Cembalo Concertos: BWV 1052, BWV 1053, BWV 1056, BWV 1054

The Cembalo Concertos BWV 1052-1056 from Johann Sebastian Bach presented on this CD were presumably written in the year 1738. One important feature of the four harpsichord concerts is that a majority of its movements are revisions (i.e. parodies) of other compositions.

Bach, who as one of the first composers at all, used the harpsichord as concert solo instrument, enters the crossroads between classical general bass and the establishment of the piano as concert instrument, which was to become the most favoured solo concert instrument until the end of the 18th century.

For the ARTS recording on hand the soloist Francesco Cera was won, who is one of the leading early music specialists of Italy. He is greatly admired as a performer for his extensive knowledge of styles and different musical expressions. Francesco Cera is particularly well-known for his performances of 17th century harpsichord and organ music. In the present recording he is accompanied by the renown ensemble ''I Barocchisti'', which commits itself to the performance of forgotten baroque works. Under the leadership of Diego Fasolis and together with the ''Coro della Radio Svizzera'', they have recorded numerous concerts and discs on ARTS that were awarded international prizes.

Look forward to four outstanding Cembalo Concertos of the baroque era and enjoy the unique sound in the multichannel Hybrid SACD format.