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Concerto in the Italian style in F major, BWV 971
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
Recording date: 15 June 2009
Date of broadcast: 28 January 2010
The Italian Concerto successfully demonstrates the popular Italian style prevalent in Germany in the early 18th Century. In 3 contrasting movements, Bach ingeniously transports the colours of an orchestra to a keyboard to produce a piece which dazzles.
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
Recording date: 15 June 2009
Date of broadcast: 28 January 2010
