Concertos for 2 Harpsichords

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Masato Suzuki & Masaaki Suzuki & Bach Collegium Japan

The Concertos for Two Harpsichords are a set of concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in the early 1730s during his Leipzig period. They are Baroque concertos that feature interweaving harpsichord dialogues set against an orchestral backdrop, illustrating Bach's contrapuntal technique and his development of keyboard concerto textures within his oeuvre.

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  1. 1.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1062: I. Allegro
    3:36
  2. 2.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1062: II. Andante e piano
    5:55
  3. 3.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1062: III. Allegro assai
    4:37
  4. 4.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061: I. Allegro
    7:27
  5. 5.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061: II. Adagio
    4:57
  6. 6.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C major, BWV 1061: III. Fuga
    6:15
  7. 7.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: I. Overture (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    10:03
  8. 8.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: II. Courante (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    2:25
  9. 9.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: III. Gavotte I-II (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    2:44
  10. 10.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    1:18
  11. 11.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: V. Menuet I-II (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    2:42
  12. 12.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourrée I-II (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    2:14
  13. 13.
    Overture no. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: VII. Passepied I-II (arr. for 2 harpsichords)
    3:01
  14. 14.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
    4:50
  15. 15.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
    5:04
  16. 16.
    Concerto for 2 Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro
    3:53

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