The basis for this Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055, was probably a concerto for oboe d’amore, as suggested by the key and the fact that it is only really the right hand of the harpsichord that plays concertante. Apart from Bach himself, listeners at the time it was written would probably not have known that the solo instrument was originally an oboe. And if you had not read this, you might not have suspected it either. Recorded for the project All of Bach on 3rd February 2017 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5. For the interview with conductor and harpsichordist Francesco Corti on Harpsichord concerto in A major BWV 1055 go to https://youtu.be/EnZEtnCoAW0 For more information on BWV 1055 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-1055/ All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and its guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material http://allofbach.com/en/. For concert dates and further information go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/nederlandse-bachvereniging. Netherlands Bach Society Francesco Corti, harpsichord and direction Harpsichord: Bruce Kennedy, 1989 after Michael Mietke and Geert Karman after J.H. Gräbner, 1774 0:00 Allegro 4:04 Larghetto 8:26 Allegro ma non tanto