Two guitars, two extraordinary musicians

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On Sunday, Thibaut Garcia and Antoine Morinière thrilled the audience at the Rheingau Music Festival with an impressive interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations—arranged for two guitars.
The Hr2 Frühkritik states:

"Two guitars and two exceptional artists – that’s all it takes to bring Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations to life."

"This was top-level performance, and the two truly played as one."

"The sonic experience was transformed: by distributing harmonies and melodies across two instruments, the individual components of each movement became much easier to distinguish, adding depth and clarity to the overall texture."

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"Two guitars, two artists playing them with four hands – and yet, in the sold-out Laiendormitorium of Kloster Eberbach, it feels as if you're listening to a single instrument. Their masterful interpretation of BWV 988 – a work that has accompanied the two close friends ever since they met 15 years ago – clearly springs from a shared musical mind and emotional understanding."

"It was clearly the intention and desire of the two artists that their playing not be perceived as that of a duo, but rather as a single musical entity. At times, one almost has the impression of listening to a simple two-part texture. Garcia and Morinière play with great delicacy, yet are fully capable of delivering rich polyphony when the music calls for it."

(27.07.2025, schreibwolff.de)

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