan and Richard O’Donnell, features in the second half of this not to be missed concert.