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Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos
Academy of Ancient Music
Part of the Academy of Ancient Music 2023-24 | The Golden Anniversary Season
Add to my Calendar 26-01-2024 19:30 26-01-2024 21:30 36 Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos All six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in one gloriously life-affirming concert from Laurence Cummings and the Academy of Ancient Music. In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concerti grossi to the Margrave of Brandenburg – six controlled explosions of fantasy, melody and exuberant joy, glowing with all the colours of the baroque orchestra at its most unbuttoned. Hearing all six Brandenburg Concertos in one concert is a feast for the ear and refreshment for the spirit. And that’s exactly what the Academy of Ancient Music are offering tonight, as AAM music director Laurence Cummings plays as first among equals in music that never grows old. When performed with the period instruments and historically-informed playing techniques of the AAM, Bach’s inspiration and vitality simply sings through: more vivid, more entertaining and more original than ever. This should be a treat. Milton Court Concert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Milton Court Concert Hall
Silk St
Barbican
London
EC2Y 9BH
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.1 in F major, BWV 1046
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D major, BWV 1050
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.4 in G major, BWV 1049
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV 1048
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV 1047
Performers
Laurence Cummings – Conductor
Academy of Ancient Music
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Programme Note
All six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos in one gloriously life-affirming concert from Laurence Cummings and the Academy of Ancient Music.
In 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concerti grossi to the Margrave of Brandenburg – six controlled explosions of fantasy, melody and exuberant joy, glowing with all the colours of the baroque orchestra at its most unbuttoned. Hearing all six Brandenburg Concertos in one concert is a feast for the ear and refreshment for the spirit.
And that’s exactly what the Academy of Ancient Music are offering tonight, as AAM music director Laurence Cummings plays as first among equals in music that never grows old. When performed with the period instruments and historically-informed playing techniques of the AAM, Bach’s inspiration and vitality simply sings through: more vivid, more entertaining and more original than ever. This should be a treat.
