The sonatas on this album are found in the Partiturbuch Ludwig, a manuscript copied by Jacob Ludwig, a musician in the service of Duke August II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and presented to the Duke in 1662.
Critical Reception
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach's son, described Heinrich Bach as 'a good composer and a man of quick wit' in his annotations to the family genealogy.
Composer Biography
Heinrich Bach, the composer featured on this album, was Johann Sebastian Bach's great-uncle.
Composition History
Only three organ chorales by Heinrich Bach have survived, known solely through their inclusion in 19th-century anthologies.
Composition History
The chorale 'Da Jesus an dem Kreuze Stund' by Heinrich Bach was long attributed to Johann Pachelbel, a German Baroque composer, but its archaic style and similarities to other Heinrich Bach chorales suggest his authorship.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach included his great-uncle Heinrich Bach in his family genealogy compiled around 1735, noting he was born in Wechmar in 1615 and died in Arnstadt in 1692.
Composition History
The two sonatas for five instruments attributed to Heinrich Bach are the only known instrumental compositions by musicians of his generation from the Bach family.
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