Johann Friedrich Fasch, a composer featured on this album, was quickly forgotten after his death until it was discovered that Johann Sebastian Bach had personally transcribed five of Fasch's orchestral suites.
Composer Biography
Johann Christoph Graupner left a vast legacy of over 113 symphonies, 44 concertos, 87 suites, 40 sonatas, harpsichord works, more than 1400 sacred cantatas, and 2 operas.
Composer Biography
There was a close artistic link between Johann Christoph Graupner and Johann Friedrich Fasch, as Fasch was Graupner's pupil in Darmstadt between 1712 and 1714.
Composer Biography
Johann Christoph Graupner, another composer on this album, was initially appointed Kantor in Leipzig after Kuhnau's death, but the landgrave of Hessen prevented him from taking the position, which then went to Johann Sebastian Bach.
Composer Biography
Johann Christoph Graupner, like Johann Sebastian Bach, became blind in his old age and willed his works to be destroyed after his death, but this instruction was fortunately not followed.
Performer Biography
Paolo Tognon, the baroque bassoonist on this album, was selected for the European Union Baroque Orchestra in 1991 and has since collaborated with many important early music ensembles.
Performer Biography
Capella Savaria, the orchestra on this recording, was founded in 1981 by Pál Németh in Szombathely, Hungary, and specializes in 17th and 18th-century repertoire using original instruments.
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