The German Baroque: Bernhard Joachim Hagen

ByBradford Werner
2013

Theme of this week: The German Baroque.

Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1720–1787) wrote some amazing works of beauty that are not often played. One reason for this is the unavailability of this works. To my knowledge there are no readily available editions in modern notation or even a published edition of the facsimile tablature. However, if you are connected to a university you can inter-library-loan the tablature. He’s one of the last important lute composers of the 18th century and somewhat overlooked but deserves more attention. Robert Barto as well as John Schneiderman are two players that have been recording and exploring his works, there are others of course but it’s slim pickings. Luckily those are two great players.

Bernhard Joachim Hagen (1720-1787)
Sonata f-moll a liuto solo: Affettuoso-Allegro ma nn troppo
Robert Barto-Liuto

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.