Tatjana Vorobjova, the harpsichordist on this album, founded her chamber music ensemble 'Le Parnasse Musical' in 2004.
Compositional Technique
The Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV 903 combines improvisatory passages, expressive harmonies with diminished chords, and melodious sections that push chromaticism to its limits.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The harpsichord was considered by Bach and his contemporaries to be a 'Principal Instrument' and a 'Composers' Tool of Trade' for daily use.
Compositional Technique
Bach reserved the key of F minor for particularly expressive music, as seen in the Suite in F minor BWV 823 on this album.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's early musical education involved living with and learning from his older brother, Johann Christoph, after their parents passed away.
Composition History
Most of Bach's harpsichord compositions, including the Partitas and Goldberg Variations, were collected into four printed volumes known as 'Clavierübung' (keyboard exercises).
Composer Biography
As a young organist, Bach once overstayed a four-week leave by nearly four months to study with the celebrated organist Dieterich Buxtehude in Lübeck.
