Johann Ludwig Bach

Trauermusik

»(…) The classical music critics of The New York Times had little difficulty in filling out a list of the records of the year, as fine a lot as in many a boom year. Here are their choices. No. 1: Bach’s cousin in Meiningen, Germany, wrote this “Music of Mourning” on the death of his patron. Here is a wealth of music - some somber; much jubilant, occasionally to the point of giddiness; and all delectable - in a brilliant performance. (…)«