From the Omega of Time to the Alpha of Eternity

Three principal players from the three state orchestras of Greece (the Orchestra of the Greek National Opera, the Athens State Orchestra and the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra) perform three of the masterful three-part Preludes and Fugues included in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's catalogue of works. The first two fugues are transcriptions from Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier and the last one derives from Wilhelm Friedemann (eldest son of Johann Sebastian) Bach's work Eight Fugues. The slow introductions preceding each of the fugues are attributed to Mozart. Between the three musical works, actress Nektaria Panagiotopoulou will recite liturgical as well as short contemplative texts written by Christian Saints who celebrated, glorified and, most importantly, experienced this supreme religious manifestation, the Resurrection of Christ.

From the Omega of Time to the Alpha of Eternity

Palm Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 19.00

Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Amphitheatre

Free Admission

Performers

Michael Kolokotronis (GNO Orchestra) violin
Enkela Kokolani (Athens State Orchestra) viola
Myrto Talakoudi (Thessaloniki State Orchestra) violoncello
Nektaria Panagiotopoulou narrator

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (attr.)
Preludes and Fugues [Sechs langsame Sätze und dreistimmige Fugen], KV 404a
No. 1 in D minor
— Adagio
— Fugue (trans. from: J. S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier [Das wohltemperierte Klavier], Book I [1722], Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853)

St Paul
1 Corinthians, 15:3-55
"In the smallest hymn, the greatest inspiration"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (attr.)
Preludes and Fugues
No. 2 in G minor
— Adagio
— Fugue (trans. from: J. S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier [Das wohltemperierte Klavier], Book II [ca 1740], Fugue in F minor, BWV 883)

St Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
"The undisputed victor in the Gigantomachy of life and death"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (attr.)
Preludes and Fugues
No. 6 in F minor
— Adagio
— Fugue (trans. from: W. F. Bach, Eight Fugues [ca 1774-78], Fugue No. 8 in F minor, BR-WFB Α 88, Fk 31)