Composition: Harpsichord Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Harpsichord Concerto No. 2 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1053 |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord, strings and continuo |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E major |
| Composed | 1738 |
| First published | 1854 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1080 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Concertos |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. (no tempo marking) | — | — | — |
| II. Siciliano | — | — | — |
| III. Allegro | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 6 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Complete | 5 recorders | Jaap Wiebes |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Gustav Clemens Felix Krug |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Paul Waldersee |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Alternative Harpsichord Solo · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano (Harpsichord) Solo · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | [no tempo marking] (No.1) | parts | Maarten Visscher | 2019 | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 6 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts (high) · view Complete Parts (low) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | Hansen | 1955 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) | Matthew Ganong (harpsichord) and Roxana Pavel Goldstein (conductor) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | — | For Piano and Orchestra | Complete Performance · file |
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