"Lawrence" <maur234@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Aug 9, 4:01 pm, Lawrence <maur...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I am craving more works by Bach as exemplified by the first movement
>> of the Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, and the keyboard cadenza in
>> the 5th Brandenburg. In other words, thundering and rocking heavy
>> thick harpsichord, Bach's version of boogie woogie rhythm. I am not
>> talking about fantasias that are all over the keyboard but lack
>> rhythm, some sustained rhythm should be part of it. The cadenza from
>> the Brandenburg has parts that are fantasia-like (loose) and some that
>> are forward-pulsating rhthym. The first movement of the Concerto No.
>> 1 is the best eample of what I mean: forward propulsive like a
>> runaway freight train, and very thickly-textured, Can anyone point me
>> to some other, perhaps lesser known works that have these monumental
>> harpsichord qualities, maybe trio sonatas or solo works, or whatever?
>> The keyboard suites are not it. Thank you very much.
>
> By the way, I know the other keyboard concertos so don't need pointers
> to those. It occurs to me now that the organ concertos may be close to
> what I'm looking for. Anyone know if there are harpsichord versions of
> those on CD?
What Bach pieces are you calling "organ concertos"? The organ arrangements
of concerti by Vivaldi etc.? The cantata sinfonias with organ obbligato?
Tom Wood
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