The ensemble Phantasm believes that Bach's dense web of voices gains clarity when each individual part is performed by a single viol player.
Compositional Technique
Bach's Clavier-Übung III contains adventurous harmonic explorations, often shunning conventional tonal expectations with few regular cadences.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In the Clavier-Übung III, Bach based his experiments on hymns, chorales, and chants from Luther's Catechisms and the Mass, allowing for a pure linearity reminiscent of the sixteenth century.
Album & Artwork
The cover image for this album is a work titled 'Bach' by Alexander Polzin, a sculptor born in 1973.
Interpretation
Most pieces on this album are performed in their original keys, but some are transposed down a tone or semitone.
Interpretation
Phantasm's project, "The Well-Tempered Consort," transforms J. S. Bach's polyphonic keyboard works into chamber music for viols.
Recording & Production
This album, "The Well-Tempered Consort - III," was recorded in Berlin, Germany, in May 2022.
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