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Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Concerto No.4 In E, Adagio
Album: Two Violin Concertos
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Released: 1730
Length: 8:04
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Why do I want to cry? So beautiful, I wonder why music like this isn't being made today (it probably is, but we rarely get to hear it because the production houses that push the music we get to hear don't see it as 'profitable' as a majority of the crap that we are cursed to hear all the time).
Posted 10 months ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
Utter magic.
Posted 1 year ago by john92    [ Reply ]
Direct segue from Led Zeppelin to JS Bach.   I don't know of any connection, and doubtful that RP intends one, but it's ingenious.  Like overlaying a blue period cubist masterpiece over a Vermeer and seeing it's a match.   
Posted 2 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
PSD got me here from The Stone Roses blasphemy.  Much better.  I'd like to get more classical music in the RP mix.
Posted 6 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
beautiful, moving
Posted 7 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
I think J.S. owes something to Vivaldi here...
Posted 8 years ago by latrippa    [ Reply ]
 sheeelaaa wrote:
These songs are making me want to cry .... which I can't do here at work

Bill, I need something uplifting! 

 
I design headstones and this makes me a little more glum than I need to be.  Beautiful, but a PSD for me.
Posted 8 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 jasko wrote:
I remember when this came out ..it was huge

 
Lies!
Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 BarrioTed wrote:
How about some composers just a little less mainstream?  I could stand some Smetana or Borodin, or the like. 

 
Now you're talkin'.
Posted 8 years ago by altblues1    [ Reply ]
I remember when this came out ..it was huge
Posted 8 years ago by jasko    [ Reply ]
 alph wrote:
Liked his stuff better when he was with Skid Row.

 
short-haired puppy looking exasperated
Rilly?
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Not his best composition, but still an 8.
Posted 8 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
ah yes, from Bach's 'White Album'
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
These songs are making me want to cry .... which I can't do here at work

Bill, I need something uplifting! 
Posted 8 years ago by sheeelaaa    [ Reply ]
 alph wrote:
Liked his stuff better when he was with Skid Row.

 
Epic.
Posted 8 years ago by durant24    [ Reply ]
How about some composers just a little less mainstream?  I could stand some Smetana or Borodin, or the like. 
Posted 8 years ago by BarrioTed    [ Reply ]
Liked his stuff better when he was with Skid Row.
Posted 8 years ago by alph    [ Reply ]
Could use a little more cowbell. Otherwise excellent.
Posted 8 years ago by smdjansen    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:
Love the release date - 1730. That's a LONG time to stay on the charts!

 
Proper old school!
Posted 8 years ago by Weave101    [ Reply ]
This has to be the best station on the planet. Now if you'll play Prokofiev's Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet- best station in the solar system! 
Posted 8 years ago by cinco5    [ Reply ]
My first ever rating of 10.   Great music, great playlist.  You guys are the greatest.
Posted 8 years ago by cjp64    [ Reply ]
Love the release date - 1730. That's a LONG time to stay on the charts!
Posted 8 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
The truly Godlike.
Posted 8 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
Well  said fred!
 
Posted 8 years ago by chris_the_man    [ Reply ]
All your friends come sniffing
So does a classic ?
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
 markpeachey wrote:

If you don't like this music then go away

 
It's not your station, so please don't go telling people to go away. Bill and Becky need more listeners, not fewer. RP is for all - it's not an exclusive club.
Posted 8 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Abbey Road segue to Bach.  Beautiful!  Well done, RP.  You are the masters of quality radio.  
Posted 9 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
 markpeachey wrote:
To break up the eclectic mix Bill might have put some house or rap crap but instead put a touch of heaven. Congrats Bill and Rebecca

 
{#Yes}  {#Clap} Ex Broome, Fremantle and Mardella. 
Posted 9 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
 Snapjones wrote:
That was shockingly gorgeous.

 
 

Indeed


Posted 9 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
That was shockingly gorgeous.
Posted 9 years ago by Snapjones    [ Reply ]
 vesta0424 wrote:
I'm not much for classical  (unless performed live or very early, say Tallis, for example) and I am not much for this.  Mozart's Requiem or Barbar's Adagio on days when it is sunny where I live (which has fewer sunny days than Seattle).  I give it a 3.  If I wanted classical, I would be listening to my local NPR station.

 
If you don't like this music then go away
Posted 9 years ago by markpeachey    [ Reply ]
To break up the eclectic mix Bill might have put some house or rap crap but instead put a touch of heaven. Congrats Bill and Rebecca
Posted 9 years ago by markpeachey    [ Reply ]
A touch of God!
Posted 9 years ago by tadeinatale    [ Reply ]
Amazing
Posted 9 years ago by mksupersessions    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear
Posted 9 years ago by Dorothyhancock    [ Reply ]
Love to hear...
Posted 9 years ago by LindaSimmers    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 9 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
 milleronic wrote:
Following side 2 of Abbey Road with J.S. Bach? Brilliant! 

 
Johann often spoke of how much he enjoyed side two "Abbey Road".
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Wow. Nice. Really,  very nice
Posted 9 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
 milleronic wrote:
Following side 2 of Abbey Road with J.S. Bach? Brilliant! 

 
{#Yes}
Posted 9 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
Dang it Grandma.....stop messing with my music. Bach....bleck!
Posted 9 years ago by meauclaire    [ Reply ]

Posted 9 years ago by CaffeineSam    [ Reply ]
magnificent  you now have my undivided attention 
Posted 9 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I never regret listening to you every night! Next Level Music. My night is complete. Goodnight great people

Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
The Live Version circa 1730 was most excellent!
Posted 9 years ago by gregr79    [ Reply ]
Bach and Perlman. Music is a time machine, matching perfection with perfection.
Posted 9 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
I'm not much for classical  (unless performed live or very early, say Tallis, for example) and I am not much for this.  Mozart's Requiem or Barbar's Adagio on days when it is sunny where I live (which has fewer sunny days than Seattle).  I give it a 3.  If I wanted classical, I would be listening to my local NPR station.
Posted 9 years ago by vesta0424    [ Reply ]
Bill must be taking a break with these two back to back!
Posted 9 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Thanks for this.  And 86% of the other music you play that I enjoy.

(Another plug, though, for no more music with didgeridoo (sp?) in it.) 

Yeah, I'm counter-obsessed! 
Posted 9 years ago by mikec09    [ Reply ]
 milleronic wrote:
Following side 2 of Abbey Road with J.S. Bach? Brilliant! 

 
Agreed, it brought me to tears!
Posted 9 years ago by Larrygrrl    [ Reply ]
Following side 2 of Abbey Road with J.S. Bach? Brilliant! 
Posted 9 years ago by milleronic    [ Reply ]
Almost 300 years old{#Boohoo}- now through electronic networks- this masterpiece reaches the bottom of my soul. 
Posted 9 years ago by Amarulio    [ Reply ]
Thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing!
Posted 9 years ago by vanmas    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
On a stressful day as a wage-slave doing pointless unrewarding work and assailed by even more pointless (but pointy-headed) managers, this is very, very welcome indeed. The only shame is that it'll eventually have to stop. Balm for the brain, and very affecting. 9 from the chilled Nottingham jury.

I wish I had a dog - I'm sure it would like Bach... :o)

 
Happy golden retriever with wreath of flowers on head

Hippie Dog makes another appearance, since this Bach piece sounds a lot like the slower sections of Spring and Summer in Vivaldi's Four Seasons. 

"I wish I had a dog - I'm sure it would like Bach... :o)"

Four out five dogs and dentists, fred.

 livegirl wrote:


I certainly wouldn't want to draw listeners away from our beloved Radio Paradise but there is another station that plays funky mixes like this. Fip Radio is a French government station mixing up, for example, Lily Allen, Gainsbourg, Cash and Verdi all in the same 15 mins.  
  
Sounds very cool. Thanks for the tip—I'll check it out. {#Clap} {#Notworthy}

Edit: I did check it out, and it's great! Merci beaucoup!  
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
On a stressful day as a wage-slave doing pointless unrewarding work and assailed by even more pointless (but pointy-headed) managers, this is very, very welcome indeed. The only shame is that it'll eventually have to stop. Balm for the brain, and very affecting. 9 from the chilled Nottingham jury.

I wish I had a dog - I'm sure it would like Bach... :o)
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
addendum to previous comment:

Perlman and Stern for the Double Concerto.  Mmhm.


Posted 10 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
There is only Bach. There is only Perlman.

Accept no substitutes.

{#Notworthy}
Posted 10 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Thanks, I needed that.....  {#Cheers}
Posted 10 years ago by eswiley2    [ Reply ]
Oh. This is SO lovely. (Sigh...)
Posted 11 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
Great to see people giving this a '1' - takes all sorts, I suppose!  Comes in at somewhere around 12 on my personal scale..
Posted 12 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}  We need an "ahhhhhhhhhhhhh" emoticon.
Posted 12 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
I have most classicals in my lib.Just because its one C. you don't have to give it a 10. Looking at the music chart one thinks that we are all tuned in to the wrong Radio.
Posted 16 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
MrsAustin wrote:
I'm shocked at the production quality of Bach's recording, it must have been somtime in the early 1700s...
Yes, and I wonder what instrument he's playing in this piece>>
Posted 17 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
Posted 17 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
Thank you William. From whence it came ...
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
I've got to get some of this guy's tunes!
This one is a must - "The Art of Fugue"
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
jagdriver wrote:
Masterful, following Jimmy with Johann. If only the latter could have witnessed JP bowing his double-neck!
Now that I'd like to see!
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Masterful, following Jimmy with Johann. If only the latter could have witnessed JP bowing his double-neck!
Posted 17 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
ruthless wrote:
Calm the angry Monday beast........
Posted 17 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
Excellent, thanks, hit the spot...
Posted 17 years ago by paganpete    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
I've got to get some of this guy's tunes!
May I suggest starting with Yo Yo Ma's recordings of the unaccompanied cello suites? And also a good recording of the complete Brandenburg concerti (that is, Nos. 1-6)?
Posted 17 years ago by tapatia    [ Reply ]
kcar wrote:
And here is an excellent example of why I love this station so much: Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto No.4 In E Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Who else has the guts to play these two works together? And realize beforehand that it would work so well? Wunderschoen. Vielen Dank.
I certainly wouldn't want to draw listeners away from our beloved Radio Paradise but there is another station that plays funky mixes like this. Fip Radio is a French government station mixing up, for example, Lily Allen, Gainsbourg, Cash and Verdi all in the same 15 mins.
Posted 17 years ago by livegirl    [ Reply ]
Calm the angry Monday beast........
Posted 17 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
I've got to get some of this guy's tunes!
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
MrsAustin wrote:
I'm shocked at the production quality of Bach's recording, it must have been somtime in the early 1700s. . .
The pre-analog era.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
da capo da cAPO
Posted 17 years ago by biologenius    [ Reply ]
DTCrockett wrote:
What a great performance! Please, whoever uploaded this version, post the artist(s) that performed it.
The violinist is the late Arthur Grumiaux, who always played elegantly, with the English Chamber Orchestra.
Posted 17 years ago by Inamorato    [ Reply ]
I've registered just now (though I've been a RP listener for 1+ year) just to comment on such a wonderful choice of music. "Good music" is stuff like this, besides -mostly- everything else played here, and I dont see why it shouldnt be played more, along all the rest..
Posted 17 years ago by dagny_taggart    [ Reply ]
What a great performance! Please, whoever uploaded this version, post the artist(s) that performed it.
Posted 17 years ago by DTCrockett    [ Reply ]
I love that this isn't the most obvious choice. It's so yummy, and not even close to overplayed.
Posted 17 years ago by helene    [ Reply ]
'Godlike' is probably the only appropriate rating for music that survived for several hundreds of years and still thrills people.
Posted 17 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
I'm shocked at the production quality of Bach's recording, it must have been somtime in the early 1700s...
Posted 17 years ago by MrsAustin    [ Reply ]
And here is an excellent example of why I love this station so much: Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto No.4 In E Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Who else has the guts to play these two works together? And realize beforehand that it would work so well? Wunderschoen. Vielen Dank.
Posted 17 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Gott in Himmel! Godlike indeed!
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
Lovely!
Posted 17 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Sweet, smooth, heartache. Years working in a coffeehouse while this played on the stereo makes me yearn for a really good Cafe Borgia.
Posted 17 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
Profoundly good.
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
This is really soothing. Having a glass of wine in the evening, listening to this and winding down from the day. Ahhh
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
dixiedeb wrote:
This is what I love about RP! Zeppelin to Bach.
And it works so well !!
Posted 17 years ago by robyule    [ Reply ]
Ah, a breather after "Go Insane" and "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". Suite
Posted 17 years ago by oldsinger    [ Reply ]
This is what I love about RP! Zeppelin to Bach.
Posted 17 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]