I've been studying up on J.S Bach's violin concerto no. 2 in E Major, and while I was listening to the piece it kept sounding very familiar to me. That's when it dawned on me that it was pretty much the same if not, as his Harpsichord concerto no. 3 in D Major. The major differences is now the Harpsichord takes on the head role for almost the whole concerto while the other instruments are in the background...There more of the continuo I believe it's called. I'm not sure why these are similar, but from what I'm studying right now, my guess is Bach never published the Violin concerto no. 2 in E Major, but he did the Harpischord concerto no. 3 in D Major. Perhaps he just felt it was more suited for the Hapsichord as lead than violin. Still, it's pretty interesting to me to listen to both the concerto. :)
Most of his concertos for harpsichord were originally written for violin. Only the E major, the A minor and the D minor for two violin survived , the other manuscripts were lost. He transcribed the concertos for harpsichord because he played them with his sons at the Zimmerman Cafè in Leipzig. The sons played the harpsichord parts and he played the violin, leading the orchestra, according to C.P.E.Bach .
Incomparable perfection! No one can play Bach like Richter.
No, Wanda Landowska has the level of Richter. And without her, maybe Richter never play harpsichord.
Two genius of the art of play Bach.
Gustav Leonhardt ia Very good to
Bach and Richter=Heaven!
Herr Richter has something special about playing Bach. No one can play this concerto with this color. Its beautiful.
Siempre es un placer escuchar a Bach en manos de Richter. Muchas gracias por compartir.
Beautiful performance ! Thanks for sharing dear Ria !
I've been studying up on J.S Bach's violin concerto no. 2 in E Major, and while I was listening to the piece it kept sounding very familiar to me. That's when it dawned on me that it was pretty much the same if not, as his Harpsichord concerto no. 3 in D Major. The major differences is now the Harpsichord takes on the head role for almost the whole concerto while the other instruments are in the background...There more of the continuo I believe it's called.
I'm not sure why these are similar, but from what I'm studying right now, my guess is Bach never published the Violin concerto no. 2 in E Major, but he did the Harpischord concerto no. 3 in D Major. Perhaps he just felt it was more suited for the Hapsichord as lead than violin. Still, it's pretty interesting to me to listen to both the concerto. :)
Most of his concertos for harpsichord were originally written for violin. Only the E major, the A minor and the D minor for two violin survived , the other manuscripts were lost. He transcribed the concertos for harpsichord because he played them with his sons at the Zimmerman Cafè in Leipzig. The sons played the harpsichord parts and he played the violin, leading the orchestra, according to C.P.E.Bach .
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3. 13:03
This is how it was meant to sound. Herr Richter is the best.
Anyway, listening to this by Katsaris in Budapest in HD is something else.
awesome !!
good frend ...!!!!
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