Baerenreiter Verlag Keyboard Arrangements of Works by Other Composers I, BWV 972-977 - Bach/Heller - Piano - Book

Six concertos after Vivaldi and others

Composers: Various
Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor: Karl Heller
Format: Book, Urtext Edition
Instrumentation: Piano

J. S. Bach arranged many concertos by various composers probably at the request of Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar. Among them are timeless favourites by Vivaldi and others, all in keyboard arrangements noteworthy for their moderate difficulty, fullness of sound and lively execution. Here, for the first time, these works are presented on the basis of all available sources, edited in accordance with the guidelines of the ground-breaking New Bach Edition. The result is an exemplary publication that meets all the demands of historical performance practice.

Contents:

• Concerto D-dur BWV 972 nach dem Concerto D-dur op.3/9 fur Violine, Streicher und Basso continuo von Antonio Vivaldi
• Concerto G-dur BWV 973 nach dem Concerto G-dur op.7/8 fur Violine, Streicher und Basso continuo von Antonio Vivaldi
• Concerto d-moll BWV 974 nach dem Concerto d-moll fur Oboe, Streicher und Basso continuo von Alessandro Marcello
• Concerto g-moll BWV 975 nach dem Concerto g-moll RV 316 fur Violine, Streicher und Basso continuo von Antonio Vivaldi
• Concerto C-dur BWV 976 nach dem Concerto E-dur op. 3/12 fur Violine, Streicher und Basso continuo von Antonio Vivaldi
• Concerto C-dur BWV 977 nach einer unbekannten Vorlage