Composition: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Violin Concerto |
| Alternative title | Violin Concerto No.2 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1042 |
| Instrumentation | violin, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1718 |
| First published | 1857 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | — |
| II. Adagio | — | — | — |
| III. Allegro assai | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | viola, strings and continuo | Marshall Fine |
| view | Complete | 3 flutes, alto flute, clarinet and bassoon 3 flutes, bassoon, bassoon and bassoon |
Rainer Grant Roth |
| view | Complete | 3 clarinets and bass clarinet | Rainer Grant Roth |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Émile Sauret |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Alexander Siloti |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Theodore Spiering |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Max Strub |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 4 accordions and bass | Paul De Bra |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | 6 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | organ | Daniel Lutz |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | organ | Daniel Lutz |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | piano | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Allegro assai (No.3) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view Continuo (Harpsichord) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Mutopia | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola, strings and continuo |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 flutes, alto flute, clarinet and bassoon 3 flutes, bassoon, bassoon and bassoon |
Rainer Grant Roth | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet |
Rainer Grant Roth | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Violin · view Violin · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Augener | 1915 | Complete Score (monochrome) · view Violin Part · view Front and back cover (color scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1918 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | 1950 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Capella Source · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for 6 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegro (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
Daniel Lutz | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Daniel Lutz | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro assai (No.3) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass accordion |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Jacques Israelievitch (violin) and Roxana Pavel Goldstein (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Eugene Goossens (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | — | Complete Performance · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | — | Ensemble instrumental Jean-Marie Leclair (ensemble) | Huguette Fernández (violin) and Jean-François Paillard (performer) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Orchestre de Paris (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and George Enescu (conductor) | — | 1. Allegro · file 2. Adagio · file 3. Allegro assai · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Allegro (No.1) | — | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Allegro assai (No.3) | — | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano (Schoonenbeek) | II. Adagio · file |
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