In the Baroque era, a 'fascinating variety of instrumentation' was common, and musical works often existed in different orchestrations without losing their identity.
Compositional Technique
Bach's harpsichord literature served as a 'lingua franca' of baroque music, often imitating the specific features of various instruments, making it suitable for re-instrumentation.
Interpretation
This album features transcriptions of Bach's harpsichord repertoire for recorder, lute, and viola da gamba, which the performer Stefan Temmingh argues are historically legitimate.
Performer Biography
Domen Marinčič, the viola da gamba player, won the highest prize at the first 'Bach-Abel' competition in Köthen in 1999 and has reconstructed missing parts of 17th and 18th-century works.
Historical Context
The practice of 'historically informed performances' initially involved a dogmatic rejection of modern instruments and strict adherence to original instrumentation, a view that has since evolved.
Performer Biography
Stefan Temmingh, the recorder player on this album, is a South African-Dutch musician born in Cape Town, now living in Munich, who is often compared to the legendary Frans Brüggen.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach's French Suites were likely named due to strong inspiration from French composers like François Couperin, whose works he knew.
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