(1994) Bach: The Six Trios Sonatas for Organ id_qobuz:CD 0405/6 Pro Helvetia

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(1994) Bach: The Six Trios Sonatas for Organ id_qobuz:CD 0405/6 Pro HelvetiaThe six sonatas or trios for two manuals with obbligato pedal were most likely completed shortly after 1727. Bach drew them up for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann, who had to prepare himself by this means to become the great organ player that he was afterwards. (Forkel) Like the Orgelbchlein and the third part of the Clavierbung, these pieces were conceived to serve primarily pedagogical purposes. As Schweitzer once said, they remain to be the