Description
Harpsichord Concerto in A minor BWV 1065. Organ transcription (Ped.) Edited and published by Martin Schmeding
Make one out of four? What initially sounds like an impossible task (especially since the string ensemble still has to be counted as “five”) turns out to be a stroke of luck for organ literature in the case of Bach’s Concerto for four harpsichords and strings (based on Vivaldi’s Concerto op. 3,10, RV 580) thanks to the present arrangement. Of course, it took an expert in organ transcription in general and Bach’s oeuvre in particular to do justice to this demanding task: Martin Schmeding created a movement with great sensitivity that ultimately represents a veritable “organ concerto” and allows the player to fully enjoy the many advantages of the popular harpsichord concerto. A two-manual instrument is sufficient for the interpretation. A welcome extension of the organ concert repertoire; the individual movements can also be integrated into the liturgical framework.
