I've heard 100s of recordings of the complete Brandenburgs. I have studied them. This is the best recordings there is of this concerto. It is brilliantly played. It's independent voices and structure, give and take between phrases and players, all of it. Bach would have been very happy I think with the harpsichord cadenza - seamlessly executed with the trill at the end for the most dynamic punch.
I always belived that this Concert was the first "jazz jam" in the history of music. Particularly the first movement. Each player has parts that were cuasi improvisations over the themes. The harpsichord bravado is espectacular and by the way very well played by all. Ah... And 2 thumbs up for the recording. 2nd movement a mystical composition. And the 3rd. My 9h my beautifully performed, fugue very enchanting bravo for the bass player with such roundness in the notes, the Viola great. Well truly they did a super job! Bach is great God is Greater! All to His Glory!
I had not thought of it this way, but it makes sense. It has the feeling of an improvisation coupled with the feeling of careful and intricate design and planning. Both at once. Soli Dei Gloria!
Many people these day constantly stop and slow down completely on the fastest passages of the cadenza making it unmusical. I heard one live recently at Carnegie Hall which could qualify as a complete meltdown. The old school players like Scott have more pride and frankly higher standards.
The solo by John Stott is ok, but it doesn't hold a candle to Karl Richter's rendition! Richter (in my view) was the premier harpsichordist of the 20th century. His performance of this Allegro you can view on the "SoliDeoGloria8550" UA-cam account.
@@McIntyreBible, I like Richter's use of more moderate tempo. The problem is his ensemble has so many violins it drowns out the harpsichord in most places, even with the 4' rank and coupler engaged. I also prefer the use of an authentic baroque flute, as heard here.
@@lidiawolanskyj5560 well atleast it lets you focus on his hands. damn the way he played it the best i heard so far and he also gave a his own touch to it when adding those few rapid notes in between i imagine how hard he trained to pull it off.
John Scott's performance is ok, but it doesn't hold a candle to Karl Richter's! he was the premier harpsichordist of the 20th century. His performance of the Allegro you can view on the "SoliDeoGloria8550" UA-cam account.
Agree with the compliments--very nice rendition of a favorite piece! A little fast in the first movement, but yes--the harpsichordist is brilliantly expressive with a solo that can in others' hands sound mechanical. Could watch the flautist all day, and all of these musicians are very entertaining. Looking forward to this group's other videos!
the music of JSB is genius, just like that and no single doubt about this! but what was a "genius" of this cameraman who recorder this great piece of music when during the solo on harpischord we can see the music stand instead of the performer????
Really nicely done on the keyboard. You can sift through 20 recordings, "nope... nope... nope..." looking for one that gets it all right, and even the pretty good ones fail on the harpsichord part. This was very played; kudos.
The keyboard solo by John Scott is ok, but it doesn't hold a candle to Karl Richter's rendition of it! Richter was the premier harpsichordist of the 20th Century (may he RIP!). His performance is on the "SoliDeoGloria8550" UA-cam account.
@@McIntyreBible I couldn't agree more. I believe this piece is what first introduced me to Richter and the Munich Orchestra a while back. And recently ive been looking more into his legacy and it is really inspiring. But aside from the Brandenburgs, I listen to many other great performances of his like Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, and Bach Mass in B minor.
Love this performance. The first movement is always odd for the flautist as the part fades out quietly and then you have to stand for the next 5min until the next movement. It's always bizarre having the keyboard completely take over with a wild cadenza, but also genius.
....a little bit fast, but shurly perfect played. I like the version with Tachezi Harnoncourts. This tempo there a little bit slow. ...for me a tempo occasionally..😉
Could be that the ensamble fails in deciding which instrument has the main role in this concerto? Harnoncourt said that Bach played himself this concerto. Would you place him so behind? He also said that can be considered the first ‘Klavier’concerto ever. I think the emphasis of the violinist on some functional notes when the keyboard had the main melodies and developments shows this issue. Nice recording!
bach is not a jabbering hysterical horizontal line going from here to there in this performance this is directed at the without feeling or imagination harpsichordist -which is not to say that they are inside him, somewhere
Very very nice performance in a beautiful setting. However I wonder why so many harpsichordists apply so many tempo changes in the cadence. Also this time there are too many changes in tempo, as far as I am concerned. As far as I know it is not specified in the original manuscript. It is difficult to find the right tempo.
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Why such a freaking fast tempo! It is like wolfing down a fine rigatoni balognese as if you are at a Carl"s Junior burger shop. The heart only beats at so many beats per minute. Whew! Am I DONE listening to this or WHAT?
@@caesarsneezer6992 When we appreciate the notes and feel the impact on us, there needs to be the commensurate time taken for that to happen. Sometimes a lack of feeling can cause a musician to simply race ahead without giving proper respect to what the notes are capable of. And, I have been *guilty of that very thing myself.* ha ha ha
The keyboard solo of the Allegro has always been left to each individual performer. I've listened to many many renditions of the solo by various harpsichordists, but they've all fallen short of Karl Richter's interpretation: "SoliDeoGloria8550"
Too much unnecessary rubato during the 1st movement's harpsichord cadenza. I can't stick around to find out if rubato will destroy the 3rd movement as well.
Not a fan of this performance. Violin soloist has awkward technique, really high bow shoulder and the resulting tone sounds pinched and he snatches at articulations when they could be more brushed. Not to mention the intonation problems... Though it's always hardest with two violins in unison passages, with 3 there's always a majority ;)
It's a matter of taste and of who you listened to before this. I love Karajan, who takes slower tempi, but this is good too. One thing I can't stand in Bach is players who don't hold their tempo real steady. They are allright.
I suppose it is now common practice to emphasize rubato in the 1st movement cadenza, but to me the line becomes fragmented and disjointed. I would also shamefully say that the dramatic body movements, while again becoming normalized, is so distracting. Personally, I doubt that the music itself requires these gestures which seem to me to be ego centered rather that musically relevant. Sorry for this critique. :(
Clear distinct voices of the instruments. And played with full force without holding back.
The world is thankful for all the talents of John Scott. RIP.
Just the right tempo, beautifully performed.
love the first movement with the harpsichord solo
I've heard 100s of recordings of the complete Brandenburgs. I have studied them. This is the best recordings there is of this concerto. It is brilliantly played. It's independent voices and structure, give and take between phrases and players, all of it. Bach would have been very happy I think with the harpsichord cadenza - seamlessly executed with the trill at the end for the most dynamic punch.
I always belived that this Concert was the first "jazz jam" in the history of music. Particularly the first movement. Each player has parts that were cuasi improvisations over the themes. The harpsichord bravado is espectacular and by the way very well played by all. Ah... And 2 thumbs up for the recording. 2nd movement a mystical composition. And the 3rd. My 9h my beautifully performed, fugue very enchanting bravo for the bass player with such roundness in the notes, the Viola great. Well truly they did a super job! Bach is great God is Greater! All to His Glory!
I had not thought of it this way, but it makes sense. It has the feeling of an improvisation coupled with the feeling of careful and intricate design and planning. Both at once. Soli Dei Gloria!
It has all but the "made up on the spot" quality.
Fortunately, it wasn't.
Absolutely clear voices, interwoven by true soloists. Awesome
Esquisite traverso & violin pair! Harpsichordist phrasing wonderful, great cadenza! Orchestra so together, they phrase as if one! So refreshing!!😍💞
Memorable y digno de admiración el grado de respeto hacia Dios, Bach y su obra durante el solo de clavecín. ¡Gracias! ¡Bravo!
Love love love the harpsichord solo. Expressive like I don't think I've heard before.
erutuon I love love love it too
Many people these day constantly stop and slow down completely on the fastest passages of the cadenza making it unmusical. I heard one live recently at Carnegie Hall which could qualify as a complete meltdown. The old school players like Scott have more pride and frankly higher standards.
The solo by John Stott is ok, but it doesn't hold a candle to Karl Richter's rendition! Richter (in my view) was the premier harpsichordist of the 20th century. His performance of this Allegro you can view on the "SoliDeoGloria8550" UA-cam account.
@@McIntyreBible, I like Richter's use of more moderate tempo. The problem is his ensemble has so many violins it drowns out the harpsichord in most places, even with the 4' rank and coupler engaged. I also prefer the use of an authentic baroque flute, as heard here.
@@DrChaad To each his own! I personally prefer the sound that his orchestra makes.
I only wish the camera were focused on the harpsichord - love watching the dexterity
Jason C Seems there’s plenty of dexterity to watch with the flautist!
Indeed, covering his head with the music stand was a bit of an amateurish job...
@@lidiawolanskyj5560 well atleast it lets you focus on his hands. damn the way he played it the best i heard so far and he also gave a his own touch to it when adding those few rapid notes in between i imagine how hard he trained to pull it off.
Harpsichord and violins heavenly compositions love Bach my very favorite composer.
Bravo with the harpsichord solo. Sounded perfectly on key.
the harp was pretty dope, I agree with u fam. lamooooo.
You can't exactly play off key on a harpsichord unless the instrument itself is out of tune... or did I misunderstand?
Interpretazione luminosa di Bach. Bravi.
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surely no greater music exists than this....
Yes indeed, massive understatement.
I couldn't agree more, such a masterpiece of music in full effect.
As an atheist, I will state with no sense of irony that this is what god listens to as he/she drives their "55 Chevy Bel-air around the cosmos.
@Bach Wagner - Examples of what?
@Bach Wagner - Ah, yes.
Wow...wow...I'm sitting here listening with my mouth hanging open in amazement! Absolutely stunning performance...bravo!
Megan Burcke bravo indeed!!!
уже лет 40 слушаю и всё наслушаться не могу
Bravo, very delightful interpretation. It soothes my soul. Surely a very talented ensemble.
My favorite Interpretation of this concert. Brillant and very very beautiful....
Oh, John Scott! We miss you so much! What an artist, and a gentleman!
John Scott's performance is ok, but it doesn't hold a candle to Karl Richter's! he was the premier harpsichordist of the 20th century. His performance of the Allegro you can view on the "SoliDeoGloria8550" UA-cam account.
and that flute ……. ! ! ! thank you all !
My new favorite performance of this piece.
Joyous music. I play this when i am building my models
bravo !!!! thank you very much !!!!!!!!!!
Wunderschön! Vielen,Vielen Dank!
wow, just....wow,
magnifique,un tempo d'une rectitude absolue,admiration,et prise de son d'excellence le plus accompli de ces 6 concertos
Maravillosa creación y mangifiac interpretación.¡¡¡
what a perfectly articulated cadenza - one of the best i ever heard since Gould - thx4sharing!
Very good harpsichord, very nice sound !!!
Merci !
Wonderful.
Beautifully played. BRAVI TUTTI!
d'une beauté absolue,admiration profonde
Agree with the compliments--very nice rendition of a favorite piece! A little fast in the first movement, but yes--the harpsichordist is brilliantly expressive with a solo that can in others' hands sound mechanical. Could watch the flautist all day, and all of these musicians are very entertaining. Looking forward to this group's other videos!
Muchas gracias. Y me sumo a los aplausos.
Majestic
Exceptionally subtly and well played, especially toward the end !
One of my favorite Bach pieces! Great job!
Sublime
Excelent
RIP John Scott - you are missed!
Meravigliosi!
Nice!
the 5e always nice, but here played so well and beautiful ! !
the music of JSB is genius, just like that and no single doubt about this!
but what was a "genius" of this cameraman who recorder this great piece of music when during the solo on harpischord we can see the music stand instead of the performer????
Really nicely done on the keyboard. You can sift through 20 recordings, "nope... nope... nope..." looking for one that gets it all right, and even the pretty good ones fail on the harpsichord part. This was very played; kudos.
The keyboard solo by John Scott is ok, but it doesn't hold a candle to Karl Richter's rendition of it! Richter was the premier harpsichordist of the 20th Century (may he RIP!). His performance is on the "SoliDeoGloria8550" UA-cam account.
@@McIntyreBible I couldn't agree more. I believe this piece is what first introduced me to Richter and the Munich Orchestra a while back. And recently ive been looking more into his legacy and it is really inspiring. But aside from the Brandenburgs, I listen to many other great performances of his like Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, and Bach Mass in B minor.
❤
Very beautiful, congratulations
Great so great
Love this performance. The first movement is always odd for the flautist as the part fades out quietly and then you have to stand for the next 5min until the next movement. It's always bizarre having the keyboard completely take over with a wild cadenza, but also genius.
It's not cookie-cutter.
Fantastisch
Too bad the camera has the music stand blocking he view of John Scoot on the harpsichord most of the time!
Oui absolument
Bravi
Wham! Bam! And a "Thank you ma'am!".
....a little bit fast, but shurly perfect played. I like the version with Tachezi Harnoncourts. This tempo there a little bit slow. ...for me a tempo occasionally..😉
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Fun!
O, wat is dit goed zeg !
💖
Sublime. The flutist is a total babe, I wouldn't mind taking lessons from her. I apologize for the immature comment.
Apology accepted. You ain't so bad yourself
I think the _Affettuoso_ would have been a little more affectionate without the *GUNFIRE* in the background. 🤔
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Could be that the ensamble fails in deciding which instrument has the main role in this concerto? Harnoncourt said that Bach played himself this concerto. Would you place him so behind? He also said that can be considered the first ‘Klavier’concerto ever. I think the emphasis of the violinist on some functional notes when the keyboard had the main melodies and developments shows this issue. Nice recording!
Very tasteful, and tasty!
Where are they playing?
bach is not a jabbering hysterical horizontal line going from here to there in this performance this is directed at the without feeling or imagination harpsichordist -which is not to say that they are inside him, somewhere
EMI FERGUSON---FINEST PRINCESS AND FLUTEST!!!!
I miss my favorite flute trills in the first movement... and find the pace a little rushed.
A tad bit fast, otherwise excellent rendition!
I wonder if they can play, "Free Bird"?
Johanna Sebastian Bach?
must have been the wife! or sister!
Domenica Scarlatti.
Louise van Beethoven.
Franziska Schubert.
Frederika Chopin.
Ricarda Wagner.
Johanna Brahms.
Jana Dismas Zelenka
Antonia Vivaldi
le violon est un peu trop puissant ou la flute pas assez le clavecin c'est très bien rien à dire dans l'ensemble c'est bien joué
how are you going to the most 30th
Very very nice performance in a beautiful setting. However I wonder why so many harpsichordists apply so many tempo changes in the cadence. Also this time there are too many changes in tempo, as far as I am concerned. As far as I know it is not specified in the original manuscript. It is difficult to find the right tempo.
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Why such a freaking fast tempo! It is like wolfing down a fine rigatoni balognese as if you are at a Carl"s Junior burger shop. The heart only beats at so many beats per minute. Whew! Am I DONE listening to this or WHAT?
Agree you can only hear it many times one at a time
@@caesarsneezer6992 When we appreciate the notes and feel the impact on us, there needs to be the commensurate time taken for that to happen. Sometimes a lack of feeling can cause a musician to simply race ahead without giving proper respect to what the notes are capable of. And, I have been *guilty of that very thing myself.* ha ha ha
@@Rocky-ne9vf do what you do and only do that
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Flute 2:20?
LITTLE EINSTEINS
STUPID camera blocked by the music standard (grrrrr) but great performance
The keyboard solo of the Allegro has always been left to each individual performer. I've listened to many many renditions of the solo by various harpsichordists, but they've all fallen short of Karl Richter's interpretation: "SoliDeoGloria8550"
Where is this?
D'US EXISTE!!!!
3:12
Excellent playing, but played too fast.
A little👍
Too much unnecessary rubato during the 1st movement's harpsichord cadenza.
I can't stick around to find out if rubato will destroy the 3rd movement as well.
So, leave!!! We'll mourn your departure!
@@SordidGuy I won't :P
@@SordidGuy "No bloody rallentando and rubato....🤮I wasn't born in the mid 1800s🤓"
- JSB
She moves a lot of with traverso, thats a pitty
Not a fan of this performance. Violin soloist has awkward technique, really high bow shoulder and the resulting tone sounds pinched and he snatches at articulations when they could be more brushed. Not to mention the intonation problems... Though it's always hardest with two violins in unison passages, with 3 there's always a majority ;)
Too fast!....why don't they know that..... if I do?
You don't KNOW anything, you feel, you think, you imagine... so do they.
It's a matter of taste and of who you listened to before this. I love Karajan, who takes slower tempi, but this is good too. One thing I can't stand in Bach is players who don't hold their tempo real steady. They are allright.
Have you ever heard pahud's version? It's faster than this
SupremeLeader brilliant answer! you deserve your name!! 👏
I suppose it is now common practice to emphasize rubato in the 1st movement cadenza, but to me the line becomes fragmented and disjointed. I would also shamefully say that the dramatic body movements, while again becoming normalized, is so distracting. Personally, I doubt that the music itself requires these gestures which seem to me to be ego centered rather that musically relevant. Sorry for this critique. :(