Johannes Lang, who plays harpsichord and organ on this album, won eleven first prizes as an organist, harpsichordist, and pianist at the 'Jugend Musiziert' Competition.
Performer Biography
Tabea Debus, the recorder player, is an eight-time prizewinner in the 'Jugend Musiziert' Competition and has received awards from various foundations, including the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.
Recording & Production
The recording took place from July 30 to August 2, 2012, at the Evangelical Sankt Osdag-Kirche in Neustadt-Mandelsloh, Germany.
Interpretation
The performers deliberately chose specific temperaments for the recording, using a 1/5-comma mean-tone tuning for many works and a Bach tuning for pieces in more remote keys, to balance historical accuracy with practical performance.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's title, "Upon a Ground," is inspired by Henry Purcell's canon "Two in One Upon a Ground," reflecting the album's focus on works based on ostinato bass models.
Interpretation
The album features varied instrumentation for different pieces, using a range of recorders and continuo instruments to highlight the diverse colors and characteristics of the music based on its origin, period, and emotion.
Instruments
The album features a baroque guitar made in 2002 by Stephen Murphy, modeled after an instrument by the renowned luthier Antonio Stradivari.
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