The album's graphic design features the first page of Bach's autograph manuscript for the G minor Violin Sonata BWV 1001, with permission from the Berlin State Library.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's own practice of writing the same work in different versions and keys indicates that a specific key is not always essential to a composition.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach, according to his student Johann Friedrich Agricola, often played his compositions on the clavichord, adding harmony as he deemed necessary.
Interpretation
The performer, Dieter Flury, plays these Bach works on a modern flute, transposing them from their original violin and cello versions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions were often conceived to be greater than the limitations of any single instrument, challenging instruments to realize as much of the composition as possible.
Recording & Production
The recording venue, the parish church in Neudorf im Weinviertel, was chosen because it was built around 1720, the same period when Bach composed these works.
Performer Biography
Dieter Flury, the flutist on this album, was the Principal Flutist of the Vienna State Opera (Vienna Philharmonic) from 1977 to 2017.
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