Harpsichord Concerto No.4 in A major, BWV 1055 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Carolus (2010/11/16)

Performer Pages Matthew Ganong (harpsichord)
Advent Chamber Orchestra (orchestra)
Roxana Pavel Goldstein (conductor)
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Misc. Notes Performed May 2008
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Vangi (2018/6/22)

Performer Pages Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichord)
Festival Strings Lucerne (orchestra)
Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor)
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Vangi (2020/3/21)

Performer Pages Robert-Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord)
Paillard (chamber orchestra)
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Publisher Info. Erato, 1960.
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Jun T (2011/4/19)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1738)
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Misc. Notes Part of D B Mus. ms. Bach P 234
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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737–1801)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1755).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms. Bach P 1060
Measure 58 of Allegro missing between bottom of p.3 and top of p.4. Has been put at end of Allegro p.5
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Peter (2006/11/30)

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 17 (pp.107-32, 318-19)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1869. Plate B.W. XVII.
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 17 (pp.107-32)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1869. Plate B.W. XVII.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A1232.
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Editor Javier Ruiz-Alma
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Misc. Notes Conductor's Score
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Benjamin Knight (2023/12/17)

Editor Richard Maunder (1937-2018)
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Misc. Notes From the papers of Richard Maunder — uploaded as part of a project of Christ's College, Cambridge.
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Parts

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Jun T (2016/6/26)

Copyist Unidentified scribes (cembalo, violone)
Publisher. Info. Partial Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1739) (violins, viola, continuo)
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Misc. Notes Including violone (unfigured) and continuo (figured.) PL-Kj Mus. ms. Bach St 127
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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737–1801)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1755).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus. ms. Bach P 1060
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A1232.
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Dominicus (2015/9/14)

4 more: Violins I (A4) • Violins II (A4) • Violas (A4) • Continuo (Cellos/Basses, A4)

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Editor Richard Maunder (1937-2018)
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Misc. Notes From the papers of Richard Maunder — uploaded as part of a project of Christ's College, Cambridge.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds
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Misc. Notes Transposed to G major
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For Violin and Keyboard (Coulon)

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Arranger Jean-Pierre Coulon (b. 1958)
Publisher. Info. Jean-Pierre Coulon, 2019.
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Misc. Notes Violin part and l.h. of keyboard are same as originals.
r.h. is arranged from Violin 2 and Viola parts when it was same as Violin 1 part, same as original otherwise.
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Arranger Kurt Soldan (1891-1946)
Editor Hans Beltz (1897-1977)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(1938).
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Carolus (2010/10/28)

Arranger Paul Waldersee (1831-1906)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 522.
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General Information

Work Title Harpsichord Concerto No.4
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055; Concert per a clavecí núm. 4 (Bach); Concerto pour clavecin n° 4
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 293831888; LCCN: n81140250; BNF: 13909443p
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1055
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 267
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
I. Allegro (105 bars)
II. Larghetto (38 bars)
III. Allegro ma non tanto (200 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1738
First Publication. 1854
Average DurationAvg. Duration 16 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation harpsichord, strings, continuo
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (section)
Extra Information Bach's arrangement of a lost concerto for oboe d'amore (BWV 1055R)

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