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La Tasteggiata

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Bachs simple keyboard pieces are transformed into gold by the rich sounds of a variety of period instruments!The Alchemy of Counterpoint, woven together by an ensemble featuring instruments such as the nyckelharpa and the kannel.An ambitious project by the ensemble La Tastettata, led by Marco Ambrosini, that reimagines J.S. Bachs keyboard works with a diverse array of period instruments. The word tasto in the ensembles name refers to a keyboard or frets, and the group performs with a unique lineup centered on stringed instruments with keyboards (such as the nyckelharpa and the hardanger fiddle).The alchemy that serves as the theme of this work is an attempt to transform simple inventions and keyboard piecesoriginally written for educational purposesinto basic building blocks, and by combining them with the timbres of entirely new instruments, to create a rich, unknown resonance (gold).The nyc