Composition: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1056 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | F minor |
| Composed | 1738 |
| First published | 1852 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 720 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. (no tempo marking) | — | — | — |
| II. Largo | — | — | — |
| III. Presto | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin, organ and strings | Tivadar Nachéz |
| view | Complete | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Leonid Roizman and Vladimir Natanson |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Paul Waldersee |
| view | Complete | harpsichord | Evgeniy E. Moshkin |
| view | Complete | piano | August Stradal |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | violin and piano cello and piano |
Sam Franko |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | clarinet and keyboard saxophone and keyboard |
Paolo Tramannoni |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | violin and keyboard | Steve Repasky |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | violin and guitar | Pablo Ramis |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | guitar | Stefan Apke |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | guitar | Laurent Mougel |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | organ | Steve Repasky |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | organ | Alain Brunet |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | piano | Alfred Cortot |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | piano | Nels Drue Daily |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | piano | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | piano | Alexander Healy |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score (transposed to G minor ) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Harpsichord solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Harpsichord solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Harpsichord solo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | II. Arioso · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violas · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Keyboard) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Keyboard) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Keyboard) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, organ and strings |
Schirmer | 1917 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trumpet · view Organ · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Muzgiz | 1976 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (alternative scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord |
Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass accordion |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score (ABB) · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score and Violin or Cello Parts · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for clarinet and keyboard saxophone and keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1993 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Fœtisch Frères | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
ND Music Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2005 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Largo (Arioso) (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Orchestre de chambre et dir. (orchestra) | Robert-Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord) and Jean-François Paillard (performer) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Festival Strings Lucerne (orchestra) | Ralph Kirkpatrick (performer) and Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | — | Harpsichord Solo (Moshkin) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Michel Rondeau (trumpet) and Jeffrey Campbell (organ) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | I. [Moderato] · file II. Largo · file III. Presto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | — | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | I. [Moderato] · file II. Largo · file III. Presto · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Largo (No.2) | — | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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