Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079
Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale á Traversa, Violino e Continuo
Canon perpetuus
Ricercar a 6

“Nicht Bach, sondern Meer sollte er heißen!” (Ludwig van Beethoven) (Translator’s note: “It’s not Bach he should be called, but Meer!” In German, this is a play on words: “Bach” means brook and “Meer” means sea.)

The “Musical Offering” collection of pieces, dedicated to the Prussian King, Frederick II, is a contrapuntal masterpiece, in which Johann Sebastian Bach seems to draw every conceivable facet from a single theme (Thema Regium – royal theme). It is a musical testament of the old master, full of freshness, creativity and original quality – like an endless sea.

With this recording, Ensemble Barockin’ presents a musically careful and genuinely new interpretation.