Dr. Tillmanns has performed in many countries, including the USA, England, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, and Finland.
Instruments
The organ used for tracks 1-10 and 14 is a Bruno Christensen organ in Hobro, Denmark, built in 1994.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Three centuries later, Bach's creations are seen as uniting holy and secular works into a cosmos of overlapping spirituality, bridging all confessional and ideological borders.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's time in Weimar, where he was court organist and chamber musician, was considered his "golden era of his organ art."
Interpretation
In his interpretations, Dr. Tillmanns follows his great example and teacher, Professor Helmut Walcha.
Performer Biography
Dr. Hans Helmut Tillmanns, the organist on this album, is known as an organ virtuoso through more than thirty CD releases.
Composer Biography
Bach's employment in Köthen as "Hochfürstlich Anhalt-Köthenischer Kapellmeister" was initially promising due to a friendly relationship with Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen, who was also a musician.
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