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 |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| 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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| view | — | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Jacques Israelievitch (violin) and Roxana Pavel Goldstein (conductor) | — | Complete Performance | |
| view | — | — | Eugene Goossens (conductor) | — | Complete Performance | |
| view | — | — | — | Complete Performance | ||
| view | — | Ensemble instrumental Jean-Marie Leclair (ensemble) | Huguette Fernández (violin) and Jean-François Paillard (performer) | — | Complete Performance | |
| view | — | Orchestre de Paris (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and George Enescu (conductor) | — | 1. Allegro 2. Adagio 3. Allegro assai |
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| view | Allegro (No.1) | — | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Recording | |
| view | Allegro assai (No.3) | — | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | For Piano (Schoonenbeek) | II. Adagio |
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