Metamorphosis CD

One of the colossi of western classical music, J.S. Bach, declared himself to be free of all rules of composition at a time when it was not popular to express such personal views. Most art forms were under the control of the church. In the compositions of J.S. Bach, the listener can hear the spiritual idealism maintained by the Church; however, it is incorporated within his unique and complex style. He elevated music of the Baroque to a level that few of his contemporaries could understand or respect and it was not until the Romantic era that Bach's Chromatic Fantasy was rediscovered and appreciated. 200 years later, Schoenberg adapted Bach's idea of avoiding tonality and used it in his own serial music, unleashing yet another revolution in musical composition.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's idea of composing the Fantasy was quitedifferent from others composers of his time. By choosing to write in the key of a minor, many musicologists interpret this as a reflection of Mozart's most personal commentary on life: his feelings of depression and sarcasm, as well as illustrating his sensitivity, loneliness and romantic nature, which was a very different perception of his persona as seen by his contemporaries.