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Bach & l'Italie
Justin Taylor (harpsichord)
Johann Sebastian Bach hardly ever left his native Saxony, yet he was always up to date on what was going on elsewhere in Europe. Naturally, he paid close attention to innovations from Italy, the cradle of the concertante style, and instilled transalpine sparkle in his brilliant counterpoint, especially in his keyboard works. Proof of this may be found in the pieces based on originals by the Venetians Antonio Vivaldi and Benedetto Marcello, in which Bach transcends everything with his polyphonic genius. In the large-scale Italian Concerto, the future composer of the Goldberg Variations revisits Corelli and, once again, Vivaldi.
After several solo recordings devoted to musical dynasties (La Famille Forqueray, La Famille Rameau and Les Freres Francoeur), Justin Taylor sets off on a voyage of exploration of Bach and Italy.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) , Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) , Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) , Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
- Bach, J S: Chromatic Fantasia in D minor, BWV903a
- Bach, J S: Italian Concerto, BWV971
- Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D major (after Vivaldi), BWV972
- Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV974
- Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in F major (after Vivaldi), BWV978
- Bach, J S: Organ Concerto in C major (after Vivaldi), BWV594
- Bach, J S: Prelude in C minor, BWV921
- Bach, J S: Toccata in E minor, BWV914
BBC Music Magazine
November 2023
Instrumental Choice
November 2023
Taylor brings youthful vitality and flair to these performances, responding to Bach’s ever-changing idiom with quicksilver playing...Admirable, too, are the colours and quasi-orchestral timbres tha
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