Three centuries later, Bach's creations are increasingly moving the world of music lovers, uniting sacred and secular works into a cosmos of spirituality.
Composer Biography
Bach's promising employment as Kapellmeister in Köthen ended when Prince Leopold's marriage in 1721 worsened their relationship.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's first employment as an organist was on August 9, 1703, at the Bonifatiuskirche in Arnstadt/Thuringia.
Interpretation
Dr. Hans Helmut Tillmanns follows the interpretative style of his teacher, Professor Helmut Walcha, a renowned organist and Bach interpreter.
Composer Biography
Bach's time in Weimar, where he served as court organist and chamber musician, is described as his "golden era of his organ art."
Performer Biography
Dr. Hans Helmut Tillmanns, the organist on this album, is known for over thirty CD releases and has a repertoire spanning organ literature from the Renaissance to contemporary music.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording is the Weimbs Organ of St. Nikolaus church in Raeren, Belgium, built in 1994, and features 24 stops across two manuals and a pedal.
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