Many of Bach's introductory sinfonias are movements taken from instrumental pieces he composed for the court at Cöthen, which are largely lost today.
Instruments
Stefano Veggetti performs on a historical cello, the ex-Oblach cello by Nicola Gagliano, made in 1737.
Interpretation
Ensemble Cordia, directed by Stefano Veggetti, uses period instruments to achieve an 'authentic' sound, aiming for youthful, fresh, and theatrical performances.
Performer Biography
Takashi Watanabe, the organist on this album, won the Early Music Prize in Japan and has taught harpsichord and performance practice at the Hochschule der Künste Bern since 2013.
Compositional Technique
Bach's arrangements of concerto movements for obbligato organ were an important step towards his harpsichord concertos of 1738, which established a new instrumental genre.
Performer Biography
Stefano Veggetti, the cellist and conductor, founded Ensemble Cordia in 2000 and is the artistic director of Barockakademin Göteborgs Symfoniker.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Sebastian Bach often used instrumental introductions, called 'sonata' or 'sinfonia', in his sacred compositions, a tradition common among 17th-century German composers.
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