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. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
Search: Mason
from: Double Decca
Release Date November 10, 1997
This set of Brandenburg concerti is based upon the original Cothen edition, and not the more often recorded final version which Bach sent to the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721. The main difference between the two versions is that the Cothen edition, being an early draft, does not have a polonaise in the first concerto and lacks the extended solo Harpsichord cadenza in the fifth. For me, the famous virtuosic cadenza is one of the highlights of the set and its omission here should be noted and regretted. That being said, as a rare and sterling presentation of the Cothen edition this set is of great interest.
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