Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 | Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart

Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 at the Teatro Municipale Valli in Reggio Emilia, Italy (2007). 00:00 I. Allegro 03:49 II. Adagio 06:55 III. Allegro 10:48 IV. Menuet - Trio - Menuet - Polonaise - Menuet - Trio – Menuet The Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046–1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) are a collection of six instrumental works dedicated by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg in 1721. They are regarded as some of the best orchestral compositions of the Baroque era. But the concerts were probably composed between 1718 and 1721 for Bach’s Köthener Hofkappelle. Bach’s original title “Six Concerts with Various Instruments” describes exactly what is special about these concerts: the varied use of several instruments, i.e. different strings, wind instruments, or solo harpsichord for the concertino. Watch the other 5 Brandenburg Concertos with Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart: The Orchestra Mozart was founded in 2004 to give talented young musicians the opportunity to play in a world-class orchestra with a world-class conductor. Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) is considered one of the greatest conductors of all time. In 2011, music magazine Classic Voice named Abbado the most important of the top 100 living conductors. He was born into a family of musicians in Milan, Italy, on June 26, 1933. After studying conducting, piano and composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he continued at the Vienna Music Academy. In 1968 Abbado became chief conductor at the Milan Scala. In the subsequent years, he was to be seen on the world’s great concert stages, in Milan, London and Chicago. After giving his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1984, he was named the city’s general music director. In October 1989, the members of the Berlin Philharmonic elected him artistic director, succeeding Herbert von Karajan. He remained in Berlin until 2002. Abbado died in Bologna on January 20, 2014, aged 80 after a long battle with cancer. © EuroArts Music International GmbH Watch more concerts in your personal concert hall: and in our Bach playlist: Subscribe to DW Classical Music: #JohannSebastianBach #BrandenburgConcertos #ClaudioAbbado