Bach - Brandenburg Concertos No.1 - iii: Allegro

[ntumas]

We need more Bach's and fewer Rebecca Blacks.....

[IntelRyMSACorporatio]

@sirknightly But you can find this in film&arts, i think. but it's a south american channel.

[CountJazz]

@sirknightly Amen!

[clevernickname70]

@JasonGboss... true, but that's like comparing E=Mc2 with 2+2=4. They are on completely different planes of thought.

[HughFromAlice]

Yous gotta say that them horn players is the unsung heros - wot, no valves & this bit moves along sorta fast..... nearly man him rocket.

[Mickeytenen]

Do you know how hard it is to play French Horn with no valves? When I was a good Horn player, I learned how to do it VERRY SLOWLLLLY. You mess around with your breath control and where you put your hand inside the bell.

I really worked at it, and I could hit all of the notes of the chromatic scale approximately. These guys -- and of course all Horn players that Bach worked with -- had to hit every note perfectly, and fast when required.

[Azpatix]

@sirknightly I don't think anyone, ever, will beat Bach,Beethoven,Mozart,Vivaldi etc... They just can't be replaced.

[GHERZON1]

la musica de Bach es maravillosa,su estilo barroco es genial. los que han votado en contra son "anafabestias" de la buena musica

[Jonahman10]

Those are really high for horn parts!

[sgqsa]

These are professionals...that was a good performance

[fistfulofeuros]

Look at her go on the violin! Wow!

[Mewsol]

How beautiful~!

[jddrew1000]

It's amazing that they can play all these baroque style instruments. I wonder what kind of french horns those are

[Giuseppe6281]

Amore e musica sono l'eterna giovinezza dell'essere umano.

[crob647gtx]

My favorite movement of all the Brandenburg concertos. So magnificent makes me want to cry.

[Xerdocreisson]

This starts to get painfully bad after 4:04

[theociismyliife]

lmao everyone except for that woman in the first row is jammin. Especially that girl on the violin.

[Emirikun]

No I agree...where is the pleasure in music today? No one can lift a mood quite like Bach.

[superjuarez73]

HERMOSAS CANCIONES. JURO QUE SON HERMOSAS. FORMARON PARTE DE MI VIDA CUANDO ERA ESTUDIANTE DE MUSICA CLASICA EN LA ESCUELA LIBRE DE MUSICA "JOSE F. VAZQUEZ" DE LA CD. DE MEXICO

[11235813211231853211]

who is the first horn?

[GrafVonZeppelin2008]

wunderbar!

[99999999999999994041]

en écoutant ce chef-d'oeuvre on a vraiment envie de danser

[starlight68100]

love the part at 1:12

[unclejoeoakland]

If I may be allowed to pass the comment, I concur- with the caveat that Frank Zappa left a worthy body of music before he passed on. I suggest listening to t "The Zappa Album" by Ensemble Ambrosius, as well as the works that FZ created with a view to acting as a Composer proper, rather than just as a rock artist. Admittedly not of the same flavor as Bach, but nonetheless brilliant music.

[b0ttomzone]

there was an equivalent of rap and pop music in bach's day, i'm pretty sure, but their music hasn't survived almost three centuries the way bach's music has.

[ryan13680]

You shouldn't compare classical music with modern - they are different types, and I think the world is a better place because of all the variety there is. :)

[Trinavitus]

This is one of the ever best recordings of Bach's masterpiece. I am convinced, that tis group of musicians are outstanding and exceptional. You can see on the soloviolinist that she plays all the instruments. She just looks at the hornist and he switches betwen the thrilled notes as she wants to. Totally synchroned. Not every pro concertmeister is capable of that. And at all, she determines everythig. She is beatiful and an exceptional talent. I think the other musicians are also on that level.

[geigenmarie]

@Trinavitus I think, the soloviolinist's name is Petra Müllejans. She is one of the two concertmasters of Freiburger Barockorchester (together with Gottfried von der Goltz, standing next to her). She is professor in Frankfurt a. M., Hochschule für Musik for baroque violin as well. I own two amazing CDs with her. BWV 1003 and 1005 performed together with 4 singers! (After an analysis by Helga Thoene, the same thing as on the CD "Morimur" with Christoph Poppen and the Hilliard Ensemble!)

[Trinavitus]

@geigenmarie Thank you for sending me this information. I wanted to know their names for a long time, and you helped me a lot. Maybe it will be possible to contact her. I am an oboist ending up with my studies in Austria in June. It would be great to learn from such an exceptional talent about baroque music. But it would be also fine to stay in contact you in the future. You have read my thoughts with sending me this so-long-required things. Thank you very much!!!!

[geigenmarie]

@Trinavitus Hallo, wie schön, daß ich Dir weiterhelfen konnte! Du mußt wahrscheinlich bald Probespiele machen, oder planst Du etwas anderes als Orchester? Ist auf jeden Fall hart.... Ich bin Geigerin und habe z. Zt. einen Zeitvertrag in Leipzig - es ist toll !

[MrFreakHeavy]

FUCK!!! I ACCIDENTLY CLICKE 2 STARS!! forgive me! D:

[bobmusick]

The thing I like about the brandenburg concertos is that its not like a violin, harpsichord, ect. concerto, it allows all of the instruments to be heard as opposed togiving one instrument the spotlight. Like in the third brand. concerto, it lets the basses be heard, and I love the low sounds, so it made me really glad.

[aylid]

Beautiful! Love the period instruments!

And for some reason, the closeup starting at 0:52 that shows the (male) period horn player with an earring makes me really happy.

[jamesh625]

i think these are all period instruments...

cool

does anyone know why they're called concertos?

cos i know that a piano concerto focusses on the piano, but which instrument do these focus on?

[cuppajoe99]

The Brandenburgs are concerti grossi, a form where a small group of soloists (the concertino) is supported by the orchestra (or ripieno). In this particular one, the concertino consists of the horns, oboes and violino piccolo; while the rest of the instruments form the ripieno (I think; perhaps somebody who knows more about music than I do can confirm this).

Brandeburg 5 is particularly interesting because the harpsichord is part of the concertino (Bach was a virtuoso keyboardist).

[AZazaxe]

How do the horns create pitch?

[heavyvoxes]

the horns are not an easy brass instrument to play.... the pitch, in this recording, is determined by the lips, or "embouchure". modern horns now have valves, but, several pitches, close together, can be played without even using the valves, especially in the higher notes

[energycore345]

its called harmonics. the performer bibrates his/her lips to form a note.

[Schwarzi1]

@AZazaxe

By changing the tension of their lips and by changing the position of their hands in the bell

[yuritim]

That's what she said.

[Politykin]

Люди добрые! Скажите мне, плизз, как зовут эту замечательную девушку, первую скрипку, с удлинённым карэ? Я в неё влюблён. Где она живёт?

[bremyers16]

can someone tell me what the name of the wood wind instruments are ? Im sure someone has asked the same thing but i dont wana have to look threw all the comments

[melomane49]

to bremyers16

The smaller three are oboes. The big one is a bassoon. They belong to the same woodwind family (with double reeds).

[bremyers16]

k thank you i thought so but they looked different XD so i wasnt sure

[mortson978]

I may be mistaken, but the woman who is playing the bassoon was (in the last video, Adagio) playing an english horn. Another double reed.

[lefekir]

bassoon - or as we in German call it eine Fagotte!

[yuritim]

In da hood we call it The Faggot.

[HuggumsMcgehee]

I think they're oboes from the baroque period. Someone else help us out here.

[stickom]

horn music is simply embouchure killer and this horn guys make it sound with easy?! trust me on this, I tried, this is unplayable!!!!!

[bdm8319]

not only that, they're playing it on natural horns. almost all those notes are being produced by moving their hand in the bell! and those high notes they have to snipe out of the air, very impressive!

[JanUllrichVetter]

This pieces are part of the music wihich was ever written, if it's well played!

[xRizzJizzx]

Pardon?

[JanUllrichVetter]

Sorry, my english isn't the best.

I wanted to say that the Brandburg Concertos are one of the most beautiful pieces, but they must be played god, here it's played very well.

It's all a question of interpretation!"

[xRizzJizzx]

Ohhh I see, yes. I agree, this is played well. Beautiful indeed.

[KhagarBalugrak]

I beg to differ. Ever heard Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor for organ? How about his second orchestral suite? Bach wrote so much music that most of us will never listen to even a tenth of it during our whole lives. I'd suspect he has written some other "pearls" other than the Brandenburg Concertos and the pieces I listed here.

[wcbroccoli]

Actually, this collection of "Six Concertos for Diverse Instruments", which Bach dedicated in 1721 to the Markgraf of Brandenburg-Schwedt, represents a fair copy of works of ealier origin, written for, or at least performed at, the court of His Most Serene Highness, Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Coethen, who was Bach's employer from 1717-1723.

The Markgaf's orchestra was too small to play them.

This collection was found in Brandenburg archives in the 19th c. Hence, the name "Brandenburg".

[BlackOrchids6]

Absolutely wonderful! I would love to see a group of musicians perform this live.

[yourforte]

Sounds wonderful

[ramonrcopa]

Magnífico...!!

[yashil17]

are they all Deutsch?

[OYOBQ]

his name is Teunis van der Zwart

[harvinsky]

oh, thank you!

ive just visited his website, hes looked very different now. time passes...

[harvinsky]

then name of the horn player with the ear ring, please.

[samada3us]

War denn Bach ein Engländer, dass alle Kommentare in englisch abgefasst sind?

[wcbroccoli]

Sicher war er Amerikaner.

[AAMVideo]

this is music, look what this world has come to today, with rap shit

[flamencoprofundo]

@AAMVideo

I love Bach AND Rap music!!!

[YIUEOR]

@flamencoprofundo Ha HA!! This is funny, very uncommon and funny

[b1e2a]

@AAMVideo i've heard like four billion people say that. true, but an annoying statement.

[str3123]

@AAMVideo not all today's music sucks. Or at least, not all the music of the last 50y.

[monsterdmx06]

@AAMVideo I love Bach, Beethoven and Mozart... but I also love Kanye West, Jay-Z and Immortal Technique. Why so much hate? Why can't we appreciate all arts?

[Grondorn]

@monsterdmx06 Because we can't, and we won't

[monsterdmx06]

@Grondorn well I can. But it's sad that you can't

[shaperofsound]

@AAMVideo and hardcore, and pretty much anything dominating the radio and mainstream!

[JasonGboss]

@AAMVideo Music is a mathematical representation of sounds through emotion. This is music, and rap is music. Whether you appreciate one or the other.

[parenthope]

Nice, but I prefer one instrument per piece. Less is more.

[chroboe]

how do you mean? there are actually 3 oboe parts and 2 horn part to this piece. it wouldnt work to have one one on a part... and the string are only doubled as is needed to keep the balance.

[fagottehautboy]

Anyone else wish there was a violino piccolo? Also, holy hemiola, batman!:P love how is last over 4 bars.

[oatboy]

there was at one point

[sk8nruff]

i meant in this recording, there isn't one. Are you an hautboyist? :D

[oatboy]

nope, violinist

[crob647gtx]

I love the way the soloist works that violin!

[ruggerrugger31]

LOL yes they certainly do!

[ruggerrugger31]

I prefer the other horn player with the short dark hair! he is REALLY cute! lol

[joshisaac]

The two horns make a cute couple..

[happyhs923]

ditto!

[polymath7]

The passage that begins at 1:35 has always been my favorite part of this movement.

[fliboi78]

The horn player with the ear ring is a cutie. Gotta love German men! Also, notice how the camera man doesn't even look at the principal violinist's violin or hands but her cleavage. Hilarious.

[gbalele]

LOL

[jwkluen]

@fliboi78 Both hornplayers are Dutch, by the way.

[fliboi78]

@jwkluen Ok. Then gotta love Dutchmen! Ze zijn heeeeel leuk!!!!!!!

[XXMPZEC]

Listening to Bach played like this is as close you can get back to that time period.Such beauty is so appreciated here in Iraq.

[XXMPZEC]

Just listening to this sends me back to that time. Such authenticity and outstanding performance would make Bach smile.Thank God, I can listen to this music in such a hellhole like Iraq.

[crob647gtx]

Wow! That gives you goosebumps. What a demanding score for EVERY instrument especially the horns and woodwinds but nonetheless played flawlessly.

[dpcmelyu]

Esta pieza se me bace particularmente hermosa porque me trae muy buenos recuerdos.

Gracias por ponerla

[piostal]

Awesome natural horn players. Thanks for posting this.

[gataca1976]

this ist bachtastic!! i have the honor to live in germany. is the closest you can get to bach spirit. to me is bach the greatest!

[tbwff]

This makes me feel alive....superb!!!!!

[moretg]

Absolutely outstanding performance! Could listen to this hundred times. Amazing Natural Horns!

[bosnio100]

Genious!

[firebreathone]

Amazing,as always!

[mozarter]

This is outstanding. A good example of excellent Bach. Teachers should play this for their student orchestras to give them an example of what they should try to sound like.

[Ralexx2004]

Divine, as always !