The Brandenburgs as concerti grossi Introduction: Melody... Onwards and upwards... The two elements o... The 'motto' rhythm... Motif No. 3, intro... Motif No. 3 repeat... Bach reminds us of the opening Motif No. 4 - a ... Motif No. 5, a lo... Opening Ritornello (complete) Episode 1 begins w... Motif No. 3 return... Ritornello 2, a va... Episode 2, Part 1,... Episode 2 continued... Repeat of section ... Ritornello 3, with... Episode 3 proves r... Ritornello 4, not ... Episode 4. Cue to... Return to Ritornell... Episode 4 continued... Return to opening ... Ritornello 5, beginning Ritornello 5 contin... Cue to complete pe... First Movement (complete) Introduction: Rhythm... The melody not muc... Putting the two to... Contrast and syncop... Listening from the 'botton up' The intertwining an... The next orchestral... The First Section (complete) The next section; ... The central section... Cue to Second Movement as a whole Second Movement (complete) Introduction to the Third Movement... Fugue subject First counter-subject Second counter-subject Bass entry of the subject Exposition (complete) First Episode; the... The difference a detail can make! Harmonic Rhythm def... ...and now the blossom The First Solo Epi... Ritornello 2 complete Solo Episode 2 dom... Ritornello 3: highl... Ritornello 3 contin... More on Ritornello... Ritornello 3 (complete) Solo Episode 3 - ... The two recorders ... Finishing Solo Expo... Approaching the fin... Cue to Finale Rito... Coda - the 'tail-p... Cue to Third Movement Third Movement (complete) Opening Music; anal... Music, energy and relationship The outlines of a melody emerge The opening bar again Motif No. 2: ta /... Motif No. 3, and ... Beethoven Fifth Symphony (opening) Motif No. 4 Motif No. 5 Motif No. 6 Episode 1: a 'Love Duet' Episode 1 continued... 'False' Ritornello;... Four things going ... The orchestra retur... The harpsichord int... The orchestra retur... Harpsichord emerges... A backwards look; ... Out of the Twiligh... The epoch-making ha... Cue to First Movement First Movement (complete) Introduction; the opening Ritornello The first bar; the... The flute motif Opening of the first solo episode An important motif;... The second main theme Ritornello 2; violi... Episode 2; inversion of original motifs More on Episode 2 Episode 1 and Episode 2 compared Episode 2; key shi... Ritornello 3: an e... Episode 3 contrasted with Episode 1 Episode 3 described in detail Ritornello 4; secon... Episode 4: dominated by inversions Cue to Second Movement Second Movement (complete) Introduction: Ritornello 1 The Fugue Subject:... Flute takes the 'a... Contrary motion as... Contrary motion as... Playing with the c... Hidden rhythms: bac... Fugal writing and ... Episode 1, taken b... The orchestra enter... Stretto and musical football Key changes to B ... The Middle Section... The Fugue Subject ... Ambiguity of mode and a Scottish twist Middle Section sont... Cue to Last Movement Last Movement (complete)