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Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056

173811 min

This guide follows Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (1738) in three parts: Allegro moderato, Largo and Presto.

Recording: Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (2005)

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Follow all 25 sections as they play

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
I0:02–3:32

. The orchestra's five times, and four Episodes for the harpsichord come between them. The rhythmic contrast is the thing to hear: the strings pulse in a plain 2/4 while the plays nearly all triplets. Often the harpsichord repeats the last figure just played together, like an echo.

II3:46–6:38
III7:02–10:37

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Johann Sebastian BachConcertosBaroque periodF minor

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