Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 | Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart

[@FlexingClassicalMusic]

🏛 "In the grandeur of classical compositions, we find a refuge from the cacophony of the modern world. The music resonates with the elegance of bygone eras, reminding us that, amidst the chaos, there exists a timeless serenity found only in the masterpieces of classical brilliance." 🎹🌹

[@liauchungren848]

Amen to you Sir. Absolutely correct.

[@johnzech5039]

And may it always be so!!

[@dariomartignoni7887]

totally agree

[@charmoka]

Those descending horns at 2:52 - like so much of Bach - it sounds like something from another world... or like nature's voice itself...

[@GordetteGal]

Yes! I wait for it and shiver in delight.

[@blindcanseemusic]

The horn trill at 10:04 is unbelievable. The trio with oboes and bassoon is perfection, and the polonaise is almost Handel. I think this is Bach uncharacteristically holding back a little, and is really amazing.

[@alfredohess6505]

I agree with the menuet and the polonaise. Bach admired Handel.

[@blindcanseemusic]

@@alfredohess6505 Thank you. I didn't know that.

[@alfredohess6505]

@@blindcanseemusic Bach tried two times to meet him .

[@blindcanseemusic]

@@alfredohess6505 today they are both giants, and in my opinion, Bach the greater. But at the time, Handel must have had greater stature. Very interesting.

[@fabricioventura7377]

The 3 is pure joy; the 1 is pure class, with all these horns. Its the sensation when you listen to one after the other.

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@scottmiller6495]

Anything conducted by the late great maestro is worth listening to , he was superb in every way Period !!!!!

[@ivankaramasov]

Bach's music is divine, and this is a great performance.

[@karlheiden1168]

Claudio Abbado is a guarantor for divinity!

[@AbelCamacho-l2n]

Gott segnet den Herren Bach und Abbado.

[@mollichedascolto]

Esecuzione spettacolare e una ripresa del suono di prim'ordine. Un'edizione veramente imperdibile. Abbado era un grande in tutto quello che faceva oltre ad essere una personalità squisita. Ci sarebbe tanto bisogno oggi di persone del suo calibro.

[@richardries7594]

😅

[@karstenbiastoch2606]

Ein Traum von Harmonie und Frieden...Bach Vielen lieben Dank für das Konzert

[@humptydumpty-m8u]

If I have missed the target, that means I have failed to recognize. What’s the use of playing?

[@AbelCamacho-l2n]

Aber man muss auch den Herrn Abbado unbedingt danken.

[@karstenbiastoch2606]

@@AbelCamacho-l2n auf jeden Fall

[@galinakrivulin6767]

We are so grateful to be able to watch again and again! Immortal performances!

[@DWClassicalMusic]

👍

[@SilvioNobre]

I really miss my beloved Claudio Abbado! God rest him in a good place ❤️🙏

[@medusa2820]

What a performance. The joy, the dance, the colors. Grazie mille a tutti!

[@denisrouger2876]

Oh my God, those Horns!!!!! Alleluia!!!!

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@Wessgomes]

Amazing! Great Bach and conducted by our eternal Claudio Abbado. Thank you very much!

[@joedunn4820]

This ranks in the top 2 or 3 recorded performances of Bach BrBg Conc #1 in existence. I was filled with the Holy Spirit with power while listening to the Paillard Chamber Orchestra under Jean-Francois Paillard so I have to rank that as the top. 🙂🙏🙌

[@tchaffman]

BBC 😂

[@galaxy0339]

Richter tops them all and by margin too

[@AssdcfcGgvhshhd-ug9kv]

​@@galaxy0339крайне беспардонно заявление

[@tuza0061]

Gracias por permitirme escuchar tan bella música cuando y dónde quiera, los conciertos de Brandenburgo son de mis piezas musicales favoritas, me hacen recordar cuando vivía en el campo con mis abuelos.

[@petite-pomme386]

アバドのブランデンブルク本当に素晴らしい オーケストラモーツァルトの皆さん不滅の名曲 本当にありがとうございます😊

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@aaronjorgefridman5662]

Bach!!! Sin comentarios y Abbado y la orquesta Mozart hacen una interpretación impecable de sus 6 conciertos brandemburgueses

[@1968KWT]

Happy Birthday and RIP Claudio Abbado 🌹🌹🌹

[@heyguysinternet]

This recording is how I came to enjoy these concerti.

[@joseluisvalverde6041]

Two Horns, SUPER. Las Trompas fantásticas.

[@marialordeiro7365]

Essa é a minha música preferida de Bach.. Brandemburgo numero uno ❤

[@dawnlowenstein7277]

I think this is my favorite of the Brandenburg Concertos!

[@luciasona2231]

Grazie per questa perfetta esecuzione del concertp brandreburghese numero 1 e perfetta direzione del maestro Abbado!!

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@luciasona2231]

Non commentero'in inglese la prossima volta. La lingua italiana è compresa dai musicisti.

[@nicu71]

Fantastic ,BRAVISSIMO!

[@mikebixler3490]

Excellent, especially liked the horns.

[@gonzalocivantoslopez-villa2541]

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[@detectivehome3318]

Thank you for more of Abaddo!!

[@benvolman3709]

So lovely, calming and uplifting to the soul. I recall how so many years ago I brought home the old DG Archiv recordings with their dull grey covers. The movement for recreating original sounding versions of these classics was in its formative years. I felt like I was unwrapping something antique. But when I see these incredible musicians playing with such joy and grace, I understand that this was the experience they wanted to recreate. Thank you so much, especially Maestro Abbado, whose visionary heart for this music has made it such a gift for us all.

[@phpondal887]

Those Horns... super sublime fantastik

[@annaecombsbeckerich2924]

My favorite conductor!!!

[@madeleinekaiser5967]

What an enjoyable piece.

[@ritabustamante8447]

Horns excellent.

[@53aleksandra]

thank You DW for this Bach / Abbado gem!

[@pasqualecarrera9527]

Sublime

[@AmandaZ-ft2ow]

Why is the sole percussionist not show. I hear their fingers dancing across the keys. . . With Gratitude! ! !❤⚜️❤ Blessed Be! ! !❤🙏❤

[@alfredoechevarrieta7512]

Admirable !! Muchas gracias DW. Y me sumo a los aplausos.

[@margotreiche792]

Dankeschön für die Freude! Grüße aus München.

[@ameliapetroni7022]

Magnifico. Ad Assisi mi ha rallegrato tutti i giorni della mia presenza in questo posto slendito da non visitare però a Fetragosto

[@stellamarisbenitodevera643]

Muy bueno Gracias,.y un gusto ver y escuchar los resultados del Maestro Abbado ,en esta pieza

[@gabrielnavarrodelage]

Excelente versión.

[@vsobko]

Дуже дякую! Молодці!

[@garryboch8070]

Это супер как красиво ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bleibtreu7438]

wahnsinns Hörner. Ganz großartig!

[@ricardopintoporto2382]

Bach sempre é Bach e esta orquestra muito afinada traz harmonia e Paz

[@giovannischiavocampo1993]

grande Abbado, che splendida nitidezza esecutiva come in tutte le opere che hai diretto: Per fortuna ho potuto assistere dal loggione della Scala alle tue memorabili Nozze di Figaro

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[@giovannischiavocampo1993]

@@DWClassicalMusic why? Italian is a so beatiful language that all people should to learn it. Next time I'll write in ancient greek to let me understand only by my real fellow

[@gillhargrove6807]

great music

[@janmc.mulder]

Fantastic! Bravo!

[@jaqueperpetuo6775]

Una Joya!! Thanks DW !

[@eugenioafaro9933]

Amazing !

[@AlvaroPestaña-h4v]

Grandioso.

[@eddyagosto8515]

Beautiful!

[@alvarogaleano7863]

¡Muy hermoso! Thanks.

[@dabedwards]

What a sweet and nimble performance! Many have commented on the gorgeous horns, and of course these valved instruments were not invented until decades after his death. But if the Great Man returned from the dead, and was asked if he preferred to hear the instruments of his time in preference to these, what do you suppose he would have said? "Historically informed" performances are all very well but should not dominate!

[@beniaminopostiglione4112]

Ottimo

[@이성호-t3q]

참 좋습니다(very good)!

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@rosemarykuhlmann9550]

❤❤❤❤

[@furdiebant]

Great to watch Abbado and Alessio Allegrini play this piece. Played very fast I must say

[@leonmakest-shirts]

I love the menuet so much

[@إيثارعبدالجليلالطاهر]

Sehr schön.

[@bobelaviador]

JS Bach was genious

[@vincenzogonzini4227]

......J.S.Bach....summa humanitatis....🎼🎵🎶

[@tamminh971]

OMG Duc Phuc , i like your cover version. Love it !

[@evashelton3162]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@flavioandradearaujo2554]

👏👏👏

[@手島正雄]

素晴らしい世界に祝福を

[@sana11sana19]

💖💖💖💖💖

[@WouterTukker]

Upon hearing this masterpiece of the great JSB, it just occurred to me that Bach is actually making delicate fun of the horns which play such an important role in the first of his marvelous Brandenburg Concertos: most of the time, both horns are finely playing in tune with the rest of the ensemble, however on numerous occasions they resume their primitive role as signalling instruments: only natural tones and in their own rhythm, meaning in triolas while the other intruments firmly stick to their 4/4-rhythm ... Until I heard this, I never believed Bach to have a great sense of humour, yet now I do ...

[@DWClassicalMusic]

Thanks for sharing these insights with our community!

[@Steve-cs8nd]

God bless you Ursula.

[@jaimeeaerlecordova8052]

I've always had the idea that the 3rd and 4th movements places have been switched.

[@lauradamico3027]

👍💯

[@ВалентинКалюжний-х8о]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbado!

[@danielrodriguez9630]

❤

[@tanyap6393]

✨

[@arrascaetadora7560]

A mí me hizo un poco de gracia la cuestión del reclame en el medio del concierto ya que había ido a atender asuntos domésticos y lejos de pantalla ni cuenta me dí de cambio hasta que me avisó el oído.Este es Mozart ? me pregunté en mi ignorancia ya que mismo ignorante soy. Miré y ví que era un reclame,me disculpo. La gracia está en que me sentí contenta pues algo de oído en cuestión de música clásica he ido adquiriendo. Gracias a la KZbin es justo reconocer ya que ni ahi le hace asco a ninguna música. Cada quién es libre de elegir.

[@annemarie4137]

🌺🌿🙏DW🎻

[@germanmedicis625]

:):)👍

[@cianetti1]

Abbado, e’ e sarà sempre un piacere! Grazie!!!

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@matteovasta5952]

Suonano bene. Senz’altro. Ma manca la “ sensibilità “ del più piccoli ensemble esecutori del barocco ( p. e. Leonhart- SUPERBO!

[@enzonavona9018]

🇮🇹😇 🇩🇪😡

[@gillhargrove6807]

why are you saying i have ad blocker today - i ain't changed anything

[@GusMonastratenorOperaClassical]

I cannot understand why a conductor for this kind of orchestra. Marketing?

[@patrickbotti2357]

It is debatable and the debate has been going on for decades.... Should we perform that music with or without conductor? This applies not only to baroque music but to anything from the early music repertoire to the greater part of the orchestra repertoire... In this case, I think Brandenburg concertos 1,2 and 4 benefit from having a conductor. 3,5 and 6 can be done without. It all depends on the caliber of the musicians, the size of the orchestra and other factors such as knowledge, understanding and interpretation of Baroque music. If no conductor is present, one of the players will have to conduct while playing (usually the 1st violin or 1st viola (as is the case with the No 6). We need to remember that we judge and analyze baroque performances with our 21st century knowledge of Baroque music, music which we did not have in the early part of the 20th century. For the greater part of the 19th century, Baroque music was not performed as much as it is today. There was a renaissance of it around the end of the 19th century. Unfortunately, the scholarly research then was not what it is now and performances of baroque music were done with large orchestras with a romantic interpretation and understanding of that music. With new research and discoveries during the second half of the 20th century, we have come to understand better how the music was performed at the time, the nature and size of the instruments etc. When the Baroque instrument craze started in the mid to late 70s, it was in response to that romantic view of Baroque music. In the the 60s and 7s purists were screaming in horror when listening to recordings of HV Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic performing Bach concerti and suites with full size symphonic strings. I have myself LPs of them playing the Brandenburg concertos. The entire string section of the orchestra is playing (that is at least fifty musicians) not including additional winds and brass and of course amplified harpsichord. It is interesting listening to them.

[@GusMonastratenorOperaClassical]

What I notice here is nonsense: an ensemble masterfully playing Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, but "using" Claudio Abbado as conductor - with their hands and not from an instrument, which would be usual - something totally unnecessary and , clearly, is acting as a "cake doll" as a marketing "attraction hook." I don't know about you, but it makes me even ashamed to see him making a fool of himself by being "painted", doing a conduction figuration, when the orchestra clearly plays by itself. @@patrickbotti2357

[@isgndrvlizad1722]

Bach never sounded such a sweet ....

[@rebmetpes9002]

2:: 1:28

[@JJJRRRJJJ]

Second lol

[@Steve-cs8nd]

I haven’t got too deeply into Heydrich yet but have contradicted so much BS so far I better get the Kleenex. Talk about run up the white flag…

[@czarnick123]

Rude of the piano player to just leave his instrument on stage while they were playing.

[@johannesmager187]

Mozart

[@jordancarter1333]

yo can someone help me w my music GCSE listening Homewok and timestamp an ascending scalic pattern

[@Peter-f1o3b]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hugoclarke3284]

Might as well slap Bach in the face with this kind of playing. The first movement (which is NOT allegro as stated in the time stamp) sounds like a noisy argument at a pub. Everyone screaming to be heard over the other.

[@patrickbotti2357]

Well, I may respectfully disagree. First, remember that you are watching video recording with a mixing/producing that is the result of choices made by the sound engineers and producers. You should listen to the actual CD audio recording of those same performances. It is totally different, more balanced, less aggressive. I don't know if it was recorded with the same setup as for the video or different mics were used. My take is that it was the same mics for both but with a different post production audio mixing. Second, The issue with these performances is that they are done with a mixture of ancient instruments (or reproduction of) and modern instruments. For example, the concertmaster (a very well known and amazing Italian baroque violinist), plays a baroque violin, with a baroque bow (shorter and slightly different curvature) and catgut strings. Other violinists and violas play modern violins. In the 6th Brandenburg concerto there is a mix of modern violas and viola da gamba for example. For all six concertos, the musicians are all playing using the tuning at 440. The bowing on a baroque violin (or viola, or cello, or bass), and therefore the articulation and phrasing is different than on modern instruments. Remember also that we are still not totally sure how that music was performed at the time, despite the advances in scholarly research. Regarding the tempo for the first movement, it is difficult to say. We, professional conductors, always have to make a decision on tempos, when there is no tempo indication from the composer. We do it first by looking at the time signature. In this case, it is a cut-time (2/2) which would imply that it would have to be conducted in two and therefore it would have to be fast. However, there are other parameters we take into consideration to mitigate this assumption: The articulation possible at a given tempo on an instrument, also depending if the instrument is a period instrument or modern. Can a very difficult passage be played very fast on a specific instrument? Is it possible nowadays with modern instruments? Was it possible on period instruments?We know that period instruments such as baroque violins have shorter bows, gut strings, and therefore cannot sustain notes the way a modern violin can.... Thus the articulation is going to be very different from what we are used to if we only listen to modern instruments. If you watch the performance attentively, you will see that the principal violin solo plays a baroque violin contrary to the other ones. You can compare the articulation and bowing on his violin to the other violins....The tension of the catgut strings on the instrument is much less important than on a modern violin with steel (or sometimes nylon) strings which have a far greater tension on the instrument. As I mention above, this in turn forces the player to have shorter and faster bows, with rapid and short articulations in dynamics. Also, less tension on the strings along with the characteristics of the baroque bow makes it that the sound is less "focused" as more harmonics will be heard, contrary to a modern violin which produces heavier fundamentals, therefore focusing the pitch more clearly... Now, personally, I conduct the first movement of the 1st Brandenburg slower and in a 4 beat pattern. My two cents!

[@mysticmouse7261]

Much too fast.

[@furdiebant]

Very fast indeed

[@patrickbotti2357]

It is very fast. Musicologists disagree on the right tempo for all of those concertos and indeed for a lot of the music of the Baroque period. Because of the construction, shape and characteristics of baroque violins, and shorter bows, forcing shorter and faster bowings, it is easier in some instances (as is the case with this concerto) to play faster and also softer. But there is fast and there is fast. In the same video recordings watch the 5th Brandenburg. The tempi are incredibily fast. I don't know how that amazing harpsichordist can manage to play that fast...

[@dejavu8348]

Lütfen daha fazla Bach gelsin

[@kucherisspb6687]

Beautiful!

[@monikaschroder2328]

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