The concerto is influenced just as much by the rich Baroque trio sonata tradition as by the concerto form: the contrast between tutti and solo violins and the interplay of two equal top voices based on a basso cintinuo are indispensable for its structure. However Bach, in this one of his most emotional compositions, surpasses all the composers who inspired him by far. With German violonist Isabelle Faust. Goldberg+++++. Music used in the films 'Children of a lesser God' and 'Torrents of Spring'.