Bach Duetto no. 2 in F major BWV 803 De Man, Netherlands Bach Society

After Bach had ushered his listeners into a disorientating harmonic world in BWV 802 (the first of four duets in the third part of the ClavierÜbung), everything appears to be back to normal in this second duet, performed by Laurens de Man for All of Bach. Just a nice sunny F major and a completely regular theme that rises in joyful leaps and then continues in exuberant movement. But just when youre convinced theres not a cloud in the sky, a new theme is introduced. It opens in the upper part with a peculiar harmonic step; a sort of small mutation in the DNA of F major. Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 16th 2020 at Freiberger Dom Sankt Marien, Freiberg, Germany. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating We thank MWH4impact foundation for their generous support of this recording. MWH4impact aims to achieve social and cultural impact and joins the Netherlands Bach Society in their mission B