Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 | Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2024
- The Orchestra Mozart performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051, at the Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia, Italy (2007).
What makes Johann Sebastian Bach’s 6th Brandenburg Concerto special is its darker, almost mysterious sound. This comes from the special instrumentation, which does entirely without high strings and wind instruments. Instead, violas, viols, cellos, double bass and harpsichord alone fill this sixth of the Brandenburg Concertos.
00:00 I. Allegro
06:00 II. Adagio ma non tanto
10:47 III. Allegro
In keeping with the reduced size of the Orchestra Mozart, Concerto No. 6 is performed without a conductor. Claudio Abbado conducted the other five Brandenburg Concertos on this concert evening, but he steps aside for the sixth, leaving the stage of the stylish Teatro Municipale Valli entirely to the seven musicians - and his outstanding chamber orchestra elegantly brings the well-known Baroque concerto to life.
The Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046-1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) are a collection of six instrumental works that Bach dedicated to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, in 1721. They are regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. The concerts were, however, likely composed between 1718 and 1721, for Bach’s Köthener Hofkappelle. Bach’s original title, Six Concerts with Various Instruments, describes exactly what is special about these concerts; the varied use of several instruments - with different strings, wind instruments, or solo harpsichord for the concertini.
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The Orchestra Mozart was founded in 2004 to afford talented young musicians the opportunity to play in a world-class orchestra, with world-class conductors. Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) is considered one of the greatest conductors of all time. In 2011, Classic Voice music magazine named Abbado the most important of the top 100 living conductors. He was born into a family of musicians in Milan, Italy, on June 26, 1933. Following his study of conducting, piano, and composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he continued his education at the Vienna Music Academy. In 1968, Abbado became head conductor of the Milan Scala. In the subsequent years, he could be seen on the world’s great concert stages, in Milan, London, and Chicago. Following his 1984 debut at the Vienna State Opera, he became the city’s general music director. In October of 1989, the members of the Berlin Philharmonic elected him artistic director, succeeding Herbert von Karajan. He remained in Berlin until 2002. Abbado died in Bologna on January 20, 2014, aged 80, following a long battle with cancer.
Orchestra Mozart:
Danusha Waskiewicz - Viola
Simone Jandl - Viola
Rainer Zipperling - Viola da gamba
Sabina Colonna Preti - Viola da gamba
Enrico Bronzi - Cello
Alois Posch - Violone
Ottavio Dantone - Harpsichord
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I say the following as a retired professional violist, teacher, cathedral choirmaster, organist and composer. What most people and musicians do not appreciate, especially most violists, is that the 6th here is and should be played, lightly; not digging into the strings like in romantic music. Rather, let the weight and rosin of the bow do all the work. In doing this, the violas speak clearly, cleanly and with ease. However, this is not easily done since the strings are thick and most violas do not speak and respond as easily or quickly as the violin or cello due to the viola not being a mathematically and acoustically correctly proportioned instrument. Since Bach loved playing the viola, he no doubt understood its limitations and beauty. Well done folks!!!
Well, I have to believe that the viola is as much mathematical and acoustic correct as all other instruments. Otherwise it had not survived in this long competition.
@@staffanolofsson8201 No. The mere existence of a viola is an offense to wisdom and reason.
Yes, the 6th is hard to pull off because in the first movement all must play so as to highlight the overtones of their timbre without playing timidly - a difficult tightrope! One solution is to slow the first movement down so that the faintest "swing" is perceived. I don't think these performers hit the mark at all in the first movement. The choice of the harpsichordist in the second movement to use stops, regrettably, kills, the, legato, of it, all. At least the third movement is a complete success.
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, era il sesto
Dude, as a violist who’s seen great players and studied with great players, these women SHRED. Idols.
This is great, but I recommend you checking the Freiburger Barockorchester version.
@@wysiwyg2489 I am very familiar with that version and really love the authentic baroque style in their performance !
@@McDougleGuitarMan9 Not sure if you know, that performance was on the 250th anniversary of Bach passing, done in the Mirrors Hall of the castle were the original concerts were premiered. If you pay attention, they used original instruments from Bach's time, tuned to 432Hz. That version is probably the closest you will ever listen to the original.
@@wysiwyg2489 I didn’t they played it on a special but everything else I’m aware off, I’m really fascinated by baroque music and playing style ! Good to meet a fellow enthusiast
Simply wonderful, simply beautiful, Bach is the heaven on earth.
While all the Brandenburgs are special, #6 is my favorite. The unusual instrumentation (viola, viola da gamba especially) leads to a very rich sounding woven tapestry. And the 3rd movement is one the most joyous of the bunch. I especially like the harpsichordist on this version.
It's simply wonderful!
I love all 6 but for me #3 and 6 hold a special place in my heart. such beautiful music.
I've always imagined the last movement as befitting for Easter, as in the Resurrection.
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Este "Brandemburgo"es el EXTASIS INASIBLE.....UNA OBRA SUPREMA!!!
Estupenda versión!!!!!chapeau!!!
The instrumentation with two violas, instead of violins, gives this a special feeling, and I just adore how this group of musicians, Orchestra Mozart, also can handle Bach.
The play of the cello guy is just marvellous. It is a wonder. Talk about difficulty! And it makes it, just fine. This piece is a killer for the soloist, Bach would have been proud of all of them.
Yes brilliant playing
"If God had a voice, that would be Bach music" (Paulinho Nogueira, Brazilian composer)
No other musical instrument, bowed stringed or not, had many copies as the viola under designations: Alto in french, Bratsche in german, as well as, Viola Bowed, Viola “da Braccio” Viola Bastarda (Bariton) Viola d 'Amore (with sympathetic chords ) Viola “di Fagote” (with seven gut strings wrapped and sixteen more in steel that vibrate sympathetically) Viola "di Bordone”, Viola Marina (Violet) Viola “da Gamba”, Viola Tenor, Viola Contralto , Violone, Viola “Pentacorde” (five-stringed), Viola Descant, Viola “di Collo”, Viola “da Spalla”, and Viola Pomposa, in a succession of types and models, are names that were assigned to the instrument from its origin in the sixteenth century, as the heir stringed medieval Viola from Moorish origin. The first document on the instrument was quoted in the book "Regula Rubertina" authored by Ganassi del Fontego in 1543. In addition to this diversification language, justifying its popularity and importance at the time, was portrayed by Renaissance painters in the domes of the ceilings, in the altarpieces and frescoes in churches and cathedrals, ever in angelic conversation.
Had NO idea! Thanks
I specially love the second movement 06:00 where the two violas (Danusha Waskiewicz and Simone Jandl) are speaking to each other in an intimate tone, accompanied by Ottavio Dantone on beautiful harpsichord.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
Surely this 2nd movement is at least the equal of the slow movement of the more famous double violin concerto.
A lot of baroque composers experimented with different combinations of instruments but none of them had Bach's genius. Every one of his Brandenburg Concertos were for widely different combinations of instruments but keeping to the concerto format.This is a great performance of the last one, No 6.With two violas starring. Absolutely great.
Food for the soul. Bach was above sublime... There was no one and there will be no one like him.
That Adagio second movement was played with such depth of emotion !
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No doubt the best live recording of the complete Brandenburg Concerto's I've ever listened to. So clear and perfect. It's a shame it took 14 years to reach UA-cam to the best of my knowledge.
I was there. Wonderful
Sowohl von der Darbietung als auch von der akustischen Aufzeichnung hervorragend ! ! Mein Dank an alle Beteiligten !
Perfectious is the way Bach should be played.Magnifico
I used to hear from my friends that a boring Brandenburg concerto No. 6 isn't like number 5 or 4 or even 1. But when I found out about it, I completely changed my mind and loved it!
Dear Wolfgang, you dont mention the 3:rd? For me the third is perheps the best, together with this 6:th. We all have our favourites, even you Wolfgang. Lucky for us!
@@staffanolofsson8201 some consider the 3rd one musically boring
@@Shreksbigfattoeyo Some, always this "some". Better with "I".
They're all great, but #2 will always be mi favorite!
Its my favorite
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieses kompakten doch perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit seidigen doch gut phrasierten Tönen aller genialen Originalstreichinstrumente und zurückgehaltenem doch perfekt entsprechendem Klang des ebenso genialen Cembalos. Der zweite Satz klingt echt schön und auch lyrisch. Wahrlich ausgezeichnetes Barockensemble!
Wie immer wunderbar zusammengefasst, notaire2! :)
I bought this set on DVD years ago. Definitely had a crush on the viola player with the short hair ;)
I like the other one...who has her eye on the short-haired one
Con ellas dos y sus violines.Llegaremos al cielo ...
Wow...Such a great performance, just beautiful! Imagine, all the hours of practise these musicians put in, to learn their instruments, then coming together in performing music written for a man (the Margrave of Brandenburg) who never bothered with it...They were never actually performed. The Margrave of Brandenburg stuffed them in a drawer and forget about them and they were not performed until they were rediscovered many years later. Thankfully we have amazingly talented people today who can keep this music alive and remind us of the great talent of Bach, the instruments and the people who play them.
No 6 is my favourite, the first time I heard it, I felt it was so futuristic and dream like, it still does.
From to be the "odd" one of all Brandenburg Concertos in my early days this has became my favourite at this mature age, Concerto no 6. Of course I love the two ladies wonderful playing on their violas. For me this is a perfect interpretation!
loved that they didn’t try to rush this, like MOST versions of MOST of the Brandenburgs tend to be. So many groups play as if faster=better: Not the case!!!
This was a very beautiful rendition: Thank you.
Sublime. Il mio brano musicale preferito.
This is one of the best interpretations I have seen. Enjoyed everything. Congratulations very nice work. The two violas sound great.
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After the strong emotions raised so beautifully by 1 to 5 this 6th comes across as a soothing reflective meditation resulting in tranquility of soul.
Hermoso, precioso, excelso, perfecto!!!
Thanks DW for this wonderfull music. Bach is the best of all time!!
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Un sonido muy bueno el de esta orquesta. ES muy difícil conseguir esa perfección. BRAVO.
Great performance. It looks like one of the violists is more Baroque than the other - I mean in the Baroque bowing and absence of shoulder rest. Beautiful playing.
No. 6 is My favorite . I close My eyes and feel myself in heaven
Remarquable performance, merci pour ce moment délicieux
Absolutely wonderful. THIS IS MUSIC.
Это прекрасное владение альтом завораживает. Нет, оно отправляет в новую замечательную реальность..
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Bellísimo, toda una gran celebración del alma!!!!* Gracias!!!!*
この演奏を聴いて第６番の良さを改めて知りました。演奏家どおしのアイコンタクト、演奏家一人ひとりがソロとして輝いていて、とても楽しそうに演奏しているのが素敵です。投稿に感謝します。このオーケストラのブランデンブルク協奏曲は、軽やかでとても聴きやすいですね。
What mastery in this interpretation of such a brilliant piece of art 👏
3악장은 비올라 둘이서 주고 받고, 듣기에 아주 아름답다~**
Феноменальное по красоте исполнение и мастерство всего ансамбля ❤
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Isn't Bach such a genius! These two giros are fantástic! Bravo!
A lovely, clear performance with wonderful phrasing, articulation and balance, which is so important when working with violas. I love this recording.
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I never tire of watching this video. The musicians seem to be enjoying the supreme pleasure of playing as one; when it's time to get lyrical they get lyrical, when it's time to groove to the catch-me-if-you-can syncopations of the ritornello they do just that. And it's Bach... Humankind at its best.
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Magnífic, grandiós, sublim, directe de la suprema consciència! Gràcies.
Beautiful. So, so beautiful! The violists, everyone plays exquisitely. We all have our favourites, but ever since I first heard this, it’s mine. The ringing, chiming quality, the sheer musicality have earned my ear and my heart. The second movement has been transformed from a rather dark element to one which is reflective and sweet. Thank you. With love from Canada
Sound celestiale.
My favorite interpretation of the 6th. Fastest one, too. But that is the call of our time to have classical music performed much faster than when Bach composed the Brandenburg concertos. Excellent performance. Bravissimo.
We still dont know how fast or slow this music was played in Bach´s times! Only that it after the romantic period of music, when Mendelsson lifted it up to again be known by the listeners, it had a very long in time tendency to be played very slow. I myself prefer this faster version. I like the swing in Bach. What is right or wrong doesn´t matter, as we dont know, I believe it is a question of what you like.
So ,how to we know they were played more slowly in Bach's time?
As a teenager I used to dance round my living room in joy to the 3rd movement
Thanks for sharing these memories with us and our community!
Классное исполнение! Интересный замысел, ясная подача.Выстроенная форма!
Harmonioso! Sublime!💝
The 1st and 3rd movements take me back to the time I was 3 or 4 years old, and I don't know why.
Simply perfect!
Please DW upload something everyday.I read along what you upload.I feed my soul with this 🎶😍🙏
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Beautifully played, truly outstanding! Thank you👍👍👍👍
Wonderful playing! The sound uptaking is also very good. This has brightened my day, thank you!
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If someone who is unfamiliar with classical music but curious wanted an introduction, I would play the Brandenburg No. 3 (or maybe any of Vivaldi's Four Seasons). Exquisite.
Watching Danusha's facial expressions and body language is great fun. It's like she is challenging Simone to a viola battle.
They have complete confidence in each other - so much so that they can risk a fit of the giggles. The whole performance by all the musicians seems inspired, so that they can smile and talk to each other with their facial expressions while knowing that nothing can go wrong.
我認為巴赫6首的「布蘭登堡協奏曲」，以這首最為輕快、活潑和耐聽，尤其是第三樂章III. Allegro！
An excellent performance of a beloved classic with much communication between players. Thank you.
My favorite part!!!❤
The Cembalo player!!!!❤
Divino. Gracias. ¡Thanks!
Love it! Such an hommage to the viola ❤️
Sublime!
The last movement of this concert, specially will go on eternity.
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Great performance!All the instruments sound wonderful in the ensemble, the interpretation, the tempo, the choice of the harpsichord register, everything is very harmonious! I had a lot of fun and an example to follow, thank you!
Frisch gesägt und geschrubbt :-) Mit Schwung und Verve, ganz prima. Freue mich, Euch hier anhören zuschauen zu dürfen. Habt ganz vielen Dank fürs Hochladen!
My favorite Brandenburg! Thank you!
I love the energy here
Excellent. 😐 !!! ❤
Beautiful
Gracias!
Such a joy of playing music! Unbelievable!!
outstanding
Sublime
Very beautiful performance🍃
Excellent performance!
This is wonderful!
I so love this interpretation
Qué belleaza! 😍
Phenomenal performance with grit, gusto, and a full palette of colors and flavors... bravi, tutti!
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Fantástico. Eu amo este concerto e esta execução é primorosa.
Apropos to nothing, the second violist was a ringer for Claudio Abado’s version of Pelleas and Mesalinde by the Mahler Youth Orchestra, which is also an excellent performance, if you’re into that.
It is the same person - Simone Jandl.
Amazing
Very well commited. Nice at all. Congratulations.
One of the weirdest pieces of music that everyone knows, a concerto grosso whose ensemble (a septet) is hardly "grosso" and is noteworthy for having no violins..It's one of the finest showcases for the viola, though. Nothing else is like it.
Bach’s Sixth “Brandenburg”-with all those Violas!
EXQUISITE ♥♥♥♥ Thank you!
DW classical music,your video is very good because that can help me study a lot :)
That's great to hear! Good luck on your studies. :)
Your mellow sounds to my ears are like dark chocolate on my tongue; bon appetite!
Adagio movt is so nice
楽しそう。こっちも楽しくなる。ありがとう。
très bien pour moi c'est le bon tempo
최고. И точка.
Отлично!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I could watch this with the sound off for the expressions on the faces, especially the facial interactions of the Violists.
It would not surprise me, if some ABBA compositions from Benny Andersson were Bach inspired. Just listen to III. Allegro.
Bright and Bach
Violas takeover
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