Composition: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Violin Concerto |
| Alternative title | Violin Concerto No.1 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1041 |
| Instrumentation | violin, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | 1730 |
| First published | 1852 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. (no tempo indication) | — | — | 171 |
| II. Andante | — | — | 46 |
| III. Allegro assai | — | — | 141 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | harpsichord, strings and continuo | Joseba Berrocal |
| view | Complete | 9 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Ruoshi Sun |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Aleksandr Gedike |
| view | [No tempo Indication] (No.1) | 6 accordions | Paul De Bra |
| view | [No tempo Indication] (No.1) | 5 accordions | Paul De Bra |
| view | Andante (No.2) | 2 violins | Duo Klier |
| view | Andante (No.2) | viola and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Andante (No.2) | piano | Kees Schoonenbeek |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. |
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 | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | III. Allegro assai (solo part variant, mm.5-16 only) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Composer's 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 | — | — | Violin I · view Violin II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Augener | 1915 | Violin solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Composer's Manuscript | — | Violin solo - first page only · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Violin solo · view |
| view | Complete | — | Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2022 | Complete Score (Canonized Version) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord, strings and continuo |
— | — | Oboe solo · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 9 recorders |
Jaap Wiebes | 2002 | Complete Score and Parts · 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 | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | I. [Allegro moderato] · view II. Andante · view III. Allegro assai · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Muzgiz | — | I. [Allegro maestoso] (incomplete) · view |
| view | [No tempo Indication] (No.1) | Arrangement for 6 accordions |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | [No tempo Indication] (No.1) | Arrangement for 5 accordions |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Duo Klier | 2021 | Violin 2 · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Steingräber Verlag | 1919 | Complete Score and Viola Part · view |
| view | Andante (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Edition Peters | — | III. Allegro assai · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) | — | I. [Allegro moderato] (lossy) · file II. Andante (lossy) · file III. Allegro assai (lossy) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) | — | I. [Allegro moderato] (lossless) · file II. Andante (lossless) · file III. Allegro assai (lossless) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Professor P (performer) | *For 5 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | I. [Allegro moderato] · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | For Piano (Schoonenbeek) | II. Adagio · file |
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