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Bach/Webern Ricercar - Dohnányi, Philharmonia

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J.S. BachOrchestrated by Anton WebernRicercar from "The Musical Offering"Philharmonia OrchestraChristoph von DohnányiBBC Proms, August 2007Royal Albert Hall, London From a Proms concert review:"The Musical Offering was written at the bidding of Frederick the Great in 1747. Anton Webern took the second Ricercar in 1934-5 and recolored it with his own orchestration. The result is a curious blend of 20th and 18th Century sounds, atonality constantly threatening to burst through the formality of Bach's fugue, rather like a monster in a sci-fi movie ripping off its human face to reveal the alien beneath..."

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: gab1279

Length: 07:29
Rating: 4.97
Views: 7009

Tags: Bach  BBC  classical  Dohnanyi  Philharmonia  Proms  Webern  

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yourforte (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The Webern pointilliste orchestration makes the Bach sound like a 20th century composition. I love this. I love Bach and I think this orchestration is superb. Bach's harmonic technique sounds 'advanced' even after 300yrs
Altofirebird (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I don't have an emotional response to Bach, i don't enjoy listening to his music, although I have studied him (counter point), and I respect him wholly.Webern's music on the other hand, speaks to me more then words ever could. I have this on vinyl along with six pieces for orchestra =).
debartzen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Bella sonoridad.Todo realmente muy hermoso.Un bravo rotundo y mi aplauso,desde España.
mangstadt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Maybe it's because I've accustomed by ear to the music of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern, but for some reason I find that a string quartet by Webern expresses so much more to me than a string quartet by Mozart. This transcription is so beautiful. Sofia Gubaidulina also has an "Offertorium" based on the Bach Ricercare.
mangstadt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Maybe it's because I've accustomed by ear to the music of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern, but for some reason I find that a string quartet by Webern expresses so much more to me than a string quartet by Mozart. This transcription is so beautiful. Sofia Gubaidulina also has an "Offertorium" based on the Bach Ricercare.
by0nt (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
th is is be yo ndandthatswhyimherethX!!
m8i8m (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
God bless you
ne0n8 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
for this piece alonehe would have earnedhimself a place in the booksmy(!) book at least ;)
hexatonico (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you like webern or not, thats not important. You can´t deny that he is a great composer and that he contribute to the music of the 20th century.
LDixon007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I love this transcription by Webern. Frederick the Great's theme is almost a "tone row", so it's no surprise Webern transcribed it.Salonen and Ozawa have good versions on CD.

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