Brandenburg Concertos Nos 1-4

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Festival Strings Lucerne & Rudolf Baumgartner

The Brandenburg Concertos Nos 1-4 are part of a set of six concertos by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and dedicated in 1721. Musically they exemplify Baroque concerto grosso practice through varied instrumental groupings, contrast between soloists and ensemble, and inventive counterpoint and orchestration, representing a mature phase of Bach's instrumental writing.

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  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in F, BWV 1046: I. Allegro
    4:40
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in F, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
    4:27
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in F, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
    4:26
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 1 in F, BWV 1046: IV. Menuetto
    8:01
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in F, BWV 1047: I. Allegro
    5:16
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in F, BWV 1047: II. Andante
    3:47
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 2 in F, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
    2:54
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in G, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
    6:40
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in G, BWV 1048: II. Cadenza: Adagio
    0:20
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 3 in G, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
    4:48
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in G, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
    7:33
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in G, BWV 1049: II. Andante
    4:13
  13. 13.
    Concerto no. 4 in G, BWV 1049: III. Presto
    4:52

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