Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042 for violin and piano; Johann Sebastian Bach (Henle)

Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042 for violin and piano by Johann Sebastian Bach

Bach's E Major Violin Concerto has survived solely in the form of a copy, but in view of its significant compositional substance, and of Bach's arrangement (which has come down to us as an autograph) for harpsichord and orchestra, the work's authenticity is beyond question. The highly expressive violin melody in the second movement speaks for itself: the concerto is a perfect concertpiece for the violin, presented here in a high-quality Henle urtext edition.