Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) was one of the most famous and
influential composers of the early Baroque. Born in Stuttgart he travelled
in Europe extensively, thus absorbing all national styles, and influencing
other composers with his own musical inventions.
Although Froberger wrote a large number of vocal works he is mainly
known for his keyboard works, for both organ and harpsichord. He is the
”inventor” of the Baroque Suite, a number of varied dances, with the
basis of Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue. His keyboard style is
free, fanciful and highly expressive, sometimes describing extra-musical
features or events, thus creating the first “program music” in history.
With this magnificent Opus Italian keyboardist Simone Stella adds
another gem to his series of recordings of Pre-Bachian keyboard
composers, his recordings of works by Böhm, Buxtehude, Reincken and
Walther have met with great critical acclaim in the international press.

Other information:
- Brand new recordings
- Contains extensive liner notes on the
composer and the works.
- Contains organ specifications for each
organ.