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Bach - Cantata BWV 174 - 1. Sinfonia
John Eliot Gardiner & the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra
Bach Cantatas Vol. 26

Recognize this?

The musical material is of course the opening movement of Bach’s Third Brandenburg Concerto, re-scored in wildly imaginative fashion for a large ensemble of solo and ripieno strings, horns, oboes and bassoon. Bach frequently borrowed from himself – especially when pulling together music for weekly church services – but this so-called ‘parody’ movement may be his most elaborate and fanciful. An amazing listen.

The original version of Brandenburg 3 is on tap this weekend at the WCFSO, along with a raft of other festive pieces by Bach and his contemporaries.

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    Hehehe i played that...it didn’t sound NEARLY as good…I was stuck
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