Bach - Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6

Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, a control of harmonic and motivic organisation from the smallest to the largest scales, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.

The Brandenburg concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051, original title: Six Concerts Avec plusieurs Instruments) are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as among the finest musical compositions of the Baroque era.


Tracklist CD1:

01. Concerto No. 1 - Allegro
02. Concerto No. 1 - Adagio
03. Concerto No. 1 - Allegro
04. Concerto No. 1 - Menuetto, Trio Polacca
05. Concerto No. 2 - Allegro
06. Concerto No. 2 - Andante
07. Concerto No. 2 - Allegro Assai
08. Concerto No. 3 - Allegro Moderato
09. Concerto No. 3 - Allegro

Tracklist CD2:

01. Concerto in G major No. 4, BWV 1049 - Allegro
02. Concerto in G major No. 4, BWV 1049 - Andante
03. Concerto in G major No. 4, BWV 1049 - Presto
04. Concerto in D major No. 5, BWV 1050 - Allegro
05. Concerto in D major No. 5, BWV 1050 - Affettuso
06. Concerto in D major No. 5, BWV 1050 - Allegro
07. Concerto in B flat major No. 6, BWV 1051 - (Untitled)
08. Concerto in B flat major No. 6, BWV 1051 - Adagio, ma non troppo
09. Concerto in B flat major No. 6, BWV 1051 - Allegro