A confrontation between two families: the Forquerays, musicians at the Royal court of France, and the Bachs, father and sons, who need no further introduction.
The viola da gamba of Mathilde Gomas and the keyboards of Arianna Radaelli rival in virtuosity between the fury of the French baroque and the charms of the gallant German style.
Antoine Forqueray, 1672-1744
J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
Jean Baptiste Forqueray, 1699-1782
C.P.E. Bach, 1714-1788
J. C. Bach, 1735-1782
The dates follow one another. But the aesthetics are undoubtedly opposed, so that we wonder:
What did they know and think about each other?
Did Johann Sebastian and Antoine ever meet?
What about their sons?