Bach Piano Concerto No 5 in F Minor, Second Movement, Largo, BMV 1056

Rob Steinberg, former concert pianist, plays Bach Piano Concerto in concert, accompanied by Paul Jones (May 2000) About the Pianist: Studied in Paris with Jules Gentil for international piano competitions, privately with Brian Ganz, Professor of Piano Performance at the Peabody Institute, and composer Elizabeth Gould. Founder of performance group of well known governmental and business leaders in Washington, D.C. Served on Board of Directors of Young Concert Artists at the Kennedy Center. Soloist with symphony orchestras and performed in various recitals. Steinberg is or has been a management consultant, trial attorney, Reagan Administration appointee, classical pianist and author of five books.. Concert pianist Paul Jones plays the accompaniment. Mr. Jones graduated from The Julliard School and studied with Leon Fleischer at the Peabody Institute. He has been a professor of piano at several universities.

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.

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