Wolfgang Rübsam, the performer on this album, won the Grand Prix de Chartres in 1973 and has released over eighty recordings, many of which have received awards.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's music represents the culmination of the Baroque era, synthesizing Italian melodic invention, French rhythmic dance forms, and German contrapuntal mastery.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's family had been involved in music for generations, and his sons continued this tradition, laying the groundwork for a new musical style in the late 18th century.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's Clavierübung III offers each chorale in two to three different arrangements and difficulty levels: a version for professional organists and a simpler one for amateurs.
Composition History
The third volume of Bach's Clavierübung, known as the Organ Mass, was assembled in Leipzig in 1739 and includes various chorale preludes and other songs.
Compositional Technique
The Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552, which frames the Clavierübung III, is known to English audiences as the St. Anne Fugue due to its opening's resemblance to a well-known hymn tune.
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