As diverse as love is, so is its representation in music. Bach’s farewell music for the departure of his beloved brother; Debussy’s love for his late wife Emma Bardac, sublimated into an ode to the island Jersey where they spend time together; Janáčeks musical story Kreutzersonate, about a crime of passion.

The passion of the Spanish Enrique Granados is not only reflected in his music; he died trying to save his wife from drowning. Willem Jeths, former Composer Laureate of the Netherlands, previously composed Maktub for Calefax, which became one of the most played pieces of Calefax. He accepted the commission to compose for this program with great enthusiasm: ‘the themes love and death suit me.’

programme

Leoš Janáček Kreutzersonate
Johann Sebastian Bach Capriccio ‘Auf die Abreise seinen geliebtesten Bruders’
Enrique Granados Goyescas
Claude Debussy l’Isle joyeuse
New composition van Willem Jeths