Bach Concerto in D Minor (Istomin-Busch, 1945)

Bach: Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052 Eugene Istomin (piano) Busch Chamber Players conducted by Adolf Busch Recorded April 25 and May 3, 1945, in Liederkranz Hall, New York City, on Columbia 78-rpm matrices XCO 34624 through XCO 34629. Issued around October, 1946, as Columbia Masterworks set M-624 (records 71801-D through 71803-D), and in automatic sequence as set MM-624 (records 71804-D through 71806-D). Bach’s Concerto in D Minor, probably originally for violin, but reworked by the composer for keyboard and strings, is in three movements: 1. Allegro 2. Adagio (at 7:40) 3. Allegro (at 15:04) Eugene Istomin was 19 years old at the time this recording was made.