Dr. Hans Helmut Tillmanns, the organ virtuoso on this recording, is known for over thirty CD releases with worldwide distribution, covering organ literature from the Renaissance to contemporary music.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's promising employment as Kapellmeister in Köthen, where he had a friendly relationship with Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen, deteriorated after the Prince married the Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1721.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach's time in Weimar, where he served as court organist and chamber musician for Duke Wilhelm Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar, was considered his "golden era of his organ art."
Interpretation
In his interpretations, Dr. Hans Helmut Tillmanns, the organist, follows the example of his great teacher, Professor Helmut Walcha.
Recording & Production
This album features recordings made on three different organs: the Hammer Organ in Eschwege, the Johann Berenhard Klausing Organ (1714-1717) in Oelinghausen, and the Bruno Christensen Organ in Viborg, Denmark.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's compositions unite sacred and secular works into a cosmos of overarching spirituality, bridging all confessional and ideological boundaries with a character of comprehensive humanity.
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