Bach - Concerto in A minor BWV 1065 | Netherlands Bach Society

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  @bach · 8 years ago (edited) · pinned

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emkJ0A7IfkY&amp;t=7">0:07</a> [...]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emkJ0A7IfkY&amp;t=246">4:06</a> Largo<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emkJ0A7IfkY&amp;t=377">6:17</a> Allegro

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• AL

  @alexhb12333 · 4 years ago

  Can we all just take a moment and appreciate the Bach Society for making this happen. 4 harpsichords in one place and all tuned at once! Not to mention the musicians to man them. We are fortunate to be alive in this time period.

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• TH

  @Thingolfin · 5 years ago (edited)

  Vivaldi to Bach: Hey John, I´ve just finished a concerto for 4 violins! Bach: Tony, hold my beer, please.

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• JC

  @jcb5782 · 2 years ago

  Listening to this arrangement, in such a private setting, was once reserved solely for kings and emperors; lords and ladies. Economies were shaped to this music, wars declared, peace considered, worlds chartered, expeditions ordered, and enlightened works of knowledge and literature read aloud. And now, 250 years later, it is for us commoners to admire and enjoy. What a world we live in.

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• ST

  @StevenJeNova · 13 days ago

  To think this is a cover. A very early one, at that. Rearranged, divine.

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• WW

  @ww0yrr · 4 years ago (edited)

  The original of this was written in Venice by Vivaldi for 4 VIOLINS and string orchestra.<br><br>A few years later, Bach got hold of a copy of Vivaldi&apos;s Concerto for 4 violins &amp; Orchesta and ARRANGED it so he (Bach) and three of his sons could play it, substituting HARSICHORDS for Violins. &nbsp;To do so he had to compose a lefthand part for each of the harpsichords.<br><br>The Bachs played this Arrangement of Vivaldi&apos;s Cto at Zimmermann&apos;s Koffee Haus in Leipzig.<br><br>Bach was the Director of Music for Leipzig for the four principal Lutheran Churches at the time. &nbsp;He moonlighted &nbsp;as Director of the Collegium Musicum (Friends of Music), a group that played weekly at Zimmermann&apos;s.

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• GE

  @Generalpausa · 1 year ago

  My two months old&apos;s favourite for sleep, plus she stops crying in 5 seconds.😅❤

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• ID

  @IdenticalArtisanPot · 3 weeks ago

  You know it’s fire when 4 harpsichords play at the same time

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• SK

  @skinnysnorlax1876 · 5 years ago

  It&apos;s probably partly high quality recording gear...but my goodness that bassist can play. Her tone is so rich and distinct, and her volume control is spot on. She pops in with extra oomph just when she needs to, then calms it back down seamlessly. Backbone of the whole orchestra right there.

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• KE

  @keithnaylor1981 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The Harpsichord - the most beautiful sounding instrument ever devised. I have Bach’s Harpsichord Concertos, but sadly when I listen to my Classical music station they always play piano versions. No comparison.

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• FO

  @foxstone8718 · 2 years ago

  Bravo to the sound engineer for not letting the accompanying strings drown out the harpsichords!

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• FE

  @fehmisonmez786 · 4 years ago

  Netherlands Bach Society is not only a true pride for Netherland but the whole World !

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