J.S. Bach was known for recycling his own works, adapting them for different purposes and contexts, with many of his harpsichord concertos originally conceived for other instruments, especially the violin.
Interpretation
Brecon Baroque, founded by Rachel Podger, specializes in the music of J.S. Bach and his contemporaries, often performing as a one-to-a-part ensemble, similar to Bach's own Collegium Musicum at Cafe Zimmerman.
Performer Biography
Rachel Podger is the Artistic Director of her own festival, the Brecon Baroque Festival, and directs her ensemble, Brecon Baroque.
Compositional Technique
The Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute and Violin in A minor, BWV 1044, is based on earlier works for solo keyboard, with its outer movements elaborating on Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894.
Instruments
Rachel Podger plays a Pesarinius violin from Genoa, 1739, while Johannes Pramsohler plays a Pietro Giacomo Rogeri violin from Brescia, 1713, previously owned by Reinhard Goebel.
Performer Biography
Rachel Podger, the Baroque violinist and director, records exclusively for Channel Classics and has won numerous prestigious awards, including the Baroque Instrumental Gramophone Award in 2003.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach owned a violin made by Jacob Stainer, an Austrian violin maker whose instruments were known for their 'voce argentina' (silvery tone) and were considered ideal for about 150 years.
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