The Montecarlo harpsichord, built in 1993 by Sergio Micheli and Paolo Fanciullacci, is a modification of a 1728 instrument by Christian Zell, featuring an extended keyboard and a lengthened tail.
Composer Biography
Kuhnau began studying law at the University of Leipzig at age 22, alongside his brother Andreas, while also pursuing a career as an organist and composer.
Composer Biography
Johann Kuhnau, a composer, harpsichordist, organist, theorist, writer, and lawyer, was the predecessor to Bach as Kantor at the Thomasschule in Leipzig.
Composition History
Kuhnau's Biblischen Historien, a set of six sonatas, are considered the first significant example of program music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Kuhnau, music was a mathematical structure with religious and metaphysical implications, reflecting a Lutheran idea that mathematics brings man closer to God through its precision.
Compositional Technique
The Neue Clavier-Übung, Kuhnau's other major harpsichord work, is divided into two parts, each containing seven partitas, with the first part in major keys and the second in minor keys.
Composer Biography
Kuhnau published a satirical novel, Der musicalische Quack-Salber (1700), which offers insights into the musical life of his era.
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