Hans Fährmann


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[details ←] Sonata #8 (e|) Op. 46 Organ,

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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The gaunt, cerebral Gustav Leonhardt makes an utterly implausible Johann Sebastian Bach, until he sits down at the keyboard. Then there is something ineffably touching about watching him project his empathy with the long-dead composer who has dominated his own musical life. Leonhardt couldn't act but he surely could play.

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This movie, a DVD of a film of the late 60s, presents Johann Sebastian Bach through 2 avenues: (1) a (ficititious) diary (the Chronicle) of Anna Magdalena Bach, the composer's second wife, and (2) the music of J.S.Bach itself. It is in German, with English subtitles.

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Born: 17 December 1860 — Lomatzsch — Germany
Died: 29 June 1940 — Dresden — Germany
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The works of Fährmann consist of 90 works. Lieder and Choral works, several chamber works, two oratorios (“Heimkehr” and “Auf Bethlehems Fluren”), 3 concertos for organ and orchestra. He composed many pieces for organ, including 14 sonatas.

Life

Hans Fährmann (1860–1940) was a German organist active in Dresden at the Johanniskirche there. He wrote organ, choral and chamber music, and was described as the “Richard Strauss” of the organ, by contemporary accounts. Four recordings exist of some of his organ sonatas.

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