Bach Keyboard Concertos & Italian Concerto - Classical Music for Study & Relaxation

I very much enjoyed listening to Sonya Bach's interpretation of Bach's mighty keyboard concertos. Bach dubbed keyboard (harpsichord) with a solo status in his concertos for the first time with Handel following with his Organ concertos. These concertos are transcriptions of his other concertos. He transcribed his music for different instruments all the time, and that is why playing them on the piano is as exciting as on the harpsichord, as Alfred Brendel put it. Sonya Bach's account is powerful with careful attention to phrasing and dynamics and complemented by her amazing piano technique during virtuosic passages . English Chamber Orchestra sounds beautiful supporting her sensitive pianism. The F major concerto which is a transcription of Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 is not included in this collection that aims to highlight only the solo keyboard concertos. The recording quality sounds excellent.