concert review: Agave Baroque

I asked to review this concert because I was intrigued by the program: no fewer than six members of the famous 17th-18th century Bach musical family.

There were the ultra-famous J.S. Bach, the two less well-known of his four musical sons, and three second or third cousins, one of whom would also have been J.S.'s father-in-law if he hadn't died before J.S. married his daughter. I'd heard the sons' music before, but not the cousins'.

What intrigued me is that all six composers had a distinct musical sound. That's easy to hear in 19th century music, not so obviously perceptible in 18th, but it was here. An educational evening.

Also liked hearing the famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor arranged for four strings, guitar, and harpsichord, though the arranger wasn't identified.