Hamburg, where Böhm resided in 1693, was a vibrant musical center with fine organists, a major opera house, and proximity to great organists like Lübeck and Dietrich Buxtehude.
Performer Biography
The album was recorded by Wolfgang Rübsam, who also served as the producer and engineer for the recording.
Composer Biography
While studying at Latin School and Gymnasium, Böhm received continued lessons from local Kantors who were students of members of the Bach family.
Compositional Technique
Böhm was a key figure in developing the 'chorale partita,' a form that fuses the Italian partita (a dance-based variation) with the Lutheran church chorale.
Composer Biography
Böhm's early musical education came from his father, a schoolmaster and organist, and possibly from Johann Heinrich Hildebrand, the Kantor in Ohrdruf.
Composer's Artistic Vision
J.S. Bach's son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, stated that his father "loved and studied the works of the Lüneburg organist Georg Böhm," indicating Böhm's influence.
Composer Biography
Georg Böhm, an organist and composer, may have been an important influence on J.S. Bach, who later became a renowned composer.
