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GERMANY: A Musical Tour of Baroque Churches in Bavaria
The Places
The tour visits four notable baroque churches in Bavaria, the Monastic Church of the Assumption at Rohr, the Benedictine Abbey Church of Ottobeuren, the Alte Kapelle in Regensburg and the Monastic Church of St George and St Martin at Weltenburg near Kelheim.
The Music
Music for the tour is by Johann Sebastian Bach and is taken from the works Bach wrote for the organ. He had been familiar with the instrument from childhood, and apart from a short period from 1717 to 1723 as Court Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen, remained a respected performer on the instrument, a composer of organ music and an expert on the
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construction of the instrument.
Picture format: NTSC 4:3
Sound format: PCM Stereo 2.0 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 58 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 Read less
Works on This Recording
2.
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Wolfgang Rübsam (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1708; Germany
Date of Recording: 8/1988
Venue: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Length: 10 Minutes 0 Secs.
3.
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Wolfgang Rübsam (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Germany
Date of Recording: 8/1988
Venue: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Length: 12 Minutes 17 Secs.
4.
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548 "Wedge" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Wolfgang Rübsam (Organ)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1727-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 8/1988
Venue: Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
Length: 16 Minutes 17 Secs.
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