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Emanuel Bach Keyboard Concerto in C Major (Keyboard Concerto in C Major) Wq. 20 (H. 423)

• First Movement [No tempo indication]
• Second Movement Adagio ma non troppo
• Third Movement Allegro assai

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Emanuel Bachʼs Keyboard Concerto Wq. 20 (H. 426[423]) is a work composed in 1747, showcasing a particularly mature style among his keyboard concertos from his Berlin period. The first movement begins with a majestic theme, featuring dynamic dialogues between the soloist and the tutti. The solo part is rich with technical and ornamental elements. The second movement is a lyrical Adagio with empfindsamer Stil characteristics, where introspective and profound emotions are expressed in the melody. In the third movement, lively dance-like rhythms and clear melodies unfold, highlighting elegant elements of the galant style.

This work is masterfully designed to harmonize the solo and strings, allowing for expressive freedom in the solo part. Wq. 20 is one of the most accomplished among Emanuel Bachʼs keyboard concertos, hinting at his transition to a later style. Its structural clarity and expressive richness secure its important position in the development of keyboard concertos.

The early C Major Concerto H. 423 (Wq. 20) was composed in 1746, during a period when Emanuel was intensely developing his ideas on keyboard concertos. This concerto features distinct characteristics from other works of the same period, such as the persistently repeating bass line in the first movement and the lack of individualized galant melodies.

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