J.S. Bach – Concertos for 2, 3 & 4 Pianos | Eschenbach, Frantz, Oppitz, Schmidt CD

UPC: 0028941565525 

MPN: 415 655-2 GH 

Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon

Overview

This 1985 Deutsche Grammophon digital recording brings together four of J.S. Bach’s most dazzling concertos for multiple keyboards (BWV 1060, 1061, 1063, 1065). Featuring pianists Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz, Gerhard Oppitz, and Helmut Schmidt, accompanied by the Hamburger Philharmoniker, these performances present Bach’s keyboard brilliance with vitality and clarity. Conducted from the piano by Eschenbach, this legendary collaboration captures both the intimacy of chamber music and the grandeur of concert performance.

Product Features

• Format: Compact Disc (CD)
• Audio: Digital Recording, Stereo (DDD)
• Year of Recording: 1985
• Genre: Classical, Baroque
• Soloists: Christoph Eschenbach, Justus Frantz, Gerhard Oppitz, Helmut Schmidt

• Works Included:

  • Concerto for 2 Pianos and Strings in C major, BWV 1061
  • Concerto for 2 Pianos and Strings in C minor, BWV 1060
  • Concerto for 3 Pianos and Strings in D minor, BWV 1063
  • Concerto for 4 Pianos and Strings in A minor, BWV 1065
• Orchestra: Hamburger Philharmoniker
• Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach (directing from the piano)
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon (415 655-2 GH)

Interesting Facts

• The A minor Concerto (BWV 1065) is based on Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins, reimagined by Bach for four keyboards.
• This album is notable for featuring Helmut Schmidt, then Chancellor of West Germany, as one of the pianists.
• Eschenbach and Frantz, who recorded extensively as a piano duo, brought in Gerhard Oppitz and Schmidt to complete this rare collaboration.
• Recorded digitally in Hamburg in 1985, the sound reflects the cutting-edge recording technology of the time.

Track Listing

Concerto for 4 Pianos and Strings in A minor, BWV 1065

1. (without tempo indication) – 4:31
2. Largo – 2:52
3. Allegro – 3:51

Concerto for 2 Pianos and Strings in C major, BWV 1061

1. (without tempo indication) – 7:28
2. Adagio ovvero Largo – 4:51
3. Fuga – 5:15

Concerto for 2 Pianos and Strings in C minor, BWV 1060

1. Allegro – 3:25
2. Adagio
3. Allegro

Concerto for 3 Pianos and Strings in D minor, BWV 1063

1. (without tempo indication) – 5:09
2. Alla Siciliana – 4:04
3. Allegro – 4:46

Publishers

• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• Year: 1985 (Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg)
• Catalogue Number: 415 655-2 GH
• Manufactured: West Germany

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