Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.1 - ii: Adagio

[AD5DU]

Is something wrong with the aspect ratio? They sure look tall and skinny.

[knewhewould]

Mesut Ozil at the beginning!

[50tornavis]

@ankhsunamun49

[alleygh0st]

The A for baroque is not at 440hz, so that synth of yours will sound out of tune if you play along these airs...

[crabylina]

Exelso!! seres celestiales en sus instrumentos, bellisimas composiciones, gracias.

[MarSwanlake]

Hermosa, me hace llorar :(

[chopper84a]

why do people who like metal always seem to post that they enjoy 'classical' music as well? I fail to see any parrellels between the two genres.

[ceaavv]

the 4th movement of the 1st brandenburg concert is missing ! too bad. or am i wrong ?

[HerrWarja]

@ceaavv Search for "Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.1 - iv:" and it will come up in the Youtube-search engine.

[ankhsunamun49]

@Grondorn some of bachs 48 prelude and fugues go through every key though :)

[ankhsunamun49]

@Grondorn some of bachs 48 prelude and fuges go through every key though :)

[KingofBoom]

@colourfulwithaU

You could both be right. The last paragraph of the Wikipedia page on concert pitch says that it's quite common to play baroque music a semitone lower, so D minor would sound like C# minor.

[colourfulwithaU]

@KingofBoom

@Grondorn

Wikipedia: settling small disputes since 2001.

[zigifrojd]

Gorgeous. Love it.

[MsPagnier]

Il est 3h50 du matin j'ai peur de la solitude. Est-ce que je suis toute seule. Non, Bach est à côté de moi, je partage mes souffrances avec lui et il me protège et me donne de courage

[mtlhoma]

oups, wrong channel

[kimflatpicks]

THANK YOU!!! for posting this beautiful piece of music!

[MrHicks091]

I can't even imagine how hard it would be to pull this off-even with much more modern instruments. Truly a sublime & beautiful sound!

[Akee1990]

Is it just me or does the beginning sound like the beginning of his Fantasia in G minor/

[RichardUptonPickman]

Este adagio es sublime, es la cumbre en la historia de la música. Creo que es dios personificado artisticamente. Tambien recomiendo la versión de Karl Richer, que para mí es la mejor interpretación

Saludos.

[LULLYxoxo]

God bless J.S.Bach

[acc96build]

@LULLYxoxo He did already. :D

[jhflif]

i like how the oboists eyes bug out

[MrHicks091]

@jhflif Hey, leave us oboists alone. You try putting a lungful of air through that tiny space & then see how *you* look :p ;)!

[jhflif]

@MrHicks091 it is still a fantastic beautifully played piece of music :)

[motoneto25]

Bach and Heandel, Masters

[bowlingdoctor]

Beautiful!

[MagicDolphinGO]

this ending basically proves that bach is a bamf

[TwelfthRoot2]

I love hearing the smaller works appear in concerti. For example, with Bach, in this first movement I hear his Violin Sonata #1 in B minor first movement and I love it

[Moylogos]

AWESOME!

[ensimon]

Rarely did Bach write such charming pieces as this one... It's as if it's written in the 20th century rather than in baroque era! I liked it the very first time I heard it, 15 years ago by a tape, on my bed, noon!

[melomane49]

To ensimon

You should listen to more Bach and other baroque music... You'll find plenty

[ensimon]

I've made a whole playlist of that, but thanks. I found out that Marcello's oboe concerto bears some resemblance to the masterpiece above!

[Nuker1337]

@ensimon Yes, it sounds very un-baroque. It is totally amazing, even though I love the baroque. Such emotions expressed in this piece of music!

[1401JSC]

Do I hear low Cs and As from that Violone?

Strange.

[little11clarinet]

im playing this on clarinet 4 solo and ensomble next year

[chopinnocture]

well done - hope it sounds as good as this!.

Cheers

[djtoldme]

one of the most beautiful works in the history of music.

[VFellhn]

oh my god...what a music...ohhh bach i believe to u..absoletuly beauty...

[raskolnikov1873]

Never mind. I'm an idiot. Freiburg Boroque Orchestra. Got it. Beautifully done.

[raskolnikov1873]

anyone know which chamber orchestra this is?

[ErikaRagazzi]

Very nice. Goooood.

5 stars

[yourforte]

Beautiful

[2c0p0b7]

Awesome !!!

[touchogrey]

Is this in any films?

[loonsrgr8]

Hhmmmmmmmm, must be good then

[bersa888]

Yes. This movement is used in an Italian movie from the 60's by P. P. Pasolini called "Accattone" ("The Beggar", or something along those lines).

[mmmariasoledad]

El final de esta obra es impresionante

[picklejar222]

I think I get the idea of what your saying. "The final part is impressive."

Am I right?

[danielpmcguireesq]

The end of this piece (lit. "work") is impressive.

[siobelofrobrasil]

Il finale di questa opera è impressionante

[Moknabt]

Touching and well componized and well played music!

[tnix80]

please don't slow it down, bach himself would fall asleep. Perfect as it is!

[wcbroccoli]

You people who keep saying "it's too fast" are simply diehard Romantics who crave the enigmatically slow tempos favored by symphony orchestras whenever they tackle Baroque music in their typically well-intentioned but clueless manner.

You would turn every Baroque slow movement into a dreamy-eyed lullaby.

[funcdoktor]

It was a joke, are you serious?....don't take out your sexual insecurities on me pal.

[funcdoktor]

I love this piece. I love putting it on while it's raining outside. Then I stand at a window and evaluate my life in deep thought with my hands clasped behind my back. Try it!!

[NEDM77]

Ha ha ha, you faggot.

[raticida123456]

very fast but beautyful dissonances

[waeman]

the most beautiful adagio in all brandenburgs .. i think it should be more adagio than this

[Snobbstech777]

well you see, old musicians like to play fast because they do not want to risk dieing in the middle of the performance. lol. No, baroque is theorized to be played fast because back then the string players bows were not powerful enough to sustain loud long notes or accents.

[wcbroccoli]

In the 1st place, the tempo here is not at all fast. It's comparable to the tempo used by 5 other groups. (FYI, people who knew Bach said he liked fast tempos!)

And how long a bowed note can be sustained has nothing to do with the "power" of the bow. A bow has only length and weight. No bow has any power at all.

[Shadowtech666]

um... i dont recall saying anything about the tempo??? Maybe your talking to the wrong guy?

[wcbroccoli]

You did say something related to tempo

when you said: "No, baroque is theorized to be played fast because back then the string players bows were not powerful enough to sustain loud long notes or accents." And I did respond to that.

But my other comments about tempo were not directed at you. I inserted them in the wrong place in the thread. Nevermind :)

[Shadowtech666]

lol k

[zorrell]

Each musician plays as if they are involved in an elaborate conversation with each other. The phrasing and communication is superb.

[triskiniki]

quam magnum est

[GianniFricchi]

Once again: The harmonies, the key changes, the dissonances, the suspensions -- this has to be the culmination of baroque adagios!!!!!!!!!!!

[GianniFricchi]

PLEASE! Is there a more gorgeous work of music than this? The diametric opposite of Bach's machine-like "technical" preludes, etc.

[polymath7]

I was quite surprised to see that someone had given your comment a negative rating. I can only hope that whomever did so objected only your referring to Bach's preludes as "machine-like", and not to your praise of this supremely beautiful piece of music.

[cocanumber2]

beautiful

[moretg]

Wonderful... quelle musicalité!

[silla20]

estupendo

[cocanumber2]

i love this one of his best i think XD beatuiful

[dagibag77]

bach the one and only . even to this or that time-he is still the best.

[arreandochimpampum]

The Solo Oboe: Absolutely amazing.

[GaleoDeus]

Holy cow...convex bows even!

[whizkidforte]

I like Katharina Arfken's solo oboe! Thank you for posting!!!

[orion3571]

wow