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Bach
BWV1053R
Preface
The original form of the concerto BWV 1053 has been lost. We do not know for which solo instrument
it was originally, but musicologists have been arguing for a long time that it was probably for the
oboe. We also do not know when it was composed, but Bachs Cthen period (early 1720s) has been
suggested.
The music of this concerto has come down to us in two different forms. One is a reworking into a
harpsichord concerto, Nr. 2 in E major from ca.1738. Besides, this concerto has found a place in two
of Bach s cantatas from 1726, with the solo part allotted to the organ. The first movement appears as
the opening Sinfonia in Cantata Gott soll allein mein Herze haben BWV169, with an orchestra
that, besides strings, newly features two oboe damore and a taille (tenor hobo). The second concerto
movement appears as the aria Stirb in mir in the same cantata with, besides the organ solo, a
newly composed solo part for the alto voice, and a new orchestral interlude of 8 measures, inserted
at bar 15. The third concerto movement is reused in cantata Ich geh und suche mit verlangen
BWV49 as the opening Sinfonia; an additional oboe damore doubles the first violin part.
The harpsichord concerto is in the key of E major ( C~ minor for the second movement); the cantata
movements are in D major, B minor, and E major respectively. Musicologists have argued for an
original key of either E major or F major for the original, lost concerto. Mostly, F major is seen
nowadays.
The solo part for the harpsichord concerto version is much embellished compared to the earlier
cantata versions; this makes it very idiomatic for a harpsichord version. In the present edition, the
solo oboe part faithfully follows the organ version from the cantatas, with the exception of a few
notes in bar 22 in the second movement that exceed the range of the oboe. The orchestra is presumed
to be just a string orchestra, and its parts are also equal to the parts in the Cantata movements. The
few notes that are given only to the orchestral oboe trio in movement I of BWV169 are returned to
the strings. Musicologists debate whether bars 15..22, new in the cantata version of the second
movement, should be played or cut; this is left as an option to the performer.
The present edition closely follows Bachs autographs available from the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
- Preuischer Kulturbesitz. Movements I and II are based on D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 93 and St 38.
Movement III is based on D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 111 and St 55.
Rutger Hofman
2015 Amsterdam
I. Allegro
Oboe
concertato
I
Violino
II
Viola
Basso
Continuo
Ob.
I
Vln
Vla
7
I
Vln
6 6 6
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
6 6 6 6 6
6
5
pia
6
5
6 6 6 6 6
5 4 4+
pia
pia
6
5
Ob.
Vla
10
II
B.C.
B.C.
II
Ob.
6
5
4
Ob.
13
I
Vln
pia
pia
Vla
B.C.
Ob.
II
6
16
Vla
B.C.
II
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
7
5
p
6
( )
7
3
6
6
5
6
5
6
4+
2
(f)
(f)
7
5
7
7
7
4
2
6
4+
2
22
7
5
2
7
19
Vla
B.C.
Vln
6
6
pia
pia
6
4+
2
6
5
pia
6
6
4
2
Ob.
25
I
Vln
II
Vla
Vla
B.C.
II
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
6 7
6
5
6 6 6
6
5
7
6
5
7
6
5
6
6
5 7
5
7
5
7
5
6
5
5
6
4
6
4
2
7
5
7
6
5
34
B.C.
Ob.
Vla
31
II
Vln
28
Vln
Ob.
B.C.
Ob.
6
Ob.
37
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
I
Vln
II
40
43
II
Vla
B.C.
II
Vla
B.C.
46
6
5
6
7
5
7
5
7
5
6
5
6
4+
3
7
6
7
7
6
5
7
6
5
6 6
Vln
Vln
B.C.
Ob.
Vla
Ob.
Ob.
6
4
Ob.
49
I
Vln
II
II
Vla
B.C.
II
Vla
B.C.
6 6 6
pia
pia
6
pia
7
6
5
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
59
B.C.
Vla
Vln
II
55
Vln
Vln
52
Ob.
B.C.
Ob.
Vla
Ob.
6
4
7
5
6
5
6
4
2
6
5
6 6 6 6 6
7
5
6 6 6
6 6
4 5
5
6
5
6
5
9 5 6
5
6 5
6
6
4
2
6 65 6
6
6 6
4 4+
2
8
Ob.
63
I
Vln
II
Vla
II
Vla
B.C.
B.C.
6
6
5
6 6
4+
6 6 6 6
4 4+
2
6
4
2
6
4
3
7
6
6
7
5
7
5
6
4+
2
7
5
6 6
4 4
3
6
4
6
4
6 7
6 6 6
5 4
6
6 7
6 6
6
5
7
5
6
5
73
B.C.
Vla
Vla
II
II
Vln
Vln
70
Vln
Ob.
67
Ob.
B.C.
Ob.
5
7
5
7
5
Ob.
76
I
Vln
II
Vla
79
I
Vln
II
Vla
I
Vln
II
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
6
5
6
5
6
4
f
f
7
6
5
6
4
6
5
6
5
6
5
6
5
6
6
5
7
9
7
7
5 7
5
7
7
5
6
5
6
6
4
2
6 6 6 6 6 6 7
4 4 5
2
6
7
5
9
6
5
7
8
6
86
9
6
5
B.C.
Vla
82
B.C.
Ob.
B.C.
Ob.
6
5
10
Ob.
89
I
Vln
B.C.
Vln
Vln
7
B.C.
6 6
4+
2
6
5
7
5
6
5
6 6 6 6 6
5
6
5
7
5
5
7
7
5
6
4
5
2
6 6
4+
7
98
6
4+
2
Vla
7
5
6
5
6
4
II
B.C.
95
Vla
7
B.C.
II
6
5
Vla
Vln
II
92
Ob.
Vla
Ob.
II
Ob.
101
Ob.
I
Vln
II
B.C.
6
5
6
4+
2
7
5
104
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
Vln
Vla
B.C.
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
tasto solo
7
5
7
5
6
5
7
5
110
Ob.
6
II
107
Ob.
6
4
Ob.
7
Vla
11
6
5
6 6 5 Da Capo
5 4
12
II. Siciliano
Oboe
concertato
I
Violino
II
Vln
II
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
6
4
2
7
4
2
7
4
2
8
5
3
7
6
4+
6
4+
2
6
4+
2+
6
4+
2+
6
Ob.
B.C.
12
8
Vla
12
8
12
8
Basso
Continuo
12
8
Viola
Ob.
12
8
5
3
7 8
4
2
6
8
7
5
5
6 64
6 6
4+
2
7 6
5 4+
3
7
5
7
5
6
5
7 5
7
5
Ob.
10
I
Vln
II
Vla
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
6
4
II
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
7
5
4
B.C.
Ob.
Vla
6
5
5
3
7 8
4
2
7 6
6
4+
2+
6 6
4+
3
6
4+
2
6 4+
2
6
6
4+
2+
6 6
4
6
4
Vi-
6
6
4+
2
6
4+
2
6
4
13
6
4
2
3 7
5
19
6
4
2
16
Vln
5
3
Ob.
B.C.
6
4
2
13
B.C.
5
6
14
Ob.
22
I
Vln
II
Vla
Ob.
7
6
5
7
4
6
4+
2+
7
5
25
B.C.
-de
6 6
4+
3
7
5+
Vla
B.C.
I
Vln
II
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
28
7
5
7
7
5
6 6
4+
2
6
6
4+
2
6
4+
2+
6
7
5
6
6
6
4+
2+
Ob.
31
Vla
B.C.
I
Vln
II
Ob.
34
I
Vln
II
Vla
7
7
8
3
7 8
4
2
6
6 6
3 6
5
37
4
6 6
3 4+
3 6
7
6
4
5
7
5
Vla
B.C.
7
6
4
6
5
II
7
3 6
5
7
5
7
5
4
6
4
7
5
Vln
5
6 6
4
B.C.
Ob.
15
Dal Segno
16
III. Allegro
Oboe
concertato
I
Violino
II
Viola
Basso
Continuo
Ob.
II
Vla
B.C.
27
Vla
B.C.
Vla
II
II
Vln
18
Vln
Ob.
B.C.
3
8
3
8
Vln
83
Ob.
3
8
83
p
p
p
p
( )
f
f
( )
( )
Ob.
35
I
Vln
II
52
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
4
2
( )
( )
60
Vla
17
B.C.
Ob.
Vla
B.C.
43
II
II
Vln
Vln
B.C.
Ob.
Vla
Ob.
( )
p
p
p
18
Ob.
69
I
Vln
Vla
B.C.
II
Ob.
77
Tutti
Vla
B.C.
II
Ob.
I
Vln
II
85
Vla
B.C.
Vln
Solo
p
p
( )
( )
( )
( )
Ob.
I
Vln
II
93
Vla
B.C.
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
109
Ob.
I
Vln
II
B.C.
f
f
f
f
( )
Ob.
Vla
117
II
B.C.
Vln
Vla
p
p
p
(p)
101
Ob.
19
20
125
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
Vln
II
Vla
Vln
II
Vla
Vla
f
f
( )
f
f
( )
( )
150
Ob.
B.C.
B.C.
II
Vln
142
Ob.
B.C.
( )
133
Ob.
Ob.
( )
( )
( )
( )
159
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
167
Ob.
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
184
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
B.C.
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
p
p
p
( )
p
21
Ob.
II
( )
175
Vln
( )
B.C.
( )
( )
Vla
B.C.
f
f
( )
f
f
f
f
( )
22
193
I
Vln
II
Vla
202
Ob.
I
Vln
II
Vla
210
Ob.
I
Vln
II
218
Ob.
II
Vla
B.C.
Tutti
p
p
( )
Solo
( )
B.C.
Vla
B.C.
Vln
B.C.
Ob.
( )
( )
( )
p
p
p
( )
225
Ob.
I
Vln
Vla
B.C.
f
I
Vln
II
Vln
II
250
Ob.
I
Vln
II
f
f
f
f
( )
Vla
B.C.
B.C.
Vla
242
Ob.
B.C.
Vla
( )
23
233
Ob.
II
Da Capo
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