Blasius Church) in Mühlhausen (1707–08 where he composed organ preludes, fugues, toccatas, and fantasias, as well as his two earliest-known cantatas- Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir (From the Depths I call to you, Lord, 1707) and the well-known Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ Lay in the Bonds of Death, by 1708), two choral works that, once heard, journey with one through life. Bach’s next professional position was as organist of the Divi-Blasii-Kirche (St. His first job was as organist of the Neukirche in Arnstadt (1703–07 where he got into trouble with the church authorities for overstaying his leave to walk to Lübeck to hear Dieterich Buxtehude perform his choral and organ music. Pier-Leone-Ghezzin-Caricature-of-Vivaldi-1723Īs a performer, Bach was first and foremost an organist. Today I’d like us to listen to one of the Vivaldi concertos that he transcribed for the organ. Co-Artistic Director, Musique du Jour PresentsĪs we saw last weekend, during his employment at the court of Weimar, Johann Sebastian Bach prepared solo harpsichord versions of concertos by Antonio Vivaldi.

Famous vivaldi pieces