Sunday Serendipity

Last week we had a concerto with one harpsichord, what can beat that? How about a concerto with 4 harpsichords? What can be more fun?

From the Netherlands Bach society: Harpsichord Concerto in A minor by Johann Sebastian Bach.

From the notes that accompany the video

Bach arranged various Vivaldi concertos for organ and harpsichord. The Concerto in A minor, performed by Siebe Henstra, Menno van Delft, Pieter-Jan Belder and Tineke Steenbrink for All of Bach, is largely based on Vivaldi’s Concerto in B minor for four violins and orchestra. But of course, he gave it an exciting twist, as in Bach’s version the soloists play harpsichords and B minor changed to A minor

For more information on Bach’s Harpsichord concertos read this wiki article. Keyboard concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach

Enjoy, Jack

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Attribution: MAN REACTS TO LATEST TRUMP NEWS by Randall Enos, Easton, CT

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