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Manchester Baroque

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
In his second Brandenburg concerto, Bach took the Baroque concerto form to its limit, pitting solo trumpet, oboe, recorder and violin against the orchestra, offering a remarkable palette of colour alongside dazzling harmonic invention. We also perform Bach’s Suite in B minor with Manchester Baroque’s flautist Martyn Shaw alongside concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel featuring our leader, violinist Pauline Nobes, oboist Michael Niesemann, trumpeter Robert Vanryne, and special guest on recorder Yasaman Mashhouri.

Programme:
JS Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in C minor, RV 441
Finger Sonata in C for trumpet, violin & oboe
Handel Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (HWV 316)
INTERVAL
Telemann Concerto in A for flute, violin & cello, TWV53:A2
JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047


Performers:
(also soloists in brackets)
Yasaman Mashhouri recorder (2, 6)
Martyn Shaw flute (1, 5)
Michael Niesemann oboe (3, 6)
Robert Vanryne trumpet (3, 6)
Pauline Nobes violin (3, 5, 6)
Rachel Gray cello (5)


  • date Sat, 15 November 2025
  • location Halle St Peter's, Manchester
  • time 7:30pm
  • ticket £8-£30

Full Event Details

In his second Brandenburg concerto, Bach took the Baroque concerto form to its limit, pitting solo trumpet, oboe, recorder and violin against the orchestra, offering a remarkable palette of colour alongside dazzling harmonic invention. We also perform Bach’s Suite in B minor with Manchester Baroque’s flautist Martyn Shaw alongside concertos by Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel featuring our leader, violinist Pauline Nobes, oboist Michael Niesemann, trumpeter Robert Vanryne, and special guest on recorder Yasaman Mashhouri.

Programme:
JS Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Vivaldi Recorder Concerto in C minor, RV 441
Finger Sonata in C for trumpet, violin & oboe
Handel Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 3 No. 5 (HWV 316)
INTERVAL
Telemann Concerto in A for flute, violin & cello, TWV53:A2
JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047

Performers:
(also soloists in brackets)
Yasaman Mashhouri recorder (2, 6)
Martyn Shaw flute (1, 5)
Michael Niesemann oboe (3, 6)
Robert Vanryne trumpet (3, 6)
Pauline Nobes violin (3, 5, 6)
Rachel Gray cello (5)

Venue Details & Map

Location

Halle St Peter's, Manchester
40 Blossom St, Manchester M4 6BF


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