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Concert "Bach's Organ Masterpieces Played by Timur Khalilullin"

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20.03.2026 · 19:00 · UTC+3
Where
Moscow
Московский международный Дом музыки (ММДМ)
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Renowned organist Timur Khalilullin will present a program of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and his spiritual contemporaries. Toccatas, fugues, chorale preludes, and fantasies will weave a continuous narrative about the sources of the composer's inspiration and how his ideas were reflected in the music of subsequent eras and genres. The organ evening featuring Timur Khalilullin is structured as a journey through the world of Johann Sebastian Bach and those composers whose names are linked to his legacy. Instead of a dry overview of dates and titles, a living story unfolds before the listeners about how the organ tradition was formed at the intersection of the German, Italian, and late European schools. The program includes compositions known even to those who rarely attend classical music concerts. The Toccata and Fugue in D minor is perceived as a symbol of the organ's power: a tense introduction, swift passages, sharp peaks, and quiet descents into the depths of sound. Alongside are preludes, fugues, and chorale arrangements, where the strict polyphonic texture combines with inner confessional quality. In them, the quality of Bach's music, which Anton Rubinstein spoke of when comparing the composer to Homer, is particularly palpable. Timur Khalilullin also includes works by composers whose names Bach himself kept in mind. Pages of Girolamo Frescobaldi and Dietrich Buxtehude resonate, revealing which features of the Italian and North German traditions may have influenced the development of organ writing. The musician demonstrates that this layer of repertoire is not a museum rarity: toccatas and chaconnes are easily perceived by the modern ear if one takes the time to listen to the interplay of rhythms and harmonies. In the second part of the concert, attention shifts to Bach's followers. Max Reger, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, and other composers engage in an internal dialogue with him in their own ways. Sometimes this is almost a direct reference to recognizable motifs, and sometimes - subtle allusions and hidden quotes. The attentive listener may catch how familiar phrases are refracted through the prism of later.

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