J.S. BACH BWV 1050 Brandenburg Concertos 5 (1)

[solidsnakefovever]

I don't know about you guys, but Bach and I were real homies back in the day.

[JacquesBeard]

J S Bach was a great protestant who was hated by the pagan romanist scum.

[Serafimxxxx]

8:10

I have never heard such musical genius in all my life. I wept.

[camposi]

I saw a movie about Bach´s live ....... in the scene when the painter took this portrait he said "oh god - you paint me so ugly that it looks like me ........ and sitting so long. The painter must have been gone with him to the church and listen hours of playing Bach on the organ ............. I wish I was the painter in that private concert ............

[coolcats036]

I played this tonight at my orchestra concert.

[NoahSV]

This perhaps stands on more or less equal ground with the Glenn Gould recording, although I love Baroque music on modern instruments.

[1y]

Why are such records made available for free on-line ? I have been listening to BWV 1046 - BWV 1051 for 18 years and I think the here displayed performances by Mr Stryncl are better than the ones of The English Concerto under direction of Trevor Pinnock. Feel free to discuss, I assume my opinion.

[NoahSV]

@1y In my opinion Trevor Pinnock has tried to "monopolize" period performance - just go on wikipedia and look at all his recordings. Among other things, I believe he has recorded Mozart's complete works on period instruments. To me, this is deplorable, revolting, and disgusting, and it is no wonder that his recordings are... well... sickening. He thinks that just because Baroque people wore wigs their music is supposed to sound square. Sure they wore wigs, but how often did they shower?

[1y]

@NoahSV

Well said ! I get your point

[Romeowasbleeding1]

@NoahSV They bathed quite regularly, and it was common to brush ones teeth everyday. In fact, the tooth brush was invented in 1750, while soap had been commonly used since the Crusades. I don't know how people ever imagined that in such a time in which beauty and style were exemplified people somehow neglected hygiene. Myths are strange things.

[johnsmith21197]

@Romeowasbleeding1 But you understand what the man was trying to get across though? Fine they had good hygiene but that still doesn't mean their music was meant to sound like a production line.

[johnsmith21197]

@Romeowasbleeding1 Or are you just dense?

[Romeowasbleeding1]

@johnsmith21197 There is nothing dense with exploding incorrect and prevalent myths. I never said that their music was supposed to sound like a production line now did I? One can't possible even infer that from what I wrote.

[johnsmith21197]

@1y Of course they are better than The English Concerto with that detestable Trevor Pinnock. Every recording is better than the ones that ass puts out. It is indeed a mystery why him and that other ass, Sir Neville Marriner, get the most attention. Perhaps it is because of snobby critics who critique their works as being the most "proper" or most "professional". The simple fact is that both of the aforementioned asses may as well be secretaries than harpsichordist/directors.

[cupcakemonster54]

This song is like awesome

[mikelikeslax15]

quite honestly i have no idea i learned it in a music history class i forgot what it was

[mikelikeslax15]

out of the hundreds of pieces Bach wrote he only made one musical error hes simply amazing

[TokeyMcGee]

@mikelikeslax15 What musical error?

[190819901000]

Bach is the best!!! I really love his music!

[normish]

Who are the performers, please?

[TheDirkplas]

totally crazy

[BirdWatcher7000]

I learnt this in music and got 100% in a test about it:)

[dannyboy12357]

I think i just had a mini seizure

[Guarrdian1984]

Probably the most amazing piece of music ever invented by anyone...

[PhilosophicalViking]

When Bach was composing, he was actually creating an auditory piece of art.

[johnsmith21197]

@PhilosophicalViking uuummmm..... well duh. Isn't that what all composers try to do? In case you didn't know, music is - sometimes, just as even painting and sculpture sometimes are - an art. Guess what!! Writing is an art too! Sure Bach is the greatest composer ever to live along with Beethoven (who is perhaps the greatest artist of any medium as well), but that doesn't mean that something composed by Brahms or Mahler isn't art too. I can see why you call yourself a philosophical viking.

[AchillesAgonyEcstasy]

The ultimate classic composer... every possible musical style is included here... (From 08:10 until 09:10 he even does shredding!!! Maybe the first shredding ever...)

[calabrone80]

bach you are the god of music!!!!!!!

[SeezyProductions]

love iT!

[Indigo1984]

Yowzers!!!

[luzsorial]

Great, great, great!!!

Thank you.

Luz

[brianpage100]

A very felicitous piece of music.

[astrogirl1231]

OMG HARPSICHORD SOLO IS FREAKING AMAZING!!!!

[Liisa26]

@astrogirl1231 That's what made this particular concerto so outstanding in it's time. It was the FIRST time that a harpsichord solo had EVER been featured! Up until then, it was relegated to background music, known as the continuo.

[UnoriginalComposer]

@Liisa26 This was written in 1719 and there are harpsichord solos dating back to the 1500's that william byrd wrote.

[drmgrl11]

so beautiful :)

[beidmann17]

Not only was Bach a wonderful composer, he was a prodigious player of the harpsichord among other instruments. Back in the day it was him tearing up that harpsichord solo.

[ectomy1235]

@beidmann17 fuck ay! He was a harpsichord virtuoso!!! He was rippin' out amazing solos on the harpsichord like a van halen of the harpsichord!!

[aaronjweiss]

@beidmann17 Bach in the day :-B

[MrSambo95]

music to my ears

[IndestructibleRuler]

@MrSambo95 I would hope so seeing how it is music.

[ChobThomas]

Listening to this is like spending a good 40 minutes in a hammock on a breezy summer day.

[ReaIly]

the harpsicord solo is increadible! I ve listened it almost 50 timnes but never seems to amaze. Also the violin-flute duet is beyond anything. This is a supreme piece, just like Brandenburg no.2 1st mov. , ahead of all other music.

[hot5pur11]

Love the harpsicord playing.. absolutely sublime!!

[301250]

one of the best performances around with nice speed n flow letting the music speak for itself n limpid texture...thank you for the post harmonyofbach