Name: “Bach & Italy”
Start: 2025-08-17T17:00:00
Location: Basilika St. Aegidius Mittelheim

Justin Taylor

Rheingau Musik Festival

In two recent concerts at the Rheingau Music Festival, Justin Taylor, as part of the ensemble Le Consort, thrilled the audience and us so much that we invited him to a solo recital this year. This evening, on the stage of St. Aegidius Church, he will present his album "Bach & l'Italie," which has won several awards, including the Diapason d'Or. In this program, he traces the musical connections between the counterpoint master Johann Sebastian Bach and Baroque Italy, embarking on a voyage of discovery through this artistic era. With tasteful refinement and outstanding feeling, Justin Taylor presents Bach's creative spirit and the Italian influences that the composer incorporated into his brilliant counterpoint and, in particular, his keyboard works. And the other way around, one can also hear a hint of Bach alongside the graceful touch of Italy in the harpsichord works of Benedetto Marcello or Antonio Valente.