This Concerto in C major, performed by Peter Kofler for All of Bach, is a transcription of the Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra by Antonio Vivaldi. Bach made surprisingly little change to Vivaldi’s original notes. This creates a wonderful paradox: although its multiple keyboards for hands and feet mean that the organ can simulate a whole orchestra, what mainly stands out here are the long passages where the whole organ imitates a single frenzied solo violin.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on July 18th 2019 at Uithuizen. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
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Peter Kofler, organist
Organ: Arp Schnitger, ca. 1700