Why bother following Bach's tempo markings. The first movement may be vivace, but the second is allegro -- a far cry from Largo. And the last frenetic movement is an Allegro on steroids. The playing is great, the tempos drain any emotion from this masterpiece.
@@rembrandt2323 The editing stopped too soon--should have edited out everything. I find these comments not only offensive, but wildly inaccurate. Mr. Sato displays incredible emotion, if you look past your stereotype and see his body language and eye expressions. Perhaps you are just incapable of perceiving the nuances in his face.
skorbitdusha, I am sorry for my inadequate English. I strongly disagree with you. But on the other hand, you express yourself very good, It's funny to read! This orchestra belongs to H.I.P.- musicans. Research through many years gives us performances like this one. Because the second movement has the time signature 12/8, "Largo" should not be too slow.
As Portuguese speaker "largo ma non tanto" sonds funy to me, because it's very similiar to "Largo mas não tanto" which means "wide but not that much", classical music terminology being so casual is just hilarious somehow
I'm an 89-year-old professional, and I play it with my son every week! Try the other one: several versions - sometimes done by violin and oboe sometimes D-minor sometimes C-minor.
Rock on, or should I say "keep going". Bless your heart!! Remember 81 yrs. old is like 61 years old, I hear, these days anyways. May God be with you!!!
I love to see that there’s a whole organization in the Netherlands just dedicated to Bach and his music. These people are showing Bach the respect he deserves.
I have attended the Bach Festival here in northeastern Ohio, USA. It is at the Baldwin Wallace college and is the oldest collegiate Bach Festival in the country, started in 1932. J.S. Bach is by far my absolute favorite composer.
@@esmynsotero God places Mozart on his right and instructs Beethoven to sit at his left. When one of them complains: "Where's Bach?" God replies: "I am Bach!"
Michael Quick I was just going to say that Bach is among Humanity’s justifications for existing. It works well with your comment. Not for nothing is Bach called a window to God
I believe this is the very first piece by Bach I ever heard, back during my teenage years when I was checking out classical LPs from the local library, to play on my cheap stereo system. It hit me like an avalanche.... never had I heard anything even remotely like it. Even today 65 years later it can move me to tears.
same here. being a labourer´s son, i never listened to classical music. one day, i heard this concerto in tv. now i am a composer of classical music. crying tears of nostalgia.
I'm so glad I found this, I heard this piece, about 42 years ago, misnamed, I'm more of a rock and roller, so didn't search hard, (and no internet back then), but I've always looked for this concerto, from age 14 to 56, and I finally get to hear it again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Bach, thank you to the others, thank you to all those organizations replicating the instruments and conditions with which the musicians from that time would've played these beautiful pieces of music.
I always listen to Bach, specially when things are going bad, I get this comforting feeling, wholesome feeling being a human being, it gives me perspective on how small we are as species, and that art, love and pure humanity is what holds us together. I am writing this as the government of my country is letting us know every few hours about new cases of the Corona virus. I am really not scared, I know that humanity will survive, and that there will always be someone to listen to Bach, and hopefully to play Bach.
there exists a much greater reality of much greater scale that we cannot perceive This music is from that much greater plane of reality Believe it or not
@@wanderingpalace It's still in D minor, but this performance is in baroque style, so the instruments are tuned to concert pitch A = 415 hz. It is about a semitone lower compared to todays concert pitch a = 440 hz.
I heard this as a student in an Arcade near Trafalgar Square. Two violinists were practicing it was so beautiful that I went back three nights in a row. I have been hooked on Bach ever since. Thank you for this rendering.
One of the claims against authentic performances was that their 'tiny' orchestration-sound cannot compete with large 'modern' orchestrations and the emotions they create. Well, this excellent 'tiny' orchestra and performance disables this claim's validity... Bravissimi to all of you!!!
Indeed! The only thing a bigger orchestra accomplishes is more loudness. With a smaller orchestra we can actually hear the instruments better. You need a big orchestra for Beethoven because Beethoven is all about being loud. Bach is sublime. Bach does not need more than a single violin to produce the most sublime and the most brilliant music ever written.
@@danielschechter8130 Two winds per parts (or anyway as much as indicated in the score and none more) and a 5/5/4/3/2 string section is actually enough even for most of Beethoven's works (maybe the 9th or "Fidelio" need a 7/7/5/4/2 or so, but I wouldn't go beyond that number), even there (but still in Mahler or R.Strauss) there's so much inner polyphonic work going on you can't afford to just be loud, except for some very isolate "tutti" passages.
@@danielschechter8130 A few years ago, 1980, Joshua Rifkin and his group recorded the Mass in B using only solo singers, and I think about 12 or 15 instruments. Very lovely.
What would we do, or be, without our Precious, Dear Bach. The middle slow movement has to be one of his loveliest creations, out of thousands. A sublime version of a sublime work. 👍👍👍
No matter how many times you come back to it, this remains one of the most exciting and insightful performances of one of the most perfect pieces of music ever.
I first heard it at 17 years old, in 1980, on a 78-rpm record, with Yasha Heifetz playing both parts (which were superimposed one on the other in a studio). This is the first piece by Bach in a minor key that I heard, and I was deeply impressed. It remains one of my favorites.
Such a wonderful piece overall, but the second movement, in particular is one of those moments which remains truly special in all of music. It is as if Bach was describing two dear friends sitting down to talk, and one finishes the thoughts for the other. So well done!
Agree. Certain sections of larger works just *pop.* 2d movement of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, Laudate Dominum of Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Dona Nobes Pacem of Bach's B minor mass
I first heard it as ambient music in the Game Civilization IV in the early 2000s. I went to the soundtrack files and tracked it down from there. I love that part of the piece!
I have heard dozens of interpretations of this concert. This one by the Netherlands Bach Society is without any doubt the most beautiful and heart felt. BRAVI!!!!!!!
Γιόχαν Σεμπάστιαν Μπαχ! Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΥΤΕΡΟΣ καλλιτέχνης στην ανθρώπινη ιστορία! Εξαγνίζει τη γη απ' τις αμαρτίες της, δικαιώνει την δημιουργία του ανθρώπου και τον ανυψώνει στο πεδίο των αγγέλων, στον εξαίσια Όμορφο ΚΟΣΜΟ του ΘΕΟΥ! Ευχαριστούμε τους σπουδαίους μουσικούς για τη μεγάλη προσφορά τους εν μέσω της μισοτελειωμένης Κοσμοδημιουργίας!
So much to like about this. The interplay between the musicians, the decoration, the energy and pace of that third movement. And the smiles on the faces of musicians enjoying themselves!
The middle movement of the piece is exalting in part because Bach devises harmonic progresssions that always seem to be rising. Bravo for these magnificent performances.
When I hear masterpieces like this, I always feel sorry for the people who haven´t heard this kind of music. Some people think they have no interest in listening to Bachs music, or classical music in general, but they are just not curious enough. Or maybe their parents and social environment didnt/doesnt listen to this kind of music and they just dont really know or realize that its there. They dont know what they are missing... Therefore it is very important to try out things and new stuff to explore whats out there and what you might like. There is so much each of us doesnt know or does not think about, but could be one of the things we would me most dedicated to.
That's not cool nowadays to mention that's down to the parents to nurture, discipline and EDUCATE their children from the very first day their offsprings are born. But how can their parents pass on any values to their children if they lack those themselves. Very sad really
Honestly it's the same w/ literature, film, TV, and even food It's good to try new things and also not get overly snobbish about what you personally prefer Love classical music as I've played the violin as a kid, but also love other genres of music too - I think all pop artists should try to get a better understanding of classical music, and I think it's also good for classical musicians to expand their horizons as well
This is so true. My mom comes from a very poor background and was the first from her family to earn a college degree (not even the men of the family had those), and my father comes from a simple, middle class family. They did not particularly encourage me to listening to classical music, but they did raise a curious child who reflected on what they listened to and percieved everything that was happening in the music. I then discovered classical music, and, even though I did not have any particular interest in Bach and thought his music was "dry", it took me nothing but a small listen to the WTC and all those wonderful fugues to fall in love with his music. Here I am today with a second-hand digital keyboard studying as much as I can in hope of ever playing his masterpiece myself. All what is needed is to stimulate curiosity, critical thought and eliminate harmful stigmas from the mind, and one can easily appreciate a masterpiece, no matter if it was done today or millenia ago.
From 5:48 Between the violins,miss deans plays the 2 notes interrupted and with it the continuous playing by mr sato. That is the most beautiful thing I have heard in my whole life till now. It's just pure beauty. NBS is my most faourite channel on youtube. If i ever become wealthy enough i will surely do something for you.
@@norakreger6262 Dear Nora Kreger! For some time ago You anwered my comment to J.S.Bach´s musik and wrote - "meelis seffers hauser". I did not understand what You ment, but if it somehow was connected with the Hauser Music channel on the RUclips I would like to ask You - what is Your opinion about this Music: ruclips.net/video/Z1nJJXhhZFA/видео.html
This is my favorite of Bach’s violin concertos. I first heard it on a summer afternoon,when I was twenty years old. I was reading a biography of Jonathan Swift when my local classical radio station started playing a recording of this piece. The first movement was so compelling, I put the book down and just listened. When the second movement started, I thought it was the most sublime music I had ever heard. I still think so, and I want it to be played at my funeral.
I listened to this music as a child, more than 50 years ago. It was by chance, an orange colored cassette and a cassette player .. I listened to it hundreds of times until the tape broke. This music accompanied me for a long time, without knowing who the author was or the name of the work. I found out a long time later. It is one of the most beautiful works ever written. Immortal genius .....
Had to wait for my tears of thankfulness and emotion have dried away.... This is a symbiose of highest talents bringing humanity to realms of pure bliss.
this music is like two violins talking to each other . Wonderful performance . Our local orchestra did this piece last year with two young ladies playing and it was so beautiful and electrifying to just listen to the music
I have watched this music performance dozens of times and shared it with others. The level of enjoyment the video brought to me is still increasing every single time. The excellent recording of music-making and the engagement of the visual excitement Sato, Seans, and the baroque orchestra created s a celebration of humanity, a success of making connections with the great soul of the past to our present selves. Their authentic approach to Bach's double does not hinder them from pouring freshness of utmost human expression with this almost improvisational spirit. A real joy of satisfaction for listeners who love Bach!
Greetings from Greece! I just wanted to add myself, that this group of marvellous musicians, Netherlands Bach Society and their channel, are really the greatest gift to all of us that can feel the whole spectrum of feelings this divine music from Bach can cause to a human beeing. Especially these dark times, your work is our soul and mind therapy, BLESS YOU ALL!
I love this concerto so much. As a child I must have listened to this hundreds of times. My parents had a recording with David and Igor Oistrakh playing the solo violins. This one is also very good.
From an harmonic perspective one of the most beautiful works of J.S. Bach. The two violins interacting with each other in a playful way and going well together in the most profound way to perform the beautiful sound of this Double Violin Concerto in D-minor from J.S.Bach.
Oddly enough it is. Until the fish-scales fall from your eyes you will not see it in all its glory. But one day you will, on the day we step aside, and we see with the light from inside. Peace, the world, even in its sham greed, and drudgery, is still perfect. The problem is not in the Creator or in His creation, but in my belief that I own my own little corner of the infinite and eternal, when in fact I let go to find I am the infinite and eternal. All the best. 😊
The companion interview with the two soloists is also very enlightening: so much progress has been made -- to my ears, at least -- since the 'original instruments' fad in the late 1980s. Not only do musicians now know exactly what they are doing on period instruments, these can make them sing.
I'm currently learning this piece as a 17 year old and I'm quite afraid of not doing it justice. Thank you for showing how beautiful this can be when learned and savored carefully!
BACH is to music what ATCG is to life. Motifs, melodies woven together into a beautiful tapestry by a genius of counterpoint. NBS, you guys are way up there. Thank you.
This is one of the greatest pieces of music by J.S. Bach along with Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The well Tempered Klavier) and Die Kunst Der Fugue (The Art of The Fugue). The Largo (second movement) is exceptional in its fugue and counterpoint. I love all the movements from BWV 1043. This work is a gem of human thought.
¿Y la magnífica Misa en Sí Menor? Toda la obra de Bach es A1, toda. No hay músico de tamaña calidad estética y matemática que Bach. Lo siento Mozart y Beethoven pero Bach es mejor que ustedes.
But please, if you like Bach, obviously, you must listen and watch the these Nederlanders perform the St. Matthew Passion, available here on you tube. With a German, professional, baritone, Andreas Wolf, singing Jesus, and the Mache dich. It grows and grows and I listen almost every night. Mesmerizing. JJ Veldhoen is a great musician.
I have been listening to this piece for most of my life. There is always something new to discover and artistry like this brings revelations. Thank you!
This is one of my all time favourite pieces of music. It is so beautiful I am always moved to tears when I hear it. This is a particularly lively and beautiful version. Thanks.
i was listening to a version of this on the radio today and I, too, was moved to tears. Of course I have heard it before, but listenig to it today, it just seemed like such perfection in what has been such a crappy time in my personal life (capped off by my son’s death two months ago) and the world at large (especially from Covid19 on) the contrast just so moved me. And made me look for it again tonight, here on youtube. THANK GOD for music in general, and Bach in particular, and for everything that’s available to us on youtube!!!
If we can train ourselves not to clap between movements, why can't we establish an ettiquette to let the music sink in before clapping? With the exception of certain operatic arias, and the like... which draw a different crowd, anyway.
There are three kinds of early clappers. The pedantic one's that feel they need to let everyone else know it's the final movement of the piece. These are the least forgivable. Then there are the overly enthusiastic ones. Well, we can at least share their joy, if not their sensibility. Finally, there are the ones that need to be first at everything. They are hardly tolerated as we might a dog's barking - it's simply what they do - but we must question their training.
@@SapereAude1490 Thank you for the compliment. I have been writing and am quite dedicated to philosophical study. I keep running into King Charles I when I try to write anything substantial.
"Running into King Charles I"? I've never heard of that idiom. What does it mean? You might find this useful regarding writing: ruclips.net/video/MANyX7woDPA/видео.html.
I love Bach’s music! I played this piece on my violin when I was 11 when I played this piece with a whole ensemble of violins! I loved it so much… it was my first big concert. Also I’m happy to be the 1000 comment ❤
Beautiful! This is now one of my two favourite versions, the other being Manze/Podger. The sound quality and the overall ensemble quality of this version are fantastic. Gripping, stirring stuff that lets Bach's passion out unhindered.
How fortunate the world is to have 3 truly magnificent and fabulous Bach specialist ensembles....I am hard pressed to say one is better than the other...Netherlands Bach Society, J. S. Bach Foundation in Switzerland with Maestro Rudolf Lutz, & The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. For me, all three of these ensembles are brilliant with incredible artists & phenomenal music directors. As a professional musician, I am an admirer & fan of all three. I'm sure there are other wonderful ensembles that also do great artistic justice to the music of the great J.S. Bach, but these three ensembles have truly become my favorite interpreters of his glorious music. It is not just listening to these artists, but watching them perform is sheer joy for the heart, mind & soul!
This Music Work of J.S. Bach contains the most beautiful harmonic structure I have ever heard and especially the last movement of this Double Violin Concerto from J.S. Bach.
I have loved this exquisite piece for more than half a century, especially the middle movement. Kudos for the wonderful camera work which is worthy of this fine piece. I am puzzled by DasGegenmittel's offensive and confusing commentary reply complaining about Mr, Sato's "play[ing} without a Soul." DasGegenmittel's writing suggests that English may not be his original language and/or that he may not be able to think very clearly. If i give him the benefit of the doubt,I would like to think that this is his clumsily satirical way of calling attention to Mr, Sato's beautifully passionately playing, Mr. Sato, the Netherlands Bach Society, and the film makers have greatly enriched this day for me.
Skimming throught the comments I am struck by the fact that most commenters consider this to be the best or one of the best pieces by J. S. Bach. I cannot help wondering how much of Bach's works they know. Agreed this is excellent, but Bach wrote tons of pieces which are at least equally wonderful... Only they are not well-know... Take the cantatas for instance, more than 200 of them, and the vast majority is in my opinion at least on that level. So yes, this is wonderful. This is Bach!
@@Whatismusic123 You're not allowed to enjoy music You have to listen to it in the way you want everyone to listen to it Fuckin elitist this is why classical music is not as popular as it was
The first time in my (long) life I enjoy violins... Only a few false notes. (Normally I hear a lot of them). The violins sing while playing. Great! A great balance in volume. Well done!
Superbe interprétation avec une qualité de prise de son qui fait la différence avec les nombreuses versions de ce must musical ! Une fois de plus NBS nous offre un moment d'intense émotion avec un talent renouvelé. Mille fois merci d'apporter cette grande humanité de Bach à travers les siècles !
Classical music explores a wide range of sonic landscapes, from the delicate melodies of orchestral strings to the intricate harmonies of chamber music. This creates a diverse and rich musical experience.
Beautiful. It's as if the violins are lovers, having a conversation, professing their feelings for each other, planning their futures together. Performed with such passion.
A superb performance- encompassing all moods and degrees of intensity- from the contemplative and serene to the fiery and passionate. Great communication among the musicians and the ornamentation was well chosen and gave us something different than so many other more straight-laced performances. And you all looked so at ease and at one with your instruments and the way you used your bodies to communicate from the subtle gestures to the more declamatory ones. Bravo to everyone!
I think God had mercy on us because of the miracle of Johann Sebastian Bach. I had the privilege of listening to Bach’s organ concerts in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig where he is butied in front of the altar
Slay! So if I had to pick a fav piece of music, this would be it, and I have to say, this is now my fav version. In tears a few times. Bravo and thank you.
How beautiful Music is! I am hearing for a complete month! Thank you for staffs and performers by helping me hearing the best version of Bach's concerto!!!
0:07 Vivace
3:51 Largo ma non Tanto
9:52 Allegro
Why bother following Bach's tempo markings. The first movement may be vivace, but the second is allegro -- a far cry from Largo. And the last frenetic movement is an Allegro on steroids. The playing is great, the tempos drain any emotion from this masterpiece.
@@rembrandt2323 I prefer Van Veldhoven and Doeselaar (organist) - which performances on this playlist are real super!
@@rembrandt2323 The editing stopped too soon--should have edited out everything. I find these comments not only offensive, but wildly inaccurate. Mr. Sato displays incredible emotion, if you look past your stereotype and see his body language and eye expressions. Perhaps you are just incapable of perceiving the nuances in his face.
skorbitdusha, I am sorry for my inadequate English. I strongly disagree with you. But on the other hand, you express yourself very good, It's funny to read! This orchestra belongs to H.I.P.- musicans. Research through many years gives us performances like this one. Because the second movement has the time signature 12/8, "Largo" should not be too slow.
As Portuguese speaker "largo ma non tanto" sonds funy to me, because it's very similiar to "Largo mas não tanto" which means "wide but not that much", classical music terminology being so casual is just hilarious somehow
I'm an 81 year old violin student and learned the second violin part during the Pandemic.
I'm an 89-year-old professional, and I play it with my son every week! Try the other one: several versions - sometimes done by violin and oboe sometimes D-minor sometimes C-minor.
@@keithramsell9955 by C minor do you mean just tuning the instrument a whole step lower or do you mean BWV 1060?
Love to read it. Wish more folks of your generation had the same inclination!
You are all amazing people. 82, 89, 79 and all the ages.
Rock on, or should I say "keep going". Bless your heart!! Remember 81 yrs. old is like 61 years old, I hear, these days anyways. May God be with you!!!
I love to see that there’s a whole organization in the Netherlands just dedicated to Bach and his music. These people are showing Bach the respect he deserves.
I have attended the Bach Festival here in northeastern Ohio, USA. It is at the Baldwin Wallace college and is the oldest collegiate Bach Festival in the country, started in 1932. J.S. Bach is by far my absolute favorite composer.
The Netherlands Bach Society is an outstanding group.Precise and to the point.
Yes Bach deserves it so much he was way better than many other more famous composer
mere words cant express the beauty of this piece
this is just fucking fabulous
@@esmynsotero God places Mozart on his right and instructs Beethoven to sit at his left. When one of them complains: "Where's Bach?" God replies: "I am Bach!"
Johann Sebastian Bach's music is one of humanity's greatest accomplishments.
Some have said that Bach's towering achievement is their reason for believing in God.
@@mikeq7134 "Where there is devotional music, God always draws near with his gracious presence" -- J.S. Bach
How right you are, Sir!
He is the absolute top of musical evolution on this planet!
Michael Quick I was just going to say that Bach is among Humanity’s justifications for existing. It works well with your comment. Not for nothing is Bach called a window to God
@@mikeq7134 Probably the most compelling argument for belief there is.
I believe this is the very first piece by Bach I ever heard, back during my teenage years when I was checking out classical LPs from the local library, to play on my cheap stereo system. It hit me like an avalanche.... never had I heard anything even remotely like it. Even today 65 years later it can move me to tears.
Love this also. Please listen to the same performed by Guiliano Carmignola.
same here. being a labourer´s son, i never listened to classical music. one day, i heard this concerto in tv. now i am a composer of classical music. crying tears of nostalgia.
:)
It's mathematical.
You're 90? Wow
Dear bass player , lady in the middle , thank you for always being there !
I guess you must mean the cellist.
She is Lucia Swarts. The bassist is Robert Franenberg. They are both masters of their instruments.
They are all a joy to watch and listen as well!
I'm so glad I found this, I heard this piece, about 42 years ago, misnamed, I'm more of a rock and roller, so didn't search hard, (and no internet back then), but I've always looked for this concerto, from age 14 to 56, and I finally get to hear it again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great story! glad you found it-now don’t lose it again!! 😉
Congratulations!! I also found this wonderful piece today, for the first time, and I’m also glad like you!!
That’s awesome!!! That makes me so happy. I learned this piece (1st mvmt) as a child. I too understand Googling classical music doesn’t always work 🤪
Baroque music is my favorite.Thank you Bach
For me the 18th century rules when it comes to serious music!
for me romantic musics
I also would like to say- THANK YOU BACH!!!
Me too!
Thank you Bach, thank you to the others, thank you to all those organizations replicating the instruments and conditions with which the musicians from that time would've played these beautiful pieces of music.
Always thankful that I live in the times when someone as good as you plays all of the Bach and makes it publicly available.
I always listen to Bach, specially when things are going bad, I get this comforting feeling, wholesome feeling being a human being, it gives me perspective on how small we are as species, and that art, love and pure humanity is what holds us together.
I am writing this as the government of my country is letting us know every few hours about new cases of the Corona virus. I am really not scared, I know that humanity will survive, and that there will always be someone to listen to Bach, and hopefully to play Bach.
Aboubakr Seb I always listen to Bach!
I hope you're doing okay, Bob
@@Roma-kp4qg Thank you for asking dear stranger, I am doing okay, as long as I am still able to listen to Bach !
there exists a much greater reality of much greater scale that we cannot perceive
This music is from that much greater plane of reality
Believe it or not
I will for sure listen to Bach
this ensemble blows me away ,I have heard most of it here on youtube and I think these people are world class!! Absolutely magical
the fact that it is played in c# minor instead of d minor makes it 10x better
(d minor makes me feel bad but c# minor is elegant)
@@wanderingpalace It's still in D minor, but this performance is in baroque style, so the instruments are tuned to concert pitch A = 415 hz. It is about a semitone lower compared to todays concert pitch a = 440 hz.
@@antoncedricreyes4223Bravo. You are a legend. Thank you for sharing.
5:08 여기에서 갑자기 모두 약속한 것처럼 공간이 음소거되듯이 잠깐 멈추었다가 다시 흐르는 그 찰나의 적막이 너무 아름답게 다가온다. 이들이 만들어가는 2악장은 햇빛아래 흐르는 개울물처럼 너무나도 아름답게 유채색으로 빛나오르며 사랑스럽게 흘러내린다.
Poetry! Thank you!
I heard this as a student in an Arcade near Trafalgar Square. Two violinists were practicing it was so beautiful that I went back three nights in a row. I have been hooked on Bach ever since. Thank you for this rendering.
One of the claims against authentic performances was that their 'tiny' orchestration-sound cannot compete with large 'modern' orchestrations and the emotions they create. Well, this excellent 'tiny' orchestra and performance disables this claim's validity... Bravissimi to all of you!!!
The opposite is true, at least in my perception. Smaller ensembles are capable of truly evoking the deepest emotions.
@@mesires1 I agree with you.
Indeed! The only thing a bigger orchestra accomplishes is more loudness. With a smaller orchestra we can actually hear the instruments better. You need a big orchestra for Beethoven because Beethoven is all about being loud. Bach is sublime. Bach does not need more than a single violin to produce the most sublime and the most brilliant music ever written.
@@danielschechter8130 Two winds per parts (or anyway as much as indicated in the score and none more) and a 5/5/4/3/2 string section is actually enough even for most of Beethoven's works (maybe the 9th or "Fidelio" need a 7/7/5/4/2 or so, but I wouldn't go beyond that number), even there (but still in Mahler or R.Strauss) there's so much inner polyphonic work going on you can't afford to just be loud, except for some very isolate "tutti" passages.
@@danielschechter8130 A few years ago, 1980, Joshua Rifkin and his group recorded the Mass in B using only solo singers, and I think about 12 or 15 instruments. Very lovely.
What would we do, or be, without our Precious, Dear Bach.
The middle slow movement has to be one of his loveliest creations, out of thousands.
A sublime version of a sublime work. 👍👍👍
from a sublime person too
@@maxwang2562 with a sublime mind and soul
Agreed!
No matter how many times you come back to it, this remains one of the most exciting and insightful performances of one of the most perfect pieces of music ever.
I first heard it at 17 years old, in 1980, on a 78-rpm record, with Yasha Heifetz playing both parts (which were superimposed one on the other in a studio). This is the first piece by Bach in a minor key that I heard, and I was deeply impressed. It remains one of my favorites.
Such a wonderful piece overall, but the second movement, in particular is one of those moments which remains truly special in all of music. It is as if Bach was describing two dear friends sitting down to talk, and one finishes the thoughts for the other. So well done!
Agree. Certain sections of larger works just *pop.* 2d movement of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, Laudate Dominum of Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Dona Nobes Pacem of Bach's B minor mass
I was thinking love-making... he fathered many children...
I first heard it as ambient music in the Game Civilization IV in the early 2000s. I went to the soundtrack files and tracked it down from there. I love that part of the piece!
This conversation in the 2nd movement never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
Good analogy. 👍
I have heard dozens of interpretations of this concert. This one by the Netherlands Bach Society is without any doubt the most beautiful and heart felt. BRAVI!!!!!!!
I agree.
I suggest also looking up the performance of Oistrakh & Menuhin as well
what is “bravi”
@@nebaaa1628 it's Italian for good/clever/fine
@@Aleander1988 although they’re good, it’s not very true to the nature of the piece itself.
The second movement brings unstoppable tears. Good tears. Grateful, thankful tears.
Γιόχαν Σεμπάστιαν Μπαχ! Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΥΤΕΡΟΣ καλλιτέχνης στην ανθρώπινη ιστορία! Εξαγνίζει τη γη απ' τις αμαρτίες της, δικαιώνει την δημιουργία του ανθρώπου και τον ανυψώνει στο πεδίο των αγγέλων, στον εξαίσια Όμορφο ΚΟΣΜΟ του ΘΕΟΥ!
Ευχαριστούμε τους σπουδαίους μουσικούς για τη μεγάλη προσφορά τους εν μέσω της μισοτελειωμένης Κοσμοδημιουργίας!
So much to like about this. The interplay between the musicians, the decoration, the energy and pace of that third movement. And the smiles on the faces of musicians enjoying themselves!
The middle movement of the piece is exalting in part because Bach devises harmonic progresssions that always seem to be rising. Bravo for these magnificent performances.
When I hear masterpieces like this, I always feel sorry for the people who haven´t heard this kind of music. Some people think they have no interest in listening to Bachs music, or classical music in general, but they are just not curious enough. Or maybe their parents and social environment didnt/doesnt listen to this kind of music and they just dont really know or realize that its there. They dont know what they are missing... Therefore it is very important to try out things and new stuff to explore whats out there and what you might like. There is so much each of us doesnt know or does not think about, but could be one of the things we would me most dedicated to.
That's not cool nowadays to mention that's down to the parents to nurture, discipline and EDUCATE their children from the very first day their offsprings are born. But how can their parents pass on any values to their children if they lack those themselves.
Very sad really
Honestly it's the same w/ literature, film, TV, and even food
It's good to try new things and also not get overly snobbish about what you personally prefer
Love classical music as I've played the violin as a kid, but also love other genres of music too - I think all pop artists should try to get a better understanding of classical music, and I think it's also good for classical musicians to expand their horizons as well
This is so true. My mom comes from a very poor background and was the first from her family to earn a college degree (not even the men of the family had those), and my father comes from a simple, middle class family. They did not particularly encourage me to listening to classical music, but they did raise a curious child who reflected on what they listened to and percieved everything that was happening in the music. I then discovered classical music, and, even though I did not have any particular interest in Bach and thought his music was "dry", it took me nothing but a small listen to the WTC and all those wonderful fugues to fall in love with his music. Here I am today with a second-hand digital keyboard studying as much as I can in hope of ever playing his masterpiece myself.
All what is needed is to stimulate curiosity, critical thought and eliminate harmful stigmas from the mind, and one can easily appreciate a masterpiece, no matter if it was done today or millenia ago.
@@gigaguy1773 I love your story! Nothing to admit.
It's always better if you can find it yourself.
From 5:48 Between the violins,miss deans plays the 2 notes interrupted and with it the continuous playing by mr sato. That is the most beautiful thing I have heard in my whole life till now. It's just pure beauty.
NBS is my most faourite channel on youtube. If i ever become wealthy enough i will surely do something for you.
Great Bach! Thank You God we had him and still have his Music! And thank You for all these wonderful musicans!
meelis seffers hauser
What does "hauser" mean?
@@norakreger6262 Dear Nora Kreger! For some time ago You anwered my comment to J.S.Bach´s musik and wrote - "meelis seffers hauser". I did not understand what You ment, but if it somehow was connected with the Hauser Music channel on the RUclips I would like to ask You - what is Your opinion about this Music: ruclips.net/video/Z1nJJXhhZFA/видео.html
This is my favorite of Bach’s violin concertos. I first heard it on a summer afternoon,when I was twenty years old. I was reading a biography of Jonathan Swift when my local classical radio station started playing a recording of this piece. The first movement was so compelling, I put the book down and just listened. When the second movement started, I thought it was the most sublime music I had ever heard. I still think so, and I want it to be played at my funeral.
I listened to this music as a child, more than 50 years ago. It was by chance, an orange colored cassette and a cassette player .. I listened to it hundreds of times until the tape broke. This music accompanied me for a long time, without knowing who the author was or the name of the work. I found out a long time later. It is one of the most beautiful works ever written. Immortal genius .....
Had to wait for my tears of thankfulness and emotion have dried away....
This is a symbiose of highest talents bringing humanity to realms of pure bliss.
this music is like two violins talking to each other . Wonderful performance . Our local orchestra did this piece last year with two young ladies playing and it was so beautiful and electrifying to just listen to the music
I have watched this music performance dozens of times and shared it with others. The level of enjoyment the video brought to me is still increasing every single time. The excellent recording of music-making and the engagement of the visual excitement Sato, Seans, and the baroque orchestra created s a celebration of humanity, a success of making connections with the great soul of the past to our present selves. Their authentic approach to Bach's double does not hinder them from pouring freshness of utmost human expression with this almost improvisational spirit. A real joy of satisfaction for listeners who love Bach!
This is by far my favourite piece that Bach ever wrote. All three movements have such well-crafted and beautiful counterpoint.
I am a BACH lover!!! I'm 72 and getting ready to learn the harpsichord part to play with my community orchestra. SO EXCITED!!
This is how the world can be when it works.
Complimenti ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉Esecuzione intensa,, vibrante!!! Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962 Grazie
Greetings from Greece! I just wanted to add myself, that this group of marvellous musicians, Netherlands Bach Society and their channel, are really the greatest gift to all of us that can feel the whole spectrum of feelings this divine music from Bach can cause to a human beeing. Especially these dark times, your work is our soul and mind therapy, BLESS YOU ALL!
Amen
I love this concerto so much. As a child I must have listened to this hundreds of times. My parents had a recording with David and Igor Oistrakh playing the solo violins. This one is also very good.
From an harmonic perspective one of the most beautiful works of J.S. Bach. The two violins interacting with each other in a playful way and going well together in the most profound way to perform the beautiful sound of this Double Violin Concerto in D-minor from J.S.Bach.
I wished, the whole world could be like this music and these excellent players
@Divergent Integral why not? It would make studying his partita easy.
@Divergent Integral lol... would be quite an improvement to what it is now, eh?
pretty hard,rubbish pop music dominates the whole world right now
maybe wait for another 2000 years when bach reincarnate in the future
Oddly enough it is. Until the fish-scales fall from your eyes you will not see it in all its glory. But one day you will, on the day we step aside, and we see with the light from inside.
Peace, the world, even in its sham greed, and drudgery, is still perfect. The problem is not in the Creator or in His creation, but in my belief that I own my own little corner of the infinite and eternal, when in fact I let go to find I am the infinite and eternal.
All the best. 😊
The companion interview with the two soloists is also very enlightening: so much progress has been made -- to my ears, at least -- since the 'original instruments' fad in the late 1980s. Not only do musicians now know exactly what they are doing on period instruments, these can make them sing.
I'm currently learning this piece as a 17 year old and I'm quite afraid of not doing it justice. Thank you for showing how beautiful this can be when learned and savored carefully!
If we had more music like this there would be a lot less unhappiness about. So uplifting for the soul.
We really need to keep more talk about Bach for hopefully the younger gen. I played this for my niece/nephew in late 20's. They just get it....😢
BACH is to music what ATCG is to life. Motifs, melodies woven together into a beautiful tapestry by a genius of counterpoint. NBS, you guys are way up there. Thank you.
you should write a book.
Back when music was great, no radio or tv to clog minds.
I love how Sato hits that high note in the run at 10:20 (and when it repeats)
it resonates so fully for just a single note, almost like an open string
i agree! like a singer using the perfect vowel while singing a note
I'm speechless.
This more than art, this is something different.
Every time this music ends I'm like - WHY DO YOU END? DON'T END!
the tempo and the equality between the two instruments are, in my opinion, perfect.
This is the piece of music that i have selected to mark my passing, whenever it should occur. It never fails to bring me to tears.
This is one of the greatest pieces of music by J.S. Bach along with Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The well Tempered Klavier) and Die Kunst Der Fugue (The Art of The Fugue). The Largo (second movement) is exceptional in its fugue and counterpoint. I love all the movements from BWV 1043. This work is a gem of human thought.
St Matthew Passion?
¿Y la magnífica Misa en Sí Menor? Toda la obra de Bach es A1, toda. No hay músico de tamaña calidad estética y matemática que Bach. Lo siento Mozart y Beethoven pero Bach es mejor que ustedes.
This is one of the greatest pieces of music by J.S. Bach along with every other single piece he wrote.
But please, if you like Bach, obviously, you must listen and watch the these Nederlanders perform the St. Matthew Passion, available here on you tube. With a German, professional, baritone, Andreas Wolf, singing Jesus, and the Mache dich. It grows and grows and I listen almost every night. Mesmerizing. JJ Veldhoen is a great musician.
Definitely one of the greatest pieces of music, ever written by anyone, anywhere ….& that will forever remain the case !…
One of the greatest works by the greatest (Western) composer that ever lived
Hearing this on period instruments is heaven. Everything sounds so crisp, clean, and contemporary.
I have been listening to this piece for most of my life. There is always something new to discover and artistry like this brings revelations. Thank you!
I think Sato is my favorite violinist that ever graced my ears.
Omg...pure bliss. Gets to my soul. God uses people. Thank you Lord!!
This is one of my all time favourite pieces of music. It is so beautiful I am always moved to tears when I hear it. This is a particularly lively and beautiful version. Thanks.
This song is on my favorite list. I'm a one man band on youtube.
i was listening to a version of this on the radio today and I, too, was moved to tears. Of course I have heard it before, but listenig to it today, it just seemed like such perfection in what has been such a crappy time in my personal life (capped off by my son’s death two months ago) and the world at large (especially from Covid19 on) the contrast just so moved me. And made me look for it again tonight, here on youtube. THANK GOD for music in general, and Bach in particular, and for everything that’s available to us on youtube!!!
Thanks for cutting out the applause! This way I don't have to stop the video in stress over having the ending ruined
Truly a great performance btw
If we can train ourselves not to clap between movements, why can't we establish an ettiquette to let the music sink in before clapping? With the exception of certain operatic arias, and the like... which draw a different crowd, anyway.
There are three kinds of early clappers. The pedantic one's that feel they need to let everyone else know it's the final movement of the piece. These are the least forgivable. Then there are the overly enthusiastic ones. Well, we can at least share their joy, if not their sensibility. Finally, there are the ones that need to be first at everything. They are hardly tolerated as we might a dog's barking - it's simply what they do - but we must question their training.
@@andrewtannenbaum1 Is that a quote or did you come up with it yourself? If the latter, then you have some serious talent for writing.
@@SapereAude1490 Thank you for the compliment. I have been writing and am quite dedicated to philosophical study. I keep running into King Charles I when I try to write anything substantial.
"Running into King Charles I"? I've never heard of that idiom. What does it mean?
You might find this useful regarding writing: ruclips.net/video/MANyX7woDPA/видео.html.
I love Bach’s music! I played this piece on my violin when I was 11 when I played this piece with a whole ensemble of violins! I loved it so much… it was my first big concert. Also I’m happy to be the 1000 comment ❤
Beautiful! This is now one of my two favourite versions, the other being Manze/Podger. The sound quality and the overall ensemble quality of this version are fantastic. Gripping, stirring stuff that lets Bach's passion out unhindered.
Omg!!! I LOVE the aggressive posturing and clear dancing back and forth!! It puts the music on a whole other level!!!
How fortunate the world is to have 3 truly magnificent and fabulous Bach specialist ensembles....I am hard pressed to say one is better than the other...Netherlands Bach Society, J. S. Bach Foundation in Switzerland with Maestro
Rudolf Lutz, & The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. For me, all three of these ensembles are brilliant with incredible artists & phenomenal music directors. As a professional musician, I am an admirer & fan of all three. I'm sure there are other wonderful ensembles that also do great artistic justice to the music of the great J.S. Bach, but these three ensembles have truly become my favorite interpreters of his glorious music. It is not just listening to these artists, but watching them perform is sheer joy for the heart, mind & soul!
The pice, the performance, Sato’s hair - everything is perfect...
Marvelous rendering of such a jewel by the immortal JS Bach. Thanks.
Although we will never know how his music was played back in his days, I am very glad to be hearing this interpretation of Bach
They are so so so so unbelievably good. I don't think even they know how absolutely Godsent & priceless they are!
Blockbuster performance. 👏👏👏 My old favorite was Perlman/Zucky, now this is my favorite!
I listen to this over and over. Bach would be proud of you guys. Fabulous.
This Music Work of J.S. Bach contains the most beautiful harmonic structure I have ever heard and especially the last movement of this Double Violin Concerto from J.S. Bach.
I have never seen such a performance so baroque like this .
各楽器の音がちゃんと分離していて気持ちいい。。対位法の線がクッキリ！
ところどころ、定位がすごくハッキリしてるところもあって、録音すごいですね〜
最近同じ曲を別のチャンネルで聴いて、やはり録音の素晴らしさをコメントしないではいられないものがありました。優れた演奏家に、優れた録音撮影スタッフが付いていることは、全くもってリスナーの幸運です。
@@ikukodegruchy8472 そうですね！ これだけの品質の高い音源と映像を無料で享受できるとは、本当に良い時代だなあと思います。バッハ協会を支えるオランダの皆さんに感謝ですね。
This and his first harpsichord concerto are my favourite bach pieces! Baroque was really something else 😂
I have loved this exquisite piece for more than half a century, especially the middle movement.
Kudos for the wonderful camera work which is worthy of this fine piece.
I am puzzled by DasGegenmittel's offensive and confusing commentary reply complaining about Mr, Sato's
"play[ing} without a Soul." DasGegenmittel's writing suggests that English may not be his original language and/or that he may not be able to think very clearly. If i give him the benefit of the doubt,I would like to think that this is his clumsily satirical way of calling attention to Mr, Sato's beautifully passionately playing,
Mr. Sato, the Netherlands Bach Society, and the film makers have greatly enriched this day for me.
Skimming throught the comments I am struck by the fact that most commenters consider this to be the best or one of the best pieces by J. S. Bach. I cannot help wondering how much of Bach's works they know. Agreed this is excellent, but Bach wrote tons of pieces which are at least equally wonderful... Only they are not well-know... Take the cantatas for instance, more than 200 of them, and the vast majority is in my opinion at least on that level. So yes, this is wonderful. This is Bach!
What a thrill!! Somehow, by some magic, this ensemble managed to take this old piece to yet another height of excellence. Brava!!!
I feel that the third movement doesn't get the recognition that it deserves. The 10:58 passage is just beautiful
It doesn't matter if it is beautiful when listening to bach, focus to much on emotions and you'll be blind to any intellectual integrity of his music.
@@Whatismusic123 You're not allowed to enjoy music
You have to listen to it in the way you want everyone to listen to it
Fuckin elitist this is why classical music is not as popular as it was
@segala7853 it was never "popular", that's not the target audience
It's a common chord progression that's used a lot. There's a reason why.
There are few problems in life that listening to this can't fix, or at least render tolerable, or put into a marvelous perspective.
Non mi stanco mai di ascoltarlo e ogni volta scopro sempre cose nuove
I've been playing the violin for 28 years and this is my favorite performance. ❤
Exquisite, brilliant, emotional and ethereal. Not much to say after this
had me in tears - transporting
One of the pieces I always come back for. Played perfectly. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society!
The first time in my (long) life I enjoy violins...
Only a few false notes. (Normally I hear a lot of them). The violins sing while playing. Great! A great balance in volume. Well done!
this was the piece that made me fall in love in with Bach, and I believe this is the most beautiful of all of his concerti.
Superbe interprétation avec une qualité de prise de son qui fait la différence avec les nombreuses versions de ce must musical ! Une fois de plus NBS nous offre un moment d'intense émotion avec un talent renouvelé. Mille fois merci d'apporter cette grande humanité de Bach à travers les siècles !
On le rapproche parfois du concerto RV 565 de Vivaldi . L'oeuvre du venitien est effectivement tout aussi géniale !
Classical music explores a wide range of sonic landscapes, from the delicate melodies of orchestral strings to the intricate harmonies of chamber music. This creates a diverse and rich musical experience.
Im not a religious person, but listening to Bach is the closest I will ever come to a religious experience
And that second part is something different , like lace making. Can't imagine how a human being composed such a divine piece .
Great piece of music. I'm a one man band on youtube.
Because they have a brain and creativity.
I will melt in western classical music as it adds meaning to my soul and existence especially violin piano lute and of course the flue
Beautiful. It's as if the violins are lovers, having a conversation, professing their feelings for each other, planning their futures together. Performed with such passion.
A superb performance- encompassing all moods and degrees of intensity- from the contemplative and serene to the fiery and passionate. Great communication among the musicians and the ornamentation was well chosen and gave us something different than so many other more straight-laced performances. And you all looked so at ease and at one with your instruments and the way you used your bodies to communicate from the subtle gestures to the more declamatory ones. Bravo to everyone!
Bach's genius is undeniable! It comes through in even his most "throwaway" pieces of music (& this is far from that).
Wow, stunning! Gave me chills.
Che desiderio che ho di suonare Bach. Ascoltarlo non mi basta più.
Non vedo l'ora di rimettermi proprio per suonarlo, come volevasi dimostrare.
Bravo! What excellent musicianship. Thank you very much for posting this.
I think God had mercy on us because of the miracle of Johann Sebastian Bach. I had the privilege of listening to Bach’s organ concerts in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig where he is butied in front of the altar
Slay! So if I had to pick a fav piece of music, this would be it, and I have to say, this is now my fav version. In tears a few times. Bravo and thank you.
How beautiful Music is! I am hearing for a complete month! Thank you for staffs and performers by helping me hearing the best version of Bach's concerto!!!
洋阿相
素晴らしい！こんなに生き生きした躍動感にあふれたバッハの協奏曲を聴いたことがありません。それもオリジナル楽器で。第3楽章などまるでダンス・ミュージック。80歳をはるかに超えた老輩の身体が軽くなっていくよう。バッハはやっぱり聖職者じゃなくて生身の俗人の偉大な音楽職人マイスターだったのですね。Bravo！
👍👍👍👍👍
Unsurpassable Bach - How could Western music even exist as we know it without this heaven-ascending beauty
Una de las interpretaciones mas sublimes e intensas de este Concierto de Bach. Me ha hecho alucinar!
Literally the best performance of this I know of.