Description
This harpsichord concerto is thought to be based on a lost violin concerto in D minor which was later arranged as an organ concerto in 1728 for use in two of Bach’s cantatas; the first two movements for the sinfonia and first choral movement of Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146 and the last movement is in Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188. The original is probably one of Bach’s earliest concertos and is very virtuosic, in a similar manner to Antonio Vivaldi’s Grosso Mogul violin concerto, RV 208, which Bach knew and transcribed for solo organ, BWV 594.
