Bach double violin concerto david oistrakh biography

Accompanied by the Orchestre de Chambre de la RTF, American-born violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin and renowned Soviet classical violinist David Oistrakh play Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043, also known as the Double Violin Concerto or “Bach Double”.

Conductor: Pierre Capdevielle. Recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in 1958.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, the “Bach Double”

“Double Violin Concerto” is perhaps one of the most famous works by Bach and is considered among the best examples of the work of the late Baroque period.

Bach wrote it between 1717 and 1723 when he was the Kapellmeister at the court of Anhalt-Köthen, Germany. Later in 1739, in Leipzig, he created an arrangement for two harpsichords, transposed into C minor, BWV 1062. In addition to the two soloists, the concerto is scored for strings and basso continuo.

The concerto is characterized by the subtle yet expressive relation