Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and Original Version "Sinfonia" in F Major, BWV 1046 and 1046a (Urtext)
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- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Editor: Heinrich Besseler
- Instrumentation: Orchestra
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- Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches
- Pages: 60
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
The six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051, prized jewels of the world's musical heritage, were written in 1721 during Bach's appointment in Cöthen. of the six works, Bach originally wrote earlier versions of numbers 1 and 5 which differ not only with regard to articulation but also at times different tones, different rhythms, instrumentation and of course form.
In the earlier version of concerto No. 1 (BWV 1046a), which according to the editor of the edition Heinrich Besseler seems to have been Bach's favorite among the six, there is no violino piccolo part to be found and, the violin concerto-like 3rd movement as well as the Polonaise movement are also absent. in nearly every measure the articulation in one instrument or another differs from the later version; for example the 16th-note slurs in bars 1 and 2 of the horns are missing in the later score, the oboe slurs and trills in m.12 are also not to be found. The later version has the cello seperated from the continuo which means that the 16ths in m.7 are not to be played by the Violone grosso.
Works:
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
- "Sinfonia" in F Major (Original Version of Brandenburg Concerto No. 1), BWV 1046a
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