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listen to j.s. bach's keyboard concerto in d minor bwv 1052 in an improv arrangement for piano and electronics by karishmeh felfeli with adam saikaley on live electronics as performed at the ottawa international chamber music festival 2008

click here to listen to js bach's concerto in d minor movement 1


click here to listen to js bach's concerto in d minor movement 2

click here to listen to js bach's concerto in d minor movement 3


"Trippin on Bach" is a project devised by pianist and vocalist Karishmeh Felfeli which aims to explore the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach in a new, improvisatory way, and bring the music of JSB to a newer audience.

While there are many works by Johann Sebastian Bach that are already widely known, there are also scores of works that are not as widely performed, or as widely known. The performance practice surrounding most of JSB's music is also restricted, and it is in this area that Karishmeh's "Trippin on Bach" concept was originally conceived.

Between 2008 and 2012, Karishmeh will explore and perform her own interpretations of the complete keyboard music of Bach, beginning with the concertos for harpsichord and strings. Instead of traditional performances with string orchestra, these works are arranged for electronics, piano, keyboards, turntables and laptop. The complexity of Bach's music is not compromised, instead the improvisatory style that is so distinctive of Bach is pushed to the forefront. The first performance of Karishmeh's "Trippin on Bach" project took place at the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, at the Dominion Chalmers, and featured a brand new arrangement of Bach's Keyboard Concerto in D minor BWV1052 with piano and electronics (also featuring Adam Saikaley). You can listen to extracts from this performance at Karishmeh Felfeli's MYSPACE page.

Since the emphasis is on live performance, all of the work that is created and conceived as part of this project is designed to be performed live. Hence simply replacing string parts, or pre-recording backing percussion is not enough - the music does not need to be diluted or simplified, or turned into a 3 minute pop song. It is presented in its entirety  with more scope for experimentation, improvisation and original thought, while maintaining Bach's original musical ideas. The Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV1052 will be recorded in early 2009.




                                                         


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keyboard concertii
BWV 1052 — Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D minor 
BWV 1053 — Concerto for harpsichord and strings in E major 
BWV 1054 — Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D major 
BWV 1055 — Concerto for harpsichord and strings in A major 
BWV 1056 — Concerto for harpsichord and strings in F minor 
BWV 1057 — Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders and strings in F major

BWV 1058 — Concerto for harpsichord and strings in G minor 
BWV 1060 — Concerto for 2 harpsichords and strings in C minor 
BWV 1061 — Concerto for 2 harpsichords and strings in C major 
BWV 1062 — Concerto for 2 harpsichords and strings in C minor 
BWV 1063 — Concerto for 3 harpsichords and strings in D minor
BWV 1064 — Concerto for 3 harpsichords and strings in C major 
BWV 1065 — Concerto for 4 harpsichords and strings in A minor 


solo keyboard works


Inventions and Sinfonias (772–801)
Four Duets from Clavier-Übung III (802–805)
English Suites (806–811)
French Suites (812–817)
Miscellaneous suites (818–824)
Partitas for keyboard (published as Clavier-Übung I) (825–830)
French Overture, from Clavier-Übung II (831)
Suites and suite movements (832–845)
The Well-Tempered Clavier (846–893)
Preludes and fugues, toccatas and fantasias (894–923)
Little Preludes from Clavier-Büchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (924–932)
Six Little Preludes (933–938)
Five Preludes from the collection of Johann Peter Kellner (939–943)
Fugues and fughettas (944–962)
Sonatas and sonata movements (963–970)
Italian Concerto, from Clavier-Übung II (971)
Keyboard arrangements of concerti by other composers (972–987)
Variations and miscellaneous pieces for keyboard (988–994)







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