J.S. Bach and Johann Gottfried Walther, who transcribed concertos for organ, initially competed for the organist position at the Blasiuskirche in Mühlhausen.
Compositional Technique
Johann Gottfried Walther, a transcriber on this album, created 78 concerto transcriptions and also compiled the Musicalisches Lexicon, the first major German dictionary of musical terms.
Historical Context
Antonio Vivaldi's L'estro armonico, a collection of concertos, took Europe by storm in the early 18th century and was exported as a taste of Venetian culture.
Recording & Production
This album is Dónal McCann's debut solo recording, with future plans to record Hindemith's organ sonatas on the Novum label.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach and Johann Gottfried Walther, both featured as transcribers on this album, were cousins through their maternal grandfather, Valentin Lämmerhirt.
Interpretation
The organ used for this recording, a Grant, Degens & Bradbeer instrument at New College, Oxford, was built in 1969 as part of the Organ Reform Movement to recapture the spirit of 17th and 18th-century instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Both J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi, whose works are transcribed on this album, did not strongly distinguish between their secular and sacred compositional styles.
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