Harpsichordist Hadrien Jourdan offers an immersive reading of Bach’s Partitas BWV 826, 829 and 830 from the Clavier-Übung I. The programme highlights Bach’s mature synthesis of French, Italian and German styles—the gemischter Stil—where dance forms, preludes and character pieces unfold with rhetorical clarity. Jourdan’s articulation and pacing reveal both structural brilliance and quiet affect, while the music’s contrasts create intimate and expansive moments that refresh the spirit and invite deep listening to its emotional and expressive richness.
At La Cité Bleue, Bach and the Bible is a powerful and intimate performance by director Omar Porras and pianist Cédric Pescia. The show weaves together sacred biblical texts and Bach’s keyboard music, exploring the deep spiritual dialogue between word and sound. Porras voices the Gospels, Psalms, and prophecies, while Pescia delivers a luminous, heartfelt interpretation of Bach’s meditations.
Neither a recital nor a theatrical reading, the performance invites audiences—believers or not—to rediscover the universal spiritual depth of Bach’s music rooted in the Bible, creating a moving journey of meaning, beauty, and silence.
