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What is the music that plays on the opening titles?


I think its something by Bach orchestrated for four pianos but I would greatly appreciate more precise details

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It is engaging that at the end of this film, you found yourself wondering about the music under the titles. Of course, you had been given nothing worth thinking about in the intervening 6 hours. (OK, it only seemed like 6 hours.)

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The classical music for the entire movie is all from just two pieces:

* Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor for two violins and string orchestra (Opus 3, No. 8; RV 522). (In other venues, this piece is sometimes performed on organ, as Bach's transcription, BWV 593.)

* Bach's BWV 1065, which is a transcription for four pianos/harpsichords of Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for four violins, cello and strings (Op. 3, No. 10; RV 580).

To summarize: Both pieces were written by Vivaldi, and Bach later also adapted them for different instrumentation. Both pieces are part of the Vivaldi concerto grosso cycle called L'Estro Armonico:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27estro_armonico


If you use the RV or BWV numbers (or Opus and item numbers, or key signatures with the word "concerto"), you can find the pieces on YouTube, usually broken up into separate movements because of length restrictions.

(Also note: Bach changed the key of RV 580 from B minor to A minor when he created BWV 1065.)


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it comes as a surprise to many that Bach was in a cover band


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