JOHANN FRIEDERICH FASCH

Johann Friedrich Fasch sits between high Baroque craft and the lighter instrumental manners that followed. The German composer wrote overtures, concertos, church music, chamber works, and orchestral suites with a clear sense of color and practical performance. His repertory connects the age of Bach and Telemann with the changing taste that led toward the Classical period.

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