#these videos have the best camera work like they actually focus on the various soloists but don't cut so often it's distracting !

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videos below, in case you want to listen to a snippet as a reminder. or maybe you don't know the pieces but still want to vote ! (all performances under direction of Claudio Abbado in 2007, on modern instruments)

No 1 in F major (2 horns, 3 oboes, piccolo violin)

No 2 in F major (trumpet, recorder, oboe, violin)

No 3 in G major (3 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos)

No 4 in G major (2 recorders, violin)

No 5 in D major (flute, harpsichord, violin)

No 6 in Bb major (2 violas, 2 violas da gamba, cello)

#music #classical music #js bach #poll #I have a suspicion about which might be the top two. and alas it's not the one I hope will win #I went back and forth a lot about which recordings to choose #and whether I should choose performances on period instruments #but ultimately I love Abbado #these videos have the best camera work like they actually focus on the various soloists but don't cut so often it's distracting ! #and historically informed performance might not be the best introduction to a first time listener (especially the horns in brandenburg 1) #also this series is consistent across all 6 concerti. some ensembles have better recordings of one or two concerti but not all of them #so this is consistent