Bach, J.S.: Cantatas, Concerto, Choral, Sonata and Sarabande
1/1/2006, 15 Tracks, 1:02:04
Featuring
Louise Pellerin
André Laberge
Johann Sebastian Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Instruments
The organ used for this recording is a Karl Wilhelm organ, built in 1999, located in the abbatial church of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac.
Composition History
All of Bach's harpsichord concertos (BWV 1052-1057), composed around 1738, are transcriptions of now-lost concertos originally written for melodic instruments.
Instruments
The Karl Wilhelm organ used for this recording features a Bach-Kellner temperament, which uses 7 perfect fifths.
Performer Biography
Dom André Laberge, the organist, is a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint-Benoît-du-Lac in Quebec, where he serves as organist, prior, and novice master.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach frequently borrowed and adapted music from his own sacred works for secular pieces, and vice versa, reflecting his pragmatic approach to composition.
Compositional Technique
Bach's Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book), a collection of 46 chorales, was designed as a didactic work to teach beginner organists choral playing and pedal technique.
Performer Biography
Louise Pellerin, the oboist on this album, is a Canadian-born musician who now lives in Switzerland and performs internationally at major festivals.
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