Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 1050 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Performer Pages Constance Schoepflin (flute)
Roxana Pavel Goldstein (violin)
Matthew Ganong (harpsichord)
Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra)
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Performer Pages Philomusica of London (orchestra)
Boyd Neel (conductor)
Publisher Info. London: Musical Masterpiece Society (Philips), 1955.
Performers Geoffrey Gilbert (flute), Emanuel Hurwitz (violin)
George Malcolm (harpsichord)
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Performer Pages Philomusica of London (orchestra)
Boyd Neel (conductor)
Frederick Grinke (violin)
Gareth Morris (flute)
Kathleen Long (pianoforte)
Publisher Info. London: Decca, 1947. K 1889-91.
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Misc. Notes Recorded December 9, 1947. Portrait on the right: Boyd Neel, stamp «MAY 11 1955», «Boyd Neel, conductor of the Hart House Orchestra, featured during the four week inaugural Festival of Music at Stratford, July 9th - August 6th» 1955
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Allegro (No.3)

See: Histoire de la Musique (Various), disc 1 side 1, with Orchestre de chambre de l’O.R.T.F., dir. Pierre Capdevielle

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Affettuoso (No.2)

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First version, BWV 1050a

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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Band 2 (Nachtrag) (pp.5-40)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1975. Plate BA 5005.
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Final version, BWV 1050

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Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 19 (pp.125-64)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1871. Plate B.W. XIX.
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Publisher. Info. Sechs Brandenburgische Konzerte (pp.121-51)
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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Band 2 (pp.143-94)
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First version, BWV 1050a

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Second version, BWV 1050

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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Band 2
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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Band 2
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Pianos (Besseling)

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For Piano 4 hands (Reger)

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For Piano (Sun)

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Recordings I. Allegro (midi)
II. Affettuoso (Piano: Ruoshi Sun)
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Allegro (No.1)

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Affettuoso (No.2)

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Allegro (No.3)

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For 4 Flutes, 4 Violins and Orchestra (Orefice)

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Misc. Notes J.S. BACH 4 voices CANONS unveiled in BWV1050 Allegro
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Work Title Brandenburg Concerto No.5
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 5. Brandenburgisches Konzert; Concerto brandeburghese n. 5; Concert de Brandenburg núm. 5; concerto brandebourgeois n° 5; ブランデンブルク協奏曲 第5番; Concierto de Brandeburgo n.º 5; Brandenburga Konĉerto n-ro 6
Name Aliases Concert núm. 5 re major, BWV 1050; Concert núm. 5 en re major; Concert núm. 5 en re major, BWV 1050
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 208681615; GND: 300005415; BNF: 13909437r
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1050
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 47
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro
  2. Affettuoso
  3. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1720–21
First Publication. 1852 - Leipzig: C.F. Peters (ed. Dehn)
Dedication Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Average DurationAvg. Duration 21 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation flute, violin, harpsichord, orchestra
InstrDetail violin, viola, cello, violone
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (Early Version, BWV 1050a)
Bach Digital (Revised Version, BWV 1050)
External Links Wikipedia article (6 Brandenburg concertos)
Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information About the three versions of this work

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