Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title	Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Creators	Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus	BWV 1047
Instrumentation	recorder, oboe, trumpet, violin, strings and continuo
Number of movements	3
Keys	F major
Composed	1721
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

Title click for details	Metronome	Key	Measures
I. (no tempo indication)	—	—	—
II. Andante	—	—	—
III. Allegro assai	—	—	—

Arrangements

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
View	Complete	orchestra	Felix Mottl
View	Complete	flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn	Satoshi Shoji
View	Complete	horn, trumpet and euphonium	Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt
View	Complete	2 pianos	Peter Besseling
View	Complete	piano 4 hands	Max Reger
View	Complete	piano	Heather Brailsford
View	Allegro (No.1)	8 alto recorders	James Howard Young
View	Andante (No.2)	trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello and organ	Elaine Fine
View	Andante (No.2)	flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn	Mitchell Kriegler
View	Andante (No.2)	4 recorders	R.D. Tennent
View	Andante (No.2)	piano 4 hands	Alexander Siloti
View	Allegro assai (No.3)	5 accordions and bass accordion	Paul De Bra

Scores

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File (click to view)
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	1721	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Muzgiz	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	CCARH	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Mutopia	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	I. [Allegro] II. Andante III. Allegro assai
View	Complete	—	RSB	2010	I. [Allegro]
View	Complete	parts	—	—	Recorder Solo Oboe Solo Trumpet Solo (F, Original Version) Trumpet Solo (F, Easier Version) Violin Solo Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses Continuo (Harpsichord)
View	Complete	parts	—	—	Recorder Solo Oboe Solo Trumpet Solo (F alto) Violin Solo Violins I, II Violas Cellos Violone (Basses) Continuo (Harpsichord)
View	Complete	parts	Mutopia	—	Recorder Solo Oboe Solo Trumpet Solo (F alto) Violin Solo Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Violone (Basses)
View	Complete	parts	—	—	Flute (Recorder) Solo Oboe Solo Trumpet Solo (C) Violin Solo Harpsichord Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses Engraving files (Finale)
View	Complete	Arrangement for orchestra by Felix Mottl	Breitkopf und Härtel	1901	Complete Score Flute 1, 2, 3 Oboe 1, 2, 3 Clarinet 1, 2 (B) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1, 2 (F) Trumpet 1, 2 (F) Violin solo Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Complete	Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn by Satoshi Shoji	—	—	Complete Score Flute Oboe Clarinet (B) Bassoon Horn (F)
View	Complete	Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium by Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt	Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt	2017	Complete Score and Parts
View	Complete	Arrangement for 2 pianos by Peter Besseling	Peter Besseling	2022	Complete Score Piano 1 Piano 2
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Max Reger	Edition Peters	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano by Heather Brailsford	—	—	Complete Score
View	Allegro (No.1)	Arrangement for 8 alto recorders by James Howard Young	James Howard Young	2020	Complete Score Alto Recorder 1 Alto Recorder 2 Alto Recorder 3 Alto Recorder 4 Alto Recorder 5 Alto Recorder 6 Alto Recorder 7 Alto Recorder 8
View	Andante (No.2)	Arrangement for trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello and organ by Elaine Fine	—	—	Complete Score and Parts
View	Andante (No.2)	Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn by Mitchell Kriegler	—	—	Complete Score Flute Oboe Clarinet (B) Bassoon Horn (F)
View	Andante (No.2)	Arrangement for 4 recorders by R.D. Tennent	—	—	Complete Score and Parts
View	Andante (No.2)	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Alexander Siloti	Carl Fischer	1927	Complete Score
View	Allegro assai (No.3)	Arrangement for 5 accordions and bass accordion by Paul De Bra	Paul De Bra	2022	Complete Score Complete Parts Engraving files (MuseScore) Engraving files (MuseScore, with Small Notes)

Recordings/Performances

Details	Type	Section	Ensemble	Performers	Arranged for	Files (click to listen)
View		—	—	Vincent DiMartino, trumpet	—	I. [Allegro] II. Andante III. Allegro assai
View		—	Kammerorchester Pro Arte (orchestra)	Kurt Redel, conductor	—	Complete Recording
View		—	Philomusica of London (orchestra)	Boyd Neel, conductor Léon Goossens, oboe	—	Complete Recording
View		—	—	Karl Ristenpart, conductor Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute	—	Complete Recording
View		—	Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (orchestra)	Karl Münchinger, conductor Paolo Longinotti, trumpet	—	Complete Recording
View		—	Philomusica of London (orchestra)	Boyd Neel, conductor Frederick Grinke, violin	—	Complete Recording
View		—	—	Papalin, performer	For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin)	I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro assai
View		Allegro (No.1)	—	James Howard Young, performer	For 8 Alto Recorders (Young)	I. [Allegro]
View		Allegro assai (No.3)	—	Professor P, performer	For 5 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)	Complete Recording
View	MIDI	Complete	—		—	I. [Allegro] II. Andante III. Allegro assai
View	MIDI	Andante (No.2)	—		For 4 Recorders (Tennent)	Synthesized Performance

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