Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 | Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart

Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 at the Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia, Italy (2007). 00:00 I. Allegro 03:49 II. Adagio 06:55 III. Allegro 10:48 IV. Menuet - Trio - Menuet - Polonaise - Menuet - Trio – Menuet The Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046–1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) are a collection of six instrumental works dedicated by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721. They are regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. But the concerts were probably composed between 1718 and 1721 for Bach’s Köthener Hofkappelle. Bach’s original title “Six Concerts with Various Instruments” describes exactly what is special about these concerts: the varied use of several instruments, i.e. different strings, wind instruments, or solo harpsichord for the concertino. Watch the other 5 Brandenburg Concertos with Abbado and the Orchestra M