The Brandenburg Concertos

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & La Petite Bande & Sigiswald Kuijken

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six concertos by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, presented in 1721. Drawing on Baroque forms and the concerto grosso principle, they feature varied and sometimes unconventional combinations of solo instruments, rich counterpoint and rhythmic vitality, and occupy a prominent place in Bach's instrumental output and the broader Baroque repertoire.
First released: 18th June 2011

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
    6:18
  2. 2.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
    6:57
  3. 3.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: II. Adagio / Allegro- Johann Sebastian Bach
    4:30
  4. 4.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: II. Andante
    3:59
  5. 5.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
    9:33
  6. 6.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: III. Allegro
    4:47
  7. 7.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
    5:34
  8. 8.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
    6:45
  9. 9.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
    5:17
  10. 10.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto
    5:07
  11. 11.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
    5:36
  12. 12.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro
    4:02
  13. 13.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: I. Allegro
    4:58
  14. 14.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
    3:50
  15. 15.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
    4:23
  16. 16.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
    4:16
  17. 17.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuett / Polonaise / Menuett
    8:02
  18. 18.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai- Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:51

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