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Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051, original title: Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments) are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
The trumpet part is still considered one of the most difficult in the entire repertoire, and was originally written for a clarino specialist, almost certainly the court trumpeter in Köthen, Johann Ludwig Schreiber. After clarino skills were lost in the eighteenth century and before the rise of the historically informed performance movement of the late twentieth century, the part was usually played on the valved trumpet.
VIDEO: From the "Spiegelsaal" Castle Cöthen (Schloß Köthen)
Freiburger Barockorchester Recorded at the Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Cöthen, 23-26 March 2000
Directed by Hans Hadulla,
The Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 1046–1051, original title: Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments) are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). They are widely regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
The trumpet part is still considered one of the most difficult in the entire repertoire, and was originally written for a clarino specialist, almost certainly the court trumpeter in Köthen, Johann Ludwig Schreiber. After clarino skills were lost in the eighteenth century and before the rise of the historically informed performance movement of the late twentieth century, the part was usually played on the valved trumpet.
VIDEO: From the "Spiegelsaal" Castle Cöthen (Schloß Köthen)
Freiburger Barockorchester Recorded at the Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Cöthen, 23-26 March 2000
Directed by Hans Hadulla,
