Vent i foc. L’Esperit i Pentecosta —Integral de l’obra per a orgue de J. S. Bach VIII

Organ recital by Juan de la Rubia featuring works by J. S. Bach centred on the Holy Spirit and Pentecost, at the Oratori de Sant Felip Neri in Barcelona.

Organ recital by Juan de la Rubia, the eighth instalment of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, under the title « Vent i foc. L'Esperit i Pentecosta ». The programme centres on the Holy Spirit and Pentecost and consists of works by Bach.

The selection includes eighteen Leipzig chorales and pieces from the Orgel-Büchlein, such as the fantasia on « Come, Holy Ghost » (BWV 651.2), « Lord Jesus Christ, turn to us » in several versions (BWV 632, 709 and App B 52), « Come, God the Creator, Holy Spirit » (BWV 631 and 667.2), « Come, Holy Ghost, Lord God » (BWV 652.2), « Dearest Jesus, we are here » (BWV 633) and « Glory to God in the highest » (BWV 717), as well as the fughetta on this last chorale (BWV 677).

The programme is completed by two duets from the third part of the Clavier-Übung, in G major (BWV 804) and in A minor (BWV 805), and the Toccata (Prelude) and Fugue in F major (BWV 540), which comes last in the selection. The Oratori de Sant Felip Neri is a Barcelona venue that hosts concerts and shows.