The historic Walcker organ in the Stadtkirche Winterthur was rebuilt in 1888 by E. F. Walcker, incorporating pipework from earlier builders Riepp, Mooser, and Haas.
Compositional Technique
Schumann believed that the best fugue is one where the artificial root system is concealed, like that of a flower, so that only the flower is seen.
Composition History
The works on this album, including the Studies for pedal piano op. 56, the Four Sketches op. 58, and the Six Fugues on the name B-A-C-H op. 60, were all composed in 1845.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann's 'first' and 'only' teacher was Johann Gottfried Kuntsch, organist at the Marienkirche in Zwickau, who taught him for at least five years starting in 1817.
Performer Biography
Mario Hospach-Martini studied the historical performance practice of early music with Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Composition History
Schumann dedicated the 'Six Pieces in Canonic Form' Opus 56 to his former teacher, Johann Gottfried Kuntsch, as a token of gratitude.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Sebastian Bach was Robert Schumann's lifelong compositional figure, as he found everything that constituted music in Bach's works.
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