Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1 and Original Version "Sinfonia" F major, BWV 1046, BWV 1046a
by Johann Sebastian Bach
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SKU: BA.BA05201

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Heinrich Besseler. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Score. BWV 1046, BWV 1046A. 60 pages. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA05201. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA05201).

ISBN 9790006502912. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Key: F major. Preface: Dürr, Alfred.

The six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 , prized jewels of the world's musical heritage , were written in 1721 during Bach’s appointment in Cöthen .

Of the six works, Bach originally wrote earlier versions of numbers 1 and 5 which differ not only with regard to articulation but also at times different tones, different rhythms, instrumentation and of course form.

These Urtext publications [BA 5201-BA 5206] taken from the New Bach Edition now give performers the possibility to play these earlier versions perhaps even along side the version known today. In the earlier version of concerto No.1 (BWV 1046a), which according to the editor of the edition Heinrich Besseler seems to have been Bach’s favorite among the six, there is no violino piccolo part to be found and, the violin concerto-like 3rd movement as well as the Polonaise movement are also absent. In nearly every measure the articulation in one instrument or another differs from the later version; for example the 16th-note slurs in bars 1 and 2 of the horns are missing in the later score, the oboe slurs and trills in m.12 are also not to be found. The later version has the cello seperated from the continuo which means that the 16ths in m.7 are not to be played by the Violone grosso.

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- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

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  • Erstes Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 BWV 1046 (2 Corno da caccia, 3 Oboen, Fagotto, Violino piccolo, Streicher und Basso continuo: Satz 1 (ohne Bezeichnung), Adagio, Allegro, Menuet-Trio-Menuet, Polonaise, Menuet-Trio-Menuet
  • Erste Fassung des Concerto 1 (Sinfonia) BWV 1046a (2 Corno, 3 Oboen, Fagotto, Streicher und Basso continuo: Satz 1 (ohne Bezeichnung), Adagio sempre piano, Menuet-Trio a 2 Hautbois et Basson-Menuet-Trio pour les Cors de chasse-Menuet
  • Auffuhrungszeiten Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 BWV 1046, 20'
  • Sinfonia BWV 1046a 13'30''