Interview with Sir John Eliot Gardiner followed by 'Concerto No.2' - Start of the concert @ 3:00 'Concerto No.2' in F (BWV 1047), his arrangment of Bach's '6 Brandenburg Concertos' (1721). Performance by English Baroque Soloists for the BBC Proms 2010 - at Cadogan Hall - 14 August 2010
* Concerto 'No.2 in F
1.Allegro
2.Andante
3.Allegro assai
English Baroque Soloists
Conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Matthew Truscott - principal violin
Rachel Beckett - recorder
Michael Niesemann - oboe
Neil Brough - natural trumpet
Kati Debretzeni - violin
BBC Proms 2010 - Cadogan Hall - 14 August 2010
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Bach, Johann Sebastian:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he did not introduce new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an unrivalled control of harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France.
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The Brandenburg concertos
The Brandenburg concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (original title: Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments) are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as among the finest musical compositions of the Baroque era.
thank you, interesting information by gardiner
1Silvus1 10 months ago
@1Silvus1 - He has done some short clips for his "The Brandenburg Concertos" dvd, it's wonderful to listen to his take on Bach's work and to explain what’s' his direction is for the concertos....
BaroqueJazzPlays 10 months ago