Composition: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1049 |
| Instrumentation | 2 recorders, violin, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1719 |
| First published | 1851 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 960 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | — |
| II. Andante | — | — | — |
| III. Presto | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | harpsichord and orchestra | Alexander Gagarinov |
| view | Complete | — | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Spiro |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Gustav Clemens Felix Krug |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Max Reger |
| view | Complete | piano | August Stradal |
| view | Andante (No.2) | 5 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Presto (No.3) | 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns | John Clarke |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1721 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1851 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | CCARH | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Recorder 1, 2 · view Violin Solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Continuo (Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Recorder 1, 2 · view Violin Solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Continuo (Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Recorder 1 · view Recorder 2 · view Violin Solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Continuo Harpsichord · view Engraving files (Finale) · view Engraving files (XML) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1851 | Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin Solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord and orchestra |
Alexander Gagarinov | 2018 | Flute 1 (F) · view Flute 2 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
Peter Besseling | 2022 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 Primo · view Piano 1 Secondo · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Presto (No.3) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 (or Contrabassoon) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Gardner Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | For Orchestra | Complete Performance · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Kurt Redel (conductor) | For Orchestra | Partial Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Philomusica of London (orchestra) | Boyd Neel (conductor) and Phillip Goody (performer) | For Orchestra | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Philomusica of London (orchestra) | Boyd Neel (conductor) | For Orchestra | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | I. Allegro · file II. Andante · file III. Presto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | — | I. Allegro · file II. Andante · file III. Presto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | — | I. Allegro · file II. Andante · file III. Presto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Andante (No.2) | — | For 5 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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