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
Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins: 2nd mvt (Children of a Lesser God)Robert Thurston Dart, Carl Pini	-	Karussell	5:38
Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043: II. LargoYehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras	-	EMI TV	7:43
Concerto per 2 violini: LargoSaschko Gawriloff	-	De Agostini	7:30
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: 2. Largo ma non tantoAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Henryk Szeryng	-	Decca Records	6:25
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: 3. AllegroAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Henryk Szeryng	-	Decca Records	5:10
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: 1. VivaceAcademy of St Martin in the Fields, Henryk Szeryng	-	Decca Records	3:55
Double Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tantoDavid Oistrakh, George Malcolm	-	Deutsche Grammophon	7:33
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester Nr. 3 d-Moll (BWV 1043): Largo Ma Non TantoPavel Kogan, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Leonid Kogan	-	Eurodisc	-
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester Nr. 3 d-Moll (BWV 1043): AllegroPavel Kogan, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Leonid Kogan	-	Eurodisc	-
Konzert für 2 Violinen und Orchester Nr. 3 d-Moll (BWV 1043): VivacePavel Kogan, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Leonid Kogan	-	Eurodisc	-
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: Largo ma non tantoOscar Shumsky, Scottish Chamber Orchestra	-	Nimbus Records	6:30
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: AllegroOscar Shumsky, Scottish Chamber Orchestra	-	Nimbus Records	4:48
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: VivaceOscar Shumsky, Scottish Chamber Orchestra	-	Nimbus Records	3:50
Concerto for Two Violins: AllegroEnglish Chamber Orchestra	-	-	5:10
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: I. VivaceWilliam Preucil	-	Summy-Birchard Inc.	3:49
Concerto for Two Violins: Largo ma non tantoEnglish Chamber Orchestra	-	-	7:15
Concerto for Two Violins: VivaceEnglish Chamber Orchestra	-	-	4:06
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor BWV 1043Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein, Yehudi Menuhin	-	Sony Classical	6:28
Vivace from Concerto for Two Violins and OrchestraRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra	-	-	3:59
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace (Violin 2 only)William Preucil	-	Summy-Birchard Inc.	3:50

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