Volume 1 of this new Naxos edition of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s pre- 1940s recordings includes an account of J.S. Bach’s thirdBrandenburg Concertothat is lightyears away from the ‘historically informed’ norm of today, yet eloquent, deeply-felt and with a real sense of light and shade. ...
Movement III. By Johann Sebastian Bach / arr. David Marlatt. 5 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet Score & Parts. This third concerto was originally written for 3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, and basso continuo, but is now arranged by David Marlatt for five clarine
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, like his ‘goldberg’ Variations, have become one of the most famous and popular collections of instrumental music. they are perhaps rivalled only by the first third of Vivaldi’s op.8, The Four Seasons. At the date of writing these notes, having entered ‘Bac...
The third concerto, especially, seems to epitomise the Baroque era for many music lovers, underpinning many a film or TV soundtrack still today, and remaining a firm concert hall favourite. Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society The Goldberg...
Mixing the dancing Third Brandenburg with the demonic Double Violin Concerto and the monumental C major Overture with the lyrical Oboe and Violin Concerto is wonderfully refreshing for listeners who've already heard the works in context of their fellow Brandenburgs or overtures. The liner notes, ...
(Third Movement -- Abridged). By Johann Sebastian Bach / arr. Vernon Leidig. String Orchestra Conductor Score. Vernon Leidig has skillfully adapted the third movement of Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 for complete string orchestra (originally with two solo v
A concerto nearly always involves a solo instrument (or combination of solo instruments) and an ensemble. The key idea is the alternation between one or more soloists and the whole ensemble, in a sort of light-hearted competition. In the six'Brandenburg' Concertos, Bach explores every facet of...
Tracks 1-3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BCJ -- Performed at an astonishingly breakneck pace (especially the third movement), the strings are skillful and lyrical. At this very upbeat tempo, the third movement becomes an unfolding of changing textures, in the spirit of Philip Glass, which is ...
Likewise the Third Concerto is more chamber music than concerto, with only one player on each of nine parts and all participating in virtuosic interplay. This was easily the most compelling performance of the evening, brimming with sparkle and bustle, with first violinist Stephanie Jeong leading th...
from 1703 to 1707 he was church organist in Arn-stadt. After a year of work at the church in Mühlhausen, Bach served for 15 years as a court musician in Weimar (1708–17 and Cöthen (1717–23). The third period—the Leipzig years (1723–50)—was the peak of Bach’s creativity....