Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view 2. Larghetto, Alternative Solo Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Mutopia | — | Complete Score (A4 size) · view Complete Score (Letter size) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Harpsichord solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Mutopia | — | Keyboard solo (A4) · view Violins I (A4) · view Violins II (A4) · view Violas (A4) · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses, A4) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Mutopia | — | Keyboard solo (Letter) · view Violins I (Letter) · view Violins II (Letter) · view Violas (Letter) · view Continuo (Cellos/Basses, Letter) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and strings |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and keyboard |
Jean-Pierre Coulon | 2019 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Engraving Files (MusiXTeX) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view Viola Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | 1938 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Matthew Ganong (harpsichord) and Roxana Pavel Goldstein (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Festival Strings Lucerne (orchestra) | Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord) and Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Robert-Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord) and Paillard (chamber orchestra) and Jean-François Paillard (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | I. Allegro · file II. Larghetto · file III. Allegro ma non tanto · file |
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