With these six concertos around 1739, Johann Sebastian Bach established the new genre of the piano concerto, similar to how Antonio Vivaldi created the violin concerto.
Composition History
Johann Sebastian Bach's piano concertos were first performed at Zimmermann's Coffeehouse in Leipzig, a popular venue for music lovers where Bach directed the Collegium Musicum.
Interpretation
For the F major Concerto, BWV 1057, the pianist Yorck Kronenberg chose to play on a historical harpsichord because its sound blended better with the two solo recorders than a modern grand piano.
Composition History
The piano concertos on this album (BWV 1052-1058) are arrangements by Bach of his own concertos originally written for other instruments, not transcriptions of other masters' works.
Performer Biography
Yorck Kronenberg, the pianist on this album, also has a career as a writer, viewing his texts as polyphonic with musical categories like acceleration, slowing, density, and resolution.
Recording & Production
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra, founded by Edmond de Stoutz, performs all its Baroque programming with gut-stringed instruments and Baroque bows since the 2011/12 season.
Compositional Technique
In the Baroque era, the term 'concerto' had diverse meanings, referring to an event, an ensemble, a vocal work, a work for solo instrument(s) and orchestra, or even a solo instrument piece.
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