But a composer keeps magically attracting the four musicians time and again: Johann Sebastian Bach. In the most recent tribute to Bach, Flautando Köln places the master of all organ and harpsichord keys in the spotlight. The musicians conquer heavenly organ spheres on their more than 40 instruments, ranging from the small sopranino to the two-meter-long sub-bass recorder – for example, in Bach's epochal "Passacaglia" BWV 582. And while Bach's love for Italian music is primarily reflected in his version of a Vivaldi concerto, Flautando Köln even "sings" an Arioso composed for harpsichord, with which Bach (reportedly) is said to have bid farewell to his brother Johann Jacob.

Flautando Köln, recorders and moderation

The program:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Toccata in D minor BWV 538

Contrapunctus IV from "The Art of the Fugue" BWV 1080

Fantasy and Fugue in C minor BWV 537

Arioso from "Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo" BWV 992

Fugue from BWV 550

Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

Chorale Prelude "By the Rivers of Babylon" BWV 653

Concerto in D minor after Antonio Vivaldi BWV 596

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