Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 1 Helsinki Baroque Orchestra & Aapo Häkkinen

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052:
• 1 Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro 07:48
• 2 Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio 06:07
• 3 Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro 08:11
• Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053:
• 4 Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: I. [Allegro] 09:07
• 5 Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano 04:18
• 6 Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: III. Allegro 07:08
• Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056:
• 7 Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: I. Allegro 03:33
• 8 Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: II. Adagio 02:32
• 9 Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto 03:42
• Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto in F Major, BWV 971:
• 10 Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto in F Major, BWV 971: I. [Allegro] 04:29
• 11 Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante 04:09
• 12 Concerto nach Italienischen Gusto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto 04:23
• Total Runtime 01:05:27

Info for Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 1

Aapo Häkkinen concludes the cycle of concertos for solo harpsichord and strings. Like in volume 1, he plays a 16’ harpsichord.

That is to say, an instrument with an additional, very low sounding register. Although Bach probably used a similar harpsichord himself, this is the first recording of this cycle of works on an instrument of this kind built in a historical manner! Häkkinen, harpsichordist and director of the ensemble, convinces not only by means of this sonority, but also though his musical powers of imagination and the precision of his articulation.

The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra plays one on a part, and is obliged to the best Baroque traditions. This time the CD contains as a “solo encore,” so to speak, the Fantasia BWV 906 as well as a Concerto for harpsichord solo by Bach’s son Wilhelm Friedemann.

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Booklet for Bach: Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 1