Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major: Allegro - 12/16/2017

Punch Brothers and Gabriel Cabezas, Rob Moose, and Nadia Sirota of yMusic perform the third movement from Johann Sebastian Bach's third Brandenburg Concerto in G major on our December 16, 2017 broadcast
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[@marguitvaldez4792]

To the bass player, Jaco would be proud of you!

[@michaelbarbosa5700]

Brilliant! I'm sure Bach would agree. Noam, the banjo man, nailed it.

[@christopherhanna5754]

When i first heard this i immediately went out and found everything I could by noam pikelny. I was not disappointed .

[@Judymontel]

oh wow what an exciting performance of an exciting piece of music!! Hats off to everyone, but ESPECIALLY the banjo player - Bach sounds GOOD on banjo!! I thought it was for 9 instruments and counted 8 - didn't seem to hear anything missing, though... zowie!

[@RikardPeterson]

The original is 9 plus continuo (I looked it up): three violins, three altos and three cellos. But this part of it has all the cellos playing with the continuo, leaving only seven separate parts, so you're right both in that it's written for more people and that it still is complete in this setting.

[@Judymontel]

oh I see - just in the last movement the cellos don't have separate parts for each one. gotcha. Good reason to choose to play this part!

[@bassfingers1978]

This is absolutely fantastic.

[@ChanningWalton]

The awesome thing about Bach is that it seems to sound good on almost anything.

[@manders76]

Bela Fleck did a whole album of classical music a few years back and it is GREAT. I recommend it if you like Bach on the banjo!

[@listenmusic9811]

Bach is the height of culture and cool. No joke -- he is the OG classical gangstah.

[@tedster405]

I turned on KCUR FM last night and this was what greeted my Bach-starved ears. There is a God!

[@rdalin]

I can't help wondering what my father, who loved classical music and played (mostly) classical piano, would have thought of this performance. I'd like to think he would have loved it because, well, how could anyone not love this (in spite of the three down votes).

[@wupeide]

Noam nailed it!

[@faye76000]

oh for sure, but if you listen with really good sound system you can also tell Pauls' double base builds so much for what everyone, including Noam's banjo to rely on too

[@alex0589]

Did he ever not? Aha

[@austenrobinson2747]

Best banjo player ever not named Bela

[@TheJACKCOLORADO]

I would love to have a CD or streaming collection of classical music performed with bluegrass instruments. BRAVO!

[@jtjames]

We were watching this live on YT and everyone in the chat was just enjoying the concert immensely being a couple of days before Christmas made it really special.Thank you to all involved.

[@arminhanik4207]

JSB would have LOVED it!

[@georgeshepherd3381]

The "Mozart Mountain Daredevils"!

[@austenrobinson2747]

Let’s admit Paul is killing on bass.

[@johnfenner347]

Absolutely Marvellous !. A Joy. J S , Would Like It !. Terrific. Greetings From Scotland x .

[@phytofermentans]

If I was JSB, I would have been very pleased

[@DavidHamby-ORF-48]

Who was your genius arranger? I’m just awed at the stuff the show pulls together. Rich must have nightmares midweek! Somehow it all works when the on air light goes on.

[@pjw2000]

Rob Moose, the fiddle/violin player from yMusic, arranged this one.

[@editorjuno]

It's a slight variant of the arrangement Rob played with the Punch Brothers on the Antifogmatic DVD.

[@lohphat]

Perfect. Tempo.

[@av8153]

Genius all around ! The banjo totally worked !

[@brucekuehn4031]

That ringing sound cutting through - JSB would have had a huge smile on his face!

[@TurboTsunami19]

Clean banjo playing is so pleasing. Leftover Salmon has a great banjo player who can match the clearity of a piano. This banjo player is one of my favs too

[@rdalin]

This is incredibly brilliant. My dad was a lover of classical music. I wonder what he would have thought of this performance.

[@scottflores2502]

Is that Moose!!!!!???? Love that dude!!!

[@scottflores2502]

oh crud...do I see Gabriel, too!!!!! AWESOME!!

[@KeelyBurnMusic]

Wow, the only Saturday night I actually have social obligations, and I missed THIS! This is wonderful! Thanks for uploading the video!

[@gurugee2112]

Just brilliant. 'Twas a great show. Now add Tom Papa's monologue - I never laughed so hard at this show! [Not the "Out in America" piece]

[@steveallerton9124]

I hate this video. I can hear Noam, but damn if I can see him !

[@jmonholl1]

Absolutely amazing

[@JustFiddler]

😇😍

[@sheriscrystaldesigns]

Absolutely WONDERFUL!!

[@Mangosteencountry]

Kickass!!!!

[@borisvandruff7532]

Soli Deo Gloria.

[@davidsawyer988]

Fine Bach Ya'll!

[@markgottlieb6775]

What can be said. How awesome is that?!

[@wiltonpt1]

Fantastic.

[@BobMacNeal]

Brilliant.

[@derpygump88]

That was AWESOME!! Loved the mandolin. Yes!

[@youngtoonfish6891]

As always, this was breathtaking 👌🏻

[@cdfanto6094]

That music; as that sound - Genius !!

[@cpcsecretariat8451]

The banjo takes the place of the harpichord. Nothing new. But this version is too slow, not nervous enough. Listen for exemple il giardino harmonico version.

[@MarkHolzhauer_Holzy]

Where is the Banjo player.....I hear him but don't see one.

[@MainChannelTX]

Mark Holzhauer He pops in and out..you know Noam...illusive

[@emtsnake84]

I think I actually prefer the arrangement without the cello and viola, where Critter is taking the cello parts on the guitar and Noam is taking all the viola on the banjo. I dunno. Maybe the viola and cello are just mixed too loud for me, or these headphones aren’t right, but I much prefer a banjo-forward mix. Still. Quibbles aside, this is incredible.