Mauricio Kagel, perhaps one of the figures most irreverent and unconventional of contemporary music, said: 'Maybe not all composers believe in God, but all believe in Bach.'

Johann Sebastian Bach, so much misunderstood by contemporaries but considered an inexhaustible source of inspiration for many children spiritual poet of counterpoint, 'Urvater der Harmonie' (Beethoven) theme creator, a man dedicated to the pleasures of life and music. After his departure was kept from trivial for half a century, until in 1802 Johann Nikolaus Forkel published a biography.

The title of the concert is taken from the description that Brahms himself made for Sonata op. 38: 'Ein Gruss an J. S. Bach ', an hello to J. S. Bach, not a dedication, not a gift: the use of Art themes of escape thus aims to make shine the genius of Bach counterpoint, giving it a new look, setting it in a development that is climate romantic theme.