Farewell to Bach is a palimpsest, a work written on top of another existing work, in this case the concluding fugue from J.S.Bach's The Art of the Fugue. This work was revised in 2021.
Born in Greece, educated in the United States and a Canadian citizen since 1985, composer Christos Hatzis (b.1953) is becoming widely known as a leading figure in contemporary classical music. His works are performed and broadcast throughout the world, and their frequent combination of a powerful spiritual foundation with an immediately accessible appeal has made a deep emotional impact upon audiences and performers alike.
