The title is French and sums it up: “Six Concerts avec plusieurs instruments,” as Bach himself called his famous concerto collection. The Swiss recorder player and conductor Maurice Steger and Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra present all six, known today as the Brandenburg Concertos. Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert March 27, 2025, in Broadcasting Hall in the Dornbusch in Frankfurt, Germany as part of the “Baroque +” concert series. Thanks to WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union, tonight’s program will be available as a stream for 30 days following the broadcast on wfmt.com’s On Demand page.
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos
Frankfurt-am-Main, photochrome print, circa 1890. (Photo: Historic Images in Public Domain. Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/)
Playlist
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F, BWV 1046
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat, BWV 1051
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
ARTISTS
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Maurice Steger, recorders and direction
