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The best recordings of JS Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
- The Brandenburg Concertos are breathtaking in their instrumentation, counterpoint and orchestral texture. ...
- Rinaldo Alessandrini (director) ...
- Trevor Pinnock (director) ...
- Café Zimmermann (2001-11) ...
- Christopher Hogwood (director) ...
- Jordi Savall (director)
- Why is Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 5 unusual?
- Why are the Brandenburg Concertos so good?
- What is the style of Brandenburg Concertos?
- Is passions A Brandenburg concerto?
Why is Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 5 unusual?
Why is Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 unusual? It gives a solo role to the harpsichord. ... -The first and last movements of concerti grosso are often in ritornello form, a form that features the alternation between tutti and solo sections.
Why are the Brandenburg Concertos so good?
The Brandenburg Concertos (so called because they were dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt) are not only some of the liveliest and most colourful orchestral works of their day, they were also groundbreaking, generating new sounds and new possibilities that Bach's contemporaries could not ignore.
What is the style of Brandenburg Concertos?
The Brandenburg Concertos represent a popular music genre of the Baroque era—the concerto grosso—in which a group of soloists plays together with a small orchestra. ... The second concerto of the set has a perilously high trumpet solo as well as solos for recorder (or flute), oboe, and violin.
Is passions A Brandenburg concerto?
Along with the St Matthew Passion, the 'Brandenburg' concertos belong to the highlights of Bach's best-known works. Bach treats many different instruments to virtuoso solos and creates unusual combinations.
