Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 1048 |
| Instrumentation | 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1718 |
| First published | 1851 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 720 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| I. (no tempo indication) | — | — | — |
| II. Adagio | — | — | — |
| III. Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| View | Complete | 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos | mauk de Wildt |
| View | Complete | — | Peter Besseling |
| View | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Paul Waldersee |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Thomas Milligan |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Herbert Schulze |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Max Reger |
| View | Complete | piano | August Stradal |
| View | [No Tempo Indication] (No.1) | orchestra | Al Rice |
| View | Adagio (No.2) | viola, strings and continuo | Adrian Wehlte |
| View | Allegro (No.3) | 10 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| View | Allegro (No.3) | piano 4 hands | Robert Lavigne |
| View | Allegro (No.3) | piano 4 hands | Maurizio Machella |
| View | Cadenzas | — | Benjamin Shute |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | A Far Cry (ensemble) | — | Complete Performance | ||
| View | — | Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) | — | Complete Performance (lossy) | ||
| View | — | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | — | I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro assai |
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| View | — | Kammerorchester Pro Arte (orchestra) | Kurt Redel, conductor | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Philomusica of London (orchestra) | Boyd Neel, conductor | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (orchestra) | Karl Münchinger, conductor | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | Philomusica of London (orchestra) | Boyd Neel, conductor | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | — | — | Papalin, performer | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | I. [no tempo indication] II. Adagio III. Allegro |
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| View | MIDI | Allegro (No.3) | — | For Piano 4 hands (Lavigne) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Allegro (No.3) | — | For Piano 4 hands (Machella) | Synthesized Performance |
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