The original orchestral suite from which this piece comes was written by Bach for his patron Prince Leopold of Anhalt between the years 1717 and 1723. The title comes from violinist August Wilhelmj's late 19th century arrangement of the piece for violin and piano. By transposing the key of the piece from its original D major to C major and transposing the melody down an octave, Wilhelm was able to play the piece on only one string of his violin, the G string.Yury Revich
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Air on the G String Play
Recorded on 03/06/2013, uploaded on 08/06/2013
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The original orchestral suite from which this piece comes was written by Bach for his patron Prince Leopold of Anhalt between the years 1717 and 1723. The title comes from violinist August Wilhelmj's late 19th century arrangement of the piece for violin and piano. By transposing the key of the piece from its original D major to C major and transposing the melody down an octave, Wilhelm was able to play the piece on only one string of his violin, the G string. Yury Revich
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