Tag: Well-Tempered Clavier II

  • PROGRAM NOTES: THE DANISH STRING QUARTET

    PROGRAM NOTES: THE DANISH STRING QUARTET

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    Johann Sebastian Bach Well-Tempered Clavier II Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major BWV 876 (arr. Mozart) In 1782 Mozart’s patron, Baron Gottfried van Swieten, showed the composer a number of manuscripts of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and encouraged him to make string arrangements for performance at the Baron’s regular series of Sunday afternoon…