Six Brandenburg Concertos
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Helmuth Rilling
The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721. They exemplify high Baroque concerto grosso writing, employing varied instrumental combinations, contrapuntal textures and virtuosic solo passages to explore ensemble interplay, and they occupy a central place in Bach's instrumental output and the Baroque orchestral repertoire.
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Disc 1
- 1.Concerto No. 1 in F major: I. Allegro4:18
- 2.Concerto No. 1 in F major: II. Adagio3:54
- 3.Concerto No. 1 in F major: III. Allegro4:10
- 4.Concerto No. 1 in F major: IV. Minuetto8:17
- 5.Concerto No. 2 in F major: I. Allegro5:03
- 6.Concerto No. 2 in F major: II. Andante3:45
- 7.Concerto No. 2 in F major: III. Allegro assai2:53
- 8.Concerto No. 3 in G major: I. Allegro5:56
- 9.Concerto No. 3 in G major: II. Adagio0:24
- 10.Concerto No. 3 in G major: III. Allegro5:17
Disc 2
- 2.Concerto No. 4 in G major: I. Allegro7:08
- 3.Concerto No. 4 in G major: II. Andante3:09
- 4.Concerto No. 4 in G major: III. Presto5:02
- 5.Concerto No. 5 in G major: I. Allegro10:18
- 6.Concerto No. 5 in G major: II. Affettuoso5:06
- 7.Concerto No. 5 in G major: III. Allegro5:26
- 8.Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major: I. Allegro6:03
- 9.Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major: II. Adagio ma non tanto4:36
- 10.Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major: III. Allegro5:34













