The Brandenburg Concertos
Saturday 29 October 2005 13:00-14:00 (Radio 3)
Andrew Manze takes a look at this famous set of pieces, arguably the greatest concertos in the Baroque repertoire. He examines how Bach's own countrymen have chosen to perform the works over the past half century.
Playlist
Concerto no.3, 1st movement
Wilhelm Furtwängler,piano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI Classics CDM 567460
Concerto no.5, 1st movement
Wilhelm Furtwängler,piano
Willi Boskovsky, violin
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
CD details as above
Concerto no.2, 1st movement
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus, Wien
Teldec 9031776112
Concerto no.2, 2nd and 3rd movements
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Concentus Musicus, Wien
Teldec 4509959802
Concerto no.3
Reinhard Goebel, director
Musica Antiqua, Köln
Archiv 447 287-2
Concerto no.6
Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin
Harmonia Mundi HMX 29016345
