The Brandenburg Concertos were dedicated by Bach to Christian Ludwig, the Margrave of Brandenburg, which is how they received their title.
Critical Reception
The impeccable condition of the Brandenburg Concertos manuscript suggests they were never performed by the Margrave's orchestra during Bach's lifetime, and they were first published in 1850.
Compositional Technique
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, originally titled "Concerts avec plusieurs instruments," largely follow the concerto grosso genre but feature daring and unusual choices for solo instruments.
Composition History
The autograph manuscript of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos was discovered in 1849, a century after his death, by Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn, a curator at Berlin's Königliche Bibliothek.
Composition History
Bach likely composed the Brandenburg Concertos between 1717 and 1720 while serving as Kapellmeister at Cöthen.
Interpretation
Capella Savaria, founded in 1981, is Hungary's first period-instrument chamber orchestra, dedicated to authentic performances of baroque and classical music.
Performer Biography
Zsolt Kalló, the artistic director of Capella Savaria, has been recognized with the Liszt Prize in 2014 and the Halász Ferenc Prize for his educational work.
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