Off the beaten track: An exploration of Bach reception in the Slovenian lands in the nineteenth century

Abstract

Evidence of the presence of J. S. Bach in the Slovenian lands in the first half of the nineteenth century is limited to a few fleeting references to his name in contemporary periodicals. This article examines the role of the composer Anton Foerster and his Czech roots in the Slovenian Bach awakening through a detailed discussion of two manuscripts containing copies of Bach’s keyboard works, which accompanied the composer on his journey from Bohemia to Ljubljana. The manuscripts are housed in the National and University Library, Ljubljana.

Keywords

• anton foerster
• johann sebastian bach
• nineteenth-century music in the slovenian lands
• bohemia
• reception of music
• keyboard music
• prelude
• fuge