The Bach-Vivaldi Connection
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or
Flash plugin.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
In 1711, Antonio Vivaldi’s collection of concertos, L’estro Armonico, delivered a shot across the bow of Baroque music.
Its strongest and most long-lasting impact was in shaping the personal style of Johann Sebastian Bach.
In this hour, we’ll explore Vivaldi’s innovations—and Bach’s highly creative response.
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Vivaldi: Estro Armonico |
Cafe Zimmermann |
Alpha Classics
Alpha 193 |
3760014191930 |
| Vivaldi - L'Estro Armonico Op. 3 & Flute Concerto. Op.1 |
Catherine Mackintosh and Elizabeth Wilcock, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood |
Decca 458 078-2 |
028945807829 |
| Bach Preludes & Interludes |
Andrea Padova |
BAM International
BAM 20611 |
7640177560735 |
| Vivaldi: L’Estro Armonico [for Violin Concerto in D Major] |
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock |
Archiv Produktion 423 094-2 |
028942309425 |
| Rarities of Piano Music at the Husum Festival 2004 [for Bach’s keyboard transcription of Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in D Major] |
Boris Bloch |
Danacord DACOCD649 |
5709499649008 |
| Vivaldi: The Four Seasons [for “Autumn”] |
Pina Carmirelli, I Musici |
Philips B0006778-10 |
028947569404 |
| Vivaldi - Concerti con Molti Instrumenti [for Concerto in C major] |
Ensemble Matheus, Jean-Christophe Spinosi |
Arion AR 083 |
3325487070221 |
| Vivaldi - Concertos for Strings & Violin d'Amore [for Concerto in D minor for strings and violin d’amore] |
Alessandro Tampieri, Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone, |
Naive OP30570 |
709861305704 |
| Bach: Brandenburg Concertos [for Brandenburg Concerto No. 4] |
Zefiro, Alfredo Bernardini |
Arcana A 452 |
3760195734520 |
| Bach: Violin Concertos [for Violin Concerto in E major] |
Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque |
Channel Classics CCS SA 30910 |
723385309109 |
| Bach - Italian Concerto, French Overture [for Italian Concerto] |
Masaaki Suzuki |
BIS BIS-CD-1469 |
7318590014691 |
| Bach - 3 Concerti [for Concerto for oboe d’amore and strings] |
David Reichenberg, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock |
Archiv Produktion413 731-2 |
028941373120 |
| Vivaldi Gloria & Bach Magnificat |
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers |
Coro COO 16042 |
828021604225 |
| Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (for No. 2) |
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet, Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado |
Deutsche Grammophon
477 8908 |
028947789086 |
