Fascinating! I grew up hearing this on many Sunday mornings while living with my father as he had his coffee and read the NYTimes - so it has sentimental meaning and love for me. I knew that Bach was not recognized to be one of, if not the greatest composer of all time until more than a century after his death, but I did not know this legendary story of the Brandenburg concertos! I feel it is one of the greatest piece of music ever written by a human. It achieves that rare space of majesty and sublime vibration. Thanks for sharing this!
Fascinating! I grew up hearing this on many Sunday mornings while living with my father as he had his coffee and read the NYTimes - so it has sentimental meaning and love for me. I knew that Bach was not recognized to be one of, if not the greatest composer of all time until more than a century after his death, but I did not know this legendary story of the Brandenburg concertos! I feel it is one of the greatest piece of music ever written by a human. It achieves that rare space of majesty and sublime vibration. Thanks for sharing this!
For unknown historians, thanks, BH