Bach: The musical offering, BWV 1079 (Le Concert des Nations, Savall) (2011)

Johann Sebastian Bach’s The musical offering, BWV 1079, performed by Le Concert des Nations, an orchestra with period instruments. Conductor: Jordi Savall. The Musical Offering (German title: Musikalisches Opfer or Das Musikalische Opfer), BWV 1079, is a collection of keyboard canons and fugues and other pieces of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, all based on a single musical theme given to him by Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia, (24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786), to whom they are dedicated. With starting times in the video: 00:00:53 Thema regium 00:07:28 Thematis regii elaborationes canonicae Canon perpetuus super thema regium Canon 2 a 2 violini in unisono Canon 1 a 2 cancrizans Canon 3 a 2 per motum contrarium Ricercar a 6 Canon a 4 per aumentationem, contrario motu (a) 00:25:18 Sonata sopr’il soggetto reale a traversa Largo Allegro Andante Allegro 00:42:59 Thematis regii elaborationes canonicae Canon a 2 quaerondo invenietis (a) Canon 5 a 2 per tonos Canon a 2 quaerondo invenietis (b) Fuga canonica in epidiapente Canon a 2 per aumentationem, contrario motu (b) Canon perpetuus per giusti intervalli Canon a 4 Ricercar a 6 01:07:24 Encore: Orchestral suite no. 2 in B minor: Badinerie