Brandenburg Concertos I: Concertos nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Kölner Kammerorchester & Helmut Müller‐Brühl & Jürgen Schuster & Nadja Schubert & Christian Hommel & Winfried Rademacher

Brandenburg Concertos I: Concertos nos. 1, 2, 3 & 6 is a collection of instrumental concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1721. The works exemplify the Baroque concerto grosso form—contrasting groups of soloists with the full ensemble through inventive contrapuntal writing and varied instrumentation—and occupy a central place in Bach's instrumental output and the history of the concerto.
First released: September 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro
    3:51
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
    3:33
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
    4:01
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II
    6:34
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro
    4:29
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
    3:13
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
    2:44
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
    5:01
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: II. Cadenza
    0:55
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
    4:50
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
    6:00
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto
    4:44
  13. 13.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
    5:20

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