Jan Willem Rozenboom

Muziek

Pianist Jan-Willem Rozenboom is now considered a Bach specialist.

With his clear voice and attention to tone formation, his transparent Bach renditions sound like a feast for the ears. After performances with the Goldberg Variations and Bach transcriptions, he is now tackling 'the Bible for pianists'. 24 preludes and 24 fugues in all minor and major keys. All preludes have different characters. And all fugues have a different structure and color. This is music that never gets boring and that you can enjoy for the rest of your life. Rozenboom first talks about the background of these pieces: about the tuning of the strings that was in development, about the keys and their properties and about the fugues. This form of counterpoint is also called the pinnacle of polyphony. Immerse yourself for an evening in Bach's music, which has survived for more than three centuries and will effortlessly add a similar period to it.

The Prelude in C major is perhaps the most famous work from the Well-Tempered Clavier. It was the source of inspiration for Gounod's Ave Maria. Jan-Willem Rozenboom: “Every time I start this prelude, my heart rate drops. A certain peace comes over me. The last fugue, in B minor, is also one of the audience favorites. That piece was composed in a Schoenberg-like manner, but tonally of course.”