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Work: Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV1046

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ComposerBach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeOrchestral
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Boulogne-BillancourtBach, the Brandenburgs (1)

Insula Orchestra / Accentus
Bach
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

AmsterdamMasato Suzuki & Bach Collegium Japan: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

© Marco Borggreve
Bach
Masato Suzuki; Bach Collegium Japan

LondonLMP Play Bach’s Brandenburgs

© London Mozart Players
Bach
SDNA; Ruth Rogers; Olivier Stankiewicz; London Mozart Players
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Bach Akademie Australia plays brilliant complete Brandenburg Concertos

Madeleine Easton and John Ma © Keith Saunders
Bach Akademie Australia, led by its founder Madeleine Easton, presents as good a performance of the complete Brandenburgs as anyone could be wished for.
*****
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Highly-charged performances of the Brandenburgs from Arcangelo

Arcangelo © Sophie Oliver
Arcangelo's dazzling creativity, superbly marshalled by the charismatic Jonathan Cohen, gives a gold medal performance of all six Brandenburg Concertos to launch the London Festival of Baroque Music.
*****
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Perfect collaborations: Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at the Anvil

Lisa Beznosiuk, Margaret Faultless and Steven Devine © Mark Allan (QEH Southbank performance)
A fascinating traversal of all six concertos in all their colourful variety given compelling performances by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at The Anvil. 
****1
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Johann Sebastian Bach, portrait by Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1746) © Public domain
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