Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1734-38).
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Copyist Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774)
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Copyist Christoph Nichelmann (1717–1762)
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 17 (pp.1-42)
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Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A1227.
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Editor Werner Breig (b. 1932)
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Copyist Hermann Kretzschmar (1848–1924)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1734-38).
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Harpsichord Solo
Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
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Copyist Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772)
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Copyist Christoph Nichelmann (1717–1762)
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Editor Marco A. Maia
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Organ and Orchestra (Biebricher)
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Editor Rutger Hofman
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Misc. Notes Reconstruction of a possible organ setting of this concerto.
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Arranger Christof K. Biebricher
Editor Rutger Hofman
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For Harpsichord, Strings and Continuo (Bach)
Arranger Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1734-38).
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Misc. Notes Arranged from a lost violin concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus. ms. Bach St 350. Minor changes in the orchestral and harpsichord solo part. Bach Digital (source list)
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Arranger Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Copyist Christoph Nichelmann (1717–1762)
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Arranger Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 17 (pp.275-313)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1869. Plate B.W. XVII.
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Misc. Notes Bach Digital (source list) Minor changes in the orchestral and harpsichord solo part.
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Arranger Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Editor Werner Breig (b. 1932)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie VII, Band 4 (pp.315-68)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1999. Plate BA 5090.
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For 2 Alto Recorders and Strings (Ekert)
Arranger Matias Ekert (b. 1965)
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For 2 Pianos (Busoni)
Arranger Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)
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For 2 Pianos (Eickemeyer)
Arranger Willy Eickemeyer (1879–1935)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag, 1928. Plate 2409.
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For 2 Pianos (Reinecke and Maas)
Arranger Carl Reinecke (1824–1910)
Louis Maas (1852–1889)
Publisher. Info. Konzerte bearbeitungen für 2 Pianoforte zu 4 Händen (pp.1-26, 1-16)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate V.A. 568-569.
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For Piano 4 hands (Waldersee)
Arranger Paul Waldersee (1831–1906)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate V.A. 522.
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For Piano (Isida)
Arranger Kazue Rockzaemon Isida
Publisher. Info. Tokyo: 露久左庵音楽出版 Rockza Music Edition
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Misc. Notes 22-April/2012 III. Allegro update. This score is before calibration draft. The latest version is I am sold in our site.
Recordings 1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro
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For Piano (Ruthardt)
Arranger Adolf Ruthardt (1849–1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1885). Plate 6808.
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For Piano (Sun)
Arranger Ruoshi Sun
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Misc. Notes Transcription of the 1st movement completed in 2016. Transcription of the 2nd and 3rd movements completed in 2019.
Recordings I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
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Allegro (No.1)

For 2 Alto Recorders, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Ekert)
Arranger Matias Ekert (b. 1965)
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For Viola and Orchestra (Mäkelä)
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Cadenzas

Brahms
Arranger Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
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Arranger Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Editor Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857–1929)
Publisher. Info. Sämtliche Werke, Band 15 (pp.101)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27. Plate J.B. 79.
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Delaborde
Arranger Elie Miriam Delaborde (1839–1913)
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1872]. Plate G.H.647.
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Reinecke
Arranger Carl Reinecke (1824–1910)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1866]. Plate 10793.
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General Information

Work Title Harpsichord Concerto No.1
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Concert per a clavecí núm. 1 (Bach); Concerto pour clavecin n° 1; Concierto para clavecín en re menor, BWV 1052
Name Aliases Concert per a clavecí en re menor de Bach; Concert per a clavecí num. 1 (Bach); Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 294402549; LCCN: n81129545; BNF: 13909439f
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1052
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 264
Key D minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro (D minor, 190 bars)
  2. Adagio (G minor, 87 bars)
  3. Allegro (D minor, 287 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1738
First Publication. 1836?
Average DurationAvg. Duration 21 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation harpsichord, strings, continuo
Related Works Arranged from Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146
Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Borrowings from earlier works

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