Complete Brandenburg Concertos Transcribed for Piano Four Hands

by Bach, Johann Sebastian; Reger, Max

• ISBN13: 9780486413822
• ISBN10: 0486413829
• Edition: Unabridged
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-10
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

One of the major keyboard composers of the early 20th century, Max Reger made numerous piano arrangements of Bach's orchestral and chamber compositions, and these piano four-hand arrangements of the Brandenburg Concertos rank among his finest accomplishments in the genre. Not merely reductions of the orchestral scores, Reger's four-hand versions recast the original masterpieces in a truly pianistic way, creating a fascinating and satisfying addition to the piano four-hand repertoire. Reproduced from a rare edition.

Table of Contents

Concerto No. 1 in F Major (BWV 1046 / ca. 1717) (originally scored for 2 horns, 3 oboes, bassoon, violino piccolo, strings and continuo)	4	(24)
Allegro	4	(8)
Adagio	12	(2)
Allegro	14	(10)
Menuetto	24	(2)
Polacca	26	(2)
Concerto No. 2 in F Major (BWV 1047 / ca. 1717-18) (originally scored for trumpet, recorder or flute, oboe, solo violin, strings and continuo)	28	(18)
Allegro	28	(10)
Andante	38	(2)
Allegro assai	40	(6)
Concerto No. 3 in G Major (BWV 1048 / ca. 1711-13) (originally scored for three string trios and continuo)	46	(24)
Allegro con spirito	46	(14)
Adagio	60	(2)
Allegro	62	(8)
Concerto No. 4 in G Major (BWV 1049 / ca. 1720) (originally scored for solo violin, 2 recorders or flutes, strings and continuo)	70	(30)
Allegro	70	(16)
Andante	86	(2)
Presto	88	(12)
Concerto No. 5 in D Major (BWV 1050 / ca. 1720-21) (originally scored for flute, solo violin, solo clavier, strings and continuo)	100	(36)
[Allegro]	100	(20)
Affettuoso	120	(4)
Allegro	124	(12)
Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major (BWV 1051 / ca. 1708-10) (originally scored for 2 violas, 2 violas da gamba, cellos and continuo)	136
Allegro non tanto	136
Adagio ma non tanto	146
Allegro	150