tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post6765722474760380175..comments2024-03-28T14:50:06.806-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Johann Sebastian Bach - the Brandenburg concertiBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-20781722825228014452013-03-24T11:37:49.583-04:002013-03-24T11:37:49.583-04:00Glad you liked it, Libertyman!
Expatriate Owl, yo...Glad you liked it, Libertyman!<br /><br />Expatriate Owl, you're correct that he was shopping for a patron.<br /><br />Kansas Scout, I hope spring comes soon up there.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-27460839519226961942013-03-24T10:06:25.834-04:002013-03-24T10:06:25.834-04:00Thanks for posting this. Perfect music for a snowy...Thanks for posting this. Perfect music for a snowy sunday morning here in KC. Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-4883546697443652642013-03-24T09:35:54.782-04:002013-03-24T09:35:54.782-04:00It is my understanding that Bach had sent the scor...It is my understanding that Bach had sent the scores to the Margrave in hopes of employment -- something in the nature of a painter's sample portfolio to accompany an employment application.<br /><br />Bach was not hired, for reasons which, as you note, may have been more of a reflection upon the budget than upon Bach's talents and abilities.<br /><br />But today, Bach's Brandenburg Concerti are widely known (and hummed or whistled) by people the world over, while hardly anyone recognizes the name of Margrave Christian Ludwig.Expatriate Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094406368801045958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-1736984596390063902013-03-24T07:19:57.140-04:002013-03-24T07:19:57.140-04:00Great class! Great tie in to Harrison.
I did not k...Great class! Great tie in to Harrison.<br />I did not know the history of the concerti.<br /><br /> Did you feature some of Bach's work shown as colored bars on a black background? I think I saw it on your site as a a performance of his Fugue in D minor. There's your mathematical precision, all right.<br /><br />Smarter already, and the day is young!<br />libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.com