Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G major, BWV 1048 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Performer Pages Kurt Redel (Conductor)
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Performer Pages Philomusica of London (orchestra)
Boyd Neel (conductor)
Publisher Info. London: Musical Masterpiece Society (Philips), 1955.
Performers George Malcolm (cembalo)
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Performer Pages Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (orchestra)
Karl Münchinger (conductor)
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Performer Pages Philomusica of London (orchestra)
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Misc. Notes Recorded June 21, 1945. 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)

For Piano 4 hands (Lavigne)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1721.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B), Amalien-Bibliothek: Am. B. 78
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 19 (pp.57-82)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1871. Plate B.W. XIX.
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Editor Heinrich Besseler (1900-1969)
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Editor Heinrich Besseler (1900-1969)
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Translator Hans Ferdinand Redlich (1903–1968), English text (Preface)
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Günter Raphael (1903-1960), continuo
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 19
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Editor Heinrich Besseler (1900-1969)
August Wenzinger (1905-1996)
Eduard Müller (1912-1983), Continuo
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Band 2
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1956. Plate BA 5110.
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[No Tempo Indication] (No.1)

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See: Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174 (No.1. Sinfonia)
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Adagio (No.2)

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Allegro (No.3)

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For Piano 4 hands (Lavigne)

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Cadenzas

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General Information

Work Title Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 3. Brandenburgisches Konzert; Concerto brandeburghese n. 3; Concert de Brandenburg núm. 3; concerto brandebourgeois n° 3; ブランデンブルク協奏曲 第3番; Concierto de Brandeburgo n.º 3; Brandenburga Konĉerto n-ro 3
Name Aliases BVW 1048; Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048; Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048; Drittes Brandenburgisches Konzert
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 190417753; LCCN: no98010917; GND: 300005393; BNF: 139094352
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1048
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 45
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
I. [no tempo indication]
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1718
First Publication. 1851 – Leipzig: C.F. Peters (ed. Dehn)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, continuo (harpsichord)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (section)
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Extra Information Arguably a concerto grosso but not so named.

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