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An Introduction to Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 & 5

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1 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 151:18

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1 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The Brandenburgs as concerti grossi 1:28
2 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Introduction: Melody, Theme and Motif; Bach's opening gambit 2:15
3 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Onwards and upwards: Motif No. 2 and its function :51
4 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The two elements of Motif No. 2 and its function :28
5 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The 'motto' rhythm hidden even within the opening bar 1:07
6 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 3 introduced by the recorders, has a kind of 'hovering' character; its repetition in risi :26
7 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 3 repeated for a second, 'directed' listen :23
8 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Bach reminds us of the opening :17
9 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 4 - a steadily rising derivative of Motif No. 1 :19
10 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 5, a lovely, bouncy, syncopated flourish, in which all instruments join :23
11 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Opening Ritornello (complete) 1:47
12 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 1 begins with virtuoso energy of the solo violin, made up of alternating arpeggios and risi 1:15
13 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 3 returns, courtesy of the recorders, recently sidelined by the violin, which now accompa :47
14 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 2, a varied repeat of Ritornello 1, arrives after much harmonic movement, this time in E :43
15 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 2, Part 1, preceded by the 'fanfare' motif from which its first theme derives :59
16 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 2 continued, with more bravura dazzle from the solo violin; key shifts from A minor to C ma 1:05
17 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Repeat of section for purposes of hearing the harmonic movement :47
18 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 3, with the prominent participation of the soloists :47
19 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 3 proves retrospective, featuring transposed repeats of earlier material :49
20 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 4, not altogether what it might seem; solo violin takes 'motto' motif, orchestral violin :48
21 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 4. Cue to part 1, focusing on 'soloistic' counterpoint provided by the continuo :56
22 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Return to Ritornello 4 to hear sources of Episode 4, Part 2 :36
23 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 4 continued, with emphasis placed on conversational interchanges between orchestral violins :28
24 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Return to opening Ritornello in order to enhance awareness of the contrast between G major and B mi :53
25 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 5, beginning :10
26 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 5, continued with emphasis on the determined banishment of B minor :56
27 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to complete performance of First Movement :46
28 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - First Movement (complete) 6:19
29 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Introduction: Rhythmic Motif provides basis for whole movement; the kernel from which much of the m 1:17
30 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The melody not much to write home about; nor is the meek 'answer' offered by the soloists :14
31 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Putting the two together, thereby establishing a relationship :21
32 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Contrast and syncopation - their relationship in opening section 2:18
33 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Listening from the 'bottom up' 2:48
34 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The intertwining and alternation of solo and orchestra; the irregularity of metrical groupings 2:14
35 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The next orchestral phrase; slowing the pace but not the tempo :28
36 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The First Section (complete) 1:36
37 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The next section; foreground symmetry and background variety 1:29
38 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The central section's groupings are hugely asymmetrical 1:12
39 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to Second Movement as a whole :11
40 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Second Movement (complete) 3:17
41 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Introduction to the Third Movement... 4:57
42 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Fugue subject 1:04
43 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - First counter-subject :31
44 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Second counter-subject :51
45 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Bass entry of the subject :14
46 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Exposition (complete) :33
47 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - First Episode; the use of fragmentary derivatives :33
48 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The difference a detail can make! :15
49 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Harmonic Rhythm defined; back to the beginning to find the seed... 1:06
50 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - ...and now the blossom :21
51 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The First Solo Episode; a confusion of terms; onwards, the the introduction of the solo episode, th 1:59
52 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 2 complete 1:11
53 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Solo Episode 2 dominated by thrilling virtuosity from the solo violin 1:47
54 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 3: highly contrapuntal and dominated by subject-derivatives, with much harmonic fluidity :46
55 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 3 continues: engine of harmonic motion repeated at higher pitch :06
56 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - More on Ritornello 3: the use of long, sustained, slightly syncopated notes in upper strings and re :21
57 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 3 (complete) :31
58 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Solo Episode 3 - less solo than earlier ones, what with (albeit very discreet) orchestral accompani :28
59 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The two recorders converse in canon, accompanied for six exhilarating bars by cello 'continuo' :22
60 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Finishing Solo Exposition 3: orchestral cellos introduce what sounds like it's going to be the comp :33
61 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Approaching the final Ritornello; stretto explained :56
62 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to Final Ritornello, noting tension-building 'pedal point' in cellos and double bass 1:02
63 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Coda - the 'tail-piece', with its surprising 'hammer strokes' :58
64 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to Third Movement :19
65 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Third Movement (complete) 4:31
66 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Opening Music; analysis and phony analysis; Shaw quote; Motif No. 1 3:07
67 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Music, energy and relationship :58
68 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The outlines of a melody emerge :41
69 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The opening bar again :25
70 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 2: ta / dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya :11
71 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 3, and an important feature of its rhythm :32
72 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Beethoven Fifth Symphony (opening) :19
73 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 4 :12
74 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 5 :04
75 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Motif No. 6 :05
76 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 1: a 'Love Duet' 1:39
77 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 1 continued; violin and flute reverse direction of their theme; the 'love song' Motif answe 1:01
78 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - 'False' Ritornello; soloists interrupt; rising 'sighing' motif; harpsichord continues downwards :59
79 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Four things going on at once, in violin, flute, harpsichord right hand, harpsichord left hand :39
80 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The orchestra returns, picking up at exactly the spot where it was interrupted :28
81 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The harpsichord intervenes with derivative of Motif 4; key shifts from A major to B minor :25
82 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The orchestra returns to the foreground and brings this section to an end :41
83 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Harpsichord emerges as virtuoso; a series of expectations are frustrated 2:32
84 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - A backwards look; blurred distinctions between soloists and orchestra; 'Mozartian' development 4:35
85 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Out of the Twilight Zone; a sequence of surprises 1:57
86 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The epoch-making harpsichord cadenza and the final Ritornello 4:50
87 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to the First Movement :52
88 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - First Movement (complete) 8:59
89 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Introduction; the opening of Ritornello 2:33
90 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The first bar; the first main building block :16
91 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The flute motif :16
92 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Opening of the first solo episode 1:04
93 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - An important motif; the second main building block :17
94 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The second main theme :32
95 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 2; violin and flute as 'orchestra' :52
96 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 2; inversion of the original motifs :38
97 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - More on Episode 2 :10
98 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 1 and Episode 2 compared :21
99 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 2; key shifts from D major to F sharp minor :49
100 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 3; an exact transposition of Ritornello 1 :46
101 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 3 contrasted with Episode 1 :33
102 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 3 described in detail 1:05
103 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ritornello 4; second main theme's first appearance in a Ritornello :57
104 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 4: dominated by inversions 1:34
105 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to Second Movement :06
106 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Second Movement (complete) 5:39
107 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Introduction: Ritornello 1 :54
108 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The Fugue Subject: close juxtaposition of contrasting elements 1:21
109 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Flute takes the 'answer', with countersubject in the violin :33
110 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Contrary motions as a contrapuntal device :23
111 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Contrary motion as a listening aid; a new theme :31
112 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Playing with the counter-subject; a musical game of tag :51
113 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Hidden rhythms: background variety behind foreground uniformity :43
114 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Fugal writing and the compatibility of parts; the Exposition 1:35
115 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Episode 1, taken by soloists, contains important 'seeds' :37
116 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The orchestra enters at last, but by stealth 1:19
117 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Stretto and musical football 1:02
118 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Key changes to B minor, introducing extensive Middle Section 1:24
119 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The Middle Section a precursor of the Mozartian 'development' 3:05
120 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - The Fugue Subject out in force: first four immediately consecutive entries yet 1:51
121 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Ambiguity of mode and a Scottish twist :38
122 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Middle Section continued; harpsichord dominates 2:10
123 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Cue to Last Movement :19
124 Discussion/Introduction to Bach's "Brandenburg" Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 - Last Movement (complete) 4:55

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