Your Favorite Brandenburg Concerto

[Byron In Exile]

There's no "other" because there are no others.

There are only six.

If you don't have a favorite, then don't vote.

No. 1 is for violino piccolo, 3 oboes, 2 horns, bassoon, strings, and continuo.

No. 2 is for violin, recorder or flute, oboe, trumpet, strings, and continuo.

No. 3 is for strings and continuo.

No. 4 is for violin, 2 recorders or flutes, strings and continuo.

No. 5 is for clavier, violin, flute, strings and continuo.

No. 6 is for strings sans violins, and continuo.

 

[patient1]

I was puzzle for a moment, thinking the numbers didn't go with the keys, then I realized I'd been confusing them with the partitas for solo Harpsichord, which I'd purchased at the same time.

 

[phrodeau]

That dude Brandenburg was a great composer, wasn't he?

 

[killallhippies]

i prefer "heroin" by the velvet underground. now thats a kickass song.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I was puzzle for a moment, thinking the numbers didn't go with the keys, then I realized I'd been confusing them with the partitas for solo Harpsichord, which I'd purchased at the same time.

One of these, No. 4, I think, reappeared later as a Keyboard Concerto.

These were done as a favor to the Duke of Margrave, whose musicians probably couldn't manage them, and they were set away in a drawer until long after Bach died.

 

[patient1]

One of these, No. 4, I think, reappeared later as a Keyboard Concerto.

These were done as a favor to the Duke of Margrave, whose musicians probably couldn't manage them, and they were set away in a drawer until long after Bach died.

That's my choice.

 

[Byron In Exile]

That dude Brandenburg was a great composer, wasn't he?

You betcha.

 

[Byron In Exile]

i prefer "heroin" by the velvet underground. now thats a kickass song.

I like Tomorrow Never Knows, but what's that got to do with Bach?

 

[killallhippies]

most likely nothing.

what are you doing, dave?

 

[Byron In Exile]

That's my choice.

Really? That is probably my least favorite. Was it the instrumentation you liked? That seems to set it apart from the others. Every one of them is a complete masterpiece, of course.

 

[Byron In Exile]

most likely nothing.

what are you doing, dave?

Checking the AE-35 transmitter, which will go 100% failure in 72 hours.

And I'm not "Dave," although I have had very stimulating relationships with humans, especially Dave Bowman and Frank Poole.

 

[Byron In Exile]

Nobody voted No. 5?

That's weird.

 

[killallhippies]

open the podbay doors, hal.

 

[patient1]

Really? That is probably my least favorite. Was it the instrumentation you liked? That seems to set it apart from the others. Every one of them is a complete masterpiece, of course.

Guess I'll have to uncrate my music from the move & get back to you, so I'm sure what I'm talking about.

 

[Byron In Exile]

open the podbay doors, hal.

I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

 

[Byron In Exile]

Guess I'll have to uncrate my music from the move & get back to you, so I'm sure what I'm talking about.

Unkays, but hurry up.

'Cause life without the Brandenburgs is like life without...

Um...

The Brandenburgs.

 

[Byron In Exile]

open the podbay doors, hal.

I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.

This thread is too important for me to allow you to jeopardise it.

 

[Monazwx]

Good gracious, now I have to listen to a few to remember what they sound like.

Probably number 3 though, if I can recall.

BTW, are there any good classical music sites that one can download from?

 

[Byron In Exile]

open the podbay doors, hal.

I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.

 

[Byron In Exile]

open the podbay doors, hal.

Although you took very thorough precautions in the pod against my hearing you, I could see your lips move.

 

[Byron In Exile]

Good gracious, now I have to listen to a few to remember what they sound like.

Probably number 3 though, if I can recall.

No. 3 is incredible. No. 6 is also strings only, but doesn't come close to No. 3, IMO...

BTW, are there any good classical music sites that one can download from?

Don't know about that, I just buy the CDs.

They sound much better.

 

[patient1]

I was confused.

5 is my hands dowwn favorite. I recognized it immediately.

Scratch my vote for IV & replace it with V.

I dig those Bach keyboard solos.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I was confused.

5 is my hands dowwn favorite. I recognized it immediately.

Scratch my vote for IV & replace it with V.

I dig those Bach keyboard solos.

Do you have the English Concert version with Trevor Pinnock on harpsichord?

That performance of No. 5 is the ultimate.

And if you see anything with Simon Standage or Trevor Pinnock performing, then you should buy it.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I dig those Bach keyboard solos.

Those weren't written out, so it depends on the keyboardist, as to what you hear.

 

[Byron In Exile]

Actually, in his time, Bach was known as a keyboard improvisationist, more than as a composer.