BaroqueConcerto

Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto, composed 1730–1731. 493 recordings in this catalogue, from 1915 to 2025. Scored for Violin.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Yehudi Menuhin

Conductor · 38 recordings

Isaac Stern

Conductor · 26 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 26 recordings

David Oistrakh

Conductor · 19 recordings

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 16 recordings

Christian Ferras

Soloist · 16 recordings

Pinchas Zukerman

Conductor · 13 recordings

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 13 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Alfred Scholz
catalogue year 1987 · on 34 albums
Browse 1 recording and 34 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Camerata Labacensis, London Symphony Orchestra
catalogue year 1987 · on 31 albums
Browse 1 recording and 31 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Camerata Labacensis
catalogue year 1987 · on 28 albums
Browse 1 recording and 28 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1983 · on 17 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
Browse 3 recordings and 17 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras
catalogue year 1959 · on 13 albums
Browse 1 recording and 13 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (493 of 493)

Conductor

Yehudi Menuhin38 Isaac Stern26 David Oistrakh19 Pinchas Zukerman13 Alexander Schneider10 Igor Oistrakh9 Oscar Shumsky9 Zubin Mehta9 Alberto Lysy8 Günter Kehr8 Helmut Müller-Brühl8 Josef Suk8

Orchestra

English Chamber Orchestra26 Scottish Chamber Orchestra16 Academy of St Martin in the Fields13 Philharmonia Orchestra12 New York Philharmonic10 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra9 Mainzer Kammerorchester9 Cologne Chamber Orchestra8 Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra8 Camerata Labacensis7 Chamber Orchestra of Europe7 Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra7

Label

Decca Classics47 Deutsche Grammophon44 Warner Classics40 EMI Classics32 Sony Classical28 EMI22 Decca Records20 Philips16 Brilliant Classics15 Erato14 harmonia mundi14 Archiv Produktion12

Decade

1910s2 1920s5 1930s4 1940s6 1950s18 1960s28 1970s35 1980s75 1990s79 2000s82 2010s71 2020s24

Credited instrument

Violin383 Harpsichord24 Guitar1 Oboe1

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown493

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Konzert d-moll für 2 Violinen, Streicher und Continuo, BWV 1043: Largo ma non tantoEduard Melkus, Spiros Rantos Year: 1971	1971	Archiv Produktion	6:00
Konzert d-moll für 2 Violinen, Streicher und Continuo, BWV 1043: AllegroEduard Melkus, Spiros Rantos Year: 1971	1971	Archiv Produktion	5:03
Konzert d-moll für 2 Violinen, Streicher und Continuo, BWV 1043: VivaceEduard Melkus, Spiros Rantos Year: 1971	1971	Archiv Produktion	3:58
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tantoEdo de Waart, Philip Ledger, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1970	1970	Decca Classics	6:39
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: I. VivaceEdo de Waart, Philip Ledger, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1970	1970	Decca Classics	3:58
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: III. AllegroEdo de Waart, Philip Ledger, Philharmonia Orchestra Year: 1970	1970	Decca Classics	4:57
Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV 1043: III. AllegroDavid Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Kirill Kondrashin Year: 1967	1967	Yedang Classics	5:00
Concerto for two Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV 1043: I. VivaceDavid Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Kirill Kondrashin Year: 1967	1967	Yedang Classics	3:57
Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tantoDavid Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh, Kirill Kondrashin Year: 1967	1967	Yedang Classics	6:40
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester d-moll, BWV 1043: 3. AllegroHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Christian Ferras Year: 1966	1966	Deutsche Grammophon	5:21
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester d-moll, BWV 1043: 2. Largo ma non tantoHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Christian Ferras Year: 1966	1966	Deutsche Grammophon	7:00
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester d-moll, BWV 1043: 1. VivaceHerbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Christian Ferras Year: 1966	1966	Deutsche Grammophon	4:07
Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins and Orchestra, BWV 1043: 2. Largo ma non troppoJosef Suk, Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra Year: 1965	1965	Supraphon	7:28
Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins and Orchestra, BWV 1043: 3. AllegroJosef Suk, Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra Year: 1965	1965	Supraphon	5:49
Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins and Orchestra, BWV 1043: 1. VivaceJosef Suk, Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra Year: 1965	1965	Supraphon	4:29
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: 1st Movement: VivaceErika Morini, Nathan Milstein Year: 1964	1964	EMI Classics	4:00
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: 2nd Movement: Largo ma non tantoErika Morini, Nathan Milstein Year: 1964	1964	EMI Classics	6:36
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: 3rd Movement: Allegro assaiErika Morini, Nathan Milstein Year: 1964	1964	EMI Classics	5:05
Concerto in Re Minore per due violini, BWV 1043: AllegroClaudio Abbado, Edith Peinemann, Renato Zanettovich Year: 1963	1963	Fonit Cetra	5:44
Concerto in Re Minore per due violini, BWV 1043: Largo Ma Non TantoClaudio Abbado, Edith Peinemann, Renato Zanettovich Year: 1963	1963	Fonit Cetra	7:54

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