In Between Music Festival: Infinite Johann Sebstian!

Infinite Johann Sebstian!

A thousand aspects of a master!

26 July, 18.00, RAVINEN Kulturhus, Båstad

More info: www.inbetweenmusicfestival.se

 

Welcome to an evening that lets you experience J.S Bach in a way you’ve never done before!

Experience the world hit Infinite Bach with violinist Christian Svarfvar and chamber ensemble!

“All driven by exquisite musicianship… It goes without saying that “Infinite Bach” has already become a hit on the streaming services.”

Martin Nyström, Dagens Nyheter

“A sense of a fast-paced adventure film… The courage that Johan Ullén shows when he tackles Bach’s music in a way that no one else has done before is thought-provoking and challenging. Because this is still Bach in its purest form – but not yet.”

​Carl-Henrik Malmgren, Opus Magasin

“The gold lining to the whole thing is set by Christian Svarfvar’s dazzling tonality, multifaceted expressive and emotionally empathetic playing, which leaves nothing to be desired.”

Mats Liljeroos, Hufvudstadsbladet

Before the break, we are served as a starter a series of chamber music pieces, both originals and reinterpretations of, as well as tributes to J.S. Bach. All these pieces lead us to the great work Infinite Bach written by Johan Ullén which is played after the break. The composer writes about his work: We’ve used parts of the original and looped, flipped and twisted, added harmonics and removed. Sometimes it is as little as 24 measures that have been allowed to stand as the foundation for an entire movement, sometimes it starts in Bach’s original and then escapes from it, sometimes the music begins with a long starting stretch that floats away – to finally land safely at Bach. The original music is reworked and cross-fertilized with a kind of popular musical aesthetic and harmonics – always with one foot left in the original.

After all, we all have favorite moments in pieces of music we like: often you sit and wait/long for those heavenly moments in a long classical work. And as wonderfully ecstatic as they are brief, these moments fly by in the flow of the music. The idea of ​​Infinite Bach is to rest in that gloriousness, stay a little longer.

When Christian presented the idea of ​​Infinite Bach, it was like knocking on an open door: I’ve probably never been involved in composing so quickly and with such unreserved joy.

 

Johan Ullen, composer

 

Musicians:

Christian Svarfvar, solo violin

Clara Bjerhag, violin 1

Pontus Björk, violin 2

Minna Svedberg Feldtmann, viola

Björn Risberg, cello

TBA – Double bass

Adrián Moncada, harpsichord

David Härenstam, guitar

Stefan Klaverdal, electronics