What is the use of art in our constantly changing world? Art is entertaining, yes, but it does much more: it is probably the only space where emotions in all their forms, including pain and fears, can both be expressed and transformed by beauty.

These two composers are often associated for historical and musicological reasons, given the devotion and musical lineage that ties Mendelssohn to Bach. Here, the program delves into their deeper philosophical and spiritual connections: this is not a simple juxtaposition of pieces, but rather a weaving of excerpts from cantatas, great a cappella motets, and organ works, forming a genuine conversation between Bach and Mendelssohn, a century apart. Each, in their era, with their own language and spiritual attachment, explores the same subject — the meaning of life and its inevitable end — through the same texts: psalms or their meditations, which express, sing, or shout all our human emotions, always very relevant. Thus, their works strikingly illustrate the moments of suffering we all experience; then, following the path laid out in the psalms and their meditation, they open a luminous door to an afterlife, a new realm for the imagination and spirituality of each individual. The works for solo organ complement this journey into the ineffable.

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