An Italian master whose compositions had significant impact on Bach was Antonio Vivaldi. In 1713-1714, Bach transcribed at least nine concertos of Vivaldi, three for solo organ (BWV 593-4, 596), and six for solo harpsichord (BWV 972-3, 975-6, 978, 980).
Most of the rest of the two Bach-Vivaldi pieces has more Vivaldi flavor and the fact that it's a piano rather than an organ doesn't figure as large. The other Bach-Vivaldi transcription, from. 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, and 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. AVISION Concerto Grosso no.5 in D minor. VIVALDI Concerto in D for two violins RV 513. VIVALDI Concerto in D for two violins RV 514. VIVALDI Concerto in A minor for two oboes RV 536. BACH Concerto in D minor for two violins BWV 1043. PURCELL Rondeau from Abdelazer. With thanks to our corporate sponsors Swan Turton, Duetz Champagne. The Best Classical Music Playlist Mix (Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Handel.) Beautiful Piano, Violin & Orchestral Masterpieces by the grea.
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The Italian Concerto, BWV 971, originally titled Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto (Concerto in the Italian taste), is a three-movement concerto for two-manual harpsichord solo composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and published in 1735 as the first half of Clavier-Übung II (the second half being the French Overture). The Italian Concerto has become popular among Bach's keyboard works, and has been widely recorded both on the harpsichord and the piano.
Context[edit]
An Italian concerto relies upon the contrasting roles of different groups of instruments in an ensemble; Bach imitates this effect by creating contrasts using the forte and pianomanuals of a two-manual harpsichord throughout the piece. In fact, along with the French Overture and some of the Goldberg Variations, this is one of the few works by Bach which specifically require a 2-manual harpsichord.
Bach also transcribed Italian concertos by Vivaldi and others for solo harpsichord (BWV 972–987), and for solo organ or pedal harpsichord (BWV 592–596).
Movements[edit]
The Italian Concerto consists of three movements:
The two lively F major outer movements, in ritornello style, frame a florid arioso-style movement in D minor, the relative minor.
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External links[edit]
Confronto Tra Bach E Vivaldi
- Italian Concerto, BWV 971: performance by the Netherlands Bach Society (video and background information)
- Italian Concerto, BWV 971: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Musicas De Bach E Vivaldi