The Partitas, according to music historian J.N. Forkel, "made in its time a great noise in the musical world" and were considered unprecedented compositions for the keyboard.
Composition History
Bach arranged several concertos by Vivaldi and other composers for keyboard around 1713, after Prince Johann Ernst returned from a tour with a collection of Vivaldi's music.
Composition History
Bach's Partitas, including Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, were published under the collective title Clavierübung (Keyboard Practice), a title also used by his predecessor as Kantor at the Thomasschule, Leipzig, Johann Kuhnau.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scholar Christoph Wolf noted that Bach's encounter with Italian concertos, such as those by Vivaldi, presented him with new challenges and possibilities that advanced his creative concepts.
Performer Biography
Judicaël Perroy, born in Paris in 1973, won the Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition in 1997, leading to a tour of the Americas with over sixty concerts and master-classes.
Composer's Artistic Vision
J.S. Bach, like other Baroque composers, frequently rewrote pieces for different instruments, a practice that guitar transcriptions of his work continue.
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