| Bach et ses illustres mentors 5 clavecins pour Luc Beauséjour ______ Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours 3 Décembre à 19h30 Découvrez la playlist de notre Directrice Artistique sur Qobuz Au Canada, il n’existe que quelques ateliers de facteurs de clavecins (moins de cinq). Montréal a la chance d’accueillir l’atelier Beaupré (père et Fils) qui fabrique des clavecins depuis plus de 30 ans! Ne demandez pas à un facteur de clavecin le temps que prendra la facture de son prochain instrument. Il ne le sait pas: un artisan d’art ne compte pas son temps! Gratuit et sans réservation au préalable Consultez en ligne l’ensemble de la programmation du festival : PROGRAMMATION 2025 Bach and His Illustrious mentors Five Harpsichords for Luc Beauséjour ______ Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel December 3, 7:30 pm In Lüneburg, he met Georg Böhm, a master of the chorale variation and the ornamented prelude, whose example left a lasting mark on Bach’s organ writing. Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, through his Ariadne musica, already foreshadowed the idea behind The Well-Tempered Clavier: exploring all tonalities through preludes and fugues. From Johann Jakob Froberger, Bach inherited a cosmopolitan vision of the dance suite, blending German rigor, Italian suppleness, and French elegance. As for the Venetian Benedetto Marcello, his fusion of musical rhetoric and sacred text—particularly in his psalms—resonated with Bach’s own spiritual calling. Though never their direct pupil, Bach transformed these legacies into a unique language where Lutheran depth, contrapuntal mastery, and European openness converge. By selecting five harpsichords to introduce these masters of the Baroque keyboard, Luc Beauséjour offers a complete aesthetic experience—pairing each instrument with a composer and, above all, revealing the artist’s own refinement and authenticity on his journey. BUY YOUR TICKETS Anecdote: Walking from Montreal to Tadoussac to hear your favorite artist? That’s about the same distance (over 400 kilometers) that Johann Sebastian Bach walked from Arnstadt to Lübeck in 1705 to listen to and study with Dietrich Buxtehude. The visit was supposed to last thirty days—but he stayed away for four months. History doesn’t record the condition of his shoes upon arrival. Fun fact: In 1759, the first electric harpsichord lit up the stage! In 1759, Jean-Baptiste Delaborde invented the electric harpsichord—a keyboard that made metal bells vibrate using static electricity. In the dark, the instrument also produced visible sparks, turning the concert into both a sound and light show. A surviving example is preserved at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Our musical selection for Luc Beauséjour. Discover our Artistic Director’s playlist on Qobuz. In Canada, only a handful of harpsichord makers remain (fewer than five). Montreal is fortunate to host the Beaupré workshop, which has been crafting harpsichords for over 30 years! And don’t ask a facteur de clavecin how long it will take to finish the next instrument—he won’t know. A true artisan never counts the hours! Free admission, no reservation required. Have a look at the program on our web site : 2025 PROGRAM PARTENAIRES – PARTNERS |
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