Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Nationality:
German
Born: March 21, 1685, Eisenach Died: July 28, 1750, Leipzig (age 65)
Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, Brandenburg, BWV 1051 (for 2 violas, 2 tenor viols, cello, bass viol and harpsichord)
(for 2 violas, 2 tenor viols, cello, bass viol and harpsichord)
| 6:04 | I. | (Without tempo / title) | |
| 4:51 | II. | Adagio ma non tanto | |
| 5:28 | III. | Allegro |
Duration: 17 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
c. 1721 (age 35-36)
Published:
1850, Leipzig: C.F. Peters
Dedication: Markgraf Christian Ludwig von Brandenburg
6 recordings,
16 videos
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15:41
Freiburger Barockorchester
7:25
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
I.
(Without tempo / title)
5:20
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
II.
Adagio ma non tanto
5:44
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger
III.
Allegro
6:16
Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
I.
(Without tempo / title)
5:00
Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
II.
Adagio ma non tanto
5:49
Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
III.
Allegro
5:55
European Brandenburg Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock
I.
(Without tempo / title)
4:34
European Brandenburg Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock
II.
Adagio ma non tanto
5:26
European Brandenburg Ensemble, Trevor Pinnock
III.
Allegro
7:03
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
I.
(Without tempo / title)
5:44
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
II.
Adagio ma non tanto
5:20
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
III.
Allegro
5:55
English Consort, Trevor Pinnock
I.
(Without tempo / title)
4:34
English Consort, Trevor Pinnock
II.
Adagio ma non tanto
5:26
English Consort, Trevor Pinnock
III.
Allegro
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glossary
- adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- concerto [I]—work for an ensemble featuring one or more soloists in a prominent role
- continuo, basso continuo, b.c., figured bass, thorough bass, basse chifrée—During the Baroque Era, a term for an improvised (realized) instrumental accompaniment specified by a symbolic notation for chords and a written bass line (i.e. figured bass). A continuo "part" usually implies multiple (but typically unspecified) instruments, e.g. one for a strong bass line (e.g. cello) and another for chords (e.g. lute, keyboard, organ). A continuo part may be realized by keyboard alone, and sometimes played by a bass melody instrument alone (without harmonies). wiki
- ma—but, however
- tanto [I], non tanto—much, as much, so much, e.g. allegro ma non tanto: fast but not too much