Philharmonisches Orchester des Stadttheaters Giessen
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Performer Biography
Denis Patkovic, the soloist, completed his Doctor of Music degree in Helsinki, specializing in Bach, and this recording closes a circle in his academic and musical career.
Interpretation
This album features the first-ever recording of J.S. Bach's Keyboard Concertos with accordion and orchestra.
Instruments
The accordion, with its two manuals, can combine the sonic qualities of both a wind instrument and a keyboard instrument, allowing it to "exhale" the music.
Compositional Technique
The Keyboard Concerto BWV 1055 was originally composed by Bach for the oboe d'amore before he adapted it for the harpsichord.
Interpretation
Denis Patkovic, the classical accordionist, plays the original part of Bach's concertos without changing a single note.
Instruments
The traditional Japanese instrument Sho, also called Sheng in Chinese, is considered the mother instrument of the accordion due to its free-vibrating reed principle.
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