Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 5, 1st mvt. - Apollo's Fire/Jeannette Sorrell

J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 - 1st mvt.
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Jeannette Sorrell, Music Director
On tour at the University of Illinois at Urbana
October 30, 2013
Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord
Olivier Brault, violin
Kathie Stewart, traverso
with
Andrew Fouts, violin
Adriane Post, violin
Evan Few, violin
Emi Tanabe, violin
Karina Schmitz, viola
Kristen Linfante, viola
René Schiffer, continuo cello
Sue Yelanjian, contrabass
on period instruments
Apollo's Fire's national tour of the Brandenburg Concertos was made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.
www.apollosfire.org
Passion. Period.

[@jul7673]

Absolutely THRILLING, Jeanette! Thank you!

[@Musicsson]

I cannot stop listening to it since days! How could a human being write such music? So divine, so full of beauty, of kindness... Listening to it it is like having wings. Music and Bach... maybe God´s biggest gift to humanity. Tears of joy and thankfulness...

[@michaelmiller1215]

This ensemble is always terrific! Excellent harpsichordist!

[@vKarl71]

This gives you an idea of how astounding it must have been to be able to hear Bach improvising at the keyboard.

[@dirkhoekstra727]

Never thought that I would get goosebumps from Harpsichord...but it was that good!

[@AlysounRI]

Nor me. I consider myself more of a bowed strings person but the harpsichord playing in this is so exciting.

[@JMHaddox225]

The concert hall ought to have been SRO for this! Oh my word...that is spectacular!

[@kermitlind424]

My favorite stars, all aligned and shining bright! Wonderful music!

[@mallorga1965]

Great music; great performance; great recording.

[@BarbArneson]

One of my favorite pieces!!! So sweet!!!

[@mercepapiro6063]

J'adore...Olivier...

[@mymind7508]

A sublime rendition of one of the most transcendent compositions ever !

[@lesb_socal]

Everybody's having a bang-up good time making this great music.

[@jeangagnon1981]

J'adore! Tous les musiciens ont du plaisir à jouer ensemble: très beau à voir et à entendre. Merci Apollo's Fire

[@AlysounRI]

This performance makes my heart leap for joy.

[@jalonspain]

Fabulous! Very sensitive playing; Love the harpsichord cadenza and the interaction between the harpsichord and cello...

[@vKarl71]

Thrilling! I could not live without the Brandenburg's. The are endlessly exciting.

[@chrisholley4634]

I really like that you can hear the harpsichord on this, good sound engineering to match the fine performance thank you. and I like Jeanette's attitude about the Tempo, and my favorite part of course is the TRILL at the end of the solo, prominent. Nice ensemble

[@Smiley2DJ3255]

Immersive, Their performances pull you in to what the composer had to say.

[@emildimofte6538]

Merrrryyy christmas and a happy new year carra maestrina!!!!god bless you and your family and your fantastic band of baroque birds!!!!god bless you all,bravooooo!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🎩💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🎩♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩🎩💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tomvesely4008]

This truly is a rather sick movement, my brother!

[@christaloy7498]

Unbelievable beautiful ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@susielangdonkass4912]

Thanks, James, for letting me know about Apollo's Fire tour to Sonoma State in April. -Susie

[@gordonmartin11]

Superbe interprétation. Les lignes sont si bien mises en valeur qu'on a l'impression de lire la partition !

[@tombola3121]

Very very fine Interpretation!! Right time, fine nuances and a verry god feeling for the Spirit of J. S. Bach ... Many thanks for sharing!!

[@BadButNotSad]

Incredible! There are no words suitable to describe the qualities of both Bach's composition and the interpretation presented here :) sublime!

[@Musicsson]

Very true words!

[@radioserenidadec]

totally love it all and the clavicord solo is stunning

[@marciafine493]

Oh my! One of my favorites! So glad this shared!

[@shigiharakazuya6403]

Marcia Fine x

[@carolswindler5010]

Oh My! Outstanding!!

[@johnvoyce]

Superb.

[@ugolomb]

I loved the way the cello joined in to emphasize the bass line towards the end of the cadenza. I suspect there is no notational support for this (Bach wrote the cadenza for solo harpsichord, AFAIK), but it works very well regardless. A small touch that adds to a wonderful performance.

[@nathanielwatson7859]

Fantastisch!!

[@babsclark8572]

brilliant

[@davidcrummett4552]

Delightful.

[@MrNoelJMIS]

UGH! I need to see you guys play live some day...so great. :)

[@davehshs651]

I love the harpsichord playing. To be heard so clearly at a good volume level, surely it must be amplified.

[@vKarl71]

Definitely not amplified, just properly mic'd.

[@johnvoyce]

Yes it's always drowned out by the other instruments. But here you can hear it clearly.

[@timavery7984]

Just wonderful ...beyond the stars.

[@navrozelalkaka8457]

God! That was beautiful, inspiring.

[@walteralvarezperalta6270]

Es increíble la tremenda superioridad estética y técnica de Bach comparado con otros músicos del barroco. Bach es el mejor. La interpretación muy buena, muy buena.

[@riccardoconte9060]

Very excellent!

[@robynsalain]

sans nul doute la plus belle interprétation de ce concerto bach en est sublimé

[@multimillionaire8489]

1k liked TWAS I ;). Really good all interesting characters.. GREAT

[@alainrobynsds5735]

des mains expertes touchent le clavecin,admiration

[@frantz8492]

Great interpretation :D I feel like the violin player with glasses came from past times :)

[@Mike82ARP]

@Jay Preis The dude with the ribbon in his hair. LOL!!

[@addas001]

Olivier Brault is a very special person that has studied Phds in baroque music, an excellent musician

[@chrisholley4634]

she gives the cue at 9:51 my favorite part

[@user-fh4ui2vn6p]

Замечательная музыка!

[@TheGrenadier97]

Interesting: Some people say this one is fast, while compared to Richter's, it's quite slow. Anyway, well done.

[@MischievousJenge]

[@yehezkielbeslar1473]

0:17

[@fivizzano]

I really wonder about those 2 who thumbed down this.....

[@johnvoyce]

Yes it's always drowned out by the other instruments. But here you can hear it clearly.

[@johnvoyce]

Sorry. This was about the harpsichord.

[@Jesusandbible]

i really like everything about their performances, except the flute is just not loud enough. i know all the theories about how the trumpet and flute in those days were less loud, but it still spoils the performances for me, or the placing of the microphones, as the flute in lots of videos is getting lost

[@gregorynaco7458]

this is a concerto grosso right?, (business student taking a music class sorry)

[@brochanteur8253]

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[@Hip_Mozart]

Nooo, why did you take down the old version of this movement?:( The interpretation is the same (i.e wonderful) but I liked the old one more, it had better angles. I can't see Jeannette's hands very well in this version. The over the shoulder angles are a bit blurry. I beg you to re-upload the old one as well. We don't mind having more of the same.

[@crumblekookie4239]

Why is his bow so tight lol?

[@exhocmomentopendetaeternit9096]

Its baroque one

[@mikeflemmer2256]

incredible musicians but too fast - it's harder to play it slower, and bring up harpsichord volume a lot

[@psalmtone2008]

Actually it is a bit slower than most tempos I've heard...see Trevor Pinnock or Christopher Hogwood's versions.

[@randyopus1]

It doesn't sound rushed or forced in any way. All of the musicians seem very comfortable at this tempo, and while most things are harder to play slower, this doesn't necessarily make it better. This is just my opinion, of course, but I really like the energy and apparent joy exhibited by the musicians during this performance - it really draws one in.

[@neesasuncheuri]

Too much rubato in the keyboardist. Very frustrating and hard to listen to. Otherwise, great sound!