Bach - Concerto in D major BWV 972 - Egarr | Netherlands Bach Society

When Bach arranged a work, or rather rewrote it, he couldn’t resist giving it a personal twist. This was also the case with this Concerto in D major, a harpsichord version of Vivaldi’s Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra, RV 230 (concert no. 9 from Vivaldi’s collection L’estro armonico). Harpsichordist Richard Egarr explains, for example, how Bach added an interesting part for the left hand in the third movement, and how in the first movement he fitted a whole string orchestra onto one harpsichord, while also making the music more appropriate for keyboard. Recorded for the project All of Bach on 11 May 2018 at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with harpsichordist Richard Egarr on Concerto in D major BWV 972 go to For more information on BWV 972 and this production go to