Pachelbel: Hexachordum Apollinis, P. 193-198 & Chaconne in C Major, P. 38
8/19/2022, 7 Tracks, 58:22
Featuring
Enrico Bissolo
Johann Pachelbel
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Composer Biography
Pachelbel worked as an organist in Vienna, Eisenach, and Erfurt, where he met members of the Bach family, including Johann Sebastian Bach's elder brother, Johann Christoph, who was his pupil.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Hexachordum Apollinis contains numerological and kabbalistic references, explained in a short writing by Johann Beer, a musician active at the Saxon-Weissenfels court.
Composition History
Pachelbel dedicated his Hexachordum Apollinis to two famous organists of his day, Dietrich Buxtehude and Ferdinand Tobias Richter, and wished for his son to study with one of them.
Instruments
The harpsichord used for this recording is a German-school instrument, a copy of an M. Mietke harpsichord from around 1700, built by Federico Mascheroni in 2017.
Cultural Impact
Pachelbel's name is primarily linked to his famous Canon for three violins and basso continuo, which has been performed hundreds of times in diverse forms, including pop versions.
Composer Biography
Johann Pachelbel, born in Nuremberg in 1653, received his musical training in the school annexed to the church of Saint Sebaldus.
Compositional Technique
The Hexachordum Apollinis features six arias with variations, each based on a note of the hexachord, and includes one aria, 'Sebaldina', which is longer and in a different time signature.
