a great artist who is not able to play anymore :(. after 80 years he had to stop playing the cello! You will always be my greatest example and I am honoured to know to in person. You are a great human!
Still very great here. But, feeling a freedom that has come with playing these works over a lifetime and the connection that is so very personal. No one should look at this a an approach to playing! Refer to the early recordings, which are full of harmonies awareness and sensitivity to the cello and the music as to easily forgive a note or two, both on purpose and not. And very courages to take all of this on at his virtuosic peak. The guy is a legend like Casals, Feuermann, Rose, Fournier, Gendron, etc. Look for his Souvenir de Spa right here You Tube. Just trying to contribute, thanks for your time! (I actually played a duo concert, years ago, with Bijlsma when Yo-Yo had go somewhere else!!! Life is weird....and Very interesting.....)
This rather large cello made by Antonio Stradivarius was made in 1701. The former owner since 1840 was the Belgium celloist,composer François Servais. Halle,Brussels,Belgium. It stands now in the Washington Smithsonian Museum (USA). Occasionally it is lended out to other great celloist's such as the Dutch celloist Anner Bijlsma
Che meraviglia! Ha una gamma infinita di sfumature, di sonorità. I ritornelli sempre diversi. Grazie per averci lasciato queste preziose registrazioni.
Yes, it is indeed! When playing baroque music you often use a certain kind of bow that was typical for the era, and therefore the hold is also different and higher up, just like his bow and hold. It gives the piece a more authentic sound/feel!
Am I hallucinating or is he plucking the open strings with his left hand in the sarabande? Watch his left hand on the chords with an open C at the bottom.
+Joshua Westerman thats a trick that lower strings do so that the note will speak. because the string will already be moving from plucking it slightly the bow catches the spin of the string with ease. double basses do this all the time!
0:00 Prelude
3:24 Allemande
9:26 Courante
12:45 Sarabande
16:42 Bourree I & II
20:02 Gigue
15:56 yes, this instrument deserves a kiss
Lmao
*smooch*
Anner Bylsma on the Stradivarius Servais is the best Bach Suites recording I've heard by far.. Every time I hear it, I can not believe how good it is!
His bow technique is beyond this realm. His control is amazing and his wrist is so fluid!
He does that swing at 19:51 he does it in the old recording too, I love that
a great artist who is not able to play anymore :(. after 80 years he had to stop playing the cello! You will always be my greatest example and I am honoured to know to in person. You are a great human!
forgot to say I am from the Netherlands just as Anner bylsma is :) and I also play the cello now working on this piece myself!
The tempo seemed to be all over the place.
Neponset River what is wrong with you?
@@neponsetriver it’s rubato
@@neponsetriver Yes.
I always loved his Bach recordings. I think of him as a great example of baroque performance practice.
Normally I have to go into thumb position to play this piece but he doesn’t have to! That’s awesome.
Me too.
Yes 😊
Oh, oh! -- does this cello SOUND awesome! Great performance! Salutes also to the recording engineer.
Fantastic document of this beautiful music....Bylsma is a uniquely gifted artist....
Fabulous music-making❤!
Le Maître Bylsma, sublime cette 3ème suite du génie JS Bach. Extraordinaire... Merci. :)
Still very great here. But, feeling a freedom that has come with playing these works over a lifetime and the connection that is so
very personal. No one should look at this a an approach to playing! Refer to the early recordings, which are full of harmonies awareness
and sensitivity to the cello and the music as to easily forgive a note or two, both on purpose and not. And very courages to take all of this on at his virtuosic peak.
The guy is a legend like Casals, Feuermann, Rose, Fournier, Gendron, etc. Look for his Souvenir de Spa right here You Tube.
Just trying to contribute, thanks for your time! (I actually played a duo concert, years ago, with Bijlsma when Yo-Yo had go somewhere else!!! Life is weird....and Very interesting.....)
RIP, Maestro !!! :( ♥
This rather large cello made by Antonio Stradivarius was made in 1701. The former owner since 1840 was the Belgium celloist,composer François Servais. Halle,Brussels,Belgium. It stands now in the Washington Smithsonian Museum (USA). Occasionally it is lended out to other great celloist's such as the Dutch celloist Anner Bijlsma
are you pretty sure that this is not Bylsma's Goffriller?
And that Bow! Check out that BOW!!! It looks like a German BASS Bow!!!!
Che meraviglia! Ha una gamma infinita di sfumature, di sonorità. I ritornelli sempre diversi. Grazie per averci lasciato queste preziose registrazioni.
when your hands are sooo big so that you don't even have to do a thumb position in the prelude.... dayum
Thank you for communicating with us through your musical story!
Great interpretation
Great! An example of mastership!
Great interpretation with a great sound!
I'm really tired of photographers who ruin the video by trying to make themselves the focus.
Superb!
Demasiado Stradivarius.
Wonderful playing! Can someone explain his bow hold? He seems nowhere near the frog. Is this baroque style?
Yes, it is indeed! When playing baroque music you often use a certain kind of bow that was typical for the era, and therefore the hold is also different and higher up, just like his bow and hold. It gives the piece a more authentic sound/feel!
What tuning is his A? Doesn't sound like 440
+Juanito Ortega It's a baroque cello, tuning is usually 415Hz (which is about a half tone below 440Hz), but he is playing with a 430Hz tuning.
rogermorse thanks, mate!
Am I hallucinating or is he plucking the open strings with his left hand in the sarabande? Watch his left hand on the chords with an open C at the bottom.
+Joshua Westerman thats a trick that lower strings do so that the note will speak. because the string will already be moving from plucking it slightly the bow catches the spin of the string with ease. double basses do this all the time!
I've never noticed that before! I've found myself doing this on viola on occasion but wasn't sure if there was any precedent for it
Lots of cellists do it, not sure about other string players though
The greatest.
I like the interpretations from Bylsma, but it seems to me, that his over all used tempo rubato isn’t an adequate historic interpretation?
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Wonderful! When was this performance given?
Maybe 2002 ..korea..
los humanos aún tenemos la esperanza de solucionar esto. gracias
Like para el señor, hate para el maldito que puso anuncio a medio preludio. 🤬
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I don't like this. It loses the contemplative aspect. It sounds rushed.
Too much rubato.
Then you need to study the baroque era more.