Violin Concertos

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Bath Festival Orchestra & Yehudi Menuhin

Violin Concertos is a set of violin concertos by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in the early 18th century (circa 1717–1723). They exemplify the Baroque concerto form, combining virtuosic solo writing with contrapuntal textures and ritornello-based orchestral passages, and mark a formative stage in Bach's instrumental output as he absorbed and transformed Italian concerto idioms within the German contrapuntal tradition.

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  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I. [Allegro]
    4:11
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
    6:39
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
    4:04
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
    8:49
  5. 5.
    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
    7:07
  6. 6.
    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
    2:54
  7. 7.
    Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
    4:15
  8. 8.
    Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
    7:39
  9. 9.
    Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
    5:24
  10. 10.
    Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044: I. Allegro
    8:56
  11. 11.
    Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044: II. Adagio, ma non tanto e dolce
    6:09
  12. 12.
    Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044: III. Alla breve
    6:49

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