J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048, is one of the great masterpieces of Baroque string writing, scored for three violins, three violas, three cellos, double bass, and continuo. This Cello III orchestral part belongs to the critically prepared Breitkopf & Härtel Urtext edition, edited by Werner Felix. It provides modern, practical performance material based on historical sources and the New Bach Edition. A distinctive feature of the concerto is the absence of a conventional slow movement—Bach left only two chords between the outer movements. The edition offers an optional solution by Emil Platen that uses all the string instruments in a stylistically appropriate elaboration before Bach’s two chords.

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