Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Brandenburg Collegium Orchestra & Anthony Newman & Mary Jane Newman

Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords is a collection of keyboard concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed c. 1730–1738. They blend virtuosic solo harpsichord writing with concerto grosso-like orchestral textures, demonstrating Bach's adaptation of Italian concerto forms and his development of keyboard technique during his mature Leipzig period.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, S. 1052: I. Allegro
    7:29
  2. 2.
    Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, S. 1052: II. Adagio
    6:25
  3. 3.
    Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, S. 1052: III. Allegro
    7:53
  4. 4.
    Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, S. 1056: I. Allegro
    2:56
  5. 5.
    Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, S. 1056: II. Adagio
    2:19
  6. 6.
    Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, S. 1056: III. Allegro
    3:28
  7. 7.
    Concerto No. 2 in C Major for Two Harpsichords, S. 1061: I. Allegro
    7:02
  8. 8.
    Concerto No. 2 in C Major for Two Harpsichords, S. 1061: II. Adagio
    4:40
  9. 9.
    Concerto No. 2 in C Major for Two Harpsichords, S. 1061: III. Allegro
    5:32
  10. 10.
    Concerto No. 1 in C Minor for Two Harpsichords, S. 1060: I. Allegro
    4:48
  11. 11.
    Concerto No. 1 in C Minor for Two Harpsichords, S. 1060: II. Adagio
    4:52
  12. 12.
    Concerto No. 1 in C Minor for Two Harpsichords, S. 1060: III. Allegro
    3:34

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