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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3
Johann Sebastian Bach, Neville Marriner, John Birch
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3
Genre: Classical
 
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Sir Neville Marriner's account of Bach's first three Brandenburg Concertos--a studio recording from 1980--is surprisingly sturdy. It holds up well against considerable competition, and serves as a fine example of modern ...  more »

     
   
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All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Neville Marriner, John Birch, John Toll, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Title: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 2
Label: Philips
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028940007620

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Sir Neville Marriner's account of Bach's first three Brandenburg Concertos--a studio recording from 1980--is surprisingly sturdy. It holds up well against considerable competition, and serves as a fine example of modern instrument interpretation and style. Articulation is remarkably clean--a testimony to the exceptional skill of the Academy's musicians--tempos are bright, there's abundant energy, and nothing is overdone. This is a good first choice, especially if you prefer modern strings and winds. --David Vernier

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A very good rendition
Douglas Cox | Palo Alto, CA USA | 04/19/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)

"I lost my previous version of the Brandenburg Concertos, and couldn't remember who did them, so thinking Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is a safe choice (I almost always like how they perform anything), I bought this one. It's typical Marriner, orchestrated and performed as it should be. It just doesn't seem quite as exciting as I remembered my previous version was - but maybe that's just a trick of memory. I'm happy with it."
Light, Airy, Magnificent
Don | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | 05/09/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had previously owned a vinyl set of Brandenburg recordings by the Berlin Philharmonic, with Herbert von Karajan. I had bought it thinking, Bach is German, thus the Berlin Philharmonic should have a good interpretation. When I first heard this recording and its companion, I was simply blown away at the difference in the sound.This recording of the Concertos uses sparse instrumentation to present a sound that can best be characterised as subtle. It's a completely different presentation from the full orchestration version that I had previously heard. I do not claim to be a Baroque scholar, but it seems to me that Neville Mariner has definitely got it right with these recordings.

The companion recording is : Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

I would say exactly the same things about the recording of Concertos 4, 5, & 6"