Brandenburg Concertos

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Freiburger Barockorchester

The Brandenburg Concertos are a collection of six concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and presented to the Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721. They exemplify Baroque concerto grosso and solo concerto practices, featuring varied instrumental groupings, lively counterpoint and demanding solo writing, synthesising Italian, French and German stylistic elements and occupying an important position in Bach's instrumental output and in Baroque orchestral repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: I. (Ohne Satzbezeichnung)
    3:52
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
    3:40
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
    3:51
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuet - Trio I - Polonaise - Trio II
    6:31
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: I. (Ohne Satzbezeichnung)
    5:32
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: II. Adagio ma non tanto
    4:05
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051: III. Allegro
    5:38
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: I. (Ohne Satzbezeichnung)
    4:49
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: II. Andante
    4:04
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
    2:36

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. (Ohne Satzbezeichnung) - II. Adagio
    5:37
  2. 3.
    Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
    4:41
  3. 4.
    Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
    9:26
  4. 5.
    Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
    5:44
  5. 6.
    Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
    5:10
  6. 7.
    Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
    6:42
  7. 8.
    Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: II. Andante
    3:39
  8. 9.
    Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: III. Presto
    4:24

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