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The eventful meeting between Johann Sebastian Bach and the King of Prussia provided and continues to provide a popular topic for biographers and musicians alike. Himself an excellent musician, Frederick the Great composed a theme upon which Bach improvised on the spot and which provided the basis for a series of canons and ricercare upon his return to Leipzig. A summary work from the end of the Baroque era, the Musical Offering not only provides a concise reflection of various composition styles by employing all contrapuntal refinements possible but also demonstrates the far-reaching universality of the Thema Regium which, with the exception of the great six-voice Ricercare, is the focal point of this composition. One of the most merited Bach performers since the beginning of the stereo era, Karl Münchinger recorded this ambitious work in 1958. It is a recording which can still hold its own against the formidable competition provided by later generations. A meticulous and precise working-out of the complex part-writing as well as the warm and transparent recorded sound contribute to the excellence of this recording.
Selections: The Musical Offering.
The eventful meeting between Johann Sebastian Bach and the King of Prussia provided and continues to provide a popular topic for biographers and musicians alike. Himself an excellent musician, Frederick the Great composed a theme upon which Bach improvised on the spot and which provided the basis for a series of canons and ricercare upon his return to Leipzig. A summary work from the end of the Baroque era, the Musical Offering not only provides a concise reflection of various composition styles by employing all contrapuntal refinements possible but also demonstrates the far-reaching universality of the Thema Regium which, with the exception of the great six-voice Ricercare, is the focal point of this composition. One of the most merited Bach performers since the beginning of the stereo era, Karl Münchinger recorded this ambitious work in 1958. It is a recording which can still hold its own against the formidable competition provided by later generations. A meticulous and precise working-out of the complex part-writing as well as the warm and transparent recorded sound contribute to the excellence of this recording.
Selections: The Musical Offering.
