Bach - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 {Grumiaux}

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    Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 - 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites and Brandenburg Concertos; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
    Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 (1720)
    1. Grave (0:00)
    2. Fuga (3:48)
    3 Andante (11:37)
    4. Allegro (15:07)
    Arthur Grumiaux, violin
    Description by John Palmer [-]
    According to the manuscripts of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-06, the six pieces were completed in 1720, while the composer was employed at the Cöthen court. At Cöthen, Bach devoted himself primarily to the composition of instrumental music; this period saw the composition of the Brandenburg Concertos, the violin and keyboard concertos, the orchestral suites and the first part of the Well-Tempered Clavier, among other works. Often Bach composed works of each genre in cycles, with six works in each.
    In the case of the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Bach alternated three sonatas with three partitas. The partitas consist of between five and eight dance movements, while the sonatas are in four movements, none of which is a dance except the third movement of the first sonata, in G minor, which is a Siciliana. Throughout these six works there is evidence of not only Bach's knowledge of the technical capabilities of the violin, but also of his ability to create dense counterpoint and effective harmony with one stringed instrument. The solo violin sonatas were first published between 1817 and 1828.
    A rhapsodic Grave opens the second Sonata in A minor, BWV 1003. At such a slow tempo, the highly ornamented melody seems to meander at will, navigating a course of highly contrasting rhythms and decorative flourishes that release the melodic potential of the minor mode. The overall "free" nature of the Grave makes it sound like a prelude to the ensuing movement. As in all three of the violin sonatas, the second movement, the central point of the piece, is a fugue. Daunting in both size and complexity, the Fugue pushes forward relentlessly, creating a dense contrapuntal web. Bach sets the third movement apart from the others through both an Andante tempo and contrasting key. The writing is more homophonic here, with a calm melody that provides a needed foil to the harsh energy of the preceding Fugue. A lively, lighthearted Allegro, rich with rhythmic and melodic variations, returns to A minor and closes the piece.
    Editor:
    Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)
    Publisher Info.:
    Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 27
    Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1879. Plate B.W. XXVII.
    Copyright:
    Public Domain

Комментарии • 202

  • @renatoaraujo6108
    @renatoaraujo6108 8 лет назад +667

    Grave 0:00
    Fuga 3:48
    Andante 11:37
    Allegro 15:07

  • @winglow7615
    @winglow7615 5 лет назад +219

    Grumiaux and other well-known violinists were geniuses, I thought when I was young. I will never reach their level. Here I am at age 83, have been playing and practicing all these years, came to realize they were no big deal. I once loved their expensive violin's sweet sounds. That also disappeared. My $200 dollar violin (1973) sounds good now, just the way I like it. All you young people, keep playing and enjoy and fulfill.

    • @rubydog25
      @rubydog25 5 лет назад +4

      Try something new

    • @deanoverlie224
      @deanoverlie224 4 года назад +6

      Askmelater
      Goon' on my seventh decade here, and had to laugh.
      Uvoted you for your chutzpah. You' re right, of course, but you aren't supposed to say such things...

    • @lucasorlebeke2130
      @lucasorlebeke2130 3 года назад +21

      no. Grumiaux was definitely a big deal.

    • @csar1523
      @csar1523 3 года назад +18

      @@alna9681 dude, nowadays any average professional violinist can play all of these, what makes the virtuoso is the skill to play exactly like he wants. Also, slower pieces like Vocalise are way harder than any Paganini caprice, because the amount of skill to play those long bows without tone disturbances and without choking the notes is ineffable. I remember when I studied the Sibelius violin concerto, I spent a lot more time in the second movement than in the first and third combined

    • @GaspardLeLezard
      @GaspardLeLezard 3 года назад +3

      @@alna9681 You didn't understand it

  • @darkmoon4311
    @darkmoon4311 5 лет назад +113

    The fuga is just... absolutely beautiful.

  • @elrichardo1337
    @elrichardo1337 3 года назад +42

    my respect for baroque and classical violin music only grows
    that andante is simply gorgeous

  • @bb2fiddler
    @bb2fiddler 8 лет назад +161

    Man, I wish I could play those chords even half as well as he does! Thank you for the upload, this is *extremely* helpful for anyone who's learning this :)

    • @anasofiapeixotoantaosousadias
      @anasofiapeixotoantaosousadias 6 лет назад +7

      Do you have a good violin? Grumiaux owned both a Guarneri, the "Rose", made by Giuseppe Guarneri in 1744, and a Stradivarius, the "General Dupont", made in 1727. I think he is playing his Guarneri violin by the sound.

    • @dingdongsilver4783
      @dingdongsilver4783 2 года назад +1

      Hey man, this was 6 years ago? How is the progress going? Have you ever heard of Chris thile or the punch Brothers?

  • @yaelrar.4460
    @yaelrar.4460 5 лет назад +27

    No musician here...just a lover of sublime western music. And this is heaven....

  • @kurtus.1
    @kurtus.1 5 лет назад +233

    Everyone’s so hyped about the fugue yes I love it with all my heart as well but can we talk about that andante though?????

    • @abhirambvs8818
      @abhirambvs8818 5 лет назад +23

      Kurt its absolutely amazing..crazy what this guy achieved with a solo violin
      When is he gonna release his next album though I’m waiting

    • @rubydog25
      @rubydog25 5 лет назад +8

      @@abhirambvs8818 he ded

    • @abhirambvs8818
      @abhirambvs8818 5 лет назад +13

      rubydog 25 OH MAN ...OH GOD OH MAN OF GOD OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD OH MAN OH GOD

    • @rubydog25
      @rubydog25 5 лет назад +3

      @@abhirambvs8818 lol the oldschool is kinda dead... but I hope I can bring you some sweet Bach in the future a few years from now ;) on me.

    • @bethanykong2159
      @bethanykong2159 5 лет назад +2

      I’m trynna imagine how that andante is played .... but I can’t even imagine it.... except that that must be hecka hard

  • @nicolotar
    @nicolotar 7 лет назад +10

    Arthur Grumiaux , & the score,) thanks so much for sharing

  • @musicbetweenlines
    @musicbetweenlines Год назад +11

    Even though I do not play the violin, I am always stunned how powerful the chords/triple stops in the "Fuga" (Fugue) section! I also love the legato in the Andante section!

  • @michaellee2258
    @michaellee2258 2 года назад +6

    The Grave...speechlessly painful and beautiful

  • @mintchoco5640
    @mintchoco5640 Год назад +7

    I can hear the rhythms so clearly in the grave, not a lot of players make it clear. Massive well done

    • @M_SC
      @M_SC Год назад

      I am listening to this piece for the first time. The rhythm is very confusing to me. But perhaps I will be able to understand it after more times

  • @Degreeston
    @Degreeston 8 лет назад +11

    매우 아름답습니다. 감사합니다. Thank you for good music.

  • @cultydj6461
    @cultydj6461 8 лет назад +13

    Thanks for score and music

  • @rowejon
    @rowejon Год назад +3

    The dissonances that Bach used are amazing!

  • @QWeirdness
    @QWeirdness 5 лет назад +3

    A lovely performance by Arthur Grumiaux.

  • @paulcaswell2813
    @paulcaswell2813 9 месяцев назад +2

    Arthur. These days underrated, but his Bach is unsurpassed.

  • @Petroschristidis
    @Petroschristidis 4 года назад +2

    Such a beautiful interpretation ! Thank you

  • @frederikfrost7278
    @frederikfrost7278 5 лет назад +16

    8:57 à 10:50 pour moi un des instants les plus purs et beaux de l'histoire de la musique. La perfection.

    • @josiahhart2374
      @josiahhart2374 4 года назад +5

      Rough translation “For me in this moment there is no other prettier music in the history, perfection.”

    • @eugeniel37
      @eugeniel37 Год назад +1

      I agree. Also the Andante is my favourite!

  • @oshriez2
    @oshriez2 8 лет назад +16

    очень красиво. спасибо

  • @a96239233
    @a96239233 4 года назад +2

    항상 실기 시험때마다 도움 받고 있습니다 ㅎㅎ 감사해요

  • @dz-ws4cb
    @dz-ws4cb 5 лет назад +94

    Why is no one talking about how DECEIVINGLY HARD andante is. It looks easy but playing the accompaniment is a no go.

    • @jub8891
      @jub8891 4 года назад +7

      how are you going with it? i just started trying andante today after hearing it on twosetviolin.. i laughed hysterically when i tried, it was a futile laughter :/ .. considering im barely a level 2 lol

    • @anandkrishnan6604
      @anandkrishnan6604 4 года назад +5

      jub8891 you have to play the top line and then slowly add in the accompaniment. So hard to get right

    • @dz-ws4cb
      @dz-ws4cb 4 года назад +3

      jub8891 you should wait until you get to level 5 going into 6. Because of the bow technique and maturity but if you’re looking for something good and technical check out kruetzer there are some entry level ones or wolfhart etudes are great to bring up technique

    • @OuwenH101
      @OuwenH101 4 года назад

      I am learning the piece right now

  • @francescagiorgi9760
    @francescagiorgi9760 Год назад +2

    In love With The Andante❤️

  • @jub8891
    @jub8891 4 года назад +34

    oh neat.. there's sheet music so i can play along.......
    ... on second thought.....

  • @King1Orius
    @King1Orius 4 года назад +15

    Everyone talking about fugue and andante im just here vibing with my dude bach

  • @정수약탈자
    @정수약탈자 5 лет назад +5

    18:55 THAT LAST NOTE

  • @remon563
    @remon563 7 лет назад +6

    those cadences O_O

  • @itzumetric
    @itzumetric Год назад +1

    I decided to learn the andante, and it's going surprisingly well :O

  • @dabonem5317
    @dabonem5317 3 года назад +6

    1. Grave 0:07
    2. Fuga 3:50
    3. Andante 11:38
    4. Allegro 15:07

  • @NoreenHoltzen
    @NoreenHoltzen Год назад +3

    The rhythm is complex and especially because of that it needs to be really accurate for the structure to be understood.

  • @azuretea9426
    @azuretea9426 5 лет назад +53

    twoset made me play it 2x lol

    • @jasss1560
      @jasss1560 4 года назад +4

      If u can play it slowly

    • @korbilicious
      @korbilicious 4 года назад +5

      you can play it quickly

  • @GIGACAT573
    @GIGACAT573 10 месяцев назад +1

    Ima going to make my plants grew with this one

  • @DevDabs420Official
    @DevDabs420Official 3 месяца назад +1

    Ive played fallout 3 countless times, this is the first im hearing this beautiful piece

  • @newmanhiding2314
    @newmanhiding2314 3 года назад +3

    Me when I start learning the fugue on marimba: *chuckles* I’m in danger.

  • @skypa585
    @skypa585 5 лет назад +35

    Two set violin!

  • @DekuNut353
    @DekuNut353 5 лет назад +29

    If you can play it slowly
    You can play it quickly

  • @bluepool210
    @bluepool210 4 года назад +1

    how do you even play so well wtf

  • @dennistucker9120
    @dennistucker9120 2 года назад +3

    Is beat number two in the first measure supposed to be a g natural or a G sharp, he plays a g natural on the recording on the violin

  • @Noel-jk3jy
    @Noel-jk3jy 6 дней назад

    the melody is driving me insane
    i need to see a specialist

  • @thelostartofcounterpoint8648
    @thelostartofcounterpoint8648 10 месяцев назад +2

    The bass note on the second beat of the first measure of the Grave should be a G natural (Bach's autograph/played by Grumiaux)(not the leading tone G# as in this score): it is a diatonic descending minor bass line: a g f e.

  • @alejomunin6753
    @alejomunin6753 6 лет назад +4

    Bach y sus sonatas

  • @pfpmikllnmzsn
    @pfpmikllnmzsn 3 года назад +2

    İ like how every recording that i looked that they make allegro so much elegant (that i hate [that's why i don't like Mozart that much)] but ...This just feels epic.

  • @09nubmeow19
    @09nubmeow19 4 года назад +4

    I thought andante was simple till I already noticed about how it works...

  • @cruz714
    @cruz714 4 года назад +2

    My new obsession is 0:12

  • @MelissaBarrera94D
    @MelissaBarrera94D 5 лет назад +3

    fascinante

  • @chrisingres6221
    @chrisingres6221 2 года назад +1

    ....still one of the most exqusite performances, fugue especially, so clear and "shaped" I find it disturbing a bit that his "tuning" is "well-tempered" but after a while you are "in". many thx for posting the original score!

  • @portal2kid
    @portal2kid 3 года назад +3

    I can play this piece...
    ...on my computer as a recording.

  • @lindacowles756
    @lindacowles756 Год назад +2

    The fugue almost sounds like there are 2 violinists playing.

  • @siryeti8195
    @siryeti8195 4 года назад +4

    Hardest pieces from Bach violin- Chaconne and this Fugue

    • @antonyroach6802
      @antonyroach6802 3 года назад +2

      I think the Fugue of the Sonata no. 3, is the hardest Bach's fugue

    • @sappclobyt1331
      @sappclobyt1331 Год назад +1

      @@antonyroach6802 I agree

  • @billy7951
    @billy7951 5 лет назад +2

    11:37 15:07

  • @calebhu6383
    @calebhu6383 3 года назад

    7:32

  • @sanchopansa1950
    @sanchopansa1950 4 года назад

    whiy is the repetition omittted in the andante ?

  • @xoloesquincle
    @xoloesquincle 3 года назад +1

    15:06 this is for me and only for me. Thank you. bye.

  • @ajinfinite8439
    @ajinfinite8439 3 года назад +1

    RUclips did not have to put a nappy ad in the middle of that fuge >:[

  • @user-ph4eq8zg1r
    @user-ph4eq8zg1r 3 года назад +2

    Когда слушаешь фугу, то чувство, словно играют две скрипки

  • @BassTekem
    @BassTekem 4 года назад +4

    Do you have score in pdf?

  • @Summer-tr7lj
    @Summer-tr7lj 3 года назад +1

    15:00

  • @alpaktug391
    @alpaktug391 4 года назад +3

    Why is no talking about the allegro?!

  • @camelectric
    @camelectric 5 лет назад +4

    Strange: first bar, second beat: it's written G sharp but the performer plays a G. On other partition, it's a G and not G sharp.

    • @bartjebartmans
      @bartjebartmans  5 лет назад +1

      OK. and then, what?

    • @DBoudewijnAussems
      @DBoudewijnAussems 4 года назад +1

      @@bartjebartmans In the BWV 964, Bach's own transcription for keyboard, the second note is not sharp. So I don't think it's a mistake.

  • @paulbraunstein2290
    @paulbraunstein2290 3 года назад +1

    4:50

  • @newd6281
    @newd6281 3 года назад +1

    11:37

  • @ErikBlohme
    @ErikBlohme Год назад

    Why does he play a g instead of a g sharp in the beginning of the first movement? (second harmony)..anybody knows?

    • @m0nk036
      @m0nk036 Год назад +1

      It’s a mistake, G natural is correct

  • @No-pm4ss
    @No-pm4ss 4 года назад +4

    One thing that confuses me is that the very second note is written as a G#, but every recording I can find plays an open G, why? (0:07)

    • @ogorangeduck
      @ogorangeduck 4 года назад +1

      typo; the bottom note's definitely a G, no doubt about it

    • @oldbird4601
      @oldbird4601 3 года назад

      Krusty Chicken there’s no copyright on Bach because it’s in public domain it’s probably just a typo

  • @OttoGrainer27
    @OttoGrainer27 3 года назад

    I am the 399,000 viewer, Feb 8th 2021.
    Searched from a reference by TwoSetViolins: _"What is your brain thinking when you go on stage and you get shaky bow?"_

  • @Kikochii3_
    @Kikochii3_ Год назад

    0:07 grave

  • @drewkline995
    @drewkline995 4 года назад

    I believe Grumiaux took the andante a little too fast but other than that this performance is wonderful.

    • @mariapandolfo8635
      @mariapandolfo8635 3 года назад +4

      But the point of "andante" is that it's not as slow as an "adagio". Like, it slow-ish but with a bit of energy in it.

  • @rishikde5346
    @rishikde5346 2 года назад

    The first movement (grave) was a little too fast. It should be only 30-40 bpm.

  • @kvin_4713
    @kvin_4713 4 месяца назад

    Bruh the third movement wtf how do I play that good

  • @LordCarmesimXXVII
    @LordCarmesimXXVII 4 года назад +9

    G sharp on the second note? That's wrong...

    • @rubydog25
      @rubydog25 4 года назад

      David da Silva D. lol how’d you notice

    • @LionKing-mv2uk
      @LionKing-mv2uk 4 года назад

      @@rubydog25 he was probably playing along

    • @karba5470
      @karba5470 3 года назад

      In the manuscript is g natural

    • @user-dg7jv6lt4y
      @user-dg7jv6lt4y 3 года назад

      Yeah but grumiaux played g natural - only the sheet music is wrong

  • @lollypop8538
    @lollypop8538 6 лет назад +5

    15:06 Allegro

  • @sanchopansa1950
    @sanchopansa1950 6 лет назад +43

    I think this is better than Heifetz and better than Hilary Hahn. Who shares my opinion ? Who thinks otherwise ?

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 6 лет назад +2

      Of course! His interpretation is amazing, specially in 3rd movement "Andante".

    • @sanchopansa1950
      @sanchopansa1950 6 лет назад +5

      I am glad that you share my opinion. However: of course is pushing it far. Hilary Hahn is considered
      one of the world best of our time. And Heifetz is considered the world best ever.

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 6 лет назад +2

      Heifetz is considered one of the greatest violinists from XX century. Not the best ever.

    • @sanchopansa1950
      @sanchopansa1950 6 лет назад +4

      okay

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 6 лет назад +2

      Many violinists play bach, but few indeed perform with such a powerful chords, and Eugene Ysaÿe called Nathan Milstein "Le Roi du Violon".

  • @ilovemycatrussell9298
    @ilovemycatrussell9298 3 года назад

    Am I the only one who thought the first chord sounded like the beginning of Wieniawski Variations Op. 15?

  • @samegross6337
    @samegross6337 6 лет назад +7

    ummm why is there a g sharp, second note in the grave.... its meant to be a g natural haha

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 6 лет назад

      I think that is a tritone.

    • @samegross6337
      @samegross6337 6 лет назад +1

      Ombre Ténèbre he plays an open g so unless he the tuned his instrument... to a g sharp I don’t know what you mean....

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 6 лет назад

      I think that is meant to be a tritone G# and F.

    • @samegross6337
      @samegross6337 6 лет назад +1

      Ombre Ténèbre it is not, this is a mistake in cheap editions of bach. It’s a n open g.... go look at the original bach manuscripts, there is no sharp. If u listen to the recording, he plays a g natural.

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 6 лет назад +2

      Yup I saw the manuscript looks scary though. I think that nowadays few musicians can read the original ones without a transcription.

  • @mousydogggo7797
    @mousydogggo7797 4 месяца назад

    5:54

  • @Deaabaldeabdeab
    @Deaabaldeabdeab 3 года назад

    3:50 here

  • @glamouroki5169
    @glamouroki5169 3 года назад +1

    I wish the andante was 40 mins

  • @ankhanhnguyen8766
    @ankhanhnguyen8766 2 года назад

    that grave is sad

  • @GabrielAguilarMartins
    @GabrielAguilarMartins 6 лет назад +5

    That's not Sonata 3?

  • @rayff7740
    @rayff7740 6 лет назад

    Agudos

  • @user-jr7ww2gf1h
    @user-jr7ww2gf1h 5 лет назад +1

    Is this played at 430 hrz?

    • @Franciscoemf
      @Franciscoemf 5 лет назад +5

      No, its played even a little over 442 Hz

    • @mariachristoulia246
      @mariachristoulia246 5 лет назад +3

      @@Franciscoemf !!! Thanks! I thought I was getting tone deaf...442 is confusing

  • @juliusgoze1380
    @juliusgoze1380 5 лет назад +3

    Here from twosetviolin

  • @Hi-dz2yc
    @Hi-dz2yc 2 года назад

    Doing adante

  • @painstakinglewis
    @painstakinglewis 3 года назад

    Bruh

  • @saberfan
    @saberfan 5 лет назад +6

    *Nokia cellphone rings*

  • @savromx4230
    @savromx4230 5 лет назад +4

    15:07

  • @zeinmaslida
    @zeinmaslida 4 года назад

    3:49

  • @civildawn7840
    @civildawn7840 Год назад

    17:23