Five harpsichords for Luc Beauséjour

Since it is mainly encompassed by the Baroque period, the harpsichord repertoire is sometimes perceived as lacking variety. The idea should be challenged, as this 150-year period has seen a succession of styles and approaches!

Here, this central instrument in Bach’s work becomes the central theme of a spellbinding journey through the generations of the Baroque.

Long-time Festival associate Luc Beauséjour leads this luminous exploration, bringing to life emblematic works by keyboard masters who influenced Bach himself.

A rare moment, bringing five baroque harpsichords together on stage for one evening. 

Georg Böhm (1661-1733)
Suite No. 9 in F minor (D.F. harpsichord)

Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1656-1746)
Passacaglia in D minor (french harpsichord Hemsch-Blanchet 1)

Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667)
Méditation sur ma mort future (french harpsichord Hemsch-Blanchet 1)

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for harpsichord in D minor, BWV 974 based on Marcello’s Oboe (harpsichord Hemsch-Blanchet 1)

Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (Dulcken harpsichord)

Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord