Weekend Concert Series
Aaron Diehl, piano
David Wong, bass
Sunday
November 21, 2021
1:30 pm
Calderwood Hall
Program
J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 (1722)
Bud Powell, Tempus Fugue-It (1949)
Roland Hanna, 24 Preludes (1976/1977)
One of the most important jazz pianists of his generation, Aaron Diehl is also an eloquent and celebrated interpreter of the music of J. S. Bach. In this extraordinary program, he will showcase both sides of his extraordinary musicianship. Taking J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier as a starting point, Diehl weaves his way through Bud Powell’s bebop take on C.P.E. Bach’s Solfeggietto en route to the monumental and seldom-performed set of 24 preludes by the great Roland Hanna, who like Diehl effortlessly transcended the boundaries of jazz and classical music.
Hemenway & Barnes LLP is the lead corporate sponsor of the Weekend Concert Series. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: The Coogan Concert in memory of Peter Weston Coogan; Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; Marie Louise and David Scudder Concert; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. Music at the Gardner is also supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
