Sun. 27 Feb & 6 March: Brandenburgs!!
This Sunday, the first of two progs with Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Richard Egarr and the AAM on Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. Nos 1, 3 and 6 first.
Looking forward to that
Looking forward to that
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Any views on the link between the 2 movements of no. 3? -
We'll find out at 5pm this coming Sunday, I guess...Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Caliban Thanks for reminder. Personally I prefer as little as possible to be added to the 'middle' of no 3.
But whatdo I know!Comment
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Caliban, thanks so much for this - I would certainly have missed it if you hadn't flagged it up. I was an AAM groupie and Friends' Society founder in the 80s, and am still very keen to hear about their latest projects.Comment
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That's the problem. No-one does know.Originally posted by salymap View Post
Its a matter of playing what the composer wrote, or inventing something he never imagined.Comment
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Easy, play the first movement before the coffee (cantata) and the second after.Comment
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Bach's Battenberg Concertos huh.
Hmmm.
3VSComment
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Only the other day, I discovered that the chequered decals on the sides and backs of police cars, ambulances, fire engines etc are properly called 'battenbergs' (after the cake). Ain't that nice?Originally posted by 3rd Viennese School View PostComment
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Thanks for that, 3VSOriginally posted by 3rd Viennese School View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
How very whimsical of our emergency services...
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I very much liked the solo violin link played by the Kati Debretzini, leader of the English Baroque Soloists, at the JEG Prom Brandenburgfest last August. Far more natural and in-scale IMO than the standard big harpsichord riff.Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostI keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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I have bad memories of trying to explain to 'librarians' of amateur orchestras why they couldn't hire strings 76543 as usual for Brandenburg no 3. On a bad phone line it could be tricky.Happy days.Comment
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sorry salymap, I'm not very bright. Could you explain this please?Originally posted by salymap View PostComment
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I'm sure you know and are teasing. As far as I remember the Brandenburg 3 is in 10 parts roughly. 3 groups each of violins, violas, celli,plus continuo, [keyboard or string] Normally,works are ordered by 5 numbers,
namely 1st vlns, 2nd vlns, violas,celli, double bass.
Hope that's right........let me know if it's not
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