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Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Concerto in A minor (Bach)

The Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041, is a violin concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach. It shows the influence of Italian composers such as Bach's older contemporary Vivaldi. Bach is known to have

Structure and analysis#

The piece has three movements: A typical performance of the concerto takes around 15 minutes.

Publication#

The concerto was published for the first time in 1852. In the 1870s Wilhelm Rust edited it for publication in the first complete edition of Bach’s works.

Instrumentations and transcriptions#

The Keyboard Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058 is an arrangement of this concerto with harpsichord.

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach