Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.5 - i: Allegro

[UncleC1025]

Dat harpsichord solo

[msbrainz]

i am 12 and i really like it, but what is this?

[monobrow638]

This is the Harpsichord "Through Fire and Flames".

[MrBurns0329]

That harpsichord player gets so much pussy!

[carrrottop92]

did u hear the drop at 3:49? unrea.

[NontrivialZetaZeros]

I want middle aged men in my living room to play Baroque music to me.

[titaniumpancakes]

Thumbs up if you like Douglas Adams' review of this and the 6th BC.

[dmorg05]

69 people couldn't keep up on Guitar Hero

[akumu102]

im 17 and i just happen to really love classical music:)-

[msbrainz]

@akumu102 who cares

[342gangster]

69 dislikes lol!

[nataliekaylaben]

hdskf115 it is in D, but the original baroque instruments are pitched a little lower so it sounds kind of C#-ish. T

[DJLi3]

omg omg hah i have to play harpsichord part for school. i am so nervous

[SimonOxfPhys]

I listen to the harpsichord solo in this with the 'oh sweet jesus that's good' face

[hdskf115]

what key is this in cause its different from D major obviously

[EcuadorFreak]

@hdskf115 It's in D Major, but Baroque D Major. Historians have conducted studies and found throughout time sound as it was interpreted in terms of objective tones has varied in soundwave properties. For example, currently our A is 440 Hertz, meaning the sound vibration makes 440 cycles per second, and that is the frequency at which our A tone is created. But Historians tell us back in Medieval times, an A was something like 447 or 444 hertz... I cannot recall the exact number.

[juliosax93]

@EcuadorFreak isn't the baroque instruments tuned in A 415Hz, or something around that?

[EcuadorFreak]

@hdskf115 and consequently, those music ensembles who take playing music from other time periods seriously, might have a tendency to tune accordingly.

[MathiasHoevel]

this is pal pico

[ivanoschen]

Too fast. I prefer the tempo by I MUSICI.

[pyrrooo]

68 people are voice majors

[gothicgrowler]

@pyrrooo or brass :L

[armacino89]

@pyrrooo 68 idiots :D

[gabriel2009]

Thumbs up if no one forced you to watch this and you are NOT watching it because of your music class in college /high school.

[LunaLiddell]

@gabriel2009 Why do you have to be forced? It's beautiful!

[Imranrulezz]

@gabriel2009 Actually playing this in middle school. Still thumb'd up!

[ismaelclasica]

I like to preserve the tradition by tuning in 436 ... sounds good so and gives a way much closer to the time ... great!

[AlfieJ06]

Funny how this movement has over 1.2 MILLION hits whilst the others barely pass 100K

[goldcherries]

why is there a porno in the related list??!!!

[twsty123456]

@goldcherries

as Homer SImpson once said "There's nothing wrong with a little "HEY-HEY" hee hee hee. ;D"

[maggiestupka]

I LOVE this!!

[Tr0jan1337]

: D :D :D :D Baroque era is just epic!! HARPSICHORD IS so badass!!!! OMG ORGASM OH YES I AM HAVING ONE!!!

[tbhsul]

im 17 and im not in any music class i found this on my own

[atox88]

Ear orgasm!

[ducttapegirl12307]

my 6th grade all county orchestra is doing this song



[chenmeister10]

@ducttapegirl12307 really? wow i could never do anything like this back in 6th grade. what arrangement is it?

[ducttapegirl12307]

@chenmeister10 it is arranged by Merle J. Lsaac

[KJELSHCL]

thumbs up if you listen because of Douglas Adams

[leonsmello]

@MrTupins shut the fuck up, fucking moron! Go back and listen to your fucking Selena Gomez songs!

[UrbanSniperWTF69]

im playing this in 8th grade!

[ACDCROX102]

Niggaphonic!



[oshana23]

I will die when i die happy and fullfilled with my life just the way it was, is, and will be :).

[oshana23]

Love it, love Bach :)

[CwCaufman]

How dare someone say this is dumb some people have absolutly no respect for good music like this

[Linkoliin]

@CwCaufman This is dumb.

[youngfranchize09]

This is dumb.. I only gotta do this cause of music class -____-

[gandarela6b]

@youngfranchize09 you´ll die young

[toyickon]

good, very good!

[MegaShiv100]

Im playing this on the cello in my school orchestra and i love playing it!!!! Its an amazing piece. Esepecially how they playit in this video!!!!!!!

[maelstrom495]

this is a really good piece, but i wont like it untill im more mature

[MiddleLB1]

Music appreciation at ICC -Tyler Davis

[moppettshow]

Harpsichord porn.

[ninaquinones777]

@moppettshow Harpsichord porn, so true.

[kakilleh]

@moppettshow LOL what do you mean? xD

[GeoAl09]

i discovered this piece from my music appreciation class and i love it so much

[kaitlynheartsyouu]

I'm in the 8th grade and we're playing this in allegro moderato for the winter concert.. It's a beautiful song. (:

[mwschroedel]

I love the harpsicord solo...patiently waiting his turn and then he cuts loose.

[BrandonRosario]

Thumbs up if you're watching this because of your music class in college/high school.

[GeoAl09]

@BrandonRosario

music appreciation!! :)

[hategirl12345]

@BrandonRosario Junior High but yes!  :D

[BrandonRosario]

@hategirl12345

Wow, I'm in college talking about it, haha.

[Xiphion]

@BrandonRosario You read me like a book! Or your music appreciation book rather.

[bbustosr]

@BrandonRosario Apreciación Musical - Universidad Nacional de Colombia

[themasterofalllegos]

@BrandonRosario Im watching this cause i play this in 6th grade

[BrandonRosario]

@themasterofalllegos

What do you mean?  You're playing one of the instruments?

[themasterofalllegos]

@BrandonRosario I am playing the violin and this is just one of the songs were supposed to play. I also play Songs like Terra Nova

[MrTupins]

@BrandonRosario Don't know anybody who would listen to it for any other reason. XD

[Mrmasternik]

@MrTupins

I happen to listen to it not because of school or college

[ChewyCervantes]

@BrandonRosario Half the class and I started asking about the price of a harpsichord after watching this.

[ThatWeirdo04]

@BrandonRosario I'm listening to this for fun :)

[solidsnakefovever]

@BrandonRosario I'm actually playing this in middleschool

[elhummus]

Great music; the sound is a bit muddy, unfortunately, but better than not hearing it at all!

[hatecrewsix2]

harspsi solo rocks!!!

[GeoAl09]

cause 360p is a awesome way to experience this music *sarcasm*

[floyde91]

Ah, Bach... so graceful

[chinwutai]

to dislike, requiring what form of decrepitation ?

[jenblu123]

the sixty-three people who disliked this OBVIOUSLY thinks that thier 2 good 4 themselves

[lizschnelzer]

the harpsichord solo is amazing! I love this peace!

[fsharpmol2]

Could you be why-nin from external wetness??? This music should awash your soul...soothe, soothen ..dance in the heart of thee....

[goodcommentguy]

:O <--------- my face during the harpsichord solo 

[Clementine80210]

Sorry to change this ever so interesting and truth-informing thread, but did anyone else notice that the reverberation seems excessive in this performance or recording?

[Pretendkid]

I propose that Sirs/ Madams Mr1UPshroom and TraditioninAction retire to the drawing room for a calming glass of port. (adjusts monocle)

[russellanadel]

That harpsichord solo is ridiculous.

[stefanielorimer]

I love how the page of comments is all about the nature of reality (incl. God). Bach is a missionary to the 21st century from across time. Glory to God indeed!

[jonyreyes21]

People tend to call that which they don't understand "God" just because they believe they are unable to do what supposed being can do at will lol it cracks me up how people waste their entire life on books and ideologies of others when they can be out there trying to create their own with knowledge others do not yet have.

[jonyreyes21]

@traditioninaction what is faith? if something urged existence you cannot, I repeat cannot prove that it was a god or a higher being, by saying so you are just being closed minded and immature. Same as I cannot prove you wrong but please don't force your ways on others, accept those who don't believe in your ways and you will be a better person. I think Consciousness created the universe

[r0bz0rly]

oh shut up about your christian vs. atheist arguments. believe what you want and don't impose your views on other people. just enjoy the beautiful music. seriously, it's not necessary to do this on videos.

[JPizzle1490]

@traditioninaction I wanted to side with you till you said this. I'm all for spirituality in music, especially in Bach. But c'mon, there is simply no way that you can empirically or even philosophically back up that there are objective truths about God. It's your opinion. End of story. God gave us a brain for a reason. There is no logic at all behind the things you have said.

[OreoEater100]

"Bach is a fucking boss" -me

[NimbleTurtle13]

1,111,111 views

[sireofzelda]

I have never liked a lot of Bach's work, but I love this one.

[gandarela6b]

“Bach opens a vista to the universe. After experiencing him, people feel there is meaning to life after all.” Helmut Walcha

[nyo267n]

This piece is so beautiful and light! Was it intended to be performed commercially? That would explain why it's so entertaining to listen to (even though Bach has written some of the most profound and beautiful music, entertaining wasn't really his forte – nor do I think it was his goal). Hearing this music, I'm certain that he could have been up there with Händel and Telemann during his lifetime, had he only chosen to write more commercial music.

[PiotrekChrobot]

Way too fast

[TCharlieA]

"Bach? Sure, I'd tap that."

-Oscar Wilde

[121ego]

It is peculiar how some - impressed by the commentaries of so called experts in their field - render sacred service to the created (the music) and not the Creator (God, designer of the Mind and Brain to compose all these). At first, my impression was that the recording had been done in East LA, then I read the Title. Entschuldingen Kamaraden.

[jaimergonzalezh]

@121ego  Any recording of the Brandenburg Concertos you would rather recommend?

[121ego]

@jaimergonzalezh - I tend to favor those which I like more; I don't pay attention to their names. In violin, for instance I prefer Yitzak Pearlman. He is so quiete and unassuming, in all his greatness. Some Nuremberg Orchestral groups have produced slower versions, which I like the best. It's like listening to Paganini on Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 9 minutes faster, but I liked it, until I heard Herbert von Karajian. It is up to YOUR hears, that is the magic of it. We are different gods...

[jaimergonzalezh]

@121ego Pearlman and Karajan . You really went to the top !

I agree, the beauty of music is completely subjective.

I liked this specific recording but, as you mention, it depends on many factors, such as quality, speed, the instruments used, etc.

For example, You can hear Bach's Cello Suite #1 played by many musicians, but the Rostropovich interpretation is just impressive.

[MrBshipp]

This song kicks ass; yes, Bach kicks ass!

[Eumirnp]

el solo de clavecin es sublime!!! yeahh!!!! al igual que todo, lo adoro!!! i love this, the clavecin solo... wow is amazing yeahhH!!!!

[rpori]

Is there any composer who can top this music feast? NO! Only J.S. Bach can!

[pacrijna]

Edit: Sound like D major to me.

Edit2: According to wikipedia it's supposed to be in D major so I don't know why you think it's different.

[teacupkid123]

No...they have recorded this slower and then the audio technician has sped it up. It isn't in the right key.

[pacrijna]

@teacupkid123 I'm guessing you have absolute pitch to notice this, but have you taken into acount traditional baroque tuning? If they're trying to achieve the ''real'' music, then they might have tuned their instrument according to baroque which is another tone (A bit higher in pitch I believe.)

What's key is it supposed to be in? Then I can hear how far they lie apart.

[Dyonegan]

@teacupkid123 ... It is Baroque Tuning. -1 semi-tone here, that's all. :D

[teacupkid123]

WAY TOO FAST! What the hell are these guys doing???

[123jsbach]

@teacupkid123 This is too fast. Still, funky stuff at such a pace. No. You are right it really is too fast.

[punedav007]

@teacupkid123 I agree its way to fast. When i first heard on RCA Victor records and the music in that one was a slower then this one, with moderate tempo. Moreover, one scale higher i suppose as well. The thing about me is, when i listen to music the first time i enjoy it, i stick to the same type of music, with absolutely no changes what so ever, and no tempo changes as well. I still have to find the right tempo based Mephisto Waltz by F.Liszt. Why are people rushing in this, indeed?

[CT6Flags]

@punedav007

Yes. I prefer slower, too.

[timesahead]

bacholiji, this reminds me of my years playing in Germany. Thanks for the posting. Please check the sync between the audio and the vidio. As far as I can discern, the video is ahead of the audio. It may have been that way on the source recording. Anyway, I love to see chamber musicians playing while standing. Also, the tone of these musicians is exceptional. Love the style. Thanks.

[jazzpman]

very cool wooden flute. Never saw one of those

[diegoic]

if you really want to hear a high quality solo listen to Gustav Leonhardt and Glenn Gould. I prefer the Harpsichord but glenn do it great with the piano (the solo start at the beginning of the part 2 of 3)

[eyebal]

I REALLY REALLY like the Harpsichord solo.

[amoge]

Johann Sebastian Bach will always be the best >_<

[hinodewalking1919]

great music lives forever!!

[bassbass99able]

It's a shame how such a great recording is taken too fast, playing at such a high tempo, dancing and cheesy camera work isn't going to get more people to lisein to Bach.

[vfalcone100]

eh. sorry. COMPOSITION!

[sokingssddk]

Thanks for posting, i heard this song in ages, brings back alot of memories.

[Guitcad1]

What amazes me about the Brandenburg Concerti is that they were sent to the Margrave of Brandenburg who never had them performed (he didn't have enough musicians) and they sat around in his archive for over a hundred years before they were ever heard. They were rediscovered and first published in 1849. Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert... they all missed out on these!

[kourosh89]

7:20 for some headbanging

[albabutterfly]

Il numero 5 e il mio preferito.

[vfalcone100]

8 years shy of 3 centuries old and this song and many others by Bach are still going strong...i wonder if britney spears will be playing on the radio in 2303...

[Guitcad1]

@vfalcone100 "Song"? Really? "SONG"?  Please!

[ClassicalMusic23]

Is it possible to like a video more than once?

[PRCC13]

Notice the bass player and how he holds the bow?

[Guitcad1]

@PRCC13 I see a lot of bass players doing that. I'm a violinist so I don't know what the norm is for bass. Is there something distinctive about it. I can see he's holding his bow differently from the cellist.

[joeperry85]

@Guitcad1 It's called the german bow and german bow-grip. Bass players say it gives you more "power" verses "finesse," but in reality they don't sound too different.

[pgcoliveira]

Apesar de tudo ... gosto.

[ThePhilipjones235]

Playing and studying Bach convinces us that we are all numskulls.

-Robert Schumann

[AegisKusanagi]

@ThePhilipjones235

Had you spoken this, sir, you would have won the internets.

This comment deserves to be highest rated.

[ThePhilipjones235]

@AegisKusanagi

I would have, but Robert beat me to it!

[ThePhilipjones235]

and to think people ask me why Bach is my favorite!

[TheOncempct]

"Without Bach, theology is devoid of purpose, the fictional creation, nothingness conclusive. If anyone owes everything to Bach, it is God." Emile Michael Cioran

[lexo30]

@TheOncempct That's just Cioran's pretentious way of rephrasing the old saying that 'As long as I'm listening to Bach, I believe in God.'

[Hero0fSilence]

@lexo30 lol, (laughing at cioran)

[lexo30]

@Hero0fSilence I'm not saying I believe in god either, but Cioran does piss me off sometimes.

[121ego]

@TheOncempct - Schuman was a Dumkopf. He was severely sick and committed suicide...and Emile, he was an Atheist. Some role models you have. Do you REALLY believe what he said? God owing anything to anybody? The Source of life has death in Him?

[121ego]

It is very peculiar...Do you believe J. S. Bach just happened into existence, at random and with no purpose at all? Check his life, how many sons he had, and what he did all his life, what he wrote and for WHOM he wrote those notes. Do you believe the 'inspiration" to things like the Messiah, The Branderburger Koncerts and so forth, it's a "mental act", something only a product of the brain? Think again.

[maelstrom495]

@121ego yes i do think it is a mental act.forgive me for saying so but god doesnt controll everything

[121ego]

@maelstrom495 - Then pray to whomever you do that the DNA sequence inside your genes does not go somewhere else, and - all of a sudden - your epithelial cell (shin) do not start producing osteopathic cells (bone cells) and you turn into a literal bone all over, loosing your flexibility and dying little by little. The genes...they respond to a God planned Design, friend, just like the Sun and the rest of things here. Don't you ever forget that.

[trinaVIPiano]

@TheOncempct I want that tatooed on me. I'm so serious. awesome comment/quote

[pommijuku]

i used to be predjudiced against classical music, but these kind of classical compositions are really very enjoyable. It feels very light and it's interesting to listen different melodies interweaving with each other.

[freshhh1994]

@pommijuku

The only cure for ignorance is knowledge.

[batain]

Perfect tempo

[eleninamyers]

I love the harpsichord solo

[DoctorGreyMD]

What is that flute-like instrument? Some ancestor of the flute, or just a weird looking flute?

[iflydoodles43]

@DoctorGreyMD It's a flute. All flutes used to be made of wood before they started making them out of silver and gold. That's why flutes are considered part of the woodwind family.

[DoctorGreyMD]

@iflydoodles43 Logical, I suppose. I just hadn't seen one made that way before.

Thanks for the info  : )

[XDKoizumiTenmaXD]

a-m-a-z-i-n-g *-----*

[kleban10]

Lol this piece is looped on our local TV station

[kungfumaniac96]

y is lady gaga first in the suggested videos

[ThroneOvSeth]

Who in their right minds would dislike this?!

[WEISSKRAFT]

@ThroneOvSeth faggots maybe?



[ThroneOvSeth]

@WEISSKRAFT If by "faggots" you mean brainless idiots with no sense of musical identity, then I wholeheartedly agree.

[salasvalor01]

Bach is scary- too much musical insanity happening at one time. Can the Universe handle it? It's like music composed only for the 4th or 5th dimension.

[kfcohea]

@salasvalor01

The Brandenbergs were the cutting edge in European music. Baroque had developed a music form called the concerto grosso where soloists played and then the tutti, or group, came in with a theme, that they repeated throughout the piece. If you listen to the flute and violin soloists you'll hear that they are repeating each others phrases in a kind of dialogue. Originally this would have been improvised. Good soloists were great improvisers. It was more like jazz. than rock & roll.

[mattiabp]

@salasvalor01 yes, sometimes i think he was not even human... it seems to be impossible for a human brain to compose that amount of masterpieces...

[ninijo1234]

Yes, all musicians are really useful indeed, they can be used to get the fat yellow emperor to take his chill pill

[14santiago52]

do me a favor and don't compare bach to some fuckin metal stuff. bach is a thousand times greater than any of those heavy-metal-we-are-so-hard-wan­nabes.

[shcusmc]

@14santiago52 dude, bach is the forefather of modern heavy metal... a lot of his ideas are used in modern rock music. I'm not comparing him to heavy metal, I'm comparing heavy metal to him. There are many similarities.

[jazzmunky]

Yes there is a similarity to the guitar styles of metal (rapid arpeggios, through-melody), but metal isn't as ardently polyphonic as Bach (metal is by-and-large homophonic, so is most jazz). Also, harmonically the underlying chords of Bach have more in common with jazz (II-V-Is, 7ths and extended chords) than metal/rock, which use functional harmony but have their unique approach.

The resemblance of metal to Bach is more stylistic than structural, but there is a resemblance nontheless :)

[xyz39808comments]

@14santiago52 Are you telling me you _don't_ headbang to Bach & Beethoven?

[michaelmusicus]

thanks for the vivid reminder that light and sound travel at different speeds!