Classical Composer: | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
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Work: | Oboe d'amore Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055r |
Year Composed: | 1739 |
Instrumentation: | oda, str orch |
Publishers: |
G. Schirmer, Inc. Bärenreiter Verlag Sikorski |
Duration: | 00:14:00 |
Period: | Baroque (1600-1750) |
Work Category: | Concerto |
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It was in Leipzig that Bach wrote a number of harpsichord concertos, drawing largely on earlier compositions written during his years at Cöthen. From these it has been possible to reconstruct the original works that served as the basis of the newly arranged concertos. Among these is the Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055, in which Donald Tovey first perceived the possibility of an original concerto for oboe d'amore, identified on the grounds of the range and figuration of the solo part. In the Allegro First movement the soloist enters in the lower register of the instrument, and there are passages accompanied only by basso continuo, as the movement unfolds. The following F sharp minor Larghetto, in 12/8, is in the style of an aria, accompanied by the steady rhythm of the strings, and the concerto ends with an Allegro ma non tanto in which the orchestral ritornello returns to frame a series of solo passages.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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