Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Neville Marriner (Conductor), John Birch (Performer), John Toll (Performer), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: John Birch, John Toll
• Orchestra: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Conductor: Neville Marriner
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000040VM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Light, Airy, Magnificent, May 9, 2008

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Don "Don" (Melbourne, Vic, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3 (Audio CD)

I had previously owned a vinyl set of Brandenburg recordings by the Berlin Philharmonic, with Herbert von Karajan. I had bought it thinking, Bach is German, thus the Berlin Philharmonic should have a good interpretation. When I first heard this recording and its companion, I was simply blown away at the difference in the sound.This recording of the Concertos uses sparse instrumentation to present a sound that can best be characterised as subtle. It's a completely different presentation from the full orchestration version that I had previously heard. I do not claim to be a Baroque scholar, but it seems to me that Neville Mariner has definitely got it right with these recordings.
The companion recording is : Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
I would say exactly the same things about the recording of Concertos 4, 5, & 6

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suberb Recording of Masterpiece Brandenburg Concertos, January 24, 2004

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T. Carlsen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3 (Audio CD)

This is an excellent recording of the first three Brandenburg Concertos. The recording of concerto #3 is just amazing and one of the best recordings I have ever heard of any piece.

My experience is that Sir Neville Marriner is almost always a safe choice. His career is most impressive. This is a classic recording.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A very good rendition, April 19, 2004

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Douglas Cox "retired programmer" (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1, 2 & 3 (Audio CD)

I lost my previous version of the Brandenburg Concertos, and couldn't remember who did them, so thinking Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is a safe choice (I almost always like how they perform anything), I bought this one. It's typical Marriner, orchestrated and performed as it should be. It just doesn't seem quite as exciting as I remembered my previous version was - but maybe that's just a trick of memory. I'm happy with it.