The lessons of world history are clear, Turchin argues: when the equilibrium between ruling elites and the majority tips too far in favor of elites, political instability is all but inevitable. As income inequality surges and prosperity flows disproportionately into the hands of the elites, the common people suffer, and society-wide efforts to become an elite grow ever more frenzied. He calls this process the wealth pump; it’s a world of the damned and the saved.

For our very autumnal November concert, we propose five different shorter works, all related by several threads and including two rarities (and Minimes premières). Listeners are invited to reflect on one work's authorship, a question that has perplexed Bach scholars for nearly a century. Come, listen and judge for yourselves!