Brandenburg Concertos

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Florilegium

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six concertos by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and presented in 1721. They are Baroque instrumental works that contrast groups of solo instruments with full ensemble textures and contrapuntal writing, and they show Bach's development of concerto grosso techniques and interest in instrumental colour within his output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major: I. Allegro
    6:09
  2. 2.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    4:53
  3. 3.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major: III. Allegro
    5:57
  4. 4.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major: I. Allegro
    9:56
  5. 5.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major: II. Affettuoso
    5:43
  6. 6.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major: III. Allegro
    5:24
  7. 7.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major: I. Allegro
    6:41
  8. 8.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major: II. Andante
    3:36
  9. 9.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major: III. Presto
    4:38

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major: I. Allegro: Adagio
    5:54
  2. 3.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major: II. Adagio
    4:35
  3. 4.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major: I. Allegro
    4:46
  4. 5.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major: II. Andante
    3:35
  5. 6.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major: III. Allegro assai
    2:48
  6. 7.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major: I. Allegro
    4:06
  7. 8.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major: II. Adagio
    3:29
  8. 9.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major: III. Allegro
    4:17
  9. 10.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major: IV. Menuet - Trio 1 - Menuet da capo - Polacca - Menuet da capo - Trio 2 - Menuet da capo
    7:11

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