Something for the weekend. For sure one of the finest pieces of music ever written, maybe even the best. It is on the Voyager-disk to represent humanity and rightfully so.
One of six concertos Bach wrote for Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, in 1721 most likely in the town of Köthen.
Unusual for the time was the use of instruments. The trumpet was generally reserved for military music, but not the salons of the high society. This makes the use of trumpet in this second Brandenburg Concerto an anomaly, shaping the direction of the piece in striking fashion. Unusual in and of itself is the combination of the four solo instruments; alto recorder, violin, oboe, and trumpet – which compete in a virtuosic fugue in the outer movements.
The Orchestra Mozart was founded in 2004 to give talented young musicians the opportunity to play in a world-class orchestra with a world-class conductor. Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) is considered one of the greatest conductors of all time. In 2011, the music magazine “Classic Voice” named Abbado the most important of the top 100 living conductors. He was born into a family of musicians in Milan, Italy, on June 26, 1933. After studying conducting, piano and composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he continued at the Vienna Music Academy. In 1968 Abbado became chief conductor at the Milan Scala. In the subsequent years, he was to be seen on the world’s great concert stages, in Milan, London and Chicago. After giving his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1984, he was named the city’s general music director. In October 1989, the members of the Berlin Philharmonic elected him artistic director, succeeding Herbert von Karajan. He remained in Berlin until 2002. Abbado died in Bologna on January 20, 2014, aged 80, after a long battle with cancer.
Giuliano Carmignola – Violin
Reinhold Friedrich – Trumpet
Lucas Macías Navarro – Oboe
Michala Petri – Recorder
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado – Conductor
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart)
#music #bach
One of six concertos Bach wrote for Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg, in 1721 most likely in the town of Köthen.
Unusual for the time was the use of instruments. The trumpet was generally reserved for military music, but not the salons of the high society. This makes the use of trumpet in this second Brandenburg Concerto an anomaly, shaping the direction of the piece in striking fashion. Unusual in and of itself is the combination of the four solo instruments; alto recorder, violin, oboe, and trumpet – which compete in a virtuosic fugue in the outer movements.
The Orchestra Mozart was founded in 2004 to give talented young musicians the opportunity to play in a world-class orchestra with a world-class conductor. Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) is considered one of the greatest conductors of all time. In 2011, the music magazine “Classic Voice” named Abbado the most important of the top 100 living conductors. He was born into a family of musicians in Milan, Italy, on June 26, 1933. After studying conducting, piano and composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he continued at the Vienna Music Academy. In 1968 Abbado became chief conductor at the Milan Scala. In the subsequent years, he was to be seen on the world’s great concert stages, in Milan, London and Chicago. After giving his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1984, he was named the city’s general music director. In October 1989, the members of the Berlin Philharmonic elected him artistic director, succeeding Herbert von Karajan. He remained in Berlin until 2002. Abbado died in Bologna on January 20, 2014, aged 80, after a long battle with cancer.
Giuliano Carmignola – Violin
Reinhold Friedrich – Trumpet
Lucas Macías Navarro – Oboe
Michala Petri – Recorder
Orchestra Mozart
Claudio Abbado – Conductor
Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart)
#music #bach
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