Bach's own concertos, while influenced by Vivaldi's model, show a highly individual character that distinguishes them from other composers' works and from each other.
Recording & Production
The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1945, developed a new style of Bach interpretation that aimed to free Bach's music from the 'sound ballast' of the Romantic era.
Performer Biography
Benjamin Hudson, the violinist and leader on this album, was the youngest member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and has collaborated with notable conductors like James Levine and Pierre Boulez.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach was not only an organist and harpsichordist but also a professional violinist, employed at the courts of Weimar and Cöthen.
Composition History
Bach encountered Antonio Vivaldi's music in Weimar and adapted it by arranging a series of concertos for keyboard instruments.
Historical Context
Bach's violin concertos were not considered virtuoso pieces for a reverent audience in his time; he often performed them in a coffee house rather than a formal concert hall.
Composition History
The exact period when Bach composed most of his orchestral works, whether in Cöthen or Leipzig, is a subject of intense debate among Bach researchers.
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