Francesco Piemontesi & Roman Trekel
Concerts in Quarantine: Transcriptions and songs
Concerts in Quarantine: Transcriptions and songs
Between March and May 2020, Schinkel Pavillon Berlin opened its unexpectedly vacated exhibition space for a concert series in isolation titled Concerts in Quarantine. As part of this series, baritone Roman Trekel and pianist Francesco Piemontesi perform a chamber music program alternating between Gustav Mahler's Sieben lieder aus Letzer Zeit and piano arrangements of works by J. S. Bach. The full program is as follows: J. S. Bach/Ferruccio Busoni – Prelude, BWV 552; Gustav Mahler – I. Revelge; J. S. Bach/Wilhelm Kempff – Wachet auf, rust uns die Stimme, BWV 645; Mahler – II. Liebst du um Schönheit; III. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder; Bach/Busoni – Nunn komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659; Mahler – IV. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft; Bach – Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650; Mahler – V. Um Mitternacht; Bach/Kempff – Siciliano, BWV 1031; Mahler – VI Der Tamboursg'sell and MVII – Ich bin der Welte abhanden gekommen; Bach/Busoni – Fugue, BWV 552.