Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major BWV 1049, original with echo flutes; Voices of Music 4K
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- Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, performed on original instruments including the rarely heard "echo flutes". 4K, UHD video from the award winning ensemble Voices of Music.
Carla Moore, baroque violin solo; Hanneke van Proosdij & Andrew Levy, recorders & echo flutes. Performance and 4K UHD Video by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music.
In March of 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach carefully inked six of his best concertos into a book for the Margrave of Brandenburg, Christian Ludwig. The original title, "Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments" is now known as the "Brandenburg" Concertos in English or "Brandenburgische Konzerte" in German.
These six concertos represent the summa of chamber music in the high baroque period: for the fourth concerto (BWV 1049), Bach chose the unique and imaginative texture of baroque violin and “echo flutes” (a type of baroque recorder) for his soloists.
In his autograph manuscript of Brandenburg 4 (BWV 1049), Bach writes the title as follows:
"Concerto 4to à Violino Principale, due Fiauti d'Echo, due Violini, una Viola è Violone in Ripieno, Violoncello è Continuo." For our video, we use the “echo flutes” for the slow movement, then break them apart for the first and third movements. The outside movements feature exceptionally virtuosic writing for the violin, with extended passagework spanning the entire range of the instrument. For his fourth concerto in the set of Brandenburgs, Bach is especially careful with the orchestration: this creates space for the recorder sound to breathe; in addition, his compositional style flows with sparkle and wit.
The fourth Brandenburg concerto is unusual in that Bach specifically calls for "echo flutes", or "fiauti d'echo". For many years musicologists have debated what an "echo flute" exactly is, and have also uncovered a great deal of historical detail, but the work is usually performed with two alto recorders.
TH-cam now has a limit on the length of the description text; more information about the echo flutes and this recording here:
voicesofmusic.org/BB4Notes.pdf
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0:00 Allegro
6:47 Andante (with echo flutes)
16:15 Presto - เพลง
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Who ARE these people? They don't even rate a Wikipedia mention but have posted directly to TH-cam the greatest version of the Brandenburgs of all time.
Try their Corelli
It's about time Wikipedia got up to speed....... This is the best recording I have heard in years! Am listening to it for the 3rd day in a row.....
@@sandrahatherley2184 Thank you for suggesting that piece! Loved it also! Thank you again!
They are all luminaries of the San Francisco early music community. Carla Moore is co-concertmaster of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. She is a world-class talent. Hi Carla!
Ask and you shall receive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_of_Music
The base is very clear and you can actually hear the harpsicord. A wonderful performance all the parts come through clearly and are so well balanced.
The first time I've heard a Brandenburg Concerto, 'toned down'. I grew up listening to the big orchestras like Berlin Philharmonic with Karajan, or Neville Mariner and Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and these styles of sound lent a grandiose, dare I say bombastic, quality to Bach's music that probably originated from a devotion of great veneration. Yet, listening to your slimmed down chamber orchestra, in a church like setting with its acoustics that probably would have been the type of setting where Bach would first have performed this piece, allows the concerto to be heard clearly and distinctly by the listener. Every instrument stands out on its own, thereby allowing the whole of the concerto to be fully appreciated by the listener. The humility of the sound of the recorders renders to me the atmosphere of worship that I believe Bach had for God, which seems a concurrent theme throughout his music. Your performance allowed me to focus on every individual instrument in turn, as well as on the various groupings of harpsichord, light strings, even the viola, the recorders, and the heavy strings of cello and double bass. Your performance was an emotional eye opener to me of what I personally feel and have interpreted into Bach's music throughout my life, and you have allowed me to augment my understanding and appreciation of his music, immeasurably. I applaud Voices of Music and what I imagine they may be doing to enhance the listener's appreciation of early classical/baroque music. Thank you so very much for hard work!
You are very welcome.
Amazing performance. This should get more views.😢
that is some amazing violin work starting at 2:50
also amazing in the previous Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Major performed by Voices of Music.
0:00 - 1st Mvt (Allegro)
6:49 - 2nd Mvt (Andante)
10:27 3rd Mvt (Presto)
Makes me smile and cry a little. So beautiful...
First time I heard this concerto was in college. I missed a whole day of classes, stayed in my dorm room and listened to it all day. I came out for dinner though!
I really like this ensemble. No ego, just musicality. I couldn't take my eyes off the female recorder player. She plays so effortlessly! I believe she was playing the harpsichord in #3.
That's a fun story.
Imagine composing this with a quill and candle light. The capacity of Bach's brain was astounding,.
I just discovered this ensemble recently. Amazing performance, vibrant and perfect. I can’t have enough to if. LOVE to you all.
Thanks!
One of the most beautiful works of baroque music.
Yay, everybody!!!
smalin Yay!
Me too!
The level of quality is simply unmatched by any website or video on the internet other than this TH-cam channel. Its also a decade old?! Genuinely astounding. The fact that these recordings are also FREE, wow. I was glad to see that your latest upload displayed a tally of over 100,000 USD, as every penny is well deserved! Definitely earned a new subscriber. :-)
glorious lacing of wind and string - an airy Bach - prefiguring the Rococo
I like the way the recorder players swap over to the spare one every so often to keep them both warmed up.
Why does TH-cam (in the UK) keep directing me to these amazing performances - several hours after I should be asleep in bed! (?) VoM are a truly amazing ensemble - comprised of very talented soloists - and led by the brilliant Hanneke van Proosdij! Best wishes - stay safe! 🇺🇦
2:50 that kids is why you practice scales and arpeggios
Word.
nog even dit;
deze 4e is bijzonder mooi en ook heel complex.
bij luisteren met gesloten ogen worden de lijnen en figuren bijna tastbaar
Such an amazing ensemble. They're just oozing with talent and passion. Whoever said Baroque music is unexciting couldn't have experienced it the way Voices of Music does. Definitely donating to this talented group of artists.
Thank you so much!
This work brings back so many memories..I used to live in Okinawa, Japan and performed this with my dear colleagues there. It was a hard time in my life, and the music was what kept my mind clear. Wonderful performance! Thank you.
Gorgeous !!!
Spirit of heaven , sound of nature , the great apearance in human soul.!..!...!.......
Mooiste MOOISTE uitvoering van dit 4e
Brandenburgse concert OOIT !
Love how Bach gives the spotlight to the concertino violin with rapid passages while actually shifts the "melodies" to the recorders and the ripieno and then to the continuo at the time 👏👏
I love the choice to bring out the BC in the mix, they really add richness and the pulse of dance Bach allegedly imbued in the fabric of his music.
Absolutely sublime performance on every level.
Some of the most vibrant music ever written. The music blazes forth as if it had a life of its own. Perhaps a performance like this proves that it does.
Hunted me my entire life. thank you for letting me see it.❤i trasposed it to guitar tableture and a few years later i ❤picked up the pages and they fell apart from moisture, i had them on a shelf.❤i gave up, God didnt want me to play.❤i always felt it was one bird singing and another answering, in the moonlight, on tree tops❤
Great tone and blend between recorders. Great balance between recorders and strings. All that we've come to expect from Voices ensemble.
Love those echo flutes, especially in the Presto. Thank you for this wonderful music
Our pleasure!
Amo esse concerto!! 👏👏👏✌️✌️💜 Obrigada, J.S.Bach!!🙏🤩
I agree with you
@@joseleonido3479 🎶🎶🎻🎻🌟✨🙋🏻♀️
This is just fabulous. Have just discovered. A cold rainy afternoon made magical listening to this great ensemble. Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
Such talented and sensitive musicians ! À rich and supervitalizing rendition of that masterpiece! And that incredible sound !
The sound of the echo flutes are really special for this piece. Along with the video presentation. it adds so much to the experience.
Magnificent performance. What a honour and a privilege to be able to sit in my study and listen and watch on TH-cam such wonderful music.
The best performance I have ever seen!
So incredibly beautiful. Without a doubt the best version of this piece ever!
Mats Hedlund -- The sound is excellent!
Matte H Listen to the freiburgerbarockorchester’s interpretation
You should hear the Netherlands Bach Society. All of their Bach interpretations, in fact. They master it to a level of perfection.
@@kingseth2628 I had forgotten that I had made a comment on this video. :-) Either way, I've been listening to Freiburger now and absolutely, a very good orchestra. But Voices of Music's interpretations of Bach touch me more deeply. Then I prefer the orchestra to be a little smaller as well.
@@haydnenthusiast Absolutely, a very competent orchestra, but I have a bit of a hard time with the solo violinist. A certain tendency to overplay, in my opinion. So I prefer Voices of Music's interpretations of Bach. But as always with music, we think differently and that's fine! :-)
Bach would be very proud of you all. So beautiful to listen to.
with that performance I feel in heaven. god bless you.
GREAT PERFORMANCE!
Absolutely extraordinary playing from beginning to end. Thanks for sharing this with the world.
I'm listening to this piece for the first time (so far as I know) after finishing Aldous Huxley's novel Island. He used it in the final chapter for quite a commentary on the extremes of human absolution. Naturally, I trusted only Voices of Music to introduce me.
Andrew Walls, Musician I realize it’s now a year after your listen to Brandenburg 4 but hopefully you’re still up for *another* phenomenal take on this performance. Voices of Music is my go-to for many Baroque pieces and I owe it to them for introducing me to a wider world of it... but when it comes to Brandy #4 this, by Akademie of Ancient Music Berlin, is my favorite rendition: I hope u enjoy this magnificent Bach piece as much now, one year later. :)
th-cam.com/video/fNYb4pMeVVk/w-d-xo.html
Lovely. The sound is SO rich.
Voices of música is wonderfull.perfect
Wonderful, beautiful, love it so much! It made my day. Thank you all, GBY.
Glorious
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much!
From a recorder player. Simply, Thank you! From the bottom of my heart.
You are very welcome!
All the players are amazing. Divine inspiration! Thank you
Simultaneously subtle and forceful - playful, gracious and majestic. Echo flutes supremely in balance with the ensemble. Alternately quick and lively and languid and sonorous- a most convincing interpretation - historically accurate and equally contemporary in feel. Congratulations on this superb performance- a benchmark to live up to!
Thanks for bringing such joyous music to life!
An absolutely stunning performance. Bravo all!
Thanks so much!
fantastic music and playing it the best i ever hear
I like how everyones wearing blue, the performance is as always beautiful and flawless thank you so much for this beautiful recording.
divine articulation!!
Wondrous, beauteous and sublime!!
Wonderful! Magnificent! One of the best versions I've heard so far
Awesome performance 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼love the harpsichord sound so much
oh, that total sound, that nice mixture !
Thanks @voices of music and God Bless Bach
What a magnificent performance! This is lovely.
I love this group!! Everything they perform is outstanding!!
Thank you so much!
I've been listening to this song for months now and I didn't know the name and recently I decided to ask my guides and they showed it to me. I'm so grateful to have found your channel😅. It brings so much happiness and joy to my life especially during this pandemic. Thank you so much. I love your music 🎶🎶
Ma quanto sono brave le “Voices of Music”?!? Splendide!
Wonderful performance! Thank you!
Thanks for listening.
this art will never die.
I love the fugue so much!
Bach was a genius. And these folks, Voices of Music, are geniuses for their research and performance of this glorious music as it was meant to be heard! One of their geniuses is the clarity of the performance.
Thank you so much.
A spritely start to a sunny NZ Christmas morning with exhilarating performances of the Brandenbergs by the excellent Voices of Music. I've just donated! I hope you do too!
Thank you so much!
Flawless! You guys really do justice to Bach.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thanks Luca, and happy holidays!
Awesome Music!
Thanks!
This truly is an exquisite performance, the sound is beyond perfect, well done!
Hanneke's Flute is best Flute
They're just great!!!
Excellent high F#, Hanneke! Very smooth.
Got a nice little chuckle when I saw that knee coming up.
You can never give a good performance if it is taken too seriously.
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo! A magnificent and world class performance on every level. Elegant, virtuoso, expressive and also technically perfect. Thank you so much!
Soberbios Voices of Music . Barroco con instrumentos de época . Bravo !!
Very spirited! One of the nicest I've heard-thanks!
Who better to represent JS Bach; everything is so right. I’m spellbound.
Thank you, seems like a long time ago now :)
What this does to a hurting soul is indescribable. Your performance is amazing, of course - but the music itself -- WTF was Bach playing with? You know that place where one feels pain and pleasure? It's being passed around between the flutes and the violins... and it feels *wonderful*.
1:44 Hey kids!
There it is!! I was trying to find someone else with a hint of culture, unlike the rest of the people commenting.
I heard the first movement on an old pc game anno 1602 when I was a child and been obsessed forever since. You all are absolutely brilliant
They're good.
excellent performance by all. enjoyed it. keep up the great work
Fabulous 💞
Outstanding music. 👌
hors des sentiers battus,grandiose et sublime,admiration profonde
Fantástica interpretación! Maravillosa.
Lovely absolute joy thank you
This is outstanding
Thank you!
@@VoicesofMusic No thank you, this is a hallmark performance of the piece
Excelente interpretación, muchas felicidades!!!
Great!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Amazing performance !
sem palavras...
Isso é que é música!
Outstanding thank you for sharing
Realmente muito lindo!
Obrigado.
Energy! Bravo!
thanks, V of M, for the marvelous notes! (in both senses, I guess)
A tiazinha do violino arrasa!
Que performance muito lindo
Thanks for existing