Brilliant job on the fugue Jonian; I love the way you make a hierarchy of notes, so that the entire movement dances and the fugue subject is cut into high profile. In other words, I am of the exact opposite opinion of Mr.Graeler (below): I think the way you integrate best practices of the early music approach make this fugue actually work as a musical experience and not just a feat of technical drudgery. Other movements are beautiful as well. Thank-you kindly!
@@violinhunter2 That's actually a point of discussion. In Bach's autograph e natural is written. Error or intention? In his book "The Accompanimend In 'Unaccompanied' Bach" baroque violinist Stanley Ritchie writes (page 25) that he regrets his decision to record it with the more conventional e flat and became convinced that the e natural was intentional.
@@peterdietz7234 Of course, it sounds okay with e natural and would correspond with a lot of harmonization which Bach employed in his Matthew Passion, which contains various harmonic oddities. (His concerto for 3 violins also contains harmonic progressions which are unusual.) In this piece, the e flat played an octave higher immediately following the lower e natural would remain an "inconsistency" if we question the e natural. My preference is the e natural, although I had never heard it played before I stumbled on this video.
His technique and intonation are spectacular, but I'm not a big fan of his interpretation. I'm not a fan of period instrument type performances in general, and jonian really goes to extremes. For me it's a problem when the player is more interested in performing the music as he thinks it may have been performed in the composer's day than in the way he or she feels it now. Also, the way he throws away the small notes is really unfortunate. What's wrong with playing them the way they were written?? Or was Bach just not smart enough to really mean what he wrote? Also, Jonian might consider playing in his bare feet or with dark sox. The foot tapping is a bit distracting. On the plus side, his performance of the Joachim Romance is some of the most beautiful playing I've heard from anyone, and it's easily my favorite performance of that piece.
On top of all that, the swaying to and fro is too histrionic. It is simply not necessary. If I only listen and ignore the video, I am fine with the playing, which is very good indeed.
OMG cfare tingulli......muzikalitet thjesht i mrekullueshem .Bravo !!!!!
Brilliant job on the fugue Jonian; I love the way you make a hierarchy of notes, so that the entire movement dances and the fugue subject is cut into high profile. In other words, I am of the exact opposite opinion of Mr.Graeler (below): I think the way you integrate best practices of the early music approach make this fugue actually work as a musical experience and not just a feat of technical drudgery. Other movements are beautiful as well. Thank-you kindly!
Bravooooo I loved this performance is really just to Bach music
A joy. Thank you!
Bravissimo! A revelation!
Really beautiful, kadesha! Respect!
Very Musical. Sounds so easy and logically
Bravo!
Extremely well done.
Bravissimo!!
Well done Jonian!
Why e in the bass at 0:27? Isn't it supposed to be e flat?
because e natural is what appears in the manuscript :)
I think he's right you know, should be flat...but it doesn't affect the performance for me...
Yes - e flat for sure.
@@violinhunter2 That's actually a point of discussion. In Bach's autograph e natural is written. Error or intention? In his book "The Accompanimend In 'Unaccompanied' Bach" baroque violinist Stanley Ritchie writes (page 25) that he regrets his decision to record it with the more conventional e flat and became convinced that the e natural was intentional.
@@peterdietz7234 Of course, it sounds okay with e natural and would correspond with a lot of harmonization which Bach employed in his Matthew Passion, which contains various harmonic oddities. (His concerto for 3 violins also contains harmonic progressions which are unusual.) In this piece, the e flat played an octave higher immediately following the lower e natural would remain an "inconsistency" if we question the e natural. My preference is the e natural, although I had never heard it played before I stumbled on this video.
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Can you please tell me exactly what strings you are using in this performance? Pirastro Oliv or Pirastro Passione?
I feel like siciliana tempo is a LITTLE too fast
His technique and intonation are spectacular, but I'm not a big fan of his interpretation. I'm not a fan of period instrument type performances in general, and jonian really goes to extremes. For me it's a problem when the player is more interested in performing the music as he thinks it may have been performed in the composer's day than in the way he or she feels it now. Also, the way he throws away the small notes is really unfortunate. What's wrong with playing them the way they were written?? Or was Bach just not smart enough to really mean what he wrote? Also, Jonian might consider playing in his bare feet or with dark sox. The foot tapping is a bit distracting. On the plus side, his performance of the Joachim Romance is some of the most beautiful playing I've heard from anyone, and it's easily my favorite performance of that piece.
On top of all that, the swaying to and fro is too histrionic. It is simply not necessary. If I only listen and ignore the video, I am fine with the playing, which is very good indeed.