Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D Major (WTC Book I) J. S. Bach wrote two books of music known as The Well-Tempered Clavier (Books 1 and 2). Each book contains 24 Preludes and Fugues, a Prelude and Fugue for each of the 24 major and … Read more
C.P.E. Bach, Rondo in E-flat, Wq 61/1 (H. 288) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), the fifth child of J.S. Bach, was named after the composer George Philipp Telemann, the elder Bach’s friend and godfather to C.P.E. C.P.E. would become much more widely celebrated in his … Read more
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, K. 141 1685 was a good year for composers. Bach was born that year in Eisenach, just a couple of hours away (in today’s terms) from Halle where Handel had been born the month prior. These two giants of … Read more
