J.S. Bach / Gaede/ Alpermann - Sonatas for Violin & Harpsicho Release:Sonatas for Violin & Harpsicho Tacet Records Straesser was highly regarded as

Straesser was highly regarded as a composer

The album skillfully captures the force of the band's live performance with it's hardness and finesse

In contrast to these two other works

Our only means of contacting the Wanderer in the world of Paysage D'Hiver is through the rites of winter

J.S. Bach / Gaede/ Alpermann - Sonatas for Violin & Harpsicho Release:Sonatas for Violin & Harpsicho Tacet Records Straesser was highly regarded asThe 6 sonatas for violin and harpsichord obbligato rank amongst the most beautiful chamber music that Bach wrote. They are overshadowed by the solo sonatas. This despite the fact that they are masterpieces in their own right, only without the aura of a magnum opus. The slow movements display a range of moods, from desolate and lonely to radiantly festive. Meanwhile, the fast movements are a mixture of high spirited instrumental music and contrapuntal