Italian Concerto, BWV 971 - Bach Horn Prelude b minor op

Prelude b minor op

enchanting in its effect”

Moment musical f minor op

Here the editors take the premise that already a few decades after Brahms‘ death a widening gulf developed between the composer’s expectations and the performance practices of the early 20th century

Clara Wieck-Schumann

Italian Concerto, BWV 971 - Bach Horn Prelude b minor opThe popular work known today as the Italian Concerto was published as Part 2 of Johann Sebastian Bachs Clavier bung in 1735, together with the Overture in B minor (BWV 831). Publications of music were a rarity in those days, and it stands to reason that Bach would select only pieces he found superior and representative. Originally written for a two manual harpsichord, this music with its terrace dynamics alternating between piano and forte also