Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

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Among Bach’s most well-known and beloved works, the Brandenburg Concertos have been a core of OSL’s repertory for over four decades. Bach at Home 2020 showcases a performance of the second Brandenburg Concerto by Orchestra of St. Luke’s, filmed at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music.

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: mvmt. I

The opening movement of the second concerto is astonishingly rich in the inventive ways Bach treats his material and brings the four principal soloists into action with one another and…

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: mvmt. II

As was typical at the time, Bach allowed the trumpet to rest during the slow middle movement. This was also a practical decision, because the brass instrument could not yet…

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: mvmt. III

The final movement brings back the brass instrument, which opens the proceedings with a fanfare melody that serves as the subject of a lively fugue. The four instruments enter in…