This program is part of the ACO's inaugural 2021 digital season, ACO StudioCasts.
Bach and the Beyond will premiere at 8pm AEST, Wednesday 31st March, 2021, and will be available for subscribers to watch on demand until 11:59pm AEDT Friday 31st December, 2021.
At a time when we are all grappling with finding trust in this new world and hope for the future, it is astonishing how relevant Bach remains. This evocative and impassioned concert film pitches Bach’s timeless search for redemption alongside compositions by Richard Tognetti, elevated by the mesmerising vocals of Satu Vänskä.
Bach’s Ricercar from The Musical Offering, with guest flautist Emmanuel Pahud, is a tumultuous six-part fugue tinged with personal anguish, while his Erbarme dich from the St Matthew Passion, yearns for comfort in a heart-rending cello solo by ACO Principal Timo-Veikko Valve.
There is a natural connection with excerpts from our 2012 film, The Reef, in particular Beyond, which was inspired by Tognetti seeing images of underwater swimmers seemingly caught in the “troubled peace” between life and death.
Lest the afterlife feel placid and safe, Deviance, Tognetti’s re-imagining of Paganini’s Caprice No.24, suggests the world beyond could be happily devilish too.
Bach and the Beyond is available to view as part of a full 2021 ACO StudioCasts subscription, giving you access to all ACO StudioCasts films as they premiere and then on-demand until 31 December 2021. It can also be purchased as a standalone film to view for 7-days.
Full season subscriptions are $229, or $149 when added as part of an ACO live season subscription. 7-day access to single StudioCast films are available for $35 per film.
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