Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052R (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1730–34?
Genre Categories Concertos; For violin, strings, continuo; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring string ensemble; Scores with basso continuo; For strings with soloists and continuo; For organ, orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For orchestra with soloists (arr); For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)
Related Works Lost work. Only the composer's arrangement survives, as the Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146
Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

For Violin, Strings and Continuo (Tamura)

 Complete Score (with realized continuo for harpsichord)
#623169 - 4.06MB, 71 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5051×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/5/2)

⇒ 7 more: Violin solo • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo • Harpsichord • Engraving files (LilyPond)

 Violin solo
#623170 - 0.40MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6400×⇩ - Jun T

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 Violins I
#623171 - 0.22MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1240×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/5/2)

 Violins II
#623172 - 0.20MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 911×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/5/2)

 Violas
#623173 - 0.18MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 768×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/5/2)

 Continuo
#623174 - 0.19MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1249×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/5/2)

 Harpsichord
#623175 - 0.28MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 954×⇩ - Jun T

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 Engraving files (LilyPond)
#623185 - 0.05MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 411×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/5/2)

Arranger Jun Tamura (b. 1959), reconstruction
Publisher. Info. Tokyo: Jun Tamura, 2020.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Those who are interested in my reconstruction should also take a look at Benjamin Shute's reconstruction below, which aimed for a similar goal but was done much more professionally. (I'm a mere amateur violinist/violist, after all; 13 Oct 2025, Jun Tamura.)

With a detailed editorial note.
A typo in the editorial note has been corrected. (18 May 2020, Jun_T)
Typos in the score and harpsichord part have been corrected. (20 May 2020, Jun_T)

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 Complete Score (putative early version;
with realized continuo for harpsichord)
#645080 - 1.48MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1617×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

⇒ 7 more: Complete Score (putative early version) • Violin solo (putative early version) • Violin (putative early version) • Viola (putative early version) • Continuo (putative early version) • Harpsichord (putative early version) • Engraving files (putative early version; LilyPond)

 Complete Score (putative early version)
#645081 - 1.28MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 304×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

 Violin solo (putative early version)
#645082 - 0.36MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1645×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

 Violin (putative early version)
#645083 - 0.19MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 248×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

 Viola (putative early version)
#645084 - 0.18MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 169×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

 Continuo (putative early version)
#645085 - 0.16MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 268×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

 Harpsichord (putative early version)
#645086 - 0.24MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 278×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

 Engraving files (putative early version; LilyPond)
#645087 - 0.05MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 128×⇩ - Jun T

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Jun T (2020/9/5)

Arranger Jun Tamura (b. 1959), reconstruction
Publisher. Info. Tokyo: Jun Tamura, 2020.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes An experimental reconstruction of a putative early version of BWV 1052R. The ripieno consists of three parts (violin, viola, and continuo) instead of four. There is no second movement in this reconstruction.
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For Violin, Strings and Continuo (Reitz)

 1. Allegro
#77942 - 5.64MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25049×⇩ - RTM

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RTM (2010/9/6)

⇒ 4 more: 2. Adagio • 3. Allegro • Violin solo (1st and 2nd mvts.) • Violin solo (2nd and 3rd mvts.)

 2. Adagio
#77943 - 1.84MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7171×⇩ - RTM

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 3. Allegro
#77952 - 11.29MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6370×⇩ - RTM

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RTM (2010/9/6)

 Violin solo (1st and 2nd mvts.)
#89286 - 1.52MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13591×⇩ - Diabelli87

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Diabelli87 (2011/1/4)

 Violin solo (2nd and 3rd mvts.)
#411580 - 8.20MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 902×⇩ - IgorCello

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IgorCello (2016/2/15)

Arranger Robert Reitz (1884–1951), reconstruction
Publisher. Info. Veröffentlichungen der Neuen Bachgesellschaft. Jahrgang XVIII, Heft 1
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1917. Plate N.B. XVIII. 1.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes 900dpi monochrome (movements 1 + 2), not cleaned.
Of all things here, scanning was rather difficult: The printing is pale, the paper yellowed. For the 3rd movement I used a different method.
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For Violin, Strings and Continuo (Le Guen)

 Violin solo
#649608 - 0.54MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6317×⇩ - Drleguenimslp

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Drleguenimslp (2020/10/2)

Arranger David Le Guen (b. 1977), reconstruction
Publisher. Info. David Le Guen, 2020.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This is a reconstruction of the Harpsichord concerto in D minor, BWV 1052. It includes an appendix that allows the performer to compare the differences between this version and an earlier edition of this work the Harpsichord concerto in D minor, BWV 1052a.
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For Violin, Strings and Continuo (Ramis)

 Complete Score
#929017 - 0.96MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 478×⇩ - Pablo Ramis

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Pablo Ramis (2024/8/26)

Arranger Pablo Ramis (b. 1962)
Publisher. Info. Pablo Ramis
Copyright
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For Violin, Strings and Continuo (Shute)

 Complete Score (with front material)
#986367 - 22.45MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 212×⇩ - Benjamin Shute

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Benjamin Shute (2025/8/19)

⇒ 5 more: Violin Solo • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo

 Violin Solo
#986368 - 7.36MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 237×⇩ - Benjamin Shute

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 Violins I
#986369 - 3.51MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 58×⇩ - Benjamin Shute

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 Violins II
#986370 - 3.31MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 43×⇩ - Benjamin Shute

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Benjamin Shute (2025/8/19)

 Violas
#986371 - 2.93MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 43×⇩ - Benjamin Shute

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 Continuo
#986372 - 3.15MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 68×⇩ - Benjamin Shute

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Benjamin Shute (2025/8/19)

Arranger Benjamin Shute (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. PRB Productions, 2016.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Initially copyrighted by editor, 2013. Typeset and published by PRB Productions, 2016. With the dissolution of PRB Productions in 2023, all rights reverted to the editor.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Organ and Orchestra (Biebricher)

 Complete Score
#129177 - 1.38MB, 70 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 7711×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

 Engraving files (Lilypond)
#300483 - 0.07MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1070×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

Arranger Christof K. Biebricher
Editor Rutger Hofman
Publisher. Info. Christof K. Biebricher
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Reconstruction of a possible organ setting of this concerto.
Corrected edition based on These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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 Organ Solo
#129178 - 0.51MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8306×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

⇒ 8 more: Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • English Horn • Bassoon • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Harpsichord)

 Oboe 1
#129179 - 0.15MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1466×⇩ - Rutger

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 Oboe 2
#129180 - 0.15MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 935×⇩ - Rutger

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 English Horn
#129181 - 0.14MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 963×⇩ - Rutger

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 Bassoon
#129182 - 0.26MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 993×⇩ - Rutger

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 Violins I
#129183 - 0.21MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3387×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

 Violins II
#129184 - 0.20MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1808×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

 Violas
#129185 - 0.17MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1730×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

 Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Harpsichord)
#129186 - 0.18MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3464×⇩ - Rutger

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Rutger (2013/10/25)

Arranger Christof K. Biebricher
Editor Rutger Hofman
Publisher. Info. Christof K. Biebricher
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Edition based on These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Violin and Piano (Reitz)

 Piano Score (I. Allegro)
#411579 - 13.28MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 803×⇩ - IgorCello

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IgorCello (2016/2/15)

 Violin Part (II. Adagio; III. Allegro)
#411580 - 8.20MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 902×⇩ - IgorCello

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IgorCello (2016/2/15)

Arranger Robert Reitz (1884–1951), reconstruction
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1917. Plate N.B.XVIII 2.
Copyright
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General Information

Work Title Violin (or Organ?) Concerto in D minor
Alternative. Title
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 1052R
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 654
Key D minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1730–34?
First Publication. 1917 (arrangement by Robert Reitz)
Copyright Information The Wilfried Fischer (1938-2023) reconstruction in the Neue Bach Ausgabe (Series VII, volume 7) published in 1970 is under copyright worldwide, since it is considered a standalone reconstruction. In the US, it is projected to enter the public domain in 2066: 95 years after publication. In Canada and the EU, it is projected to enter the public domain in 2094: 70 years after Fischer's death. Please do not post scans of this edition or use this as a source in your own reconstruction as these will be deleted.
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation violin (or organ?), strings, continuo
Related Works Lost work. Only the composer's arrangement survives, as the Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen, BWV 146
Ich habe meine Zuversicht, BWV 188
Extra Information The original score of the concerto has been lost, but it was subsequently arranged by Bach as the Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV 1052. On the basis of the latter, it has been reconstructed by Ferdinand David (1873), Ferruccio Busoni (1899) and Robert Reitz (1917), among others.

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