For most of his career, J.S. Bach's fame rested largely on his virtuosity at the organ, and he was known as the 'world-famous organist'.
Performer Biography
Robert Quinney, a British organist, is Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral and has performed at notable events like the Marriage of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Compositional Technique
Bach often incorporated foreign musical styles, such as French and Italian, into his distinctive personal language, as seen in the three pieces based on the Lutheran Gloria paraphrase, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr.
Instruments
The organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, built by Metzler Söhne in 1976, incorporates pipework from two earlier organs by 'Father' Bernard Smith from 1694 and 1708.
Composition History
The Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565, Bach's most famous organ piece, is so unlike the rest of his work that its authorship has been questioned, though critical opinion now accepts it as an early work.
Historical Context
During his scholarship at the Michaelisschule in Lüneburg, the teenage Bach was introduced to a North German musical culture centered around gigantic organs in wealthy, independent towns.
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