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Topic: Bachanalia 2026: Liszt Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S.180  (Read 217 times)

Offline furtwaengler

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March 27, 2026
Bachanalia is a 6 hour concert held in Nashville, TN every year in celebration of J.S. Bach's birthday.

Franz Liszt Variations on Bach, "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen. Zagen" S. 180
("Weeping, Lamentation, Worry, Despair" )
Motifs from Bach Cantata BWV 12 (also found in the Crucifixus of the B minor Mass).
https://www.emmanuelmusic.org/bach-translations/bwv-12
"Composed after the death of Liszt's daughter, Blandine, on 9 September 1862" — Grove Music Online.

Recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gS-2RUHMSdCxbrboRaIcfteeOPm17WeR/view?usp=sharing




Pictures by Peter Vagt.
Don't let anyone know where you tie your goat.

Offline ronde_des_sylphes

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Rarely played material. Hearing this performance was a treat! Thanks.
My website - www.andrewwrightpianist.com
Info and samples from my first commercial album - https://youtu.be/IlRtSyPAVNU
My SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/andrew-wright-35
 

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