
Friends of the Lute
Featuring
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1/7Performer Biography
Dorothee Oberlinger, the recorder player on this album, won first prize at the SRP/Moeck U.K. International Competition in London in 1997.
Performer Biography
Dorothee Oberlinger, the recorder player, has been a professor at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg and director of its Institute for Early Music since 2004.
Historical Context
A meeting between Bach, Sylvius Leopold Weiss (a lutenist featured on this album), and Kropffgans (Weiss's pupil) actually took place in the summer of 1739, arranged by Bach's son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
Performer Biography
Anna Torge, the mandolin player, has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as Concerto Köln and the Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Performer Biography
Axel Wolf, one of the lutenists on this album, has performed at international festivals in Europe, America, and Asia, and was a regular guest at the Bavarian State Opera for Händel performances.
Composition History
Bach's Trio BWV 1025 is an expanded adaptation of a Suite by Dresden lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss, whose works are also featured on this album.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk - Studio Franken from May 30th to June 2nd, 2012, in Neumarkt, Reitstadel.


















