Composition: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1050 |
| Instrumentation | flute, violin, harpsichord, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1720 |
| First published | 1852 |
| Dedication | Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1260 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | — | — | — |
| Affettuoso | — | — | — |
| Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Max Reger |
| view | Complete | piano | Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Complete | piano | Ruoshi Sun |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 7 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Affettuoso (No.2) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Affettuoso (No.2) | piano | Richard T. Katz |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1721 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1915 | 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 | — | — | — | I. Allegro · view |
| view | First version, BWV 1050a | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Second version, BWV 1050 | parts | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Final version, BWV 1050 | parts | — | — | Flute Solo · view Harpsichord Solo (and Continuo) · view Violin Solo · view Violins (Ripieno) · view Violas (Ripieno) · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Final version, BWV 1050 | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1915 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Final version, BWV 1050 | parts | — | — | Flute Solo · view Harpsichord Solo (and Continuo) · view Violin Solo · view Violins (Ripieno) · view Violas (Ripieno) · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Final version, BWV 1050 | parts | — | — | Flute Solo · view Violin Solo · view |
| view | Final version, BWV 1050 | parts | — | — | Flute · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Continuo (Harpsichord) · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2022 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 7 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Affettuoso (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Affettuoso (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Constance Schoepflin (flute) and Roxana Pavel Goldstein (violin) and Matthew Ganong (harpsichord) | — | I. Allegro · file II. Affettuoso · file III. Allegro · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Orchestre Pro Arte De Munich (orchestra) | Kurt Redel (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Philomusica of London (orchestra) | Boyd Neel (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | — | Complete Performance · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Allegro (No.3) | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | I. Allegro · file II. Affettuoso · file III. Allegro · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | — | I. Allegro · file II. Affettuoso · file III. Allegro · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Affettuoso (No.2) | — | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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