Great Music - Arranged ...

Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 08 January 2008

I am not a particular enthusiast of arrangements of Bach most of the time. But here is an exception.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApN31QRqgIk

No comment from me, but worth two minutes of any one's time to listen to this. The piece itself is my favourite music, bar none ...

Originally an organ piece from the Orgelbuchlein, it was arranged by Busoni, and here the soloist simply playes the Chorale, with Busoni's paino arrangement taylored to fit. There is a grand piano recording of this by Edwin Fischer, which I have heard just once.

Would anyone else like to put up link's to other arrangements of sublime music that only seems to get to the heart of the matter ... ?

George
Posted on: 17 May 2008 by u5227470736789439
Ferrier again, singing:

Blow the wind southerly.

Wonderful!

George
Posted on: 24 May 2008 by u5227470736789439
Vivaldi arranged by JS Bach. The original Vivaldi version may be heard in a peerless Russian performance from 1966 on the "Unarranged" thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg_IioVOnKY

I am not sure that I would not prefer the pianos to be harpsichords, but this is rather fine on the "wrong instrumants."

Geogre
Posted on: 25 May 2008 by u5227470736789439
Bach arranged for the accordion. I prefer the accordion to all instruments except the original intended one for Bach. It has the sustain necessary [for some of the music], while allowing for naturally unforced articulation, which allows the music to breath. I don't know who the player is but this works beautifully. everything is so clear, and that is the most important thing in my view.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymh3qFlE67Y&feature=related

George
Posted on: 25 May 2008 by u5227470736789439
Same player with some Beethoven, originally for the piano!

Please listen first and then read down for the title! You will see that Beethoven was a comedian on his day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS7TeLB0q5E&feature=related

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"Rage over a lost penny!"

George
Posted on: 26 May 2008 by u5227470736789439
Handel as viewed through the eyes of the early twentieth century. Elgar arranged this from the Second Chandos Anthem, and issued it as Handel's Overture in D Minor. This is not quite such a bad thing as it might nowadays appear, when the original had completely fallen out of the repertoire, and before pioneering HIP performances have really allowed us such a wide range of music in fine renderings. It is good to remind ourselves both what we have gained and in some respects lost. This performance has all the drive, commitment, and seriousness that could be wished for.

Albert Coates conduct the LSO in a 1928 HMV recording.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiBqi5jTlPA

George
Posted on: 28 May 2008 by u5227470736789439
Some Bach everyone will recognise, but in a less famous, and in my view more imaginative, arrangement than the famous one by Stokowski.

The arranger here is Sir Henry Wood, who was the founder of the London [now BBC] Promenade concerts. The importance of the work in arrangement of Wood, Elgar, Stokowski and others should not be underestimated in paving the way for the revival of Bach's works. It established the public love of the music, and thus the conditions where the modern HIP movement could prosper ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWzzDGkdK8

George
Posted on: 05 June 2008 by u5227470736789439
The Floral Dance. I had the idea of posting the Terry Wogan "take" on this, but it was too out of tune for me to post, but I did find this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVTx8b4nYU&feature=related

Peter Dawson shows how it should be sung!

George
Posted on: 06 June 2008 by u5227470736789439
Dear Frank,

Though Jazz did not excist in Bach's time, he certainly was one of the greatest improvisers on the theme, and within the rules that do pertian in great Jazz: I think you may well be right!

George

PS: From earlier in this thread: Loussier plays Bach's Italian Concerto.
Posted on: 06 June 2008 by Guido Fawkes
Dear George

Thank for your link to Henryk Klonowski, which I enjoyed a great deal. Please click here for my brief post on the comparisons I made.

ATB Rotf
Posted on: 08 June 2008 by Mick Roberts
As I read this I was listening to Ricercar, ECM 1774 461912-2, and in particular Fuga (Track 14)- Bach orchestrated by Webern. This is one of my 'Desert Island Discs', an example of how to arrange Bach if you have to, and an illustration of how far ahead of the game he was.
Posted on: 08 June 2008 by u5227470736789439
Bach orchestrated by Anton Webern: The Six Part Ricecare from the Musical Offering:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0U-lB45RY

For Mick Roberts, and everyone else.

George
Posted on: 22 June 2008 by u5227470736789439
Ferrier performing the "Lion Of Judah," from the Saint John Passion. Strictly this is hardly arranged so much as edited so the English words are accomodated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izyRELf6wwE

George
Posted on: 03 July 2008 by u5227470736789439
Please enjoy Mr Eric Morecombe, piano soloist, in an arranegemnt of the Greig Piano Concerto!

London Symphony Orchestra led by Mr Andrew Preview!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP8TUe993uo

In holiday mode! George
Posted on: 05 July 2008 by u5227470736789439
Even more Heavenly then the strings versions of Baber's Adagio is the choral arrangement:

Agnus Dei

George
Posted on: 18 July 2008 by u5227470736789439
Jacques Brel's song "Ne me quitte pas ..." is one of those lovely things, though I struggle with his own performances of it. I always hoped that a recording might exist of Edit Piaf performeing it, but no such luck, even though she certainly did sing it.

So hunting I found this, which stranglely is perhaps even more beautiful than it might have been with the great Piaf performing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OyW9s6KouA

Please do enjoy this. George
Posted on: 31 July 2008 by u5227470736789439
Apocalyptica - Nothing Else Matters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTozgoj9OQ

Very personal choice, and the recording is difficult; still this is something!

George
Posted on: 04 October 2008 by u5227470736789439
Very short and I think very funny!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_c2UaccJE&NR=1

ATB from George
Posted on: 09 November 2008 by u5227470736789439
Vivaldi arranged by JS Bach!

Concerto in A Minor

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_qBW8ZGnk&feature=related

for organ! This is the first movement, and the other two you can find on the Tube!

ATB from George
Posted on: 09 November 2008 by naim_nymph
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Originally posted by GFFJ:
Very short and I think very funny!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_c2UaccJE&NR=1

ATB from George


Very good George!

This one is very funny from a female perspective! ; )

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tiHR11QqIoI&feature=related

regards ~

nymph
Posted on: 01 January 2009 by u5227470736789439
Bach's Six Part Ricecare as Anton Webern saw it, and set it for orchestra.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0U-lB45RY&feature=related

It is facinating how Webern breaks up the lines as they go among the orchestral instruments with amazing colouristic effects that might be slightly hard to follow, so, for a straight playing, please do try Bach original version as each line stays firmly performed by specific [string] instruments, and this may help untangle the lines somewhat! In a manner that may also be seen as a sort of arrangement, in the sense that the music is conventionally played on keyboards ...

Happy New Year ...
Posted on: 02 January 2009 by u5227470736789439
Something so very sweet and gentle from the great violinist Fritz Kreisler.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G8IyoNTaeT0

"Méditation" from Massenet's "Thaïs"

ATB from George