Bach: The Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Raymond Leppard (Conductor, Performer), English Chamber Orchestra (Performer), Andrew Davis (Performer), Sir Andrew Davis (Performer), Philip Ledger (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Sir Andrew Davis, Philip Ledger
• Conductor: Raymond Leppard
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041F6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,484 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 17-SEP-1996

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Perfect, November 24, 2001

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Nick Forbes (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: The Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords (Audio CD)

Unlike the usual recordings of Bach's keyboard concertos, the harpsichord is used in this Philips recording, instead of the piano. Listening to this quickly takes the listener back to the 18th century, a quality that a performance on a modern pianoforte lacks. The music is always played with respect to form and proper dynamics, surely what Bach himself would have wanted. Whether austere or light-hearted, these concertos are something all Bach lovers should have. Rarely do we have emotional depth, clear digital sound, and historical accuracy all together on one CD, but here we find it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars leppard, March 23, 2007

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janie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bach: The Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords (Audio CD)

I felt Leppard's execution was a bit pedestrian, but being a subjective impression, you may really like it. The music itself, of course, is wonderful.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bach for all ears, June 3, 2001

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capezio "capezio" (Vitoria, ES Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: The Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords (Audio CD)

This recording is shurelly a "pick of the day" for almost all Bach melody lovers. It's light and dancing and although a little old fashioned never disapoints. Raimmond Leppard and the English Chamber Orch. make a wedding cuple and everithyng walks togheter. The tradicional string playing is sharp and warm and we fell back in time while listening. The clear and more dense Philips ADD recording is masterlly remastered and you can buy this set with eyes closed. It's a pity Philips didn't added one more CD with the concerts for 3 and 4 harpischords (this one a great energetic Vivaldi transcription of L'estro Harmônico Op.3 nº10), recorded with the same team. Go listen to it!