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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G: The Brandenburgs as concerti grossi
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Jeremy Siepmann
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01:28 |
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Introduction: Melody, Theme and Motif; Bach's opening gambit
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Jeremy Siepmann
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02:15 |
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Onwards and upwards: Motif No. 2 and its function
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:51 |
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The two elements of Motif No. 2 and the effect of their combination
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:29 |
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The 'motto' rhythm hidden even within the opening bar
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Jeremy Siepmann
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01:07 |
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Motif No. 3, introduced by the two recorders, has a kind of 'hovering' character
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:27 |
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Motif No. 3 repeated for a second, 'directed' listen
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:23 |
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Bach reminds us of the opening
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:17 |
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Motif No. 4 - a steadily rising derivative of Motif No. 1
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:19 |
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Motif No. 5, a lovely, bouncy, syncopated flourish, in which all the instruments join
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:23 |
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Opening Ritornello (complete)
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Jeremy Siepmann
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01:47 |
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Episode 1 begins with virtuoso entry of the solo violin, made up of alternating arpeggios
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Jeremy Siepmann
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01:15 |
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Motif No. 3 returns, courtesy of the recorders, recently sidelined by the violin
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:47 |
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Ritornello 2, a varied repeat of Ritornello 1, arrives after much harmonic movement
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:43 |
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Episode 2, Part 1, preceded by the 'fanfare' motif from which its first theme derives
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:59 |
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Episode 2 continued, with more bravura dazzle from the solo violin
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Jeremy Siepmann
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01:05 |
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Repeat of section for purposes of hearing the harmonic movement
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:48 |
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Ritornello 3, with the prominent participation of the soloists
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:47 |
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Episode 3 proves retrospective, featuring transposed repeats of earlier material
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:49 |
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Ritornello 4, not altogether what it might seem; solo violin takes 'motto' motif
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:48 |
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Episode 4. Cue to Part 1, focusing on 'soloistic' counterpoint provided by the continuo
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:56 |
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Return to Ritornello 4 to hear sources of Episode 4, Part 2
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:37 |
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Episode 4 continued, with emphasis placed on conversational interchanges
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:28 |
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Return to opening Ritornello in order to enhance awareness of the contrast
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:53 |
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Ritornello 5, beginning
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:10 |
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Ritornello 5 continued, with emphasis on the determined banishment of B Minor
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:56 |
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Cue to complete performance of First Movement
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:46 |
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First Movement (complete)
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Jeremy Siepmann
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06:20 |
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Introduction: Rhythmic Motif provides basis for whole movement
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Jeremy Siepmann
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01:17 |
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The melody not much to write home about; nor is the meek 'answer' offered by the soloists
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Jeremy Siepmann
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00:14 |