Bach, Concerto E Major for Violin and Piano (Peters)

Bach Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 for Violin and Piano by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Edition Peters, presents one of Bach’s most radiant and outwardly confident violin concertos in a violin-and-piano setting that allows performers to explore its brilliance, balance, and rhythmic vitality in an intimate context; distinguished by its luminous key and buoyant energy, this concerto challenges the soloist to project clarity, elegance, and joyful momentum through refined Baroque articulation rather than sheer force, making it a cornerstone work for cultivating stylistic authority and expressive poise.

Key features:

• One of Bach’s most sunlit and extroverted concertos, full of rhythmic lift and confidence
• Encourages brilliant yet elegant playing, where clarity and balance take precedence over power
• The slow movement offers poised, lyrical introspection, demanding purity of tone and expressive restraint
• Finale sparkles with dance-like vitality and motoric drive, rewarding rhythmic precision
• Fosters a chamber-music sensibility, even within concerto form
• Ideal for refining Baroque style, articulation, and musical rhetoric
• A concerto that communicates joy, clarity, and architectural balance