Johann Friedrich Fasch, another composer on this album, was considered the 'third choice' for the Thomaskantor position in Leipzig, which ultimately went to Johann Sebastian Bach.
Compositional Technique
The composers on this album replaced the 'contrapuntal cobwebs' of previous generations with a sunlit, airy style that anticipated classical perfections.
Composer Biography
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, a son of J.S. Bach and composer on this album, visited his brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian, and became an admirer of Mozart.
Historical Context
The music on this album was composed during the Enlightenment, a period when European citizens questioned societal structures and religious superstitions, expressing a vision of a rational world.
Composer Biography
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, a composer featured on this album, was more famous as a keyboard player in his day, despite his compositional skill.
Composer's Artistic Vision
A conversational style, where rhetoricians discuss philosophical matters with impeccable grammar, is typical of the Berlin school, to which several composers on this album belonged.
Performer Biography
London Baroque, formed in 1978, is considered one of the foremost exponents of baroque chamber music worldwide, performing around fifty concerts a year.
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