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Missing Johann Sebastian Bach Works Played for First Time in Over Three Centuries
Newly discovered organ works by the renowned composer Bach have been unveiled and performed in the central European country for the first time in over three centuries.
The nation's Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer described the unearthing of the two compositions a "significant occasion for the world of music".
They initially attracted notice of Peter Wollny in the early nineties when he was documenting Bach manuscripts at the Royal Library of Belgium.
The organ works - the D minor Chaconne and G minor composition - were undated and without attribution. The scholar spent the following three decades working to authenticate the identity of the pieces.
Landmark Presentation
They were played at the St Thomas Church in the eastern German municipality, where the composer is buried and where he worked as a cantor for 27 years.
The pair of works were executed by Dutch organist the musical performer, who said he was proud to be able to present them for the initial performance in 320 years.
He said the works were "remarkably sophisticated" and would be "a valuable resource for contemporary organ players, as they are also well-suited for reduced-scale organs".
Cultural Relevance
They are thought to have been created early in Bach's career, when he was working as an music instructor in the town of Arnstadt in Thuringia.
Mr Wollny, who is now the head of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, said they demonstrated several features unique to the artist.
"Musically, the pieces also feature elements that can be identified in Bach's works from that era, but not in those of different artists," he said.
They are considered to have been recorded in the early eighteenth century by Bach's apprentice, the musical student.
At a revealing of the compositions, the expert said he was "almost completely confident that the composer had composed the two pieces" and they have now been added into the recognized inventory of his works.
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- Europe
- German Culture
- Classical music
- Performance Arts
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