J.S. Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No. 6, BWV 1057 (1738)

Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations as well as for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

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Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F major, BWV 1057 (1738)
Bach's own arrangement of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (1720)

1. [no tempo marking] (0:00)
2. Andante (6:54)
3. Allegro assai (11:01)

Frans Brüggen & Jeanette van Wingerden, recorders
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord and the Leonhardt Consort

BWV 1057 is an arrangement of Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049, which has a concertino of violin and two recorders. Besides transposing, recorder parts have few modifications, except in the second movement in which most of their melodic function is transferred to the soloist. Bach wrote the harpsichord part as a combination of the violin material from the original concerto and a written out continuo.

[ColinWrubleski-eqsh]

Bach, the inveterate arranger of both others and of himself. Fantastico!^^

[kirstentell]

Großartig! Ausser der Komposition selbst ist die Liebe zu dieser Musik bei Frans Brüggen und Walter Leonhardt bei jedem Takt spürbar.

[thomase]

Wow — what a great HIP of this great concerto!

Pretty sure it’s the first I’ve heard like this, but they did a great job!

[jhonwask]

I love Bach's scores; they are so easy to read. Of course, all his pieces are beautiful.

[vittoriomarano]

It is enough to listen to one or two minutes and you get all.