Czech Chamber Music Society Mahan Esfahani

Czech Chamber Music Society ⬩ Mahan Esfahani

This April, this season’s curator Mahan Esfahani concludes his traversal of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier with the second volume. This monumental collection includes 48 pairs of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys. Despite the title, the cycle was not written for any specific keyboard instrument—Esfahani will perform it on his instrument, the harpsichord.

Duration of the programme 2 hours 20 minutes
Czech Chamber Music Society

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870–893

Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874
Prelude and Fugue in d minor, BWV 875
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 876
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 877
Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 878
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 879
Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 880
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881
70'

— Intermission —

Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 882
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 884
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885
Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 886
Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 888
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 889
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 890
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891
Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 892
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893
70'

Performers

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall

4/6/2026 Monday 7:30 PM

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