Very good sound.
Very good performance.

❶ Vivace - Grave 00:03〜00:15〜
❷ Allegro 01:15〜
❸ Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 03:49〜04:48〜05:16〜
❹ Vivace 07:04〜
❺ Allegro 08:16〜
❻ Pastorale ; Largo 10:28〜

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@nicolacarnevali4921

8y↑29

there's something so intimate about this concerto -especially in the 1st movement - I just drift along and let the harmony fill me with nostalgic yearning. It's as if my dna recognizes in the melody an ancient soothing recollection of a distant peaceful moment.

@hokiebabe

2y↑11

10 minutes and 30 seconds into this...just gorgeous. Like music explaining life.

@jamesbarlow6423

2y↑1

Perfect for anyone who mislays the Baroque with the redundant duds. This is nonpareil!

@Glowinski100

7y↑76

i played this 42 years ago when i was in labor with my first born. i wanted her to come into
a world of perfect beauty.

@itslinkk4331

7y↑10

What instrument did you play?

@brandonvallota

7y↑5

This first piece is actually a soundtrack for a war game.

@mexpooloficial3862

2y↑2

@Mikamototo Sauce

@brandonvallota

@MexPool Oficial Napoleon total war lol

@mexpooloficial3862

2y↑1

@Mikamototo Danke

@crescentmoon632

1y↑2

headbanging to this gnarly music, dude

@retf054ewte3

1y↑2

isn't it absolute power of Corelli that all orchestras on Earth have performed his concerto grossi?

@Brandon-ew8mr

6y↑9

I LOVE this concerto. What a brilliant man Corelli was!

@mikemeier7228

1y↑2

man the intro part just hits me so hard everytime it kinda takes me back to all the mistakes i made in life

@timheavner6293

7y↑7

Wow. What a lovely recording. This made my day. Thank you so much for posting.

@gioragoldberg3980

7y↑21

So simple, so peaceful, yet a miracle of harmony and musical beauty. Corelli was a great one and influenced mightily the high Baroque. Wonderful performance.
The Vivace and Allegro are simply divine.

@anioro

7y↑7

this piece always has and will make my heart soar.

@TheBlizzardcat

6y↑2

When I was a young pup; my mentor Roy Hovey introduced me to this fine music 1980...

@zazy7469

6y↑4

i played this at a concert tonight. lovely song!

@user-kg7tr2fi6p

3y↑4

master and commander

@claudealain85

8y↑5

une perfection formelle sans lourdeur ni rigidité aucunes...

@stephanielein9797

3y↑12

I cried happy tears finding this. Without fail, my high school orchestra played this every year. This version is a bit faster, still... fills my heart immensely ❤️

@jsgehrke

3y↑1

I am stunned by this.

@musicforlive3940

5y↑1

When I listen to this piece, I feel a terrible state of wonder and wonder, I almost hear it every day or every week. I am here in Iraq, the land of the first creation and the first music. Today I am playing the chord of fire and death!!

@imkwyl_jr

8y↑11

My word! tis an impecable performance, the fellatos so smooth. and the stravaganzas, so crisp.. tis the allure of baroque indeed!

@RYatesGuitar

7y↑2

well said!

@eawoodard

6y↑3

What is a fellato? I looked it up but all I could find was fellatio, which I am positive is not in this piece of music...

@jokelly9397

6y↑1

yes i wondered that too..perhaps we'll never know!

@ulktz

6y↑1

Good sir! Your comment was so pretentious I gagged on my fine wine! Bravo sir! I tip my fedora to you.

@MEdalFan26

broh smooth fellatios ,,,yuore remining me off my gurlfrend BECKEY I LOVE YUO I HATE YUO

@ronaldmeuchel1291

3y↑3

Incredible piece.....how these composers created this music is truly amazing

@eliaspattn

3y↑2

I first played this over 50 years ago, and it still is amazing.

@tigerarmyrule

5y↑2

Joyfully and elegantly hailing the Birth of Christ. I love this.

@vivaldifromjapan5853

4y↑15

@eliaspattn

Thank you.

@tonyvent3238

1y↑1

amo questo concerto grazie

@eliaspattn

Prego!

@V_050

6y↑2

Merry Christmas!

@kitkatloverforever

3y↑21

1:14 first allegro
1:49 first allegro repeat
2:24 first allegro section before adagio
3:00 first allegro 2nd repeat before adagio
3:34 first allegro ending before adagio
3:46 Adagio
4:30 cello solo come in
4:48 2nd Allegro Section (2 lines)

@solcalderon6846

2y↑1

Gracias.

@xoppa09

8y↑7

the second movement is so peaceful

@kitkatloverforever

1:14 start first allegro

@TheBlizzardcat

9y↑5

Thank you Gerald for post.

@maiamaya6083

beautiful

@agnespinter7366

7y↑2

Isteni muzsika, mintha erőre kapna tőle az ember. Áldja meg az Isten Corelli mestert.

@miguelcervantessavedra1098

22w↑1

wow!

@aroldobermudez9831

7y↑2

Wonderful sound remember me at the summer of the four seasons of Antoine Vivaldi

@eliaspattn

Remind me where and when.

@jamesglass5402

6y↑1

I don't know why it is Christmas but I have it on a CD titled an 18th century Christmas. All I can say is I just live it. The part before it gets to the part played in Master and Commander is especially nice.

@eemis8122

7y↑4

best music

@finnfour2384

5y↑1

Suomi

@caleb1016

6y↑12

I’m sad, my schools band only has woodwind and brass instruments, but string instruments sound so nice and elegant. My school has introduced string this year however I am not able to switch from flute to violin. Wonderful composition Corelli.

@kike777ful

5y↑2

IN MY SCHOOL MUSIC IS A FANTASY...

@keymrijn9633

4y↑2

you can actually play this on the flute, i am learning this piece at the moment with a flute

@hanbaichuanzheng9886

4y↑1

Yesterday’s MashedPotato beginners wont be able to play this.

@merch7736

4y↑1

you can play this song with any instrument, i play it with the clarinet

@caleb1016

LilBillboard tru tru

@GonzoZero

4y↑4

Corelli the Wanderer

@AlexSantos-nq1rb

2y↑2

Lindo concerto de Corelli

@eliaspattn

Gracias.

@solcalderon6846

2y↑2

Genio.
Regalo de Dios.

@solcalderon6846

2y↑1

.islotes de bendiciones.

@elvergomeztorva5272

6y↑3

Está bravo Corelli.

@elvergomeztorva5272

4y↑1

He vuelto por más

@GonzoZero

¡Bien hecho!

@thearkpearl

5y↑2

I'm the viewer #154000 :D in 2018 :D !!!

@franklarin8100

2y↑3

Fantastic rendition of Corelli's Christmas Concert. I've heard it played at different speeds, and I like this one the best.

@eliaspattn

2y↑1

Thank you! I find that the very beginning and end of this concerto are often played too slowly. I could write paragraphs why I believe that, but that would be boring.

@franklarin8100

@Gerald Elias Do you have any suggestions as to where I could find a version of this concerto played at the same tempo? Which orchestra or with which conductor? Thank you.

@eliaspattn

@Frank Larin Your guess is as good as mine. I would just search youtube until you find what you're looking for. Two Baroque conductors I like a lot are Trevor Pinnock and Fabio Biondi, so you could start there. (Or, you could just keep listening to our performance.)

@franklarin8100

@Gerald Elias Thank you. I have a version with the English Concert with Trevor Pinnock - very good. I will look into Fabio Bondi. Best regards.

@marckstv8837

7y↑3

Just studying for my PT in music

@haru-chan8961

7y↑1

Marc Benedict N. Romero too

@xoppa09

8y↑6

0:03 'twas the night before christmas and all the animals were asleep

@viktoriabaugher9605

7y↑8

I'm playing this with my high school orchestra tomorrow night. And I know this might sound bad so please don't rain down on me with hate, but can someone please explain to me what this has to do with Christmas? As an orchestra we've been wondering this. we played it two years ago for a music festival and got high marks for it. But we don't really understand how it ties into the "chrismas" category. It's a beautiful piece but, we just don't understand the correlation between the two.

@eliaspattn

7y↑3

I hope this will help:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Concerto_(Corelli)
The last movement, Pastorale, especially is reflective of the "Christmas spirit." Indeed, none of his other concerto grossi have such movement.

@timheavner6293

7y↑7

Corelli himself subtitled this concerto "made for the night of Christmas." It's written in a style known as a "church sonata," which basically means generic instrumental music appropriate for church. Otherwise I agree with you that there's nothing particularly Christmasy about it; if you compared it to any of Corelli's other pieces, you'd realize they all sort of sound the same.

I'm a church music director, and I hired a string trio for Christmas Eve this year, so I'm thinking we might do one movement of it. It's always been one of my favorite Baroque compositions just because it's so pretty and elegant, and I figure seeing "Christmas Concerto" in the bulletin for the evening makes it a good fit.

@itslinkk4331

7y↑1

I played this a few weeks ago for my Concert and I played the solo part of the cellos and god is that hard! But yet still the concert turned out great!

@RyanRenteria

7y↑2

listen to it at night on christmas eve (right now). you'll hear it

@mariacristinafrancioni6847

7y↑6

sorry for my poor english but I would try to comunicate you what is one of the connections between this concert and Christmas:
Starting from point 10,28 of this execution there is an unmistakable sound : the so named "pastorale" .
The name "pastorale" came from the word "pastore" which in italian means "pastorship:
I "pastori" were used to play " pastorali" with the instrument named "cornamuse" (pipes in english) during the Christmas period walking around the country to announce the birth of Christ. I hope this can be useful for your wonderful profession.

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@lxdgr8

6y↑8

8:16 is the beginning of my favorite part.

@elvergomeztorva5272

Curioso que un estadounidense tenga un nombre hispano.

@bronktug2446

4y↑1

Sebastián 7 como se dice estadounidense en inglés?

@lxdgr8

@Bronk Tug AMERICAN

@ronaldmeuchel1291

3y↑1

I really enjoy 3:40 to 6:50 i will listen to your favorite part

@thax321

2y↑1

Not without reason that Heralds, and later composers, were called 'those who made complex beauty out of nothing'.

@gonzaloreyes8782

1y↑2

Barroque🎶🎶💪👍

@xoppa09

8y↑19

3:50

@karthikvs9635

6y↑3

xoppa09 master and commander

@0000Legolas

4y↑2

Try it at 0,75 of normal speed, you will be amaized

@icefreak2272

6y↑34

OMG STOP COUGHING!

@bronktug2446

4y↑3

Icefreak corona virus 🦠

@alexis.flores

3y↑3

I always hear the cough because I listen to this a lot

@tarteil

😂😂😂😂frrr

@lancepugh4138

14w

I got bronchitis, ain't nobody got time for that.

@Earth098

My favorite part starts at 10:26

@toto_1932

2y↑1

3:49

@PlinioLins

3y↑2

10:28 is the best

@eliaspattn

3y↑1

Thank you.

@vivianamarrufo5500

3y↑1

7:04

@kitkatloverforever

5:56 cello vivace

@lavendelle_swift

7y↑2

Why this concerto called "Christmas"?

@MrJonahWhaler

7y↑3

Because it tells about Christmas.

@raymondcastro2207

7y↑5

this is 2 months late so you probably already know but it is just called that because it was finished on Christmas eve

@giovannigiuffrida4477

2y↑3

Because It was made for the Christmas night.

@alexis.flores

1:15
8:16
12:31

@liemhiga

7y↑4

I have to play the harpsichord part ugh lol

@zol.kirkegaard7338

6y↑1

L Higa same here

@homesteadchoir7272

7y↑3

8:15 p10 allegro

@gabriel_024_

2y↑1