The musical technique of Vivaldi's concertos, which influenced Bach, is based on antithetical systems affecting timbre, tone, movement, and stylistic patterns.
Performer Biography
Olivier Cavé, the pianist on this album, gave his first concert in 1991 with the Camerata Lysy under the direction of the renowned violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's extraordinary career was characterized by his continuous copying of others' music, which he used to achieve a personal synthesis of abstract speculation, poetry, and didactic pursuit.
Historical Context
The great Italian composer Vivaldi was well-known in Germany as early as 1706, with many of his musical manuscripts already in circulation, though it is unknown if he and Bach ever met.
Composition History
Bach's intense interest in Italian instrumental music was sparked by Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar, who brought back numerous scores, including Vivaldi's Op. 3, from a trip to the Netherlands.
Composition History
Bach's Capriccio sopra la lontananza de il suo fratello dilettissimo is a programmatic piece with six titled parts, traditionally thought to mark the departure of his brother Johann Jacob.
Composer Biography
Johann Nicolaus Forkel, Bach's first significant biographer, wrote in 1802 that Vivaldi's concertos served as a guide for Bach to learn 'to think musically' by arranging them for clavier.
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