Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto TranscriptionsBach's transcriptions for harpsichord of a number of Italian and other concertos date from his years in Weimar, probably 1713-1714. Most of these transcriptions were based on concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, but there are also works by Alessandro Marcello, Benedetto Marcello, Georg Philipp Telemann, and the musically talented Prince Johann Ernst of Saxe-Weimar. In July 1713, Prince Johann Ernst returned to Weimar after studying in Utrecht for 2 years. A keen amateur violinist, he is likely to have brought back concerto scores from Amsterdam, probably including the collection L'estro armonico, Op.3 of Vivaldi, published there in 1711. Bach's transcriptions of these works could have served an educational purpose for the young prince as well as giving him pleasure, but were probably also important for Bach's own development as a composer. His biographer Forkel wrote: "Vivaldi's violin concertos, which had just been published, gave him the guidance he needed. He had often heard them praised for their artistic excellence and decided upon the happy idea of arranging them all for the clavier. He was thus led to study their structure, the musical ideas on which they are built, the pattern of their modulations, and many other characteristics." Moreover, the publication of these works in the 19th century led to a Vivaldi revival lasting into our own time. |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op. 3 no. 9, BWV 972 |
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Key: D Major | Published: | |
Level: 6 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1167 kB) |
ID:2869
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op. 7 no. 2, BWV 973 |
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Key: G Major | Published: | |
Level: 6 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1159 kB) |
ID:2870
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Marcello: Oboe Concerto, BWV 974 |
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Key: D Minor | Published: | |
Level: 7 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1202 kB) |
ID:2871
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op. 4 no. 6, BWV 975 |
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Key: G Minor | Published: | |
Level: 6 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1256 kB) |
ID:2872
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op. 3 no. 12, BWV 976 |
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Key: C Major | Published: | |
Level: 6 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1588 kB) |
ID:2873
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Concerto Transcription - unknown source, BWV 977 |
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Key: C Major | Published: | |
Level: 6 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (832 kB) |
ID:2874
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op. 3 no. 3, BWV 978 |
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Key: F Major | Published: | |
Level: 7 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1203 kB) |
ID:2875
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Torelli: Violin Concerto, BWV 979 |
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Key: B Minor | Published: | |
Level: 7 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1914 kB) |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Vivaldi: Violin Concerto op. 4 no. 1, BWV 980 |
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Key: G Major | Published: | |
Level: 8 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1406 kB) |
ID:2877
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Marcello: Concerto op. 1 no. 2, BWV 981 |
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Key: C Minor | Published: | |
Level: 7 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1365 kB) |
ID:2878
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Johann Ernst: Violin Concerto op. 1 no. 1, BWV 982 |
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Key: B-flat Major | Published: | |
Level: 8 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1052 kB) |
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Concerto Transcription - unknown source, BWV 983 |
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Key: G Minor | Published: | |
Level: 8+ | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1044 kB) |
ID:2880
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Johann Ernst: Concerto, BWV 984 |
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Key: C Major | Published: | |
Level: 8 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1030 kB) |
ID:2881
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Telemann: Violin Concerto, BWV 985 |
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Key: G Minor | Published: | |
Level: 7 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (1021 kB) |
ID:2882
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Concerto Transcription - unknown source, BWV 986 |
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Key: G Major | Published: | |
Level: 7 | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (676 kB) |
ID:2883
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto Transcriptions : Johann Ernst: Violin Concerto op. 1 no. 4, BWV 987 |
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Key: D Minor | Published: | |
Level: 8+ | Period: Baroque | |
Piano score: Bach-Gesellschaft edition (859 kB) |
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