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Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971

173512 min

This guide follows Bach’s Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 (1735) in three parts: [Allegro], Andante and Presto.

Recording: András Schiff (piano) (2010)

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Follow all 21 sections as they play

  1. I[]
  2. II
  3. III
I[]0:03–3:42

in F major. The full-orchestra is the , and it four times, alternating with the four Episodes. The opening is vigorous and suggests a string orchestra, and the material grows more decorated as it goes. Listen for the contest between the two groups, which Bach shows by moving between the two keyboards.

II3:47–8:00
III8:12–11:40

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

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