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The pianists Argerich, Kissin, Pletnev, Levine, perform Bach's concerto for 4 harpsichords on modern pianos

Bach – Concerto For 4 Keyboards – Argerich, Levine, Kissin, Pletnev

Bach arranged Vivaldi’s Op 3 No 10 (RV 580) to a concerto for 4 keyboards and strings (BWV 1065). Johann Sebastian Bach made a number of transcriptions of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos, especially from his Op. 3 set, entitled L’estro armonico.

The pianists Argerich, Kapelis, Mogilevsky, Maisky, perform Bach's concerto for 4 keyboards on modern pianos

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Concerto / Piano

Bach – Concerto For 4 Keyboards – Argerich, Kapelis, Mogilevsky, Maisky

Bach arranged Vivaldi’s Op 3 No 10 (RV 580) to a concerto for 4 keyboards and strings (BWV 1065). Johann Sebastian Bach made a number of transcriptions of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos, especially from his Op. 3 set, entitled L’estro armonico.

Cecilia Bartoli sings Gelido in Ogni Vena from Antonio Vivaldi's opera Farnace

BAROQUE MUSIQUE / Aria / Opera

Vivaldi – Farnace – Gelido in Ogni Vena – Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano

Unbelievable… Listening Cecilia Bartoli singing Gelido in Ogni Vena must be on your 10 Things To Do Before You Die list… Farnace, with music by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), received its first performance in 1727 at the Teatro Sant’Angelo in Venice.