Johann Sebastian Bach
Written in D major, range A3 to C5
A slow evening walk along a river: the bass moves in calm, steady steps while the tune floats high above it. The nickname comes from the violinist August Wilhelmj, who in 1871 arranged it so it could be played on the violin’s G string alone.
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