Around 1740, a generation of musicians inherited Bach's world and transformed it. In Berlin, they developed a new musical language: more conversational, more expressive, more personal, more daring. Ensemble Diderot explores this forgotten moment of invention.​Around 1740, Berlin became one of Europe's most vibrant musical laboratories. Musicians from across the German lands gathered at the court of Frederick the Great and began to rethink the very nature of musical expression. Inspired by Bach, yet determined to forge their own path, they created a new language of conversation, emotion and individuality.

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