Busking at NYC Subway Turns into an Impromptu Ballet Performance - Neatorama

A string quartet plays inside a subway station in New York City. That's awesome. But then, at the 2:07 mark in the video below, it gets awesomer. A group of ballet dancers pass by. They join in the fun, adding to the beautiful music with beautiful dancing.

Can anyone identify the music being performed? I've heard it before, but I can't find the title.

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Brandenburg concerto number 3, Bach. Edited to add I didn't see Rachel's comment. Sorry!

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Thank you! I suspected that it was either the third or the fifth, but I didn't hear this bit when I played recordings of them.

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I was late for a lot of things when I lived in NYC for just this reason. I lost 3 hours listening to a zhonghu player that was absolutely enchanting.

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Those spontaneous moments created by music or any art in public spawning other art are the best. What a cool video.

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That's great! The string quartet was playing the Bach Brandenberg Concerto Number 3, last movement. Here's another group playing it with the original instrumentation (which includes a harpsichord). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLj_gMBqHX8

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Look at the binocular vision on that goat...that's a predator...and as a fellow binocular-vision predator (you know - a primate), I'm not sure if I trust the look on that goat's face, or the body posture. There is just something about the way the muscles of the goat's muzzle and around the eyes are fixed, plus the posture and the ear position...

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Run! It's the Krampus!

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