Reinhard Goebel: “300 Years Of J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos“ - Part 2

Reinhard Goebel presents the second part of his seminar on Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. Here Reinhard goes through the musical examples from this cycle and discusses a head-spinning range of compositional, theoretical and practical implications in these pieces. The PDFs of musical examples as well as a handout can be downloaded here: The first part of the seminar () explores the genesis of the Brandenburg Concertos, their meaning and the importance of the cycle in German court culture, in diplomatic relationships and as a musical portrait of the dedicatee of these works, his Royal Highness Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg. Reinhard has performed these pieces countless times, made two reference recordings of the cycle and has an upcoming book about these works. The timing of this seminar is particularly fitting, as we mark the 300th anniversary of the Brandenburg Conc