Torsten Fras, Solo Recital with Rameau, Handel, and Bach

After a summer’s worth of work, it is finally here! The solo harpsichord concert of the Main Line Baroque Society. Today's concert features solo harpsichord works, from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccatas, George Frideric Handel’s “Great Suites”, and Jean Phillippe Rameau's Suites.
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The program is the following:
Jean Phillippe Rameau (1683-1764) Suite in A Minor (01:04)
Prélude
Alemande 1
Alemande 2
Courante
Gigue
Sarabande 1
Sarabande 2
Vénitiénne
Gavote
Menuet
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Suite No. 4 in E Minor (14:53)
Allegro
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Toccata No. 2 in E Minor (24:42)
Prelude
Un Poco Allegro
Adagio
Fuga
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ABOUT THE SOLOIST:
Torsten Fras is a harpsichordist born in 2007. He started learning piano when he was five, and started learning harpsichord when he was eleven, studying under the guidance of Dr. Anna Kislitsyna at the Nelly Berman School of Music. Since then, he has been awarded a variety of prizes from a number of competitions including From The Top, the Boulder Bach Society’s World Bach Competition, the Cadenza Contest, the French International Music Competition, the Canadian International Music Competition, the Odin Competition, the Musicale Beethoven Competition, Kings Peak International Music Competition, Charleston International Music Competition, the Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition, and the Rocky Mountain International Competition. He has attended various masterclasses given by Catalina Vicens at Brandywine Baroque, Arthur Haas at Amherst Early Music Festival, and Joseph Gascho at the University of Michigan Early Keyboard Institute. In addition to this, he has founded the Main Line Baroque Society. He resides in Pennsylvania with his family.
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The Main Line Baroque Society was formed in May of 2021 by Torsten Fras, and their first concert was a collaboration between keyboard and voice, featuring Marina Voznaya, Anna Kislitsyna, Isa Matuch, and Torsten Fras. The purpose of the Society is to share the beauty of Baroque Music with other people near and far.
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This concert has been perfomed on a 1981 Double Manual Harpsichord, made by Hendrik Broekman in Boston.
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Many thanks to Alexey Alexandrov from Rec.Today for making this concert happen! Check out
their website 👇
www.rec.today
And as always, much gratitude to my teacher Dr. Anna Kislitsyna for being so supportive of my endeavors. Check out her website 👇
www.kislitsyna.com
And last but certainly not least, thanks to the Nelly Berman School of Music for allowing students to master their musical talents. Check out their website 👇
nbsmusic.com/
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[@speedyx3493]

I'm forever grateful that we have so much content online for free nowadays. Had I been born a 100 years ago hearing something like that would be once in a lifetime event

[@daniellyndon9870]

Bach es el mejor de todos!!!

[@user-tk1fw1lq5j]

Замечательное исполнение,мне очень понравилось ,профессионально, прекрасная работа зрелого музыканта!! Поздравляю!!!👏👏👏💥💥💥

[@PKamargo]

First time that I see and listen to a so young harpsichord player.

[@minabameian1156]

Best luck, go ahead ❤

[@glenngould7229]

Great! Being a loyal Bach lover, I am so happy to listen to your performance of Toccata!

[@annakislitsyna7115]

Beautiful performance! ✨

[@davidsegool569]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@groovychild1]

Amazing! Bravo!

[@davidburton3016]

You have a really good sounding harpsichord and you play very well for your age too. I shared this on FB. Best.

[@phanvuong1]

Most of all! Love your voice so much ❤ 😄😊😉

[@aquaesulensis7332]

Merci Torsten pour cette merveilleuse interprétation qui nous enchante avec une vision personnelle de l'oeuvre. J'adore pour ma part. Attention à bien maintenir accordé ton clavecin dans l'aigu.

[@peter5.056]

haaa....wow. you play like a fully mature musician. only 14 right here? Good on you, mate:)