The Hanover Band & Andrew Arthur - J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos (2023)

“JS Bach’s seven concertos for solo harpsichord & strings, occupy a significant place in the history of music, marking as they do the origin of the keyboard concerto genre. Collectively, they encompass the gamut of Baroque rhetorical expression; indeed, leaving aside the six ground- breaking ‘Brandenburg’ Concerts avec plusieurs instruments, it is difficult to think of a more diverse, revolutionary and technically refined set of instrumental concertos from the Baroque period” - Andrew Arthur

Their second recording on Signum Classics, The Hanover Band, play-directed by Andrew Arthur, present four of these revolutionary concertos, following their successful first album, BMV 1052, 1054, 1055 & 1058 Harpsichord Concertos.

The Hanover Band’s players are amongst the finest in their field and the orchestra has built an international reputation for the excellence of its performances and recordings of eighteenth and nineteenth-century music.

Andrew Arthur is best-known for his work in the field of historically informed performance - he is in great demand as a conductor, keyboard soloist and continuo player, working with many of the UK’s leading period-instrument orchestras and professional choirs.

Tracklist
01. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
02. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
03. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
04. Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: I.[Allegro]
05. Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano
06. Harpsichord Concerto in E Major, BWV 1053: III. Allegro
07. Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: I.[Allegro]
08. Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Adagio
09. Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto
10. Harpsichord Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057: I.[Allegro]
11. Harpsichord Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057: II. Andante
12. Harpsichord Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057 III. Allegro assai