5 Facts About Switched-On Bach and the Synthesizer
- Switched-On Bach was released in 1968 on Columbia Masterworks.
- It was the first album to bring Bach’s music to the Moog synthesizer.
- The album helped popularize the synthesizer as a serious musical instrument.
- It won three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
- The recording process was painstaking, with each note recorded individually.