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Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051


German Title:

Brandenburgische Konzerte

English Title:

Brandenburg Concertos

French Title:

Concertros brandenbourgeois

Spanish Title

Conciertos de Brandenburgo

Works:

Brandenburg Concertos (6), for various soloists, strings & continuo, BWV 1046-1051
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

Scoring:

BWV 1046: 2 Corno da caccia, Oboe, Violino piccolo, 2 ob, bn, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo
BWV 1047: Trumpet, Recorder, Oboe, Violin, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo
BWV 1048: 3 Violins, 3 Violas, 3 Violoncellos, Continuo
BWV 1049: Violin, 2 Recorders, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo
BWV 1050: Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo
BWV 1051: 2 Violas, 2 Violas da gamba, Violoncello, Continuo

Score

References:

BWV 1046: Composed: 1721, Köthen | BGA: XIX | NBA: VII/2 | BC: V99 | First published: Leipzig, 1850-1852
BWV 1047: Composed: 1721, Köthen | BGA: XIX | NBA: VII/2 | BC: V99 | First published: Leipzig, 1850-1852
BWV 1048: Composed: 1721, Köthen | BGA: XIX | NBA: VII/2 | BC: V99 | First published: Leipzig, 1850-1852
BWV 1049: Composed: 1721, Köthen | BGA: XIX | NBA: VII/2 | BC: V99 | First published: Leipzig, 1850-1852
BWV 1050: Composed: 1721, Köthen | BGA: XIX | NBA: VII/2 | BC: V99 | First published: Leipzig, 1850-1852
BWV 1051: Composed: 1721, Köthen | BGA: XIX | NBA: VII/2 | BC: V99 | First published: Leipzig, 1850-1852

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

June 2009; December 2019


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Reviews

Review: Güttler’s Brandenburgs [Bradley Lehman, October 2001]
Review: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 5 - conducted by Karl Richter [Peter Bright, August 2006]
Review of Brandenburg Concertos by Tafelmusik [Kirk McElhearn, October 2001]

Discussions

General Discussions: Part 1 (2002-2003) | Part 2 (2004-2005) | Part 3 (2006-2009) | Part 4 (2019)
Discussions: Brandenburg Concertos - conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini
Discussions: Brandenburg Concertos - conducted by Richard Egarr
Discussions: Brandenburg Concertos - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Discussions: Brandenburg Concertos - conducted by Otto Klemperer

Articles

 

Links

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047, Composition Description (ANG / James Reel)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, Composition Description (AMG / Allen Schrot)t

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049, Composition Description (AMG / Roger Dettmer)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Brandenburg Concertos, History; The individual concertos; References; External links; Scores; Essays; Recordings (Wikipedia)

The Brandenburg Concertos: A New Interpretation, Essay on rhetoric and symbolism in the concertos (Recorded Home Page / Philip Pickett)

Brandenburg Concertos, Comprehensive discussion, including assessment of recordings (Classical Notes / Peter Gutmann)

The Brandenburg Concertos, An introduction (Inkpot / Benjamin Che)e

Brandenburg Concertos, Introductory survey (Good Music Guide)

Brandenburg Concertos, List of recordings & reviews (J.S. Bach Home Page

Johann Sebastian Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos, Article: Milestones of the Millenium (NPR / Lisa Simeone)

Scores for J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, Scores [PDF] (CCARH)

 

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (June 2009 - January 2020)

Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051: Details
Recording Reviews: Individual Recordings: Güttler’s Brandenburgs | Review: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 5 - conducted by K. Richter | Review of Brandenburg Concertos by Tafelmusik
Discussions: General: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Individual Recordings: Brandenburg Concertos - R. Alessandrini | Brandenburg Concertos - R. Egarr | Brandenburg Concertos - N. Harnoncourt | Brandenburg Concertos - O. Klemperer


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