About the Performance
The music of JS Bach is central to these diverse pieces of music. Webern wrote this Passacaglia inspired by Bach, creating an eerie and powerful work. Berg's Violin Concerto draws on one of Bach's, most famous chorales Es ist genug. And in the lush and lyrical Symphony No 4 Brahms takes the chaconne from Bach's Cantata No 150 and makes it his own, writing what some consider his magnum opus.
Christian Tetzlaff: 'seemed somewhat dazed by the rock star ovation that erupted after his stunning performance' The New York Times
DSO: 'Under Metzmacher's calm, fluid beat the playing was near-faultless' Independent on Sunday
This event will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s 'Performance on 3' programme at 7:00pm, 21 September 2009. The programme will then be available for streaming and download for one week at bbc.co.uk/iplayer.
