Brandenburg Concertos Brandenburg Concertos The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051, original title: Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments) are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. Bach wrote out the music himself for presentation to the Margrave rather than leaving it to a copyist. While he took the opportunity to revise the music, most likely, it was not freshly composed. He appears to have selected the six pieces from concertos he
Horn Concertos (Mozart) or 1786 (Humphries 2000, 87). Given the duration of the concertos (no more than 20 minutes each) it is quite common to find these horn concertos on the same CD, or in boxed sets of Mozart's concertos for wind instruments or even all his concertos. The Naxos Records CD "Complete Works for Horn & Orchestra" includes, besides the concertos, three rondos for horn and orchestra completed by musicologists. When a CD has only one of the horn concertos, it is typically paired with another concerto for a wind instrument also by Mozart. Horn Concertos (Mozart) The Horn Concertos by Wolfgang