Perhaps the most joyful, balanced, nuanced performance of this work I've ever heard. Watching the ensemble members react to each other, move with each other and completely delight in playing together, is a pure joy. Bravi.
The first movement always gives me the impression that the musicians HAVE to stop playing their parts to listen the mesmerising harpsichord's part. Like when people are dancing in a club and a person ( or couple) are dancing so incredibly well that everybody stops to watch them and they create a circle around the stars of the show.
A very nice metaphor! It really is incredible solo, and one that makes me wish the harpsichord was capable of greater volume. I cheat and turn up the sound! It is an extraordinary sequence, getting more and more complex as it goes until it reaches the final triumphant bars. Friends of mine who like jazz are always blown away by it, and many soloists cannot resist swinging it --- and why not!
Do you have a citation for this? Bach always claimed that his music was soli deo Gloria - only for the glory of God - but I haven’t come across any statement by him that he was merely channeling God.
Thanks! I thought that ....later on in life I share his stardom with Mozart, Beethoven, now I think of Tchaikovsky-Rachmaninnof. but BACH is a colossal composer no question
I’m 13 and I’m currently entering my 8th grade year in August. Back in 2022, it was my 6th grade year and Bach’s music really helped my through middle school and this is the best version of the Brandenburg concertos ❤❤❤❤❤
What I really like about this piece is how the Solo violin, the flute, and the harpsichord interact. They're the main characters, so to speak. I like how the violin and flute embellish eachother and sometimes call and respond. The harpsichord solo is also divind
Our lives are short, fleeting and lasting less than 100years. Howevr, Bach‘s music has an eternal life, and will transcend time and space and racesof people, Various religion and wars
All these Abbado Brandenburgs are quite magnficent. Superbly played, very well directed live video, but above all a superb sound recording, helped by the right acoustic. Many studio recordings fail to achieve this level of clarity and richness. The sound recording engineers we can't see deserve as much praise as the musicians we can see.
ohhhhh yes! from that first chord I was blown away. this is gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! The Brandenburg Concertos are the most beautiful music ever written in my opinion.
what a rare gem of musical performance! that cadenza was so perfectly pronounced that I'm sure Bach's soul was floating around that hall listening with content... thx 4 sharing!
I came for the harpsichord solo, but stayed for the flute! All phenomenal performers. What a wonder it is that we can hear music this beautiful... composed hundreds of years ago and played by people who make it look as easy as breathing. ❤🔥
this is complete madness: to place someone in front of this orchestra for an BC by Bach. Abbado waves to the musicians and that's it. Totaller wahnsinn!
Totally agree. It is one of those few times where the conductor is put in "poetic mode" ... or as a marketing strategy. A very strange thing that few people can understand.
Sounds like.. make love not war...still so available friends, let's dedicate this EPIC performance those who need to become your supporters from now on, those who never imagined before they might need this heavenly delight
05:55 ... This is the first concerto cadenza in the history of music, therewith certifiying the birth of a new genre introduced by the great JSB: the clavier concerto ... Until then, the cembalo had remained in the orchestral background as an instrument merely providing the "Basso Continuo" with some chords ... After this stroke of genius, Bach wrote many more Clavier concertos, especially intended for performance in "Café Zimmermann" in Leipzig, mostly with only one harpsichord but adding one, two and even three harpsichords as his sons (under his tuition of course) became accomplished players as well ...
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit seidigem Ton der Solovioline und mildem doch gut phrasiertem Ton der Soloflöte sowie gut harmoniserten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der unvergleichliche Drigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Barockensemble in verschiedenen Tempi und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
I've heard so many performances of this music, and this is the best, primarily because of Abbado's choice of tempos. But he is not inflexible; subtle variations in tempo and dynamics give this performance exceptional expressive power. Simply a delight.
So much passion and tenderness in this performance. It is simply magnificent. The best version I have heard. Remarkable soloists and powerful ensemble playing.
I have to say that this is an excellent performance by everyone, I'm super impressed! I'm especially impressed with the harpsichord! That is the best I've ever heard it played before and I've heard so many recordings. Amazing.
Дякую, що поділилися неперевершеним відео!!! Сама витонченість від музики, музикантів до інструментів. Та ще й подарували коментарі в українському перекладі! Дякувати Богові! Danke für das Teilen eines tollen Videos! Die Raffinesse der Musik, der Musiker an den Instrumenten! Und präsentierte auch Kommentare in ukrainischer Übersetzung! Gott sei Dank!
I have the odious task of washing a boatload of dishes. The spirit of Bach’s magnificent music coupled with the superb performance of all the musicians lifts me above the mundane. A heartfelt thank you!
Fantastic! My God, Bach would have loved this. He wrote so little music for this genre because nobody could play it accurately at the time. Now we can. Just listen!
Música para levantar el ánimo... tiempos se van y tiempos vienen pero la música siempre rejuvenece... siempre cuidando a todas las generaciones presentes y las que están por venir.
Marvelous and energetic, but with warmth! The three soloists are all associates of Maestro Abbado, perhaps playing to honor him as their mentor and encourager.
NULLA SCIENTIA MELIOR MUSICA ANIMAE HARMONIA There is no greater knowledge than music for the harmony of the soul. Não há conhecimento maior do que a música para a harmonia da alma.
The first performance I have seen where the flute and violin overpower the harpsichord to an extreme degree. In other recordings, the harpsichord has been a equal player throughout.
I have to say, I’ve heard many recordings of these brandenburg concertos and I’m just realizing I listened to a couple of these recordings when I was younger! I didn’t make the connection until now. This is probably one of my top favorite recordings, plus the sound is so clear too!❤ Well done, and the harpsichord solo is second to none!
eles parecem estar tocando um pouquinho mais rapido que a maioria dos que eu já vi... como se não fosse dificil o suficiente na velocidade habitual. kkkkkk Divino.
That sparkling harpsichord entrance must surely be one of the most beautiful moments in keyboard history
Si a um céu o vemos a través de Bach
That flute has a magnificent tone-more focused than a baroque flute but just as rich and warm.
Wow, the harpsichord solo part was phenomenal! Such a great performance!
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Insane. Even the flautist was transported.
It is literally the birth of the modern keyboard concerto. As usual, all of music is in Bach.
it is regarded as the first cadenza in the music history
I'd like to see him play Rhapsody in Blue on harpsichord. Would sound fantastic IMO.
Perhaps the most joyful, balanced, nuanced performance of this work I've ever heard. Watching the ensemble members react to each other, move with each other and completely delight in playing together, is a pure joy. Bravi.
99⁹90
Every 6 month i come to see this performance
The first movement always gives me the impression that the musicians HAVE to stop playing their parts to listen the mesmerising harpsichord's part. Like when people are dancing in a club and a person ( or couple) are dancing so incredibly well that everybody stops to watch them and they create a circle around the stars of the show.
that's true😂
A very nice metaphor! It really is incredible solo, and one that makes me wish the harpsichord was capable of greater volume. I cheat and turn up the sound! It is an extraordinary sequence, getting more and more complex as it goes until it reaches the final triumphant bars. Friends of mine who like jazz are always blown away by it, and many soloists cannot resist swinging it --- and why not!
JS Bach never claimed that the music he composed came from him - he said it came through him.
His awareness was of a much higher nature.
....Thankyou for this statement information I had'nt read or encountered it before that I remember . It's an interesting and vital point of thought .
Do you have a citation for this? Bach always claimed that his music was soli deo Gloria - only for the glory of God - but I haven’t come across any statement by him that he was merely channeling God.
I read it somewhere in his Biography. I can check when I am home again. May take a while. Thanks
Bach is the best that mankind has produced!
Thanks! I thought that ....later on in life I share his stardom with Mozart, Beethoven, now I think of Tchaikovsky-Rachmaninnof. but BACH is a colossal composer no question
So much Joy! esp. the Brandenburgs
VIVALDI
With W.A. and L.V. tight on his heels!
@SilvioNobre oh yes
The Best keyboard solo ever!!!
I’m 13 and I’m currently entering my 8th grade year in August. Back in 2022, it was my 6th grade year and Bach’s music really helped my through middle school and this is the best version of the Brandenburg concertos ❤❤❤❤❤
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Respectfully, check out Boston Baroque.
@@socraticgadfly Also the Netherlands Bach Society
What I really like about this piece is how the Solo violin, the flute, and the harpsichord interact. They're the main characters, so to speak. I like how the violin and flute embellish eachother and sometimes call and respond. The harpsichord solo is also divind
i love the emphasis on the flute, so often neglected in rendering this masterpiece. bravo
I would have given them a standing ovation. This was phenomenal!
❤
Our lives are short, fleeting and lasting less than 100years.
Howevr,
Bach‘s music has an eternal life, and will transcend time and space and racesof people, Various religion and wars
All these Abbado Brandenburgs are quite magnficent. Superbly played, very well directed live video, but above all a superb sound recording, helped by the right acoustic. Many studio recordings fail to achieve this level of clarity and richness. The sound recording engineers we can't see deserve as much praise as the musicians we can see.
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Also seem to thoroughly enjoy playing the music. I hate a dispassionate performance.
completely agree. I hear parts I have never heard before in other recordings
Bach invented the keyboard concerto, and this was his first.
I don't know all musicians. But Carmignola (violin), Brunello (Cello) and Ottavio Dantone are exceptional musicians and soloists.
Meraviglia assoluta!!!!!!! Chi riesce a suonare con tale maestria è da conservare come patrimonio dell'umanità. Insieme ad Abbado ovviamente.
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Al clavicembalo c’è un giovanissimo Ottavio Dantone che dimostra la sua bravura!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍
I remember teaching myself this first allegro movement in fifth grade. I was ignited and inspired.
ohhhhh yes! from that first chord I was blown away. this is gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!
The Brandenburg Concertos are the most beautiful music ever written in my opinion.
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Lo escuché en una de mis vidas pasadas y lo recuerdo todavía.
Absolutely, phenomenal!
Timeless perfection! Memory eternal to Abbado!
What a wonderful interpretation. I was waiting for the harpsichord solo like a piece of delicious dessert. Extremely! Golden performance!
How pleasant to the spirit to listen to J. S. Bach, my favorite among my favorites. Greetings from Medellín. Colombia. 🇨🇴
Éxtasis...!!
👋🏻👋🏻😄
Mathematics is the language of the universe.
Music is its poetry.
Well said.
You should have referenced Galileo & Wordsworth!
what a rare gem of musical performance! that cadenza was so perfectly pronounced that I'm sure Bach's soul was floating around that hall listening with content... thx 4 sharing!
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This is the first time I listen to this harpsichord solo with such a pronounced and strategic pause as in 7:53. It sounds really good this way.
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Watching on tv now. Couldn’t have missed it. Sharing as well. No matter how often you have listened to this stunning concert you want to do it again.
I came for the harpsichord solo, but stayed for the flute! All phenomenal performers. What a wonder it is that we can hear music this beautiful... composed hundreds of years ago and played by people who make it look as easy as breathing. ❤🔥
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this is complete madness: to place someone in front of this orchestra for an BC by Bach. Abbado waves to the musicians and that's it. Totaller wahnsinn!
Totally agree. It is one of those few times where the conductor is put in "poetic mode" ... or as a marketing strategy. A very strange thing that few people can understand.
Right!
He asked for the best seat in the house and got it :)
You're right, no need for a conductor, they practically ignored him.
SANS-MOTS , CHEF-D'ŒUVRE GRANDE MERCI ,MERVEILLEUSEMENT PRODIGUX , CLAUDIO ABBADO ENVOÛTANT FASINANT !
Claudio Abaddo Extraordinarie , J. S. Bach a Genie , MERCI BEACOUPE !
Let me add one more comment - so joyful the musicians, so happy - it shines in the way they play❤
Sounds like.. make love not war...still so available friends, let's dedicate this EPIC performance those who need to become your supporters from now on, those who never imagined before they might need this heavenly delight
I like the bass line that starts at 2:46. Really nice cello sound :)
Indeed! This is one of the reasons I love basso continuo.
Not only perfect, but stunning! There's an umbelivable cello!!!
05:55 ... This is the first concerto cadenza in the history of music, therewith certifiying the birth of a new genre introduced by the great JSB: the clavier concerto ... Until then, the cembalo had remained in the orchestral background as an instrument merely providing the "Basso Continuo" with some chords ... After this stroke of genius, Bach wrote many more Clavier concertos, especially intended for performance in "Café Zimmermann" in Leipzig, mostly with only one harpsichord but adding one, two and even three harpsichords as his sons (under his tuition of course) became accomplished players as well ...
Beautiful, magnificent performance!! The musicians are the best. They play such difficult music with apparent ease and grace.
Esa cadenza de clavecin es una de las más gloriosas páginas de la música clasica. Gracias por el vídeo.
Con mucho gusto 😊
I love the facial expressions of the flautist.
Bach is my favourite Barock Composer and those "Brandenburg- Concertos " And Claudio Abbado a very great Pianist/ Cembalist 🎶🎹🎶
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit seidigem Ton der Solovioline und mildem doch gut phrasiertem Ton der Soloflöte sowie gut harmoniserten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der unvergleichliche Drigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Barockensemble in verschiedenen Tempi und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
I've heard so many performances of this music, and this is the best, primarily because of Abbado's choice of tempos. But he is not inflexible; subtle variations in tempo and dynamics give this performance exceptional expressive power. Simply a delight.
Claudio Abbado is a master with such minimal movement. Well done, Maestro!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 And Lurch on keyboards!
Crystal clear articulation, phrasing and balance. A priceless diamond of a performance💎❤💎
So much passion and tenderness in this performance. It is simply magnificent. The best version I have heard. Remarkable soloists and powerful ensemble playing.
Truly magnificent performance of this masterpiece
I have to say that this is an excellent performance by everyone, I'm super impressed! I'm especially impressed with the harpsichord! That is the best I've ever heard it played before and I've heard so many recordings. Amazing.
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Sounds like a hummingbird singing ❤
A day in Spring. To create music like this. Bach, gracias.
Дякую, що поділилися неперевершеним відео!!! Сама витонченість від музики, музикантів до інструментів. Та ще й подарували коментарі в українському перекладі! Дякувати Богові! Danke für das Teilen eines tollen Videos! Die Raffinesse der Musik, der Musiker an den Instrumenten! Und präsentierte auch Kommentare in ukrainischer Übersetzung! Gott sei Dank!
I have the odious task of washing a boatload of dishes. The spirit of Bach’s magnificent music coupled with the superb performance of all the musicians lifts me above the mundane. A heartfelt thank you!
Johan and I always do the ironing together
Dantone.... Carmignola..... Abbado... Reunidos con Bach. Super.....!
That deceptive cadence at 8:21!😋 Absolutely wonderful all around! I just discovered this amazing group. Thank you!
Fantastic! My God, Bach would have loved this. He wrote so little music for this genre because nobody could play it accurately at the time. Now we can. Just listen!
I love how you highlight the cello part starting at 3:10. It’s such a beautiful passage and the cello is often overlooked on this part. Thank you 😊
Yes ... divine. And lovely visual editing to highlight the cello as well.
cello: one of my favorite instruments
Agreed. One of the most delicate and touching passages of music ever composed. 🙏🏼
For me, really starts at 2:46.
When flute and harpsichord play together it is a real jam
Session.😊😊😊
Música para levantar el ánimo... tiempos se van y tiempos vienen pero la música siempre rejuvenece... siempre cuidando a todas las generaciones presentes y las que están por venir.
내 방 침대에 누워서 이렇게 훌륭한 연주를 보고 들을 수 있어서 감사합니다. 연주자분들 모두 감사합니다.
Marvelous and energetic, but with warmth! The three soloists are all associates of Maestro Abbado, perhaps playing to honor him as their mentor and encourager.
Bach is just wonderful
Muy bueno el concierto ,una maravilla y Claudio Abbado un a excelente persona y director de orquesta. Muchas Gracias por compartir el vídeo.
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Wonderful performance!
Solo cerrar los ojos y escuchar con el alma...
the cembalo solo moves me to tears
That harpsichord looks absolutely marvelous. And here's my repeat button: 5:21
Будьте Благословенны и счастливы в трудах и делах для людей. Спасибо. Храни Вас Бог.
Such a joyous piece, where everything is swept up in it . .
Pięknie. Utwór z moich czasów studenckich. Towarzyszył mi w trudnym czasie studiów.
NULLA SCIENTIA MELIOR MUSICA ANIMAE HARMONIA There is no greater knowledge than music for the harmony of the soul. Não há conhecimento maior do que a música para a harmonia da alma.
Wonderful! And one of the rare interpretations with the correct tempo!
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Respect for Mtro. Cl. Abbado (1933-2014). Even his sole presence could have a positive impact to the concert.
아름답습니다. 올려주셔서 감사합니다.
under the keyboard table:
"Nulla scientia melior musica animae harmonia"
no knowledge is better than music for the well-being of the soul
Beauty and perfection that makes me shiver
Best music ever orchestrated!
The first performance I have seen where the flute and violin overpower the harpsichord to an extreme degree. In other recordings, the harpsichord has been a equal player throughout.
I have to say, I’ve heard many recordings of these brandenburg concertos and I’m just realizing I listened to a couple of these recordings when I was younger! I didn’t make the connection until now. This is probably one of my top favorite recordings, plus the sound is so clear too!❤ Well done, and the harpsichord solo is second to none!
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Oh Maestro Abbado!!
Beautiful music of great virtuosity and remarkable skill. Great joy: beautiful music most divine! ♬
Majestoso! Sublime!💝
Crisply paced, beautiful performance. Loved it!
Simply outstanding.
Oba música! Vai ficar perfeito no jardim botânico .🙏🎼🎻 🎹🌳🌿🌳🥰 .Uau!👋👋👋
Hermoso concierto
Outstanding piece of bach,unique in performance...
Me encanta Bach y siempre Bach.
MARAVILHOSA obra de BACH!!!
Bach & Abbado...divine music!🌌✨
Great, thanks!
eles parecem estar tocando um pouquinho mais rapido que a maioria dos que eu já vi... como se não fosse dificil o suficiente na velocidade habitual. kkkkkk Divino.
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His tempi are insane!
Extraordinary lovely beautiful thanks Bach.
Bach was under influence of a higher inspiration!
Sublime on every level. Humanity at its best
Such a beautiful and balanced interpretation 🙏✨
Beautiful
Wunderbar 🎼🎵🎶guten morgen aus TLATELOLCO CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 😅‼️‼️‼️vielen danke schön
Sehr gerne! Gracias por tu amables palabras. 🤗
I think we can safely say that we've advanced beyond the Baroque bow. Let's put them all to rest.-The Violinistextraordiaire 🙂
what a high class music... a music of God himself...
Impresionante el desarrollo del clavecín!!!
The Greatest of all "Bach"