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Concerts with multiple instruments - I

Concerts with multiple instruments - I

Gottfried Zimmermann’s coffee house in Leipzig, as other coffee shops, played an important role in the diffusion of new ideas. Bach became director of the collegium musicum at Zimmermann’s in 1729. It is in the spirit of these concerts and the musical dialogue that this series of recordings of the Café Zimmermann begins. Learn more

Composer(s)

Johann Sebastian Bach

Artist(s)

Café Zimmermann

Released on : 29 September 2008

Overview

Gottfried Zimmermann’s coffee house in Leipzig, as other coffee shops, played an important role in the diffusion of new ideas. Bach became director of the collegium musicum at Zimmermann’s in 1729. It is in the spirit of these concerts and the musical dialogue that this series of recordings of the Café Zimmermann begins.

Technical information

Label: Alpha Classics

Ref: ALPHA013

Duration: 69 minutes