Excellent. Been waiting for these sonatas for a long time. A suggestion: calling these "Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord" is likely a better choice, not only to distinguish these from the solo works, but mostly because the harpsichord doesn't really act as an "accompanying instrument" here, and elsewhere in the sonatas. Also, good job. Wonderful animation, as always!
People say that Bachs music is very mathematical and formulaic - but I hear pieces like the adagio and see the soulful and spiritual masterpieces that bach composed.
No contradiction. Mathematics is God's language: music is audible maths. In May 1958 the great writer Beverly Nicholls wrote of my playing in "Woman" magazine "Bach spoke with the voice of God. Keith Ramsell is his young disciple". I went to class in trepidation next day, thinking my fellow-students would laugh at me. I needn't have worried: they understood completely. Maybe I'm a person of extreme views, but I sincerely believe that most modern "pop" music is actually blasphemy. Mathematics can be beautiful, indeed spiritual. No contradiction. I played at a holocaust memorial service once and asked the congregation not to applaud: I wasn't "playing", I was actually PRAYING. (I last saw my Mother in 1939 at the age of 5).
ceux qui disent ça ne ressentent pas les émotions comme qui s y cachent, par défaut de sensibilité, à moins qu ils manquent d oreille musicale, car la musique de Bach est complexe . Bach est un mélodiste de génie aussi, plus que n importe quel autre compositeur.
Bref c'est une injure à Bach de parler de mathématique. la musique c'est pas des maths. Autrement un ordinateur pourrait faire sa musique , or ça ne sera jamais possible car la beauté est trop grande dans la musique de Bach. Je suis désolé plus que dans les autres compositeurs....
Happened to me too until today, I was in a concert. Knew they existed but absolutely didn’t know them actually. (I knew the Viola da Gamba + harpsichord, those yes...)
@@pablograndelopez As a student I started busking in London's West End, playing all 6 solo sonatas every night beginning July 20th. 1958. On November 5th. 1958 I paid the deposit on my first house! Crowds of 100 or more would listen for hours entranced. (Met some very nice girls too!)
My orchestra arrangement of this piece as “Symphony in B minor” Woodwinds: 2 Oboes Bassoon Strings: Violins 1, 2 Violas Continuo (Cellos, Basses and Harpsichord)
My favorite version is definitely Glenn Gould+Jaime Laredo. With the harpsichord it feels like i guess it is commonly supposed to feel, the violin overpowering the harpsichord,the listener not paying really attention to the harpsichord. But with Gould, he gives an undeniable drive, with his incredible sense of rythim, emphasizing the contrapunctual parts. Sometimes questioning if it really is a violin sonata accompained by the piano, or the other way around :D. This version is AMAZING too. Of course it is, Pinnock never dissapoints. And amazing video
Dániel Szabó You are 100% correct When all parts have equal volume the effect is mindblowing.Like sailing on an ocean of music. The Violin should not drown out the keyboards. I play Bach's 2 part inventions on classical guitar and it sounds awesome when both parts have equal weight. You have made an important musical statement.
I play the classical guitar too, but only some of the lute suites so far . Would love to get your sheets of the inventions!! Returning to the statement, I sometimes find myself listening to enjoying computer made versions of Bach (piano mainly) because it suites it so well :D No unnecesary emotions
Gould & Laredo is a dull choice. If you want to listen to these masterpieces played to the next level, I suggest that you get Jarrett & Markaskis recording.
Probably a silly question - but in the violin part, why are the trills marked on the score in the adagio but not in the allegro, for example? Sublime - by the way - huge thanks Geru
It kinda bugs me how in the final movement the motif with demisemiquavers sounds like triplets in the violin part. Maybe that's inevitable when playing at speed due to how the bow works, I don't know.
Could gerubach also do the Bach gamba sonatas as well? They are the “accompanied” Bach sonatas for cello and piano (or viola and piano or better yet viola da gamba and harpsichord)!
Amazing. Anytime I hear Bach or read his music or texts I'm always terrified at the indescribably profound depth of matchless genius pouring forth such an overwhelming, titanic ocean from the mind/heart of God; between his rich profundity and Luther's also rich, deep messages, it eventually forced me to abandon modern "lutheranism" falsely-so-called as a shallow travesty of its alleged foundations. As Beethoven supposedly said (who supposedly never complimented ANYONE) he shouldn't be called Bach (German for Brook) but Mehr (German for ocean or sea), the music always a devoted slave to and profound amplifier of the often profound text.
Your videos are great and I would like to repost your channel exactly on a nice platform named Gan Jing World. If this sounds interesting to you, please respond to me. Many thanks!
Excellent. Been waiting for these sonatas for a long time.
A suggestion: calling these "Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord" is likely a better choice, not only to distinguish these from the solo works, but mostly because the harpsichord doesn't really act as an "accompanying instrument" here, and elsewhere in the sonatas.
Also, good job. Wonderful animation, as always!
People say that Bachs music is very mathematical and formulaic - but I hear pieces like the adagio and see the soulful and spiritual masterpieces that bach composed.
No contradiction. Mathematics is God's language: music is audible maths. In May 1958 the great writer Beverly Nicholls wrote of my playing in "Woman" magazine "Bach spoke with the voice of God. Keith Ramsell is his young disciple". I went to class in trepidation next day, thinking my fellow-students would laugh at me. I needn't have worried: they understood completely. Maybe I'm a person of extreme views, but I sincerely believe that most modern "pop" music is actually blasphemy. Mathematics can be beautiful, indeed spiritual. No contradiction. I played at a holocaust memorial service once and asked the congregation not to applaud: I wasn't "playing", I was actually PRAYING. (I last saw my Mother in 1939 at the age of 5).
Henry Purcell "Come Ye Sons of Art" ..."....All the instruments of joy, That skilful numbers can employ....".
ceux qui disent ça ne ressentent pas les émotions comme qui s y cachent, par défaut de sensibilité, à moins qu ils manquent d oreille musicale, car la musique de Bach est complexe . Bach est un mélodiste de génie aussi, plus que n importe quel autre compositeur.
Bref c'est une injure à Bach de parler de mathématique. la musique c'est pas des maths. Autrement un ordinateur pourrait faire sa musique , or ça ne sera jamais possible car la beauté est trop grande dans la musique de Bach. Je suis désolé plus que dans les autres compositeurs....
How could I have thought I was a bach lover and not know the acompanied violin sonatas!? Simple, geru didn't upload them until now! :D
It's me everytime Geru uploads a new video XD
Happened to me too until today, I was in a concert. Knew they existed but absolutely didn’t know them actually. (I knew the Viola da Gamba + harpsichord, those yes...)
@@pablograndelopez As a student I started busking in London's West End, playing all 6 solo sonatas every night beginning July 20th. 1958. On November 5th. 1958 I paid the deposit on my first house! Crowds of 100 or more would listen for hours entranced. (Met some very nice girls too!)
Welcome home! We've missed you. Thank you for this wonderful work, looking forward to the rest of them!
Hoy descubrí Gerubach por mi profesor de radio, gracias! gracias! que hermoso
My orchestra arrangement of this piece as “Symphony in B minor”
Woodwinds:
2 Oboes
Bassoon
Strings:
Violins 1, 2
Violas
Continuo (Cellos, Basses and Harpsichord)
Thanks for uploading!
It's been a long time! Great video, I appreciate all the effort you put into this.
Wonderful interpretation from the musicians!!!
So attentive to detail...thank you Gerubach for satisfying our deeper cravings
OMG YESSS THANKS GERU!!
AWESOME! Glad to see you back!
*Bach
Vielen Dank Geru !
I love so much the Adaigo
Thanks a lot!!
Yeess! Another gerubach upload :)
My favorite version is definitely Glenn Gould+Jaime Laredo. With the harpsichord it feels like i guess it is commonly supposed to feel, the violin overpowering the harpsichord,the listener not paying really attention to the harpsichord. But with Gould, he gives an undeniable drive, with his incredible sense of rythim, emphasizing the contrapunctual parts. Sometimes questioning if it really is a violin sonata accompained by the piano, or the other way around :D.
This version is AMAZING too. Of course it is, Pinnock never dissapoints. And amazing video
Is that the one where Gould sings the violin part? lol
PointyTailofSatan hah, not really, but you can include that one too :D
Dániel Szabó
You are 100% correct When all parts have equal volume the effect is mindblowing.Like sailing on an ocean of music.
The Violin should not drown out the keyboards.
I play Bach's 2 part inventions on classical guitar and it sounds awesome when both parts have equal weight. You have made an important musical statement.
I play the classical guitar too, but only some of the lute suites so far . Would love to get your sheets of the inventions!!
Returning to the statement, I sometimes find myself listening to enjoying computer made versions of Bach (piano mainly) because it suites it so well :D No unnecesary emotions
Gould & Laredo is a dull choice. If you want to listen to these masterpieces played to the next level, I suggest that you get Jarrett & Markaskis recording.
Thank you so much.
TY very much for the beautiful upload
UMA OBRA PRIMA
This is amazing !
4:00 The movement sounds reminiscent of Double Violin Concerto 1st mvt
That's not true!
Oh my god, no😂
How?
Гениально!
thanks! I've donated in the past. will def do so again 😉
Amazing
Probably a silly question - but in the violin part, why are the trills marked on the score in the adagio but not in the allegro, for example?
Sublime - by the way - huge thanks Geru
Marvelous ! (But just a little mistake in the description with 4-allegro ^^)
It kinda bugs me how in the final movement the motif with demisemiquavers sounds like triplets in the violin part. Maybe that's inevitable when playing at speed due to how the bow works, I don't know.
You're absolutely right: just laziness. Too fast also doesn't help.
What are those RED notes??
Could gerubach also do the Bach gamba sonatas as well? They are the “accompanied” Bach sonatas for cello and piano (or viola and piano or better yet viola da gamba and harpsichord)!
Amazing. Anytime I hear Bach or read his music or texts I'm always terrified at the indescribably profound depth of matchless genius pouring forth such an overwhelming, titanic ocean from the mind/heart of God; between his rich profundity and Luther's also rich, deep messages, it eventually forced me to abandon modern "lutheranism" falsely-so-called as a shallow travesty of its alleged foundations. As Beethoven supposedly said (who supposedly never complimented ANYONE) he shouldn't be called Bach (German for Brook) but Mehr (German for ocean or sea), the music always a devoted slave to and profound amplifier of the often profound text.
0:44 messa di voce
Your videos are great and I would like to repost your channel exactly on a nice platform named Gan Jing World. If this sounds interesting to you, please respond to me. Many thanks!
Small error in the otherwise admirable score: at 10.37 the 2cd. quaver in the violin part should be written F-sharp, as performed
Same at 11.11
Tuning: 0c: A4 = 440Hz
Just to be sure, there is a cello doubling the continuo bass line?