Nikolaus Forkel, Bach's biographer, dismissed many of Bach's organ works as mere 'gropings towards the perfection of Bach's mature style'.
Compositional Technique
The Fugue from Bach's Prelude and 'Fiddle' Fugue, BWV539, is a thorough recomposition of a fugue from his Sonata No. 1 for unaccompanied violin.
Composition History
Three of the five Trios on this album are based on works by other composers, including J. F. Fasch, Telemann, and Couperin.
Compositional Technique
The Fugue in G minor, BWV578, was highly regarded by Leopold Stokowski, who orchestrated it to reach a wider audience.
Composition History
Most of the pieces on this album likely date from Bach's pre-Weimar years when he was organist at Arnstadt and Mühlhausen.
Composition History
Bach's 'Musical Offering', BWV1079, was inspired by a theme given to him by Frederick the Great, on which Bach improvised a three-part fugue.
Composition History
The 'Little' Fugue in G minor and two Fantasias on this album are found in the Andreas-Bach-Buch, an important manuscript source for Bach's early works.
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