Bach - Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major BWV1061a (1)

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Uploaded by on Oct 19, 2008

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

Concerto for two harpsichords in C major BWV1061a

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Performed by Christopher Hogwood
Christophe Rousset, harpsichords

*The "concerto a due cembalo" was composed buring the Leipzig years, circa 1732. It exists in two versions, one with just the two harpsichords, and a (later?) version with an added accompaniment for strings in the first and last movements. Of all the Bach harpsichord concertos, this is the only one that appears to be originally concieved for the instrument; the strings parts contribute so little they could well have been added by one of the sons in order to present the piece at the Collegium Musicum's Friday concerts. The keyboard writing, on the other hand, is a model of balance between the warring elements of four-hand writing - competition and collaboration. The string parts added to the final fugue show the impossiblity of this being any other than keyboard writing at its most idiomatic.

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  • Who are the performers????

  • Please read description box. :)

  • Thanks..but do you know on what harpsichords these guys are performing this concerto? I am curious since they sound really different from each other....I play this piece and I play it on the French instrument while my partner plays it one the Italian harpsichord...nevertherless, it does not sound bad since the instruments are really good. If u know the answer for my question...thank u for replying and posting :-d

  • The CD does indeed say, but I don't have it with me at the moment. I lent it to a friend.

    Sorry!

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  • Thank you for the upload, it is always nice to hear baroque period music. ^_^

  • And you're a RETAAAARD. Get shot!

  • ur a LOSSSER get laid

  • Oh... I see, that kind of drama! :)

  • I mean the places tones and voices that give the impression drama

  • What do you mean by "full pf drama"!??

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