Brandenburg Concertos nos. 1 - 6

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Neva Festival Orchestra & Leonid Malychev

The Brandenburg Concertos are a set of six concertos by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and presented in 1721. They exemplify Baroque concerto writing by blending concerto grosso and solo concerto techniques with varied instrumental groupings, contrapuntal textures and vivid use of colour, and they occupy an important place in Bach's instrumental output as an exploration of form and ensemble interplay.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro moderato
    4:39
  2. 2.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio (attacca)
    4:17
  3. 3.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
    5:38
  4. 4.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuetto, polacca
    8:55
  5. 5.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro moderato
    5:25
  6. 6.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
    3:47
  7. 7.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
    3:05
  8. 8.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in F major, BWV 1048: I. (Allegro moderato) / II. Adagio (attacca)
    7:07
  9. 9.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in F major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
    5:55

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
    7:47
  2. 3.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: II. Andante (attacca)
    4:00
  3. 4.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: III. Presto
    5:34
  4. 5.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
    11:22
  5. 6.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
    6:20
  6. 7.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
    6:07
  7. 8.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
    7:05
  8. 9.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto (attacca)
    5:47
  9. 10.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
    6:06

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