Brandenburg Concertos

A series of six orchestral concertos in the concerto grosso style by Johann Sebastian Bach, dedicated in 1721 to the Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg.

They are: No. 1, in F, for three oboes, two horns, bassoon, violino piccolo, strings, and continuo; No. 2, in F, for recorder, oboe, trumpet, violin, strings, and continuo; No. 3, in G, for three violins, three violas, three cellos, bass, and continuo; No. 4, in G, for two recorders, violin, strings, and continuo; No. 5, in D, for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings, and continuo; and No. 6, in B flat, for two violas, two bass viols, cello, bass, and continuo.