Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Concerto for 2 Violins
Alternative title Double Concerto
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 1043
Instrumentation 2 violins, strings and continuo
Number of movements 3
Keys D minor
Composed 1718
First published 1852
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Composition types Concertos
Period Baroque
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Sections

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Metronome Key Measures
I. Vivace — — —
II. Largo, ma non tanto — — —
III. Allegro — — —

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete 2 harpsichords, strings and continuo James Howard Young
View Complete 2 pianos and strings Kees Schoonenbeek
View Complete 6 recorders Jaap Wiebes
View Complete 2 violins and piano Émile Sauret
View Complete 2 violins and piano Gustav Schreck
View Complete 2 pianos —
View Complete piano Ruoshi Sun
View Vivace (No.1) 4 accordions and bass Paul De Bra
View Vivace (No.1) piccolo, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and baritone saxophone Mathieu Gaulin
View Vivace (No.1) piano Sebastien Skaf
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) 2 sopranos, strings and continuo Alexander Strugov
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — Farid Zehar
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) 4 accordions and bass Paul De Bra
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) 4 recorders Maximilian Olschewski
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) 2 violas and piano Trey Chever
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) organ Peter Bækgaard
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) organ Pierre Gouin
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) organ Rob Peters
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) piano Alexander Healy
View Cadenzas — Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Manuscript — Complete Score
View Complete — Edition Peters — Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
View Complete — — — Complete Score
Engraving files (Cubase)
View Complete — — — II. Largo, ma non tanto
View Complete parts Manuscript 1730 Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Continuo
View Complete parts Manuscript — Incomplete Parts
View Complete parts Manuscript — Complete Parts
View Complete parts Edition Peters — Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos and Basses
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Harpsichord (realised)
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel — Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
Harpsichord
View Complete parts — — Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts — — Complete Parts
View Complete parts — — Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Keyboard)
View Complete parts Mutopia — Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Violas
View Complete parts Freddy Ortiz 2010 Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
View Complete parts Jean-Pierre Coulon 2018 Clarinets (B) (alternate for harpsichord, right hand)
Engraving files (MusiXTeX)
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) parts — — Violin 1 solo
Violin 2 solo
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Keyboard)
View Complete — Giovanni Pietro Orefice 2022 Complete Score (Canonized Version)
View Complete Arrangement for 2 harpsichords, strings and continuo
by James Howard Young
— — Descant recorder 1
Descant recorder 2
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos and strings
by Kees Schoonenbeek
— — Complete Score
Piano 1
Piano 2
View Complete Arrangement for 6 recorders
by Jaap Wiebes
— — Complete Score
Soprano Recorder 1/2
Alto Recorder 1/2
Tenor and Bass Recorder
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins and piano
by Émile Sauret
Augener — Complete Score
Violin 1
Violin 2
View Complete Arrangement for 2 violins and piano
by Gustav Schreck
Edition Peters — Complete Score
Violin 1
Violin 2
View Complete Arrangement for 2 pianos — — I. Vivace
II. Largo, ma non tanto
III. Allegro
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Ruoshi Sun
Ruoshi Sun 2022 I. Vivace
II. Largo ma non tanto
III. Allegro
View Vivace (No.1) Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass
by Paul De Bra
— — Complete Score
Complete Parts
Capella Source
View Vivace (No.1) Arrangement for piccolo, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and baritone saxophone
by Mathieu Gaulin
Mathieu Gaulin 2019 Flute
Clarinet (B)
Alto Saxophone (E)
Baritone Saxophone (E)
View Vivace (No.1) Arrangement for piano
by Sebastien Skaf
— — Complete Score
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for 2 sopranos, strings and continuo
by Alexander Strugov
— — Complete score and Parts "Ascension"
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement
by Farid Zehar
Farid Zehar 2019 Complete Score
Double Bass 1 Solo
Double Bass 2 Solo
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Continuo
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass
by Paul De Bra
— — Complete Score
Complete Parts
Engraving files (Capella)
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for 4 recorders
by Maximilian Olschewski
— — Complete Score
Alto Recorder 1
Alto Recorder 2
Tenor Recorder
Bass Recorder
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for 2 violas and piano
by Trey Chever
— — Complete Score
Viola 1, 2 (paste-up)
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for organ
by Peter Bækgaard
— — Complete Score (original key)
Complete Score (C major, transposed)
Notes
Engraving files (Finale)
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for organ
by Pierre Gouin
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2008 Complete Score
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for organ
by Rob Peters
— — Complete Score
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) Arrangement for piano
by Alexander Healy
— — Complete Score
View Cadenzas Arrangement
by Joseph Hellmesberger Sr.
Universal Edition — III. Allegro (Bar 135)

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionEnsemblePerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Complete Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) Roxana Pavel Goldstein, violin
David Perry, violin
— Complete Performance
View Complete Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) — I. Vivace (lossless)
II. Largo, ma non tanto (lossless)
III. Allegro (lossless)
View Complete Cambridge Concentus (orchestra) — I. Vivace (lossy)
II. Largo, ma non tanto (lossy)
III. Allegro (lossy)
View Complete Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) David Oistrakh, violin
Igor Oistrakh, violin
— Complete Performance
View Complete Ensemble instrumental Jean-Marie Leclair (ensemble) Huguette Fernández, violin
Micheline Blanchard, violin
Jean-François Paillard, performer
— Complete Recording
View Complete Prades Festival Orchestra (orchestra) Isaac Stern, violin
Alexander Schneider, violin
Pablo Casals, conductor
— 1. Vivace
2. Largo, ma non tanto
3. Allegro
View Complete — George Enescu, violin
David Oistrakh, violin
— Complete Performance
View Complete Orchestre de Paris (orchestra) Yehudi Menuhin, violin
George Enescu, violin
Pierre Monteux, conductor
— 1. Vivace
2. Largo, ma non tanto
3. Allegro
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — For 2 Sopranos, Strings and Harpsichord (Strugov) "Ascension" Live recording
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — Paul De Bra, conductor For Accordion Orchestra (De Bra) Complete Performance (Accordion Orchestra)
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) Complete Performance
View Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — Professor P, performer For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) 1. Vivace
View Synthesized Complete — — Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Complete — Computer, performer — Synthesized Performance (Canonized Version)
View Synthesized Complete — For 2 Pianos and Strings (Schoonenbeek) Synthesized Performance
View Synthesized Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) Synthesized Performance
View MIDI Largo, ma non tanto (No.2) — For Organ (Gouin) Synthesized Performance


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