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adamschoa... adamschoa...
 
January 04, 2009 07:13 PM

What is the best (and easily available) recording of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos?

I've read that baroque music is the best to study to, and that this work is one of the finest examples... so I'd like to try and invest in a recording of it. But there's so many I don't know which to choose. Any recommendations?
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andy andy
 
 January 05, 2009 08:22 AM
Here is a link to a good discussion forum about what is the best (both sonically and musically) recording of Barch's Brandenburg Concertos:
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?gmusi&1151872943&openflup&12&4

Here is one that comes up a lot:
Martin Pearlman & Boston Baroque
http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=2457
http://www.arkivmusic.com/graphics/covers/full/05/57980.jpg



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adamschoal... adamschoal...
 
January 05, 2009 03:29 PM
Thank you very much! that will help immensely!

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January 04, 2009 07:16 PM
You can download either mp3 or FLAC (lossless compression, highest overall quality) versions of them here:

http://www.rozhlas.cz/d-dur/download_eng
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http://www.rozhlas.cz/d-dur/download_eng


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adamschoal... adamschoal...
 
January 04, 2009 07:22 PM
awesome thanks. is this a good recording? i've heard that theres many rather crappy ones out there (I'm talking musically not audio-fidelity wise)

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cjd cjd
 
January 04, 2009 07:51 PM
Hello,

Underneath is the link if you want a CD.

http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Brandenburg-Concertos-Orchestra-Enlightenment/dp/B00000J2PP

Underneath is the link to download. There are a wide range of different ones to download, some which are cheaper than others.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_dmusic?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Bach:+Brandenburg+Concertos&x=0&y=0
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www.amazon.com


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ssharon ssharon
 
January 04, 2009 10:03 PM
Your local library might have a number of different recordings of this concert. I suggest going there and listening to the different versions to see which one you prefer the most. Then you can buy the CD of the one you like and know you are getting the highest quality version.

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