Christian Petzold (composer) Christian Petzold (composer) Christian Petzold (1677 – before 2 June 1733) was a German composer and organist. He was active primarily in Dresden, and achieved a high reputation during his lifetime, but his surviving works are few. It was established in the 1970s that the famous Minuet in G major, previously attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, was in fact the work of Petzold. The sprightly melody was used in the 1966 pop music hit "A Lover's Concerto" by the American group The Toys. He was born in Weißig near Königstein in 1677; the exact date of birth is unknown. From
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach and two other pieces with a doubtful attribution to J. S. Bach: Opening bars of "Solo per il cembalo", BWV Anh. 129, by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, piece No. 27 from the 1725 Notebook: Anh. III 129 – No. 27: "Solo per il cembalo" in E-flat major by C. P. E. Bach (early version of the keyboard sonata Wq 65.7 / H 16). Anh. III 130 – No. 28: Polonaise in G major by Johann Adolph Hasse, i.e. "Polonoise secondo", originally in F major, from his keyboard sonata in F major. Untitled movement in F major, , piece No. 32