ARTEK • The Art of Bach

In Bach’s last years, his attention turned to the art of counterpoint, raising his mastery to new and higher pinnacles of achievement. His vision was deteriorating and his handwriting worsened, until the final stroke that brought his life to a sudden end in the midst of composing the Art of Fugue. ARTEK pays homage to Bach’s art by performing his instrumental chamber music in the form of instrumental sonatas for violin, viola da gamba, obbligato ...