Three Paintings referring to a Sonata for Recorder and Piano F major by Johann Sebastian Bach

based on the Sonata in E-flat Minor for Flute and Harpsichord BWV 1031

1. Allegro moderato

2. Siciliano

3. Allegro

29x19cm, Acrylic on cardboard, 2022

The three acrylic paintings visually translate the movements of the flute sonata into colors and forms. Shades of yellow and red represent the timbres of the recorder, while the piano appears in blue, violet, and gray. Some characteristic motifs of the piece are thus transformed into colors and shapes. The temporal flow, however, is dissolved by nesting a small selection of motifs on the canvas, so that time spatially progresses in different directions. This also creates focal points, and each movement takes on an individual character.

I performed this sonata at a concert at the Teatro Martínez in Alcalá la Real (Andalusia) together with the brilliant pianist Svetlana Rudenko. The corresponding image was projected onto the screen for each movement. It was left to the audience to identify themes in the images or to make their own associations.

Performing the Sonata with Svetlana Rudenko in Alcalá la Real, Teatro Martínez Montañés on Oct. 29, 2022