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Bobby McFerrin and Friends - Swingin' Bach

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I haven't seen the DVD, but I was present in the rain for the concert. There was electricity running through the huge audience during the entire concert which started around 10:30 at night and lasted until after 1:00. My favorite parts were the German Brass playing the Bach Toccata and Fugue in d minor and Bobby McFerrin singing the Bach Prelude in C Major while the audience sang the words usually associated with the music. I will never forget this performance.

If you like Bach, and have an open mind this DVD will blow you out! The 3 songs performed by Jacques Loussier Trio is a master piece. Bobby Mcferrin also bring briliantism and the King Swingers are superb. My 2 years old daughter loves them on this song. And they say kids are the worst critics!

You can enjoy Bach in several alternative styles as well as in classical chamber and orchestra music style. And the recording is awesome! This is a live recording that sounds better than many studio recordings I've heard. OK there is some background noise, and the rain can be heard on the King Swingers track. Still I love it.

I feel fortunate to have purchased this DVD, and I do enjoy it more every time I listen to it.
If you like Bach and Jazz this is a must have for you collection.

Many concert DVDs lack energy through poor video/audio quality and a lack of creative direction. This DVD excels in every category. The variety of music genres - symphonies to jazz vocals is amazing. I bought this being an avid fan of the Jacques Loussier trio and was rewarded with much more. Bobby McFerrin is great and the other performers are top notch. The direction is very creative making you feel like you are part of the audince. The picture is pure backed by a powerful 5.1 soundtrack.

This DVD contains a real nice Bach concert held in Leipzig, Germany. In the concert, there were a lot of famous musicians other than Bobby Mcferrin, who actually came up only three times. That means you can expect of variety. Mcferrin did great job with his unique talent and his sense of humor. It was also a true pleasure to see King'singers, who sang beautifully and very interestingly. (I want to get their own concert DVD if any) Also, you can enjoy Bach in jazz style as well as in serious manner. To see Gil Shaham play is also a treat. Technically, the sound/vision quality is superb. This is the one concert DVD you don't want to miss especially if you like Bach.

I am teaching a graduate class at the University of Illinois for thirty DMA students on the music of J. S. Bach and I began the class by playing portions of this incredible video! My intent was to make the music of Bach more germane and accessible to students for whom there is no music by Bach in the performance area. I heard Bobby McFerren do the Bach-Gounod here some ten years ago and was enthralled to be in the audience singing Ave Maria, drawn in by his joyful, charming innocence and inclusiveness. I thought then and still believe that he is the consummate example of what music education can and should be. I purchased the video and put it on reserve so that my class could watch all two hours of the music and marvel as I did that so many people would stand in the rain and the dark to hear this timeless music!

I LOVE this DVD. Bach is my favorite composer. I think Bobby McFerrin has an amazing talent. I've been a fan of German Brass for a long time. And all the other performers on this DVD are fantastic. The video is well done and entertaining. There are some artistic shots with interesting angles and pans, but it's not overly done so you don't end up feeling like you didn't get to watch the performances. And the sound quality is quite good. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is a fan of any of the incredible performers. Heck, I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of music!

Borrowed this DVD from the public library and it turned out to be absolutely enjoyable! Think I'm gonna buy this DVD.

If you like Bach's music and jazz, you can't go wrong with this DVD. Plus, you get the live ambience and Bobby McFerrin's magic (watch how he seduces the audience with his singing/ sound-making/ whatever-you-call-it and even manages to get them to participate in live music making; ok, maybe they should rename the DVD's title to reflect that he's just one of the performers so as not to give some people false expectiations).

Ever wondered how Bach's music could be so "swingable" like the way the Jaceques Loussier Trio and Quintessence Saxophone Quintet do it? Or how modern Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor still sounds three centuries since it was composed? Or how Bach's music could cut across all styles and medium, from brass band to orchestra to string quartet to jazz trio to saxophone band to 6-voice a capella to a single human voice? Find out in this DVD.

And, both the video and audio qualities are first rate.

I'm sorry - but I was really disappointet ... there is only about 3 songs with Bobby McFerrin - This is not a Bobby McFerrin DVD. Some of the good songs he performed live on TV is not included on this DVD.