Chris de Souza introduces the first of four concerts given last month at the Royal Academy of Music in London, in which The Musical Offering,
Bach's great contrapuntal present to Frederick the Great, is put in context. This week, harpsichordist Robert Woolley and his colleagues in the Purcell Quartet are joined by harpsichordists Paul Nicholson ,
John Toll and Laurence Cummings in music reflecting Bach's career as a performer.
Bach Three-Part Ricercar (The
Musical Offering); Concerto in D minor for Three Harpsichords,
BWV1063; Concerto in A minor for
Four Harpsichords, BWV1065 Producer Lindsay Kemp
Repeated tomorrow at 4pm