Harpsichord Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Harpsichord Concerto No. 2
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 1053
Instrumentation harpsichord, strings and continuo
Number of movements 3
Keys E major
Composed 1738
First published 1854
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Average duration (sec) 1080
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Composition types Concertos
Period Baroque
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
I. (no tempo marking) — — —
II. Siciliano — — —
III. Allegro — — —

Arrangements

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View Complete 6 recorders Jaap Wiebes
View Complete 5 recorders Jaap Wiebes
View Complete 2 pianos Gustav Clemens Felix Krug
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View Complete piano 4 hands Paul Waldersee

Scores

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View Complete — Manuscript — Complete Score
View Complete — Manuscript 1700 Complete Score
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Alternative Harpsichord Solo
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View Complete parts Manuscript — Complete Parts
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Piano (Harpsichord) Solo
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View [no tempo marking] (No.1) parts Maarten Visscher 2019 Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Continuo
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by Jaap Wiebes
— — Complete Score
Complete Parts (high)
Complete Parts (low)
View Complete Arrangement for 5 recorders
by Jaap Wiebes
— — Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos
by Gustav Clemens Felix Krug
Breitkopf und Härtel — Piano 1
Piano 2
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos Hansen 1955 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Paul Waldersee
Breitkopf und Härtel — Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

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View Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) Matthew Ganong, harpsichord
Roxana Pavel Goldstein, conductor
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View — For Piano and Orchestra Complete Performance


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