Johann Sebastian Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos and their Leipzig Traductions (dir. Max Pommer, MCRIP)

Bach composed his "Concertos avec plusieurs instruments" (ie. 'Concertos with more instruments'), as known as 'Brandenburg Concertos' (this name is from music scientist and Philipp Spitta), for Markgrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg (1677-1734), the half-brother of Frederick I, King of Prussia. The markgrave resided in king's palace in Berlin, he maintained a separate court, also musicians too.
Bach, while he was in service of prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, about prince's commission went to Berlin to buy a new harpsichord and met with markgrave. The markgrave commissioned Bach "to send some of his compositions". Two years later Bach realized his courtesy.

These concertos were composed earlier. Perhaps they were repertory pieces of Anhalt-Köthen court (the sources remembering about Prince Leopold's violin and viola virtuosity), and perhaps some movements were composed yet in Bach's Weimar service years.

'The Brandenburg Concertos and their Leipzig Traductions' is the title of this compilation. There are represented in four examples the variants of Brandenburg Concertos: an early version of Concerto No.1 (BWV 1046a), a late version of Concerto No.2 (BWV 1047a) and No.5 (BWV 1050a), and a traduction of a movement of Concerto No.2 into a cantata movement (Sinfonia BWV 174/1).

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The digitalization made with home devices. I made it as soon as possible the best but I know, this is not a studio quality.

Performer: Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum zu Leipzig
dir. Max Pommer

MC1

01. BWV 1046a [Sinfonia F major] (without tempo indication) (03:55)
02. BWV 1046a [Sinfonia F major] Adagio, sempre piano (03:52)
03. BWV 1046a [Sinfonia F major] Menuet (06:03)
04. BWV 1047a [Concerto No.2 F major] (without tempo indication) (05:15)
05. BWV 1047a [Concerto No.2 F major] Andante (03:40)
06. BWV 1047a [Concerto No.2 F major] (without tempo indication) (02:49)
07. BWV 174/1 [Sinfonia from Cantata 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte'] (06:27)
08. BWV 1050a [Concerto No.5 D major] Allegro (08:22)
09. BWV 1050a [Concerto No.5 D major] Adagio (05:23)
10. BWV 1050a [Concerto No.5 D major] Allegro (05:12)

MC2

01. BWV 1046 [Concerto No.1 F major] (without tempo indication) (04:10)
02. BWV 1046 [Concerto No.1 F major] Adagio (04:04)
03. BWV 1046 [Concerto No.1 F major] Allegro (04:29)
04. BWV 1046 [Concerto No.1 F major] Menuet (07:35)
05. BWV 1047 [Concerto No.2 F major] (without tempo indication) (05:15)
06. BWV 1047 [Concerto No.2 F major] Andante (03:36)
07. BWV 1047 [Concerto No.2 F major] Allegro assai (02:43)
08. BWV 1048 [Concerto No.3 G major] (without tempo indication) (06:15)
09. BWV 1048 [Concerto No.3 G major] Adagio (01:09)
10. BWV 1048 [Concerto No.3 G major] Allegro (05:11)

MC3

01. BWV 1049 [Concerto No.4 G major] Allegro (07:00)
02. BWV 1049 [Concerto No.4 G major] Andante (03:11)
03. BWV 1049 [Concerto No.4 G major] Presto (05:07)
04. BWV 1050 [Concerto No.5 D major] Allegro (10:16)
05. BWV 1050 [Concerto No.5 D major] Affetuoso (05:13)
06. BWV 1050 [Concerto No.5 D major] Allegro (05:22)
07. BWV 1051 [Concerto No.6 B flat major] (without tempo indication) (06:43)
08. BWV 1051 [Concerto No.6 B flat major] Adagio ma non tanto (04:16)
09. BWV 1051 [Concerto No.6 B flat major] Allegro (06:09)