The Brandenburg Concertos I

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Scottish Ensemble & Jonathan Rees

The Brandenburg Concertos are a set of six concertos by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1721. Rooted in the Baroque concerto grosso tradition, the works juxtapose varied instrumental groupings and virtuosic solo writing with contrapuntal textures, illustrating Bach's synthesis of Italian concerto form and German counterpoint and representing a central example of his instrumental output.

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  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
    5:52
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: II. Adagio - Allegro
    5:21
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
    9:58
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
    5:58
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
    5:01
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
    6:31
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto
    4:40
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
    5:40
  9. 9.
    Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
    4:28
  10. 10.
    Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
    7:41
  11. 11.
    Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
    3:56

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