Harpsichord Concerto in A minor, H.403 (Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel)

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Early Version

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Later Version

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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General Information

Work Title Harpsichord Concerto in A minor
Alternative. Title
Composer Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HeilB 403 ; Wq.1 ; BWV Anh. III 189 (formerly as J.S. Bach)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICB 64
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro ma non molto
  2. Andante
  3. Presto
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1733, Leipzig ; rev. 1744, Berlin.
First Publication. (2008)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 20 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation harpsichord, strings, continuo
Manuscript Sources D-Bsa SA 1690 (29) (teilautograph)
D-LEm Poel.mus.Ms.41 (1762 copy, attributes work to JS Bach)
B-Bc 27141
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 235 (1) (another digitized source @ SBB)
B-Bc 26537
D-Bsa SA 2577 (copied by G. Schlichting and others)
A-Sm M.N. 136,10
B-Bc 5887 (1)
B-Bc 25448 (notes Wq numbering. From a collection of 29 abschrift formerly in Guido Wagener's possession)

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For a discussion of the different versions of this Concerto, and C.P.E. Bach's revision process, see Peter Wollny's introduction to III/9.1: Keyboard Concertos from Manuscript Sources I in The Packard Humanities project C.P.E. Bach: The Complete Works; [1]