Jarosław Nadrzycki, the violinist on this album, made his solo debut at the age of twelve at the Great Hall of Tchaikovsky's Conservatory in Moscow.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in 2020 in an ancient church in Tregnago, Italy, with the town's mayor blocking traffic to ensure quiet during the sessions.
Performer Biography
Krzysztof Kaczka, the flautist on this album, gained internet fame in 2019 by posting videos of himself playing complex music while exercising in his fitness studio.
Composition History
Johann Sebastian Bach, at 28, learned Italian concertos by transcribing them for new instrumentation, a task commissioned by Duke Johann Ernst of Sachsen-Weimar.
Recording & Production
The recording was conceived by two quarantined neighbors in Kuwait during the 2020 pandemic, aiming to create an enduring musical memory of that time.
Compositional Technique
Bach's harpsichord concerto in F minor (BWV 1056) on this album is a transcription for solo flute, based on an existing oboe concerto, with its middle movement derived from a cantata sinfonia that originally appeared in a Georg Philipp Telemann flute concerto.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach viewed all his compositions as educational material, aiming to promote knowledge and encourage artists to improve their solo performances.
