Bach, J.S., Concerto in E BWV 1042 for Violin and Piano (Henle)

Bach’s E major Violin Concerto has survived solely in the form of a copy, but in view of its significant compositional substance, and of Bach’s arrangement (which has come down to us as an autograph) for harpsichord and orchestra, the work’s authenticity is beyond question. The highly expressive violin melody in the second movement speaks for itself: the harpsichord version cannot provide a real replacement for it.

Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of the Baroque era, the most celebrated member of a large family of north German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist, organist, and expert on organ building, Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Mass in B Minor, and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental music.

Syllabus Information:

• AMEB Violin Certificate of Performance List B
• AMEB Violin Associate List A