Kammerorchester Basel - Julia Schroder - Johann Friedrich Fasch Concerti und Ouverturen. (2009)
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Johann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer.

Fasch was born in Buttelstedt, was a choirboy in Weissenfels and studied under Johann Kuhnau at the famous St. Thomas School in Leipzig and later founded a Collegium Musicum in that city. He then traveled throughout Germany, becoming a violinist in the orchestra in Bayreuth in 1714 and holding court posts in Greiz and Lukavec. In 1722 he was appointed Kapellmeister at Zerbst, a post he held until his death.

His works include cantatas, concertos, symphonies, and chamber music. None of his pieces were printed in his lifetime, and a large number of his vocal works, including four operas, have been lost. However, he was held in high regard by his contemporaries (Johann Sebastian Bach made manuscript copies of a number of his pieces), and he is today considered an important link between the Baroque and Classical periods.

Fasch died in Zerbst at the age of 70. He was the father of Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, also a musician of note.

Since 1983, the city of Zerbst holds the annual Fasch Fesivals to honour his memory.

Tracklist

01. 1. Overture
02. 2. Air
03. 3. Gavotte alternativement & Gavotte II
04. 4. Air
05. 5. Bour‚e
06. 6. Menuet
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Largo
09. 3. Allegro moderato
10. 1. Overture
11. 2. Air Un poco allegro
12. 3. Gavotte
13. 4. Air
14. 5. Hornpipe
15. 6. Aria
16. 7. Menuet alternativement & Menuet 2
17. 1. Allegro
18. 2. Andante
19. 3. Allegro