Listen to Bach differently! 

This is the aim of this discovery concert, which follows in the footsteps of the forgotten, unpublished or apocryphal music of J.S. Bach.

In a way, this concert raises the question of 'branding' in music: does knowing whether the cantata we're listening to is really by the great Bach or the work of an obscure cousin from Thuringia affect our listening? Can't we listen to music just for what it is: a successful - or unsuccessful - combination of harmonies, melodies and rhythms? These are the questions that audiences may well ask themselves when they leave this concert, which brings together works attributed to J.S. Bach and others considered to be apocryphal.

Franck-Emmanuel Comte will use a few didactic commentaries to encourage the audience to reflect on these issues. With only the titles of the works and the number of their entry in Wolfgang Schmiedel's famous catalogue (BWV) on the page, everyone can make up their own mind and hone their Sherlock Holmes instincts!

This listening experience may be accompanied by a quiz, depending on the wishes of the audience and the organisers.The idea is twofold: to introduce listeners to little-known works and to awaken their critical faculties.