Christian Schmitt, the organist on this recording, is an internationally sought-after performer who has played with major orchestras and conductors, including the Berlin Philharmonic under Sir Simon Rattle.
Composer Biography
Johann Ludwig Krebs, the composer, was a student and close associate of J.S. Bach for nine years at the Thomasschule in Leipzig, serving as a scribe, copyist, and performer.
Compositional Technique
Krebs's sonatas often feature a dialogic structure between the right and left hands, patterns from the basso continuo era, or a delight in harmonic modulation.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in September 2013 at St. Cyriakus Church in Duderstadt, Germany, with Gregor van den Boom as Recording Producer and Digital Editing.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The sonatas may have been composed for domestic performance by women, as Bach's own sales prospectus for a different work mentioned 'galant trifles' that were 'easy and practicable for the ladies.'
Composition History
The six sonatas by Johann Ludwig Krebs were discovered as manuscripts by Felix Friedrich, the former palace organist in Altenburg, during his work on a thematic-systematic catalogue of Krebs's works.
