Harpsichord; Orchestra
(Study Score)
SKU:
HL.51487383
Study
Score. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Edited by Maren Minuth,
Norbert Mü, and
llemann. Henle Music
Folios. Classical,
Concerto. Softcover. 55
pages. G. Henle #HN7383.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51487383).
UPC:
196288308201.
6.75x9.5x0.198
inches.
Bach's
harpsichord concertos
have proven extremely
popular, though several
were originally written
as concertos for another
solo instrument - either
violin or a woodwind
instrument. But we know
nothing about any such
preliminary versions in
the case of the A-major
Concerto BWV 1055. Its
enchantingly songlike
middle movement
inevitably makes one
think of the oboe
d�amore, though
there is in fact no
reason to suppose that
its idiomatic, spirited
harpsichord writing was
conceived from the outset
for anything but a
keyboard instrument.
Ultimately, this music is
so fresh and irresistible
that all such speculation
is irrelevant. For this
Henle Urtext edition of
the A-major Concerto, we
consulted the autograph
score and especially the
original orchestral parts
that presumably contain
the musical text of the
concerto as Bach himself
performed it. You can't
get more authentic than
this!
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