Lost Bach Pieces Performed for First Time in 320 Years: ‘Great moment for the world of music’

Lost Bach Pieces Performed for First Time in 320 Years: ‘Great moment for the world of music’

Two musical pieces written by Johann Sebastian Bach were recently performed for the first time ever, more than 300 years after they were composed. Both written for the organ, they are believed to date from the great composer’s very early career, when he worked as a organ tutor in Thuringia. Germany’s Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer […] The post Lost Bach Pieces Performed for First Time in 320 Years: ‘Great moment for the world of music’ appeared…

El Mesías: Messiah for a New World » Early Music America

“That has become our key bit of outreach,” says Ruben Valenzuela, director of the Bach Collegium San Diego. And with no complete Spanish version available, Valenzuela and Tijuana-based choral conductor Mario Montenegro translated the libretto themselves. – Early Music America

Lost Bach Pieces Performed for First Time in 320 Years: ‘Great moment for the world of music’

Two musical pieces written by Johann Sebastian Bach were recently performed for the first time ever, more than 300 years after they were composed. Both written for the organ, they are believed to date from the great composer’s very early career, when he worked as a organ tutor in Thuringia. Germany’s Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer called the discovery of the two pieces a “great moment for the world of music.” Both pieces were unsigned and undat…