My Gosh! -- there's not a single thing to criticize here! Every performer enjoying his/herself throughout. The restrained and elegant direction by Mr Abbado, letting the performers be the center of attention. The world's top recorder performer in person! The crisp trumpet, and lovely oboe. A glorious venue, with appreciative audience who attended in attire this concert deserved. And oh yes -- J S Bach. I'm usually of the "original instrument" crowd, but this lovely performance might just be the best I've seen or heard on modern instruments. Bravo!
Exactly my thoughts. While original instruments performances give us as close an experience to what the composer heard, modern instruments in the hands of artists of the calibre of those in this performance (soloists and orchestra) is a treat! Only a trumpet player would stick a flower in his mouthpiece then play the final note up an octave - cattivo, Herr Friedrich! 👏👏👏👏👏
Totally agree. As a lapsed trumpeter aged 56 I am in awe, his performance is, dare I say, of Maurice Andre’s level - a bright and sweet tone with clean articulation. 👏❤️
300 years after it was written, and the musicians all look like they’re having a total blast! Bach and the Brandenburgs are truly timeless. Michala Petri is an absolute gem as always. Reinhold Friedrich is new to me, but he made that look effortless. Wonderful!
I agree. I first heard this piece years ago in a college course on music appreciation. The version I heard was a bit slower than this one. But I like this one better.
I love how Bach can put together such varied instruments to bring a culmination of joy and elation that only comes from the heart and spirit. How graced we are to have such talented individuals who can portray Bach with such feeling and talent! Bravo!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!
Sir Paul McCartney, who as a young boy sang in the boys choir of a church in Liverpool, was very much inspired by Bach. The trumpet in one of his best compositions, Penny Lane, is a dedication to the legendary trumpet in this 2nd concerto.
On Penny Lane played by David Mason who played the 2e Brandenburger concerto many times, he got 68 English poud for it and was in 10 minits already outside the studio.
Bach, Bach, Baaaaaaaccchhhh!!! Tú eres el verdadero Dios de la música, tus obras son descomunales en belleza matemática y estética. Tu Misa en Sí menor, Las Pasión según San Juan, El Clave Bien Temperado, las Suite para Cello, el coral "Jesús la alegría de los hombres", los Conciertos de Brandemburgo, las Vacaciones Goldberg, la Ofrenda Musical, el Oratorio de Navidad, etc, etc y etc..... tiene bellas obras y todas con una estructura matemática y concentración intelectual. Gracias Diosito por regalárnoslo! Saludos desde Lima
yes, i also think it is musical perection at work here. the only other recordings of this caliber i know from a group of musicians is argerich, kremer and maisky with their shostakovich and tchaikovsky trio renditions.
Some notes on these notes: 1. The trumpet is not 'blaring'. Bach wrote it to play in counterpoint with a violin, recorder and oboe, not to dominate them. While a modern instrument is used here, and modern instruments are generally louder, the balance is good because the trumpeter is exceptionally good. 2. Bach and his contemporaries frequently used the trumpet. It was commonly used outside the field of battle. It is remarkable in other ways: being pitched in F is rare; it is unusually virtuosic but not exceptionally so for Bach's writing for trumpet. 3. The final note played by the trumpeter is up a 4th from what is written, i.e. the tonic high F not the 5th which is C.
Good eye to catch the write up mistake about trumpets final note. Yes, I winced inside at the writer’s description of trumpet as “blaring”. In my opinion, the piccolo trumpet is a very clear, clean, precise, and pure sound - especially with a superb trumpeter like Frederich.
About the 3rd statement: I think the trumpeter intentionally played that at the end. Initially, he played the regular version. Correct me if I'm wrong! Thank you so much for the info! Greatly appreciate it!
Bach at the height of his genius, played by the best in the world. I keep coming back to this performance and being transported to . . . another plane of existence.
I discovered Abbado 40 years ago on the radio, conducting opera. I knew he was something special. After a lifetime of listening to Bach's Brandenburgs, both live and in recordings, I haven't heard a better performance than this one.
Majestic, celestial they delivered to us a lifetime of rehearsing, studying , a disciplined life at their instrument. Just a superb interpretation of Brandenburg 2 ! Bravissimo !
Ein zehr gutes CV von Johann Sebastian Bach zu dem Markgraf Christian Ludwig zu Brandenburg-Schwedt im Jahre 1721 gesandt. Aber das post als Konzertleiter nicht bekommen, aber doch zu der ganzen Welt ein von der besten kompositionen aller Zeit zum Mennscheit bekommen. Vielen Dank og grüsse aus Norwegen.
Amazing performance! The musicians are the best - especially the trumpet player! I love how the musicians smile, have fun, and enjoy the music, and that the audience truly appreciated them. And I enjoyed the recorder player switching to a piccolo recorder for the encore.
Quite possibly the best I have ever heard in this music. The rest of the players easily keep up with Michala Petri and Reinhold Friedrich, who both deserve every accolade they've ever gotten. And Maestro Abbado shows how HIP modern instruments can get. Utterly masterful right down to the sopranino in the encore!
I'm into all genres of music,from hard core punk and metal to jazz and classical with everything in between.Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 is my favourite but I enjoyed this video very much! The musicians did a stellar performance and the recording engineers got it right too! I've been listening to Bach all my long life and his music still has me in raptures!
I’m impressed by the famous trompetter Reinhold Friedrich. All of them are performing brilliant . Sound vectors correlate in time and space with them too. ❤❤❤
Notice how happy or euphoric the musicians are to play this piece . Perhaps a life lesson here ? Bach’s # 2 con connects With all our emotions and makes me at least, feel human .
Caro Gabriel Navarro Delage, grazie mille per il suo commento. Siamo molto felici che questo video vi piaccia così tanto. Per favore, rimani in contatto con noi!
Pure brilliance, wow...almost don't have words. This performance is gold. The soloists are flawless and vibrant, the orchestra responsive and engaging, Abbado is maestro without comparison. A treasure.
I have a hard time listening to other baroque performances of the same pieces because VOM performances are so glorious. The artistry, instruments and recordings are impeccable. would love for them to come to NYC to perform so I can see them in person.
As it was meant to be played. Each player right on with each note connecting perfectly with the whole. Surely one of the most beautiful pieces we have from the vast collection of his works.
I am driving around Iceland and wathcing my beautiful country, while listening to J.S. Bach... It is like going into another dimension .....the nature and the music.... There is no words for it.....
@@IceglacierArnar I am from J.S. Bach home country and of course you are right. Iceland is a special place with beautiful nature. I hope to experience it myself one day. Have a good one😊
Lovely embellishments by the musicians during the Andante, esp. the recorder at 7:45 and 7:55. Exquisite! I have heard this in dozens of interpretations, this one is by far the best, as are the entire 6 Concertos performed by this ensemble!
I live in Bhutan in the Himalayas. I bike in the Himalayan foothills to Brandenburg 2. Nothing like it!
That sounds like a wonderful journey.
#1 in gross national happiness, last I checked.
mi piacerebbe farlo anch'io... vivo in Italia, ma subisco il fascino del BHUTAN
Europe must keep its excellent musical and artistic culture alive.
Couldn't agree more!
Es el alma de Europa! 🌞
We do, sir! We most certainly do!
Europe is doomed and there's no coming back from the abyss.
You could not chose a better piece to open a galactic 'message in a bottle ' for unknown life beyond our solar system.
Yes what a great idea! !😊
True, but instead we shot Stephen Colbert's DNA into space. Not making that up.
My Gosh! -- there's not a single thing to criticize here!
Every performer enjoying his/herself throughout.
The restrained and elegant direction by Mr Abbado, letting the performers be the center of attention.
The world's top recorder performer in person!
The crisp trumpet, and lovely oboe.
A glorious venue, with appreciative audience who attended in attire this concert deserved.
And oh yes -- J S Bach.
I'm usually of the "original instrument" crowd, but this lovely performance might just be the best I've seen or heard on modern instruments. Bravo!
Exactly my thoughts. While original instruments performances give us as close an experience to what the composer heard, modern instruments in the hands of artists of the calibre of those in this performance (soloists and orchestra) is a treat! Only a trumpet player would stick a flower in his mouthpiece then play the final note up an octave - cattivo, Herr Friedrich! 👏👏👏👏👏
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the bro pulls off brandenburg 2, twice on picc, and doesnt miss or flub a single note, god damn, chops for days.
Totally agree. As a lapsed trumpeter aged 56 I am in awe, his performance is, dare I say, of Maurice Andre’s level - a bright and sweet tone with clean articulation. 👏❤️
he actually misses a note a little over a minute into the first movement, but I think it sounds better! I wish that was the way Bach wrote it lol
300 years after it was written, and the musicians all look like they’re having a total blast! Bach and the Brandenburgs are truly timeless. Michala Petri is an absolute gem as always. Reinhold Friedrich is new to me, but he made that look effortless. Wonderful!
I'm a violinist and I can play this by heart. I have every note memorized and burned into my head.
Respekt
I don’t play any instruments but I really want a harpsichord and I remember the score for it by heart
Sounds painful!
I love Bachs concerto No.2. This performance gives me hope for humanity.
We need hope!!
This also makes me not afraid of death, because i can meet Bach and Abbado then.
OMG! Reinhold Friedrich is BEAST! Wow!
유럽을 가면 그들이 얼마나 음악을 좋아하는지.
제가 독일에 갔을때 바하가 주일마다 새곡을 만들어
찬양했던 교회당에서 잠시 묵상ㆍ기도하며 바하가
지휘했던 자리를 보면서 감동했던 기억이 있어 아주좋아합니다(박철수)
I have only three words: REINHOLD FRIEDRICH!! UNBELIEVABLE!!
Likely the finest performance you'll ever witness of this timeless piece.
And incredible close views on the artists.
Agreed!
These guys put the bar up a notch with such precision playing!
I agree. I first heard this piece years ago in a college course on music appreciation. The version I heard was a bit slower than this one. But I like this one better.
De acordo!
Danke bin 16 Minuten in eine andere Welt entführt worden . Der ständige Kampf im Täglichen Alltag klanglich vorgetragen mit grosser Leichtigkeit .
Wir freuen uns, dass Ihnen dieses Video so gut gefällt!
Reinhard Friedrich!!!! Danke! Merci! Thank You!!!!!! Technik, Musik, Talent ❤️
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Bach is insanly genius! Such a joy
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Yes truly spoken a genius
I love how Bach can put together such varied instruments to bring a culmination of joy and elation that only comes from the heart and spirit. How graced we are to have such talented individuals who can portray Bach with such feeling and talent! Bravo!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!
So well said! The combination of this instruments is unworldly!
The best interpretation out of a dozen I have heard. Thank you
Vielleicht DIE beste Konzertfassung, was um Trompete geht. Einfach Chapeau!
Sir Paul McCartney, who as a young boy sang in the boys choir of a church in Liverpool, was very much inspired by Bach. The trumpet in one of his best compositions, Penny Lane, is a dedication to the legendary trumpet in this 2nd concerto.
On Penny Lane played by David Mason who played the 2e Brandenburger concerto many times, he got 68 English poud for it and was in 10 minits already outside the studio.
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I did not know that....
So sublime and majestic.
Merci. Vous me confirmez ce que j'avais lu ailleurs. Semble-t-il que Led Zeppelin et Mike Oldfield auraient aussi été inspirés par Bach.
Sir Paul wrote trash for young teens who didn't know better
The audience loved it as did I.
Bach, Bach, Baaaaaaaccchhhh!!! Tú eres el verdadero Dios de la música, tus obras son descomunales en belleza matemática y estética. Tu Misa en Sí menor, Las Pasión según San Juan, El Clave Bien Temperado, las Suite para Cello, el coral "Jesús la alegría de los hombres", los Conciertos de Brandemburgo, las Vacaciones Goldberg, la Ofrenda Musical, el Oratorio de Navidad, etc, etc y etc..... tiene bellas obras y todas con una estructura matemática y concentración intelectual. Gracias Diosito por regalárnoslo! Saludos desde Lima
Gracias por los saludos y nos alegramos de que te guste el vídeo.
Claudio Abbado was a genius of music. Everything he conducted was pure musical gold. May he rest in peace.
The performance reaches
into the deepest every
corners of my beart.
Bach is Best also.
How blessed must have been this man to compose this music…😔 he will never die..
I believe this is the best performance I've heard
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I agree completely Dave. A really masterful performance. Claudio Abbado is uniquely low key but masterful. PERFECT !
yes, i also think it is musical perection at work here. the only other recordings of this caliber i know from a group of musicians is argerich, kremer and maisky with their shostakovich and tchaikovsky trio renditions.
Some notes on these notes:
1. The trumpet is not 'blaring'. Bach wrote it to play in counterpoint with a violin, recorder and oboe, not to dominate them. While a modern instrument is used here, and modern instruments are generally louder, the balance is good because the trumpeter is exceptionally good.
2. Bach and his contemporaries frequently used the trumpet. It was commonly used outside the field of battle. It is remarkable in other ways: being pitched in F is rare; it is unusually virtuosic but not exceptionally so for Bach's writing for trumpet.
3. The final note played by the trumpeter is up a 4th from what is written, i.e. the tonic high F not the 5th which is C.
Good eye to catch the write up mistake about trumpets final note. Yes, I winced inside at the writer’s description of trumpet as “blaring”. In my opinion, the piccolo trumpet is a very clear, clean, precise, and pure sound - especially with a superb trumpeter like Frederich.
A very good performance of this piece.
Thanks for letting us know that.
About the 3rd statement: I think the trumpeter intentionally played that at the end. Initially, he played the regular version. Correct me if I'm wrong! Thank you so much for the info! Greatly appreciate it!
Bach at the height of his genius, played by the best in the world. I keep coming back to this performance and being transported to . . . another plane of existence.
Oh ! So good so good !
What a masterpiece! Someone said great composers are like the Himalaya, beyond this is the blue heavens and beyond this there is Bach.
Nice Himmalaya the Way to God is not so Expansive!
They're having so much fun, realizing, perfectly Bach's magnificent concerto. I'm having fun listening. BRAVO!! ORCHESTRA MOZART!!!
When the flutist levels up to a piccolo and the trumpet ends on that high note. Bravo
The Voyager with this perfect creation is beyond the Solar System.
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That oboist is amazing. The strength in his playing and his control are just beyond.
Bach Forever!
El gran Claudio Abbado , perfecte
I like it much more, than the Karl Richter version, THIS IS JUST ALIVE!!!! No heaviness, no flatness, just excellent. I can not stop listening to it.
One of my very favorite pieces.
I just woke up a moment ago and found this! What great music to wake up to!
I love it!
With this work I started to baroque music 60 years ago. Thank you for this magnificent performance !!
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I discovered Abbado 40 years ago on the radio, conducting opera. I knew he was something special. After a lifetime of listening to Bach's Brandenburgs, both live and in recordings, I haven't heard a better performance than this one.
I just would like to express my deep gratitude to D.W CLASSIC MUSIC for posting this superb classical music video . THANKS A LOT ! from CANADA
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Bach non si discute, come pure l'orchestra e il maestro!!!
wow! bravo! .... greetings from Brandenburg.
Greetings from Florida and the Baroque Ensemble of Palm Beach
I am no judge of the performance, but reaction of audiance says a great deal about the performers.
What a rare and lively rendition! Abbado is just keeping a fatherly eye on a joyful camerata.
Brandenberg Concerto. Some people have never heard of it, but no one has only heard of it once.
Bach is amazing.
One of the BEST if not the Greatest performance of Bach. He would have sooooo proud! I enjoyed every second of this Treasure.
Michala Petri!!! Still stunning and wonderful. I can watch and listen to her all day. :)
This ensemble kicks bootie. There are some SINFULLY FANTASTIC INTERPRETATIONS of Bach Brandenburg Concertos.
Michala Petri absolutely flawless, the modern recorder was such a clever choice for blending with the other modern instruments!
One of the best video clips I been see in my life, I keep looking and hearing every day , love it.
Regards from Texas
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The best perfomance ever!
Dance is the paradigm of the Baroque energetically displayed in this concerto and played by this ensemble.
Let's give some love to the Double Bass player. Always in the background, but the backbone and foundation of most great music.🎉🎉
Majestic, celestial they delivered to us a lifetime of rehearsing, studying , a disciplined life at their instrument.
Just a superb interpretation of Brandenburg 2 !
Bravissimo !
Ein zehr gutes CV von Johann Sebastian Bach zu dem Markgraf Christian Ludwig zu Brandenburg-Schwedt im Jahre 1721 gesandt. Aber das post als Konzertleiter nicht bekommen, aber doch zu der ganzen Welt ein von der besten kompositionen aller Zeit zum Mennscheit bekommen. Vielen Dank og grüsse aus Norwegen.
Перечудовою! Неймовірно прекрасно! Надзвичайно професійно! Дякую!!!
Очень яркое и живое исполнение! Низкий поклон прекрасным музыкантам!
I can’t imagine playing a recorder that fast. I LOVE this. Thank you./
This wonderful performance is comfortable and soothing to the ears and the mind
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Hang in there ！
someday please come to Japan
Japan waits for you
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Michala Petri's sopranino at the encore is astounding! Memorable performance.
Amazing performance! The musicians are the best - especially the trumpet player! I love how the musicians smile, have fun, and enjoy the music, and that the audience truly appreciated them. And I enjoyed the recorder player switching to a piccolo recorder for the encore.
Quite possibly the best I have ever heard in this music. The rest of the players easily keep up with Michala Petri and Reinhold Friedrich, who both deserve every accolade they've ever gotten. And Maestro Abbado shows how HIP modern instruments can get. Utterly masterful right down to the sopranino in the encore!
Thank you for your comment!
I don't see how anyone could not play well in that gorgeous theater!
Perfect balance and clarity. Beautiful expression.
Out of this world. Thanks.
No hay palabras para expresar tanta belleza.
Ciertamente.
@@ergocano pppppp
フリードリヒ先生！めちゃめちゃかっこいい！
The ensemble has a beautiful blend and rhythmic precision and each part interweaves
A good blend between contempory interpretation and historical practice.
This is an absolutely MASTERFUL performance!! Bravissimo!!
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bravissimi, con la "I", si dice in italiano.
Nu
Bravo! And I have never seen a trumpet like that one.
Claudio Abbado, my favorite conductor. Yours?
Hearing this gives me hope for our confused world. Precision and beauty can be achieved!
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Bach es el mejor y único músico mas grande de toda la historia, y no hay mas!😉
I'm into all genres of music,from hard core punk and metal to jazz and classical with everything in between.Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 is my favourite but I enjoyed this video very much! The musicians did a stellar performance and the recording engineers got it right too! I've been listening to Bach all my long life and his music still has me in raptures!
If I were to write a comment, it would be exactly what you wrote.
une trompette de superbe et de gloire,haute admiration
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The trumpet, clarinete and flute, make such a charm to this concert.
Actually it is the trumpet, oboe, and soprano recorder.
I’m impressed by the famous trompetter Reinhold Friedrich. All of them are performing brilliant . Sound vectors correlate in time and space with them too. ❤❤❤
At the 8:35 mark I made a note to check TH-cam for William Buckley's Firing Line . Buckley was a great fan of Bach's work.
A heavenly Masterpiece!
The allegro of the second concerto is my favourite piece of all the six concertos.
This second movement caresses my very soul
And the third makes me jump in sheer joy
Notice how happy or euphoric the musicians are to play this piece . Perhaps a life lesson here ? Bach’s # 2 con connects
With all our emotions and makes me at least, feel human .
I like Bach ' s music ! Thank you DW Classical Music ! 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤
Bach ~ Claudio Abbado
Such pure music ! Splendor...
Soy el primer fan de mi Patricia, la amo, la admiro my imposibl dream.
This performance touches me to the core. It brings tears to my eyes. The soloists are true artists. An angelic performance. Very beautiful !
If only Bach has the caliber of musicians seen here! Outstanding 🙌
Magnífica versión. Me encanta. Gracias enormes por compartir algo tan hermoso.
Caro Gabriel Navarro Delage,
grazie mille per il suo commento. Siamo molto felici che questo video vi piaccia così tanto. Per favore, rimani in contatto con noi!
Pure brilliance, wow...almost don't have words. This performance is gold. The soloists are flawless and vibrant, the orchestra responsive and engaging, Abbado is maestro without comparison. A treasure.
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I have a hard time listening to other baroque performances of the same pieces because VOM performances are so glorious. The artistry, instruments and recordings are impeccable. would love for them to come to NYC to perform so I can see them in person.
As it was meant to be played. Each player right on with each note connecting perfectly with the whole. Surely one of the most beautiful pieces we have from the vast collection of his works.
Some credit to the engineers. Get good balance and separate voices with a recorder and a trumpet.
una preziosità del grande Sebastian Bach
I miss Claudio Abbado's masterful contributions to music.
It's simply THE BEST interpretation of this concert by Bach! Wonderful musicians under the Abbado's direction. BRAVI TUTTI!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Perfect, many thanks to you 👌❤️💐
I am driving around Iceland and wathcing my beautiful country, while listening to J.S. Bach...
It is like going into another dimension .....the nature and the music....
There is no words for it.....
I don´t have the icelandic countryside to enjoy but i can still relate
@@check078 all countries have beutiful countryside, even your country
@@IceglacierArnar I am from J.S. Bach home country and of course you are right. Iceland is a special place with beautiful nature. I hope to experience it myself one day. Have a good one😊
@@check078 Welcome to Iceland....a country who produces man like Bach is something. And I have been many times to Germany, and it is beutiful.
Lovely embellishments by the musicians during the Andante, esp. the recorder at 7:45 and 7:55. Exquisite! I have heard this in dozens of interpretations, this one is by far the best, as are the entire 6 Concertos performed by this ensemble!
Lovely, great stereo sound too letting apprciate the great playing and composition. Oh, the complexity !
Os melhores da música!
What a joy to see the performers put themselves into this classic in complete bliss! GOD bless everybody in the name of Jesus!😇😍