Italian Concerto (BWV 971) by J. S. Bach | Diego Ares, harpsichord

‘ Oh please, not again!’ used to say to me a good friend every time I played the first bars of this work. The fact is that this work has enjoyed such overwhelming popularity for more than a century that many music lovers are fed up with it. Should we stop playing it? No way! Don't we still sing the same birthday tune over and over again thousands of times every day of the year in different parts of the world? This piece, so full of cheerfulness, poetry and vitality, is a hymn to our natural disposition for joy - and may it continue to be played for many centuries to come!
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[@jwwebnaut7045]

Aah, the pure joy of making music!

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

As soon as I heard the first note I knew this is one of the impressive Heironymous Hass harpsichords.

[@VirtualRealityPiano]

A truly breathtaking performance. Bravissimo!!

[@EmilianoManna]

Wonderful performance and instrument! It reminds me of the Hass that Rafael Puyana used to play.

[@scottwexlin6456]

Incredible! Fingers for days, what technique!

[@christan7487]

thank you very much for the exquisite performance! will gladly await your next few recordings, would be nice if you have more scarlatti sonatas recorded for us :)

[@antoniomaduenoluna31]

¿Qué maravillosa interpretación, que buen gusto seleccionando teclados y registros! Bach estaría totalmente satisfecho con esta ejecución (y posiblemente envidioso por no poseer semejante clave).

[@kassurin]

Bravissimo!

[@droz79]

16' y 2' también?Cual es la disposición del instrumento? Fantástica interpretación.

[@diegoaresharpsichord]

@@droz79 Gracias por el comentario! El 16' y el 2' se encuentran en el teclado inferior. El teclado superior y el del medio corresponden a la disposición habitual en los claves de dos teclados.

[@chrispinpiano7582]

Me recuerda a la interpretacion de Landowska