List of orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach

Orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach refers to the compositions in the eleventh chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions),(BWV2a) Alfred Dürr, Yoshitake Kobayashi (eds.), Kirsten Beißwenger. Bach Werke Verzeichnis: Kleine Ausgabe, nach der von Wolfgang Schmieder vorgelegten 2. Ausgabe. Preface in English and German. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1998. - , pp. 424–436 or, in the New Bach Edition, the compositions in Series VII.The New Bach Edition – Series VII: Orchestral Works at the Bärenreiter website

Concertos

The orchestra of the concertos for one or more accompanied soloists (BWV 1041–1044, 1049–1050 and 1052–1065) consists in most cases of strings (two parts for violins and one viola part) and continuo (for example performed on cello and harpsichord). Such orchestra of the Baroque era can be indicated as string orchestra or chamber orchestra. In the 19th century, the Bach-Gesellschaft published Bach's concertos BWV 1041–1044 and 1046–1065 as chamber music – the designation as orchestral music becoming more common in the second half of the 20th century.Werner Breig, translated by Steward Spencer. "The instrumental music", pp. 123–135, and "Composition as arrangement and adaptation", pp. 154–170, in The Cambridge Companion to Bach, edited by John Butt. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge University Press, 1997. Apart from the concertos for more than one performer listed in the sections below, Bach also wrote concertos for a single unaccompanied harpsichordist or organist: Weimar concerto transcriptions, BWV 592–596 and 972–987 Italian Concerto, BWV 971

Violin concertos (BWV 1041–1043) BWV 1041 – Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1042 – Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1043 – Double Concerto in D minor for two violins

Triple concerto (BWV 1044)

BWV 1044 – Triple Concerto in A minor for traverso, violin and harpsichord

Opening movement for a cantata, for violin and orchestra (BWV 1045)

BWV 1045 – Fragment of a sinfonia in D major for violin and orchestra, from an unknown cantata

Brandenburg concertos (BWV 1046–1051)

BWV 1046.1, formerly BWV 1046a, originally BWV 1071 – Sinfonia in F major (early version of Brandenburg Concerto No. 1) BWV 1046.2, formerly BWV 1046 – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major for violino piccolo, three oboes, bassoon, two corni da caccia, strings and continuo BWV 1047 – Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major for trumpet, oboe, recorder, violin, strings and continuo BWV 1048 – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major for three violins, three violas, three cellos and continuo BWV 1049 – Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major for violin, two fiauti d'echo (recorders), strings and continuo BWV 1050.1, formerly BWV 1050a – Concerto in D major for harpsichord, violin, traverso and strings (early version of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5) BWV 1050.2, formerly BWV 1050 – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major for harpsichord, violin, traverso and strings BWV 1051 – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major for two violas, two violas da gamba, cello and continuo

Keyboard concertos (BWV 1052–1065)

BWV 1052.1, formerly BWV 1052a – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D minor BWV 1052.2, formerly BWV 1052 – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D minor (revised version) BWV 1053 – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in E major BWV 1054 – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in D major (after BWV 1042, Violin Concerto in E major) BWV 1055 – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in A major BWV 1056 – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in F minor BWV 1057 – Concerto for harpsichord, two recorders and strings in F major (after BWV 1049, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major) BWV 1058 – Concerto for harpsichord and strings in G minor (after BWV 1041, Violin Concerto in A minor) BWV 1059 – Fragment of a concerto for harpsichord in D minor BWV 1060 – Concerto for two harpsichords and strings in C minor BWV 1061.1, formerly BWV 1061a – Concerto for two harpsichords in C major (without orchestral accompaniment) BWV 1061.2, formerly BWV 1061 – Concerto for two harpsichords and strings in C major BWV 1062 – Concerto for two harpsichords and strings in C minor (after BWV 1043, Double Violin Concerto in D minor) BWV 1063 – Concerto for three harpsichords and strings in D minor BWV 1064 – Concerto for three harpsichords and strings in C major BWV 1065 – Concerto for four harpsichords and strings in A minor (after Antonio Vivaldi's concerto for four violins in B minor, RV 580, L'estro Armonico, Op. 3 No. 10)

Reconstructed concertos

In Series VII of the New Bach Edition:Lost Solo Concertos in Reconstructions, Vol. VII/7 in the New Bach Edition, at Bärenreiter website. BWV 1052R – Violin concerto in D minor BWV 1055R – Oboe d'amore concerto in A major BWV 1056R – Violin concerto in G minor BWV 1060R – Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor BWV 1064R – Concerto for three violins in D major

Suites (BWV 1066–1070)

BWV 1066 – Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major (for woodwinds, strings and continuo); Movements: [Ouverture] (no description, two sections), Courante, Gavotte I & II, Forlane, Menuet I & II, Bourrée I & II, Passepied I & II BWV 1067 – Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor (for traverso, strings and continuo); Movements: [Ouverture] (no description, two sections), Rondeau, Sarabande, Bourrée I & II, Polonaise & Double, Menuet, Badinerie BWV 1068 – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major (for oboes, trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo); Movements: [Ouverture] (no description, two sections), Air, Gavotte I & II, Bourrée, Gigue BWV 1069 – Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major (for oboes, bassoon, trumpets, timpani, strings and continuo); Movements: [Ouverture] (no description, two sections), Bourrée I & II, Gavotte, Menuet I & II, Rejouissance BWV 1070 – Orchestral Suite in G minor by an unknown composer

Sinfonia (BWV 1071) BWV 1071, renumbered as BWV 1046a: early version of the first Brandenburg Concerto.

Orchestral works in the 11th chapter of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (1998)

List of orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach

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