J.S. Bach: 6 Trio Sonatas (Arr. R. Stone for Chamber Ensemble)

Featuring

Tempesta di Mare
Johann Sebastian Bach

Did you know?

1/7

Compositional Technique

The style of these organ pieces is characteristic of the Italianate trio sonata, differing from Bach's other organ music in three parts, and is more concise and clearer in form than his instrumental sonatas.

Composition History

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) compiled these six trio sonatas for organ in the late 1720s, primarily as training material for his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784).

Critical Reception

Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749-1818), Bach's first biographer, noted that the organ trios were written in such a galant style that they would "outlive all revolutions of fashion in music."

Composer's Artistic Vision

Bach and his contemporaries viewed musical works as "relatively fluid entities," capable of assuming many forms depending on their purpose.

Interpretation

The Tempesta di Mare Chamber Players perform baroque music on baroque instruments and play all orchestral repertoire without a conductor, reflecting historical practice.

Composition History

Bach was compiling, rather than newly composing, these trios during the late 1720s, as evidenced by surviving early versions of some sonatas and movements.

Recording & Production

This Chandos recording uses 24-bit / 88.2 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.