5 Facts About Switched-On Bach and the Synthesizer

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