J.S. Bach - Concerto in C Minor & Schumann - Andante & Variations, Opus 46
Music Minus One Piano
Sheet Music

Piano, Piano/Keyboard

SKU: HL.400228

Music Minus One Piano. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Sheet music with CD. Music Minus One. Classical. Softcover with CD. 60 pages. Music Minus One #MMO3055. Published by Music Minus One (HL.400228).

ISBN 9781596150492. UPC: 884088187385. 9x12.25 inches.

Based on a now-lost concerto for oboe and violin, this beautiful Baroque work relies heavily on the two pianos for effect, with a lovely but subdued string accompaniment. Bach dispenses with the strings altogether in the lovely central movement, then ends with an exhilarating fugue. In short, it is a gem! The concerto's companion-piece on this album, Robert Schumann's Andante and Variations, is a striking and unusual piece written in chamber music style for a small ensemble. It illustrates Schumann's daring experiments with the piano's possibilities. A totally unique and beautiful experience, filled with beautiful instrumental textures and wonderful writing for the two pianos.

Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete version of each composition with soloist (1st piano), in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel); then a second version in full stereo of the orchestral accompaniment, minus the soloist.

Performed by Neill Eisenstein, piano

Accompaniment: Stuttgart Festival Orchestra

Conductor: Emil Kahn.