Composition: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Concerto for 2 Harpsichords |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1060 |
| Instrumentation | 2 harpsichords, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1730 |
| First published | 1848 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 840 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | — |
| II. Largo ovvero Adagio | — | — | — |
| III. Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos and wind ensemble | Arne Dich |
| view | Complete | 2 recorders, strings and continuo | James Howard Young |
| view | Complete | — | Rainer Grant Roth |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Friedrich Conrad Griepenkerl |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | C. Krug |
| view | Complete | 2 harpsichords | Hans-Jörg Rechtsteiner |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | — | Farid Zehar |
| view | Allegro (No.3) | 15 saxophones | Jacques Larocque |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Harpsichord 1 solo · view Harpsichord 2 solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos and wind ensemble |
— | — | Complete Score · view Piano 1, 2 · view Orchestral Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders, strings and continuo |
— | — | Complete Score · view Treble Recorder 1 · view Treble Recorder 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement |
Rainer Grant Roth | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 harpsichords |
— | — | Complete Score · view Harpsichord 1 · view Harpsichord 2 · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement |
Farid Zehar | 2019 | Complete Score · view Double Bass 1 solo · view Double Bass 1 solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo · view |
| view | Allegro (No.3) | Arrangement for 15 saxophones |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone 1, 2 (B) · view Alto Saxophone I (a-b), II (a-b), III (a-b) (E) · view Tenor Saxophone 1, 2, 3 (B) · view Baritone Saxophone 1, 2, 3 (E) · view Bass Saxophone (B) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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