Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 1055 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1738 |
| First published | 1854 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 960 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Allegro | — | — | 105 |
| II. Larghetto | — | — | 38 |
| III. Allegro ma non tanto | — | — | 200 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | viola and strings | Alan Ernest Bonds |
| View | Complete | violin and keyboard | Jean-Pierre Coulon |
| View | Complete | viola and keyboard | Alan Ernest Bonds |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Kurt Soldan |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Paul Waldersee |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Matthew Ganong, harpsichord Roxana Pavel Goldstein, conductor |
Complete Performance | |
| View | Festival Strings Lucerne (orchestra) | Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord Rudolf Baumgartner, conductor |
Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Robert-Veyron-Lacroix, harpsichord Paillard, chamber orchestra Jean-François Paillard, conductor |
Complete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | — | I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegro ma non tanto |
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