C.P.E. Bach - Concerto in D minor, Wq23, H427

Composed in 1748, this gorgeous and increasingly popular piece demonstrates the brilliance of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. It transcends its late baroque/early classical timeframe and is pervaded by a pensive quality and even apredisposition toward a romantic sensibility. Highly recommended and not of excessive difficulty (includes music with difficulty levels 3-7). Includes an authoritative, newly engraved music score on high-quality ivory paper: adigital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist, and a second performance minus you, the soloist: and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the completeversion as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience. Performed by Romeo Smilkov, piano The PlovdivChamber Orchestra Nayden Todorov, conductor