Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1 & 6 (2cD) (UK-import)
Bach’s exploration of the Italian concertogrosso took the principles of instrumental ‘rivalry’ to the point ofparoxysm, bringing to the form an unprecedented harmonic andcontrapuntal refinement. Bach demanded everything that could be askedof his instruments at the time. A profoundly Baroque compendium,unsurpassed in the history of the concerto.