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Classics Explained: BACH, J.S. - Brandenburg Concertos Nos 4 & 5 (Siepmann)

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  2. 1 The Brandenburgs as concerti grossi: The Brandenburgs as concerti grossi Johann Sebastian Bach 1:28
  3. 2 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Introduction: Melody, Theme and Motif; Bach's opening gambit Johann Sebastian Bach 2:15
  4. 3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Onwards and upwards: Motif No. 2 and its function Johann Sebastian Bach 0:51
  5. 4 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: The two elements of Motif No. 2 and the effect of their combination Johann Sebastian Bach 0:29
  6. 5 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: The 'motto' rhythm hidden even within the opening bar Johann Sebastian Bach 1:7
  7. 6 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Motif No. 3, introduced by the two recorders, has a kind of 'hovering' character Johann Sebastian Bach 0:27
  8. 7 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Motif No. 3 repeated for a second, 'directed' listen Johann Sebastian Bach 0:23
  9. 8 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Bach reminds us of the opening Johann Sebastian Bach 0:17
  10. 9 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Motif No. 4 - a steadily rising derivative of Motif No. 1 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:19
  11. 10 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Motif No. 5, a lovely, bouncy, syncopated flourish, in which all the instruments join Johann Sebastian Bach 0:23
  12. 11 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Opening Ritornello (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 1:47
  13. 12 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Episode 1 begins with virtuoso entry of the solo violin, made up of alternating arpeggios Johann Sebastian Bach 1:15
  14. 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Motif No. 3 returns, courtesy of the recorders, recently sidelined by the violin Johann Sebastian Bach 0:47
  15. 14 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Ritornello 2, a varied repeat of Ritornello 1, arrives after much harmonic movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:43
  16. 15 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Episode 2, Part 1, preceded by the 'fanfare' motif from which its first theme derives Johann Sebastian Bach 0:59
  17. 16 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Episode 2 continued, with more bravura dazzle from the solo violin Johann Sebastian Bach 1:5
  18. 17 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Repeat of section for purposes of hearing the harmonic movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:48
  19. 18 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Ritornello 3, with the prominent participation of the soloists Johann Sebastian Bach 0:47
  20. 19 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Episode 3 proves retrospective, featuring transposed repeats of earlier material Johann Sebastian Bach 0:49
  21. 20 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Ritornello 4, not altogether what it might seem; solo violin takes 'motto' motif Johann Sebastian Bach 0:48
  22. 21 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Episode 4. Cue to Part 1, focusing on 'soloistic' counterpoint provided by the continuo Johann Sebastian Bach 0:56
  23. 22 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Return to Ritornello 4 to hear sources of Episode 4, Part 2 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:37
  24. 23 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Episode 4 continued, with emphasis placed on conversational interchanges Johann Sebastian Bach 0:28
  25. 24 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Return to opening Ritornello in order to enhance awareness of the contrast Johann Sebastian Bach 0:53
  26. 25 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Ritornello 5, beginning Johann Sebastian Bach 0:10
  27. 26 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Ritornello 5 continued, with emphasis on the determined banishment of B minor Johann Sebastian Bach 0:56
  28. 27 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: Cue to complete performance of First Movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:46
  29. 28 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - First Movement: First Movement (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 6:20
  30. 29 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: Introduction: Rhythmic Motif provides basis for whole movement Johann Sebastian Bach 1:17
  31. 30 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: The melody not much to write home about; nor is the meek 'answer' offered by the soloists Johann Sebastian Bach 0:14
  32. 31 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: Putting the two together, thereby establishing a relationship Johann Sebastian Bach 0:21
  33. 32 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: Contrast and syncopation - their relationship in opening section Johann Sebastian Bach 2:18
  34. 33 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: Listening from the 'botton up' Johann Sebastian Bach 2:48
  35. 34 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: The intertwining and alternation of solo and orchestra; the irregularity of metrical groupings Johann Sebastian Bach 2:14
  36. 35 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: The next orchestral phrase; slowing the pace but not the tempo Johann Sebastian Bach 0:28
  37. 36 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: The First Section (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 1:37
  38. 37 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: The next section; foreground symmetry and background variety Johann Sebastian Bach 1:29
  39. 38 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: The central section's groupings are hugely asymmetrical Johann Sebastian Bach 1:12
  40. 39 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: Cue to Second Movement as a whole Johann Sebastian Bach 0:11
  41. 40 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Second Movement: Second Movement (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 3:17
  42. 41 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Introduction to the Third Movement... Johann Sebastian Bach 4:57
  43. 42 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Fugue subject Johann Sebastian Bach 1:4
  44. 43 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: First counter-subject Johann Sebastian Bach 0:31
  45. 44 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Second counter-subject Johann Sebastian Bach 0:51
  46. 45 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Bass entry of the subject Johann Sebastian Bach 0:14
  47. 46 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Exposition (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 0:33
  48. 47 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: First Episode; the use of fragmentary derivatives Johann Sebastian Bach 0:33
  49. 48 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: The difference a detail can make! Johann Sebastian Bach 0:15
  50. 49 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Harmonic Rhythm defined; back to the beginning to find the seed... Johann Sebastian Bach 1:6
  51. 50 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: ...and now the blossom Johann Sebastian Bach 0:21
  52. 51 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: The First Solo Episode; a confusion of terms; onwards, to the introduction of the solo episode Johann Sebastian Bach 1:59
  53. 52 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Ritornello 2 complete Johann Sebastian Bach 1:11
  54. 53 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Solo Episode 2 dominated by thrilling virtuosity from the solo violin Johann Sebastian Bach 1:47
  55. 54 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Ritornello 3: highly contrapuntal and dominated by subject-derivatives, with much harmonic fluidity Johann Sebastian Bach 0:47
  56. 55 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Ritornello 3 continues: engine of harmonic motion repeated at higher pitch Johann Sebastian Bach 0:6
  57. 56 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: More on Ritornello 3: the use of long, sustained, slightly syncopated notes in upper strings Johann Sebastian Bach 0:21
  58. 57 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Ritornello 3 (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 0:31
  59. 58 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Solo Episode 3 - less solo than earlier ones, what with (albeit very discreet) Johann Sebastian Bach 0:28
  60. 59 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: The two recorders converse in canon, accompanied for six exhilarating bars by cello 'continuo' Johann Sebastian Bach 0:22
  61. 60 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Finishing Solo Exposition 3: orchestral cellos introduce what sounds Johann Sebastian Bach 0:34
  62. 61 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Approaching the final Ritornello; stretto explained Johann Sebastian Bach 0:56
  63. 62 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Cue to Finale Ritornello, noting tension-building 'pedal point' in cellos and double bass Johann Sebastian Bach 1:2
  64. 63 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Coda - the 'tail-piece', with its surprising 'hammer strokes' Johann Sebastian Bach 0:58
  65. 64 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Cue to Third Movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:20
  66. 65 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G - Third Movement: Third Movement (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 4:32
  67. 1 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Opening Music; analysis and phony analysis; Shaw quote; music: Motif No. 1 Johann Sebastian Bach 3:8
  68. 2 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Music, energy and relationship Johann Sebastian Bach 0:59
  69. 3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: The outlines of a melody emerge Johann Sebastian Bach 0:42
  70. 4 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: The opening bar again Johann Sebastian Bach 0:25
  71. 5 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Motif No. 2: ta / dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya Johann Sebastian Bach 0:11
  72. 6 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Motif No. 3, and an important feature of its rhythm Johann Sebastian Bach 0:32
  73. 7 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Beethoven Fifth Symphony (opening) Johann Sebastian Bach 0:20
  74. 8 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Motif No. 4 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:12
  75. 9 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Motif No. 5 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:5
  76. 10 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Motif No. 6 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:6
  77. 11 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Episode 1: a 'Love Duet' Johann Sebastian Bach 1:39
  78. 12 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Episode 1 continued; violin and flute reverse direction of their theme Johann Sebastian Bach 1:1
  79. 13 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: 'False' Ritornello; soloists interrupt; rising 'sighing' motif; harpsichord continues downwards Johann Sebastian Bach 0:59
  80. 14 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Four things going on at once, in violin, flute, harpsichord right hand, harpsichord left hand Johann Sebastian Bach 0:39
  81. 15 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: The orchestra returns, picking up at exactly the spot where it was interrupted Johann Sebastian Bach 0:28
  82. 16 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: The harpsichord intervenes with derivative of Motif 4; key shifts from A major to B minor Johann Sebastian Bach 0:25
  83. 17 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: The orchestra returns to foreground and brings this section to an end Johann Sebastian Bach 0:42
  84. 18 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Harpsichord emerges as virtuoso; a series of expectations are frustrated Johann Sebastian Bach 2:33
  85. 19 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: A backwards look; blurred distinctions between soloists and orchestra; 'Mozartian' development Johann Sebastian Bach 4:36
  86. 20 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Out of the Twilight Zone; a sequence of surprises Johann Sebastian Bach 1:57
  87. 21 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: The epoch-making harpsichord cadenza and the final Ritornello Johann Sebastian Bach 4:51
  88. 22 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: Cue to First Movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:52
  89. 23 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - First Movement: First Movement (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 9:0
  90. 24 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Introduction; the opening Ritornello Johann Sebastian Bach 2:34
  91. 25 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: The first bar; the first main building block Johann Sebastian Bach 0:16
  92. 26 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: The flute motif Johann Sebastian Bach 0:16
  93. 27 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Opening of the first solo episode Johann Sebastian Bach 1:4
  94. 28 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: An important motif; the second main building block Johann Sebastian Bach 0:17
  95. 29 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: The second main theme Johann Sebastian Bach 0:33
  96. 30 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Ritornello 2; violin and flute as 'orchestra' Johann Sebastian Bach 0:52
  97. 31 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Episode 2; inversion of original motifs Johann Sebastian Bach 0:38
  98. 32 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: More on Episode 2 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:10
  99. 33 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Episode 1 and Episode 2 compared Johann Sebastian Bach 0:21
  100. 34 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Episode 2; key shifts from D major to F sharp minor Johann Sebastian Bach 0:49
  101. 35 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Ritornello 3: an exact transposition of Ritornello 1 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:47
  102. 36 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Episode 3 contrasted with Episode 1 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:34
  103. 37 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Episode 3 described in detail Johann Sebastian Bach 1:5
  104. 38 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Ritornello 4; second main theme's first appearance in a Ritornello Johann Sebastian Bach 0:57
  105. 39 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Episode 4: dominated by inversions Johann Sebastian Bach 1:34
  106. 40 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Cue to Second Movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:6
  107. 41 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Second Movement: Second Movement (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 5:39
  108. 42 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Introduction: Ritornello 1 Johann Sebastian Bach 0:54
  109. 43 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: The Fugue Subject: close juxtaposition of contrasting elements Johann Sebastian Bach 1:21
  110. 44 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Flute takes the 'answer', with countersubject in the violin Johann Sebastian Bach 0:33
  111. 45 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Contrary motion as a contrapuntal device Johann Sebastian Bach 0:23
  112. 46 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Contrary motion as a listening aid; a new theme Johann Sebastian Bach 0:32
  113. 47 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Playing with the counter-subject; a musical game of tag Johann Sebastian Bach 0:51
  114. 48 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Hidden rhythms: background variety behind foreground uniformity Johann Sebastian Bach 0:44
  115. 49 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Fugal writing and the compatibility of parts; the Exposition Johann Sebastian Bach 1:35
  116. 50 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Episode 1, taken by soloists, contains important 'seeds' Johann Sebastian Bach 0:37
  117. 51 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: The orchestra enters at last, but by stealth Johann Sebastian Bach 1:19
  118. 52 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Stretto and musical football Johann Sebastian Bach 1:2
  119. 53 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Key changes to B minor, introducing extensive Middle Section Johann Sebastian Bach 1:24
  120. 54 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: The Middle Section a precursor of the Mozartian 'development' Johann Sebastian Bach 3:6
  121. 55 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: The Fugue Subject out in force: first four immediately consecutive entries yet Johann Sebastian Bach 1:51
  122. 56 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Ambiguity of mode and a Scottish twist Johann Sebastian Bach 0:38
  123. 57 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Middle Section sontinued; harpsichord dominates Johann Sebastian Bach 2:11
  124. 58 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Cue to Last Movement Johann Sebastian Bach 0:19
  125. 59 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D - Third Movement: Last Movement (complete) Johann Sebastian Bach 4:55
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