Tristan Longval-Gagné takes the stage at Off-Festival Bach in Montreal for a solo piano recital centred on Bach's enduring influence on keyboard writing. The programme traces nearly three hundred years of pianistic tradition stemming from the great German composer.
Bach's toccatas — celebrated for their virtuosity, formal freedom, and rich counterpoint — form the conceptual backbone of the evening. The recital highlights how subsequent generations of composers absorbed and transformed these qualities into their own voices.
Works on the programme include pieces by Beethoven, Franck, Busoni, and MacDonald, offering a broad chronological and stylistic sweep of the Bachian lineage in piano music.