Music is a generative expression of our thoughts and feelings. A couple of weeks ago we featured the adagio from Bach’s BWV 974 – guess where he transcribed it from? You guessed it gentle reader, this particular oboe concerto. The video is cued to the adagio, but feel free to
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Dead Wild Roses: The DWR Friday Baroque Interlude – J.S. Bach – Adagio from BWV 974 in D Minor
Bach works his calculated magic once again. So when we learn that the Concerto for keyboard No. 3 in D minor, BWV 974, is based on an oboe concerto composed by Alessandro Marcello, it seems most curious — Marcello was not the skilled, stylish, and innovative composer Vivaldi was, nor was he the nephew […]
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