Roberto González-Monjas plays and conducts Bach – With Sergei Babayan, Kirill Gerstein, and Frederic Sánchez

The concert begins with Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, composed for the uncle of Prussian king Frederick William I. Then comes a selection of harpsichord concertos, performed here on the piano. The concert closes with the Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, one of a set of four works Bach titled as Ouvertures: each suite begins with a conventional French overture followed by a series of dances. The suites cannot be precisely dated, but it is generally accepted that Suite No. 4 was composed while Bach was living in Köthen.

Made possible by the support of the Tabor Foundation.
Photo: Roberto González-Monjas

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