0:07 Magnificat (Coro) 3:05 Et Exsultavit (Aria) 5:28 Quia Respexit (Aria) 8:12 Omnes (Coro) 9:36 Quia Fecit (Aria) 11:49 Et misericordia (Duetto) 15:28 Fecit Potentiam (Coro) 17:25 Deposuit (Aria) 19:34 Esurientes (Aria) 22:26 Suscepit Israel (Terzetto) 24:30 Sicut Locutus Est (Coro) 26:14 Gloria Patri (Coro)
Netherlands Bach Society Thank you very much for your videos! I’m making it my responsibility to watch as many as possible as well as give them each a “like” so that more people on TH-cam may find them. With that being said, the explanatory video on the Magnificat (link: th-cam.com/video/jz2nxtjwjQs/w-d-xo.html) does not have English subtitles. Could you please upload them?
Sitting in my locked down Spanish apartment I listen to the Netherlands Bach Soociety recordings every day. What joy; what passion; what expertise! Your performances lift the spirit and give hope in the darkest of times. Thank you.
God bless You all ! This pandemic is not just a plague. Perhaps it is a sign of God that we can all stick together again. There is also something good in all evil. The Lord be with you ! Best Wishes from Hamburg/Germany !
As a hard core rocker . I have only to say this : Bach opened so many doors for me , its ridicicolus . I feel like a new born baby every time I listen to Maestro Bach. And this interpretation just blows my mind... The doors are wide open to harvest the energy , and the lovely presence. I feel naked , in awe and in gratidude to the Baroque masters. Long live their heritige to humanity. Salute
Indeed, much credit is owed to Bach from the modern era. My taste and appreciation has progressed back to his work. Huge credit all those who deliver, inspire and enable the ongoing revelation of this great gift to humanity.
Numerous rock & pop groups have used Bach's music over the years, especially Jethro Tull and early Genesis and composer Burt Bacharach! Since he's been dead so long it's just public domain and there's no royalties to pay, although Bach's family tried to claim that about 10 years! Bach truly was the original rocker!
Brahms wasn't kidding when he said "Study Bach! There you'll find (literally) everything!" His words remain true to this day. There is so much rock in Bach it's ridiculous. Everything we call modern rock/pop music has already been done 270 years ago.
The Bach Magnificat was the first choral piece I performed as a college freshman, and it was the first Bach choral work I ever performed (I was concurrently working on his prelude and fugue in B-flat minor from the WTC I). Anyway, the night of the concert, my 18-year-old self got to the concert hall only to realize I had left my Magnificat score in the school cafeteria, which was locked. I told the director my dilemma, to which he said, "Oh no!" and walked away. Somehow I sang that entire work from memory that night, 19 years later, I still have many of those melismas memorized. So glad to have found this ensemble. Happy Advent '22, cheers from Memphis, TN!
i very seldom leave comments, but I just can't help admitting that to the (rather dull) question "What would you bring to a deserted Island?", my ultimate answer would be "All the recordings of the Netherlands Bach Society", plus my mp3 player and a solar charger. You folks ROCK! - and this is from someone who used to be a fan of heavy metal in his youth... Musical taste changes over time, I guess. Beside my absolute admiration on the divine performances, i must say: whoever is your sound engineer, must worth his salt. The quality of your recordings is topnotch - that is fairly obvious even coming through my crappy headphones. Who is this guy??? (or lady - argh, these days I must quickly add.). Anyways, I am pretty sure Master Bach would be at awe himself listening to his music, and would probably say "Das ist ein wunderbares Musikstück. Habe ich das wirklich geschrieben?...." Blessings from Budapest!!
Thank you for your kind words! We work with our regular music recording producer Guido Tichelman, accompagnied by Bastiaan Kuijt. However, this specific video was recorded by Leo de Klerk. By the way, you can always check the full list of credits for every recording on our website, under credits: www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-243/
I still love Heavy Metal. I love Bach because as you can see/ hear , Bach is doing some precious metal here. I never thought about stopping my love to Bach because of other music styles, and vice versa.
Are you aware of the British radio programme, 'Desert Island Discs'? Each week a well-known guest picks 8 pieces of music to take with them to a desert island. They are also allowed one book, in addition to the Bible and Shakespeare as well as a luxury. The programme has been running for many decades
Beautiful solo voices. I grew up with music. My mother was giving concerts when she was pregnant with me. I have a photo of me at age two at her piano with her Haydn Creation oratorio Book. She was memorizing one of the soprano parts. She also played the vinyl which I heard as my first music memory. I used to listen to Gregorian Chant the night before exams in College. The soloists in this recording video are blessed with beautiful clear voices - no wild vibratos that average out just below the correct pitch that I have heard elsewhere . Thank you!!! I am 71 years old now and have heard a lot! Sang in Mendelssohn’s Elijah as a twenty something in a church choir next to my mother! Another blessing!
My two daughters and I met in Mannheim a few years back. Then my one daughter continued on to Leipzig and toured Mendelssohn House and St. Thomaskirche where he and J.S. Bach were organists and choir masters. I stood two feet in front of the choir pews near the altar! I was so moved. When I was in high school I performed the first movement of the Brandenburg Concerto number 5 on piano with our ensemble! Often when I am stressed, beautiful hymns come to me with just the right words to help! I was in the college choir and we performed Magnificat in Latin! God has truly blessed me with His music.
Tengo 54 años, cuando tenía unos 10 años cayó en mis manos los Conciertos de Brandeburgo y fue mi bautizo. No se puede vivir sin escuchar a Bach. Bach ha hecho que el mundo sea un lugar mejor. A Bach le debemos mucho. El Magníficat es precioso.
I love the moment in the Gloria Patri when the original Magnificat theme reappears. It is so joyful and sparklingly happy. I cannot stop smiling there.
Such beauty as we struggle with personal connections to those we love. Bach reminds us of Christ's love that infuses us with hope and joy in such difficult times.
@@papagenoharto Ignore. Just only 1.5% of those, who are not tuned, and cannot resonate with beautiful sounds. ...Or maybe classic music haters, who occurred here by mistake.
I had the honor of performing this piece with the Bachkoor Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Although perhaps obviously not at this level, we still managed to extract tears in the audience. Quite a lot of work to study, especially the faster pieces - but very satisfying to make it your own! A brilliant performance by van Veldhoven and his excellent musicians!
I sang this masterpiece 20+ years ago both as soprano and tenor (several years later) in a chorus. I remember working a whole year on it as soprano and half year as tenor. I still remember every part of it.
🌺 "Music is the universal healer, mending the fractures of the soul with its soothing tunes. It's the soundtrack of our memories, playing in the background of our most cherished moments. 🎼💕"
Dieses herrliche Zusammenklingen in der Vielstimmigkeit! Dieses Zusammenklingen der Vielen ist der uns verheissene Himmel - gerade auch in schwieriger Weltlage. Mein Dank an alle, die diese überirdisch schöne Musik erklingen lassen.
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'Liebe' ist stark wie der Tod ,selbstherrlich, AT, doch alle Phrophten künderten den spross aus dem Hause David . Immanuel Gott mit uns, hilft . Jesus Liebe ist stärker als der Tod , Christus der Auferstandene der Wiedergekehrtist in dir KathsrinsScharlowski als die Frau die niemanden hat als PetraMüllejans Der Messiah ist.unter uns. Ist wirklich da, ist mir erkannt in mir als the Redeemer.who liveth and we'll stand among us . LET THE LORD GOD the Lord God might dwell among us .Messiah Händel, Rene Jacobs Freburger Barockorchester mit PetraMüllejans, ; oder s.a. John Elliot Gardiner The Messiah, .Georg Friedrich Händel.Wort dass mich zu Gott in mich und den Messias inmitten mir üwerden liess: Der Schmerzensmsnn. unerlässlich t hou arts has gone up and High, Thou arts upon high and hast left captivity captif and brought gifts s even thyne enemies. Let the Lord God the Lord God might dwell among us.~~ Anlässlichdes :Wortes.Vater vergib Ihnen obwohl sie wissen was sie tun, Bitte. Ich liebe die Petra Müllejans, auch wenn ich nicht weiß obich siejewiieder sehen werde oder darf Hear the last Trumpet::the trumpets did sound and the death are all risen , they raised incorrubtible, and we are all saved. Grace a Dieu vous savez chanter , vous avez chantee la realite, de ce qui est. Nous sommes sauvees. Grace a Dieu ~une cloche sonne~ le dimanche matin est ~ Le Detail dans lequel Dieu git, vous savez ce que c'est? Cest la vie ensemble inder Katharina Scharlowski, die in die Nacht der Nächte ging im Goldenen Mond mit dem Stern zum Gefährten und die Kelche vergalt mit Worten und Gottes Lohn dafür bekam. Den Mitternachtsmorgen in dem Die Seelen zueinander fanden und segnend Gold and Silver Jesus kam Da 8 zusammen und Die Nacht der Nächte und ich forlorn am Boden lag und einsam starb.Und Leben nur zu bleiben im Gesang denn mein Land meiner Wahl zu sehen ist geschriebenen Immerwohhung und geschrieben in the palm of mynu@ hand and in the bed of mynus Nights Hand I see the brightness of your eyes. Ihr schönen Augen Seen blau Stern sprenkelnd inmitten Herbstlaub Grün und Ocker funkelnd Gold und Silberschönheit die ich schau Bachbett und vors Gesicht gehalten meine Hände? Damit ich Dich besser sehen kann. Vielleicht so Gott will und Dir dabei helfe wirst Du zu mir finden in Deine Immerwohnung und ich spür Dich, Duikommmst an komm und bleibe in mir, komm PetraMüllejans, komm .Bitte. Joan Baez, KOMM bitte thy Songs are Mynu@rmys against the evil. And the lovesongs to guide us and protect us with blessings• DANKE . Lisa in Vtpeppuluna mit Freundschaft Danke an kristina mit Grüssen. Für Petra Deine Katharina Scharlowski für PetraMüllejans. Sonntag 6. September 10.20 Uhr ZfP Station5 Emmendingen Sonntagsglocken klingen an. Gestern war die Hochzeitsfeier Himmlische Hochzeit, zwischen Dir Petra Müllejans und mir~ Glockenklang uns zum Gesang. ~~ MIT Gottes Segen, Gottbefohlen, Paradies Now.!.DIE SCHÖPFUNG IST ERLÖST. GOTT SEI DANK, AMEN KATHARINASCHARLOWSKI ♧♤♡○○°°°○°°☆*UND MEINE WAHRHEIT IST A@Gottes Wort: FRAU MÜLLEJANS IST FRAU SCHARLOWSKIS FRAU DIE GOTT IST UND kein Tod wird mehr sein und Gott wird abwischen alleTränen. Frau Müllejans und Frau SCHARLOWSKI haben gestern Himmlische Hochzeit gefeiert .und Katrin H ist Trauzeuge mit Joan Baez. Heute haben sich PetraMüllejans und Katharina ihr Versprechen nochmals gegeben. Mynu@armys £@ves sind immer herzlich willkommen, v.a die Lisa; Joan und Katrin genannten und,{VTPEPPULUNA }, sowie ce Ceux et celles qui nous importent nous tiennent au Coeur. Et Merci Marie ingeborg Bachmann Virginia Woolf, Djuna Barnes Bach Händel Telenannn&~Vivaldi~ GOTT liebt das Leben undkinder sind genug, wohl denen die in dieser Zeit nicht schwanger sind. Eß ist Die Saat vorüber sendet Schhnitter in die Ernte. . ! Und ansonsten bin ich mir darübrr im Klaren. Es ist vorüber die Zeit derrSaaten. Männer und Fraue werden auf verschiedenen Saiten spieelen. Les Larmes yes hommeslrles Larmes des femmes Und piece de Musique s differentes Cordes. Il ny sura plus de sexualite entre Hommes et femmes . L'!age gaie a commrnce Now here over thr RainboW GO W ALKING ON JESUS PAThs ITS THE WAY. Follow me You will find the Land of Paradies in thee . Songs to sings Petra Müllejans~ 8~KatharinA Scharlowski
I think Bach had never ever heard his own opus to be sound like this. The rigorous genius would drop tears listening this deeply respectful, perfectly expressive performance with superbly rich and crystal clear sound. I have never heard anything to be that perfect like this performances of the Netherlands Bach Society. We are blessed to live in these days and experience this deepest level of understanding, talent, skill and service of the music of the greatest and one Johann Sebastian Bach of all time. This music is Heaven, magnificent, just as the title of the opus, truly is.
That's an interesting idea I never thought about! I imagine in his days Bach just had the choir boys from the churches of Leipzig, unwilling teenagers, and as musicians whatever was available for the budget being. If there was no able soprano avaible, well, he had to cope with that on upcoming sunday. What a struggle!
Have always loved JS Bach...his baroque musical are what makes "my world go round"...I was born singing harmony and discovered Bach about the age of 6 or so...
Le chœur d'entrée est la plus belle introduction aux fêtes de Noël : allégresse et foi joyeuse ! Une interprétation sans faute , parfaitement maîtrisée, tant de le part des musiciens que des chanteurs ! Avec ce supplément d'âme qui font de ce Magnificat une sublime prière ! La NBS qui poursuit son incroyable exploration de la galaxie Bach nous régale, comme à l'accoutumée , d'une version "haut de gamme" , jubilatoire et parfaitement menée , d'une beauté à couper le souffle ! Un grand merci !
Liebe Leute von der Netherlands Bach Society, ich habe auch noch Anderes zu tun, als ständig, stundenlang und immer wieder Eure Videos anzuschauen. Das ist vorsätzlicher Zeitraub! Trotzdem: Herzlichen Dank!! ;)
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!
This is pure heavenly music. I have old records of these. I'm glad I kept my turntable. I listen very often. But this Netherlands ensemble is a gift. I love it. Love Bach's splendid compositions from over 200 years ago. Still magic.
Ohhhh... "Sicut locutus" is a masterpiece passage of world vocal music... With "Gloria" Bach makes us tremble and when the timpani and trumpets come, He reaches the Heaven... With final "Sicut erat in principio" Bach himself give us a masterclass of perfection...
Unparalleled artistry on every front. The Netherlands Bach Society is the very zenith of choral works accompanied by masters of period instruments. Divine.
I love the way Veldhoven is able to both choose lively tempi and keep everything clear. 2:26 : the poignant "Suscepit", with the "Tonus Peregrinus" as a cantus firmus, never fails to deliver.
Because of Bach and the selections you've made available this Sunday afternoon I feel the LIGHT and feel I want to contribute to ALL BACH and make him part of the days I have left here on earth. What a wondrous man.
Merveilleux! On touche à la perfection de tous côtés: le choeur, les solistes, la baguette...qui elle est parfois à peine rapide, et Bach au summum de lui-même. Merci.
Martin, you play the oboe SO beautifully. You have two huge fans here In Connecticut: A "Little Dutch Boy from the NL" and a "Cowgirl fom Boulder, Colorado". We are playing the Magnificat today and enjoyed this recording so much.
I’ve had the good fortune of singing this piece as a senior in high school! I have never been so challenged with a text as a first soprano - it is by all accounts my favorite piece of choral music and one that I am certain I will forever remember. I was part of a wonderful chorus of which I was the odd one out as it was made up completely of college students and older very experienced singers from the community, and I learned more from the weekly practices than I had in several years of schooling. This piece - and this recording, extremely beautiful and a very helpful practice - is gorgeous and I consider it required listening in general.
Yet another superb musical performance of the highest order, consistently beyond any of the 'competition', anywhere that I have heard in 50 years. Only Simon Preston and Trevor Pinnock are close. The performers and conductor are so natural and clearly thoroughly focussed, relaxed, enjoying the experience, no controls or silly histrionics. Fantastic!
Lidia, it is indeed wonderful! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! th-cam.com/users/WFerdinand
Once again, profound gratitude to the Netherlands Bach Society - and not just for the performance of the work (beauty, joy, excitement) but for the nimbus of interviews with performers, with snatches of rehearsals, that together make this so very rewarding. What a text it is for musical setting too: no wonder that one can see on Wikipedia a list of almost 250 composers of Magnificat settings (and it does not claim to be complete).
I use a modern " high definition" TV as my computer monitor. And so I need to say that this is also visually perfect. All in black, brown and gold color tones, the wonderful symmetrical surrounding/backing head of the church which has the ideal size for these musical performances, and with the changing camera views on the singers and musicians you have a better view than when being there in reality. So, hartelijk dank uit Aken/Aachen! :-)
Marvelous! As a choir singer preparing to sing this masterpiece in a few weeks, I spent hours looking for previous representations, and this one is the best by far !
Wow! Bach really blows the socks of his audience with that opening. I wonder if Bach had a smile on his face when the audience jumped at the start of the first performance.
@@ericlopez6866 Bach performed it in Leipzig on Christmas Day in 1723, albeit interspersed with 4 additional movements. But all the music you hear here was performed in 1723.
Quelle merveille de constater que l’une des plus belles pièces en l’honneur de la Vierge Marie a été composée par un luthérien ! Et merci à la NBS de nous l’interpréter avec autant de foi, de joie et de talent !
That has to be the best version and nicely recorded, dare I say it better than the John Eliot Gardiner version which I just adore. Nicely played and well done to the sound engineers who never ever get a thank you.
How very true!! The sound engineers are folks destined to be only mentioned when they don't do their job well. If the result is absolutely brilliant, like in this one, we think it is just God given! Thank you for mentioning this. My deepest thanks to the sound engineers as well.
I am here to listen to Magnificat, thanks to the recommendation of the Colombian pianist and teacher Teresa Gómez. Vine aquí a escuchar Magnificat, gracias a la recomendación de la pianista y maestra Colombiana Teresa Gómez.
This is my first time hearing a Netherlands Bach Society performance and it is other worldly! The choir and soloists are spectacular and I especially loved the period instruments. Bravo! I am hooked on NBS now.
@@sarahwheeler1594 I watch/listen to Bach performed by many ensembles; but if I was forced to choose only one (a horrible thought) it would definitely be Netherlands Bach Society.
The Esurientes implevit bonis is one of the most beautiful pieces in all music, when I heard this aria I feel my heart so full, so peaceful, it's sublime, is God in the music
This is the piece that got me interested in Bach, with Karl Richter and the MBO. My choir teacher, rest his soul, played it for me as an example of 'genuine Baroque'. I proceeded over the next few days to play it over and over, to where he would leave the choir room to just get any peace, lol. I will always consider Bach the greatest.
This last Christmas season, I found a concert performance of Magnificat by St. Peter’s Outside the Wall choir. 2023 on my Texas Tv in my kitchen! Another blessing
Exquisite Et Misericordia! This entire performance is truly sublime. Thank you for such an incredible line-up of soloists! I enjoyed all of the separate interviews, also.
The richness of timbres and the variety of instrumental combinations are incredible ... If there really is a god, that can only be Bach ... In Bach we trust. Thank you, AoB, for this wonderful performance, so full of freshness, color and perfection... :)
Every time I hear the Suscepit Israel, I feel a healing energy around my head! Anybody else has this experience? Bach's music is divine! Can't get enough!
I heard a story on the BBC some years ago, then entitled "St Matthew Passion Miracle" or something like that . It was about a man who was in a coma, and when his vital signs started to drop and it looked like he was dying his wife had an inspired moment and played him Bach's Matthew Passion in his earbuds - and he came out of the coma in 30 minutes! I believe much of his sacred music (at least) is spiritual and achieves what he dedicated it for, namely "The glory of God and the refreshment of the human soul".
@@MrJohnno76 Bach's music is immensely comforting. Following a massive head injury I sustained in a high speed collision with a semi, followed by eight days in a coma, I found it difficult to make sense of the world, of anything. For some reason, I felt an impulse to listen to Bach's music, which is strange; for I had preferred until then the Romantics to him, especially Beethoven and Mahler. I checked out from a library two cds: a recording of his most prominent organ works, and Glenn Gould's 1980 recording of the Goldberg Variations. I found the latter in particular uniquely soothing - something about the counterpoint and variations on one constant theme, became a constant need. I listened to it again and again, even several times a day. Some time later I got a hold of the Well Tempered Clavier. The effect was similar. It soothed me as nothing else could, at a time when deep depression made thoughts of suicide a constant struggle. In retrospect, it seems no exaggeration at all that, along with an incredibly faithful wife and forgiving children, Bach saved my life.
@@bwv7186 Its a moving story - I hope things are OK for you now without too much residual disability & scarring of body or mind. It's an understandable story to me too - I have always felt that the effect Bach has on my mind is - and I can find no better word - cleansing. I worked in the English Health Service, and in a difficult period for me 10yr ago I was growing resentful of the studied exploitation of the personal qualities of workers in the service by those running it. It had been obvious to those at the coalface for a decade before this that a workforce crisis was developing - a bulge of boomer doctors and 1970s Asian migrant doctors approached retirement and would reduce supply. At the same time ALL the demand factors were going the other way: a steadily older and therefore sicker population, more novel tests & treatments, a rising UK population, rising patient expectations. But the politicians couldn't/wouldn't see and plan for it. My 10hr working day became 14 or 16hr as perfectionist traits drove me to try to keep things running smothly. The least demanding admin tasks were done at the fag-end of the day and the last of these was the mostly mindless signing of hundreds of prescriptions in a weary haze. Enraged at the theft of my evenings and at myself for my inability to forget the values my parents had given me so I could walk away from it all, I looked for something to help me avoid blowing a circuit. And found, after trials of other pieces, Bach's Goldberg variations - Nikolayeva and Perahia performances. Like you I listened again and again, first of all setting aside the prescriptions to concentrate, and then when I knew them by heart, I worked with them in the background. It did not save my life, but DID save my equanimity. In this way, Bach allowed me to survive my last working years.
On en rêvait. Vous l'avez fait! Quand l'érudition et le talent se mettent au service de la ferveur et du génie de Bach. La répartition soli/ripieni fonctionne parfaitement. Merci pour ce cadeau.
I get chills when I hear this. I used to listen to this in my dorm at college. On vinyl discs. And sang soprano in our college choir. 1970 to 1971. Also Handel’s Messiah. Sang in church choir next to my mother Mendelssohn’s Elijah 1982. In English- took about three hours to perform. Visited St.Thomas Kirche in Germany where both Mendelssohn and JS Bach were organists and choir masters. I stood right in front of the choir pews and two feet away from the golden toned floor plaque dedicated to Bach! All these blessings! I still have my mother’s Creation score 69 years later!
Although I was taught the piano all through my childhood, my school did not even have a choir. At university I sang this piece and so much more in the UK and abroad.I have never stopped singing since although mostly at home as babies and full time career meant all that singing, all those many choirs have had to die away. Let Europe always be united - the UK, Germany, the Netherlands (and indeed the USA too) etc by our wonderful heritage of music and indeed our Christian heritage. Bach and Handel rule.
Wonderful, I'm moved. Thank you NBS for this beautiful Magnificat: I loved this Bach's work since I was a boy. Special mention for director van Veldhoven: his joy and inspiration are contagious!
Agreed, David! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! th-cam.com/users/WFerdinand
I accompanied voice students on the piano for their exams and concerts and voice lessons at our college. They used opera solos and also oratorios. I was a piano major but was still learning what the voice students were studying! Wonderful experience.
Félicitations pour cette interprétation magistrale, tout comme la Passion selon St Jean, tout autant magique. C'est un immense plaisir que d'écouter ces voix magnifiques et cette richesse des timbres instrumentaux. Des nuances parfaites, merci et bravo au chef. Bach doit être fier de vous 😇
Have you noticed the care and conscientiousness with which the soloists and ripienists keep their eyes glued to the conductor? Music professionalism at its zenith. Then again, this is the NBS.
Gràcies per omplir de tanta bellesa les fosques hores d'aquest embogit planeta. De fer-ho amb tant de gust, rigor, seriositat. No hi ha paraules per tanta generositat d'instrumentistes, cantaires, direcció, responsables de l'escenografia, gestió, muntatge, difusió... GRÀCIES!!!!
Por favor que maravilla que es el proyecto All of Bach!!! Gracias, gracias y mil gracias por el arte para todos, este gran trabajo queda para la posteridad...
Thank you, Netherlands Bach Society for bringing Bach back to life. Yes, I listen to other genres, but Bach is and will always be my first love! I close my eyes, and I feel every note, every vocal embracing the very depths of my soul that my eyes swell with tears of utter joy.
You have all said for me what I feel about the music and the interpretation. The extra gift to me is reading all your comments, from all over the world, and hellping me know that we are all kindred spirits. Rachel Pratt
...and people such as you are a pleasure to be joined with in the world of music and indeed the world Rachel. Anything and anyone which or who brings beauty and unity to the world can only be a cause for celebration. Blessings and peace
12 Points from the German Jury from Hamburg ! (for younger people 12 points in the "Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne" was the maximum. The Netherlands Bach Society is simply magnificient. Best wishes from Hamburg/Germany and keep on the good work ! Et in saecula saeculorum !
I listen to all kinds of music, and love it all; but every time i come back to Netherland Bach Society, I am amazed at the precision but also joy that these talented musicians bring to Bach's extraordinarily crafted works.
Bach is the legend of all time. Besides, it was an excellent choir with excellent soloists and orchestra, plus excellent director. Thanks for uploading.
When i was about 17 and in High School, my choral director played this for me, and I was 'hooked on Bach'. I mustv' played it over and over (reel to reel)over the next weeks for hour in his studio, to his irritation. Bach will always be the best, in my mind.
I saw this concert yesterday, where, and in my home town, Donostia - San Sebastian. The best Christmas present I could have ever had. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much!
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0:07 Magnificat (Coro)
3:05 Et Exsultavit (Aria)
5:28 Quia Respexit (Aria)
8:12 Omnes (Coro)
9:36 Quia Fecit (Aria)
11:49 Et misericordia (Duetto)
15:28 Fecit Potentiam (Coro)
17:25 Deposuit (Aria)
19:34 Esurientes (Aria)
22:26 Suscepit Israel (Terzetto)
24:30 Sicut Locutus Est (Coro)
26:14 Gloria Patri (Coro)
Netherlands Bach Society Thank you very much for your videos! I’m making it my responsibility to watch as many as possible as well as give them each a “like” so that more people on TH-cam may find them.
With that being said, the explanatory video on the Magnificat (link: th-cam.com/video/jz2nxtjwjQs/w-d-xo.html) does not have English subtitles. Could you please upload them?
@@cmg7583 Thanks, corrected!
@@cmg7583 OK,,,,,,,,,, that's been corrected!
@@de31.8 Don't forget, you can donate.
Ariel sociba
Sitting in my locked down Spanish apartment I listen to the Netherlands Bach Soociety recordings every day. What joy; what passion; what expertise! Your performances lift the spirit and give hope in the darkest of times. Thank you.
The world may be falling apart or going mad but Bach is reassurance that sanity and order prevail.
I did the same thing in Boston Massachusetts USA. Funny how a global pandemic and Bach can unite people
Hope it ends soon
God bless You all ! This pandemic is not just a plague. Perhaps it is a sign of God that we can all stick together again. There is also something good in all evil. The Lord be with you ! Best Wishes from Hamburg/Germany !
@@declamatory I'm quite sure he knows what pandemic means....the question is do you?
As a hard core rocker . I have only to say this : Bach opened so many doors for me , its ridicicolus . I feel like a new born baby every time I listen to Maestro Bach. And this interpretation just blows my mind... The doors are wide open to harvest the energy , and the lovely presence. I feel naked , in awe and in gratidude to the Baroque masters. Long live their heritige to humanity. Salute
Indeed, much credit is owed to Bach from the modern era. My taste and appreciation has progressed back to his work. Huge credit all those who deliver, inspire and enable the ongoing revelation of this great gift to humanity.
Numerous rock & pop groups have used Bach's music over the years, especially Jethro Tull and early Genesis and composer Burt Bacharach! Since he's been dead so long it's just public domain and there's no royalties to pay, although Bach's family tried to claim that about 10 years!
Bach truly was the original rocker!
I've absolutely the same feeling: this is an uncomparable heritage to humanity around the 4 corners of the world!
Brahms wasn't kidding when he said "Study Bach! There you'll find (literally) everything!" His words remain true to this day. There is so much rock in Bach it's ridiculous. Everything we call modern rock/pop music has already been done 270 years ago.
Amen brother
The Bach Magnificat was the first choral piece I performed as a college freshman, and it was the first Bach choral work I ever performed (I was concurrently working on his prelude and fugue in B-flat minor from the WTC I). Anyway, the night of the concert, my 18-year-old self got to the concert hall only to realize I had left my Magnificat score in the school cafeteria, which was locked. I told the director my dilemma, to which he said, "Oh no!" and walked away. Somehow I sang that entire work from memory that night, 19 years later, I still have many of those melismas memorized.
So glad to have found this ensemble. Happy Advent '22, cheers from Memphis, TN!
i very seldom leave comments, but I just can't help admitting that to the (rather dull) question "What would you bring to a deserted Island?", my ultimate answer would be "All the recordings of the Netherlands Bach Society", plus my mp3 player and a solar charger. You folks ROCK! - and this is from someone who used to be a fan of heavy metal in his youth... Musical taste changes over time, I guess. Beside my absolute admiration on the divine performances, i must say: whoever is your sound engineer, must worth his salt. The quality of your recordings is topnotch - that is fairly obvious even coming through my crappy headphones. Who is this guy??? (or lady - argh, these days I must quickly add.). Anyways, I am pretty sure Master Bach would be at awe himself listening to his music, and would probably say "Das ist ein wunderbares Musikstück. Habe ich das wirklich geschrieben?...." Blessings from Budapest!!
Thank you for your kind words! We work with our regular music recording producer Guido Tichelman, accompagnied by Bastiaan Kuijt. However, this specific video was recorded by Leo de Klerk.
By the way, you can always check the full list of credits for every recording on our website, under credits: www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-243/
I love all "rock", as long as it is "barock":
I still love Heavy Metal. I love Bach because as you can see/ hear , Bach is doing some precious metal here.
I never thought about stopping my love to Bach because of other music styles, and vice versa.
Are you aware of the British radio programme, 'Desert Island Discs'? Each week a well-known guest picks 8 pieces of music to take with them to a desert island. They are also allowed one book, in addition to the Bible and Shakespeare as well as a luxury. The programme has been running for many decades
@@martinpooley3944 Thanks for this advice, I will have a look !
Beautiful solo voices. I grew up with music. My mother was giving concerts when she was pregnant with me. I have a photo of me at age two at her piano with her Haydn Creation oratorio Book. She was memorizing one of the soprano parts. She also played the vinyl which I heard as my first music memory. I used to listen to Gregorian Chant the night before exams in College. The soloists in this recording video are blessed with beautiful clear voices - no wild vibratos that average out just below the correct pitch that I have heard elsewhere . Thank you!!! I am 71 years old now and have heard a lot! Sang in Mendelssohn’s Elijah as a twenty something in a church choir next to my mother! Another blessing!
Marvellous !
My two daughters and I met in Mannheim a few years back. Then my one daughter continued on to Leipzig and toured Mendelssohn House and St. Thomaskirche where he and J.S. Bach were organists and choir masters. I stood two feet in front of the choir pews near the altar! I was so moved.
When I was in high school I performed the first movement of the Brandenburg Concerto number 5 on piano with our ensemble! Often when I am stressed, beautiful hymns come to me with just the right words to help!
I was in the college choir and we performed Magnificat in Latin! God has truly blessed me with His music.
At 19 years old I joined a professional symphony orchestra, as a violist. I sat down for the first rehearsal: the Magnificat. Talk about luck!
Tengo 54 años, cuando tenía unos 10 años cayó en mis manos los Conciertos de Brandeburgo y fue mi bautizo. No se puede vivir sin escuchar a Bach.
Bach ha hecho que el mundo sea un lugar mejor. A Bach le debemos mucho. El Magníficat es precioso.
Lindas palabras!
I love the moment in the Gloria Patri when the original Magnificat theme reappears. It is so joyful and sparklingly happy. I cannot stop smiling there.
Such beauty as we struggle with personal connections to those we love. Bach reminds us of Christ's love that infuses us with hope and joy in such difficult times.
AMEN!
Yes he also experienced many tragedies and kept writing, playing, and worshipping! Glad Bach did not sit back nor give up
and makes it possible to forgive.
The finest performance of this work I have ever heard, beyond perfection and an absolute joy!
and as always the sound and video production is stunning.
Agreed! The best I have heard as well.
THEN DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABSOLUTELY OFFENSIVE NEGATIVE THUMBS?. iNCREDIBLE. THERE ARE PEOPLE FOR EERYTHING
@@papagenoharto Ignore. Just only 1.5% of those, who are not tuned, and cannot resonate with beautiful sounds. ...Or maybe classic music haters, who occurred here by mistake.
1.5%, likely people hitting "don't like" by mistake and not realising it.
I had the honor of performing this piece with the Bachkoor Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Although perhaps obviously not at this level, we still managed to extract tears in the audience.
Quite a lot of work to study, especially the faster pieces - but very satisfying to make it your own!
A brilliant performance by van Veldhoven and his excellent musicians!
I sang this masterpiece 20+ years ago both as soprano and tenor (several years later) in a chorus. I remember working a whole year on it as soprano and half year as tenor. I still remember every part of it.
I also sang as Soprano 1 for over 20 years. Life has challenged me and so singing is no longer possible for me. I think back to a good time.
what a privilege.
This is the very first version I hear that makes every contrapuntal line clear without loosing cohesion.
🌺 "Music is the universal healer, mending the fractures of the soul with its soothing tunes. It's the soundtrack of our memories, playing in the background of our most cherished moments. 🎼💕"
Netherlands Bach are consistently able to pinpoint a beautiful balance, tempo and feeling.
Dieses herrliche Zusammenklingen in der Vielstimmigkeit! Dieses Zusammenklingen der Vielen ist der uns verheissene Himmel - gerade auch in schwieriger Weltlage. Mein Dank an alle, die diese überirdisch schöne Musik erklingen lassen.
A superb performance. Jos van Veldhoven for me is the best Bach interpreter of our time and this channel is a gift to humankind.
Agreed!
❤
Lamento contradecir pero estoy absolutamente convencida que el director Veldhoven se lleva todos los creditos!!!
A perfect performance and an antidote for this crazy time of viruses.
absolutely
@@declamatory the rona !
"Amen" :heisst"Ich° sage Euch"°~° : In the beginning there has been :
a blessed well ~Quelle~ of
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.Messiah Händel, Rene Jacobs Freburger Barockorchester mit PetraMüllejans, ; oder s.a. John Elliot Gardiner
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Anlässlichdes :Wortes.Vater vergib Ihnen obwohl sie wissen was sie tun, Bitte. Ich liebe die Petra Müllejans, auch wenn ich nicht weiß obich siejewiieder sehen werde oder darf Hear the last Trumpet::the trumpets did sound and the death are all risen , they raised incorrubtible, and we are all saved. Grace a Dieu vous savez chanter , vous avez chantee la realite, de ce qui est.
Nous sommes sauvees. Grace a Dieu ~une cloche sonne~ le dimanche matin est ~
Le Detail dans lequel Dieu git, vous savez ce que c'est?
Cest la vie ensemble inder Katharina Scharlowski, die in die Nacht der Nächte ging im Goldenen Mond mit dem Stern zum Gefährten und die Kelche vergalt mit Worten und Gottes Lohn dafür bekam. Den Mitternachtsmorgen in dem Die Seelen zueinander fanden und segnend Gold and Silver Jesus kam
Da 8 zusammen und Die Nacht der Nächte und ich forlorn am Boden lag und einsam starb.Und Leben nur zu bleiben im Gesang denn mein Land meiner Wahl zu sehen ist geschriebenen Immerwohhung und geschrieben in the palm of mynu@ hand and in the bed of mynus Nights Hand I see the brightness of your eyes. Ihr schönen Augen Seen blau Stern sprenkelnd inmitten Herbstlaub Grün und Ocker funkelnd Gold und Silberschönheit die ich schau Bachbett und vors Gesicht gehalten meine Hände? Damit ich Dich besser sehen kann. Vielleicht so Gott will und Dir dabei helfe wirst Du zu mir finden in Deine Immerwohnung und ich spür Dich, Duikommmst an
komm und bleibe in mir, komm PetraMüllejans, komm .Bitte.
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Vtpeppuluna mit Freundschaft
Danke an kristina mit Grüssen.
Für Petra Deine
Katharina Scharlowski für PetraMüllejans.
Sonntag 6. September 10.20 Uhr
ZfP Station5 Emmendingen
Sonntagsglocken klingen an.
Gestern war die Hochzeitsfeier
Himmlische Hochzeit, zwischen Dir Petra Müllejans und mir~ Glockenklang uns zum Gesang.
~~ MIT Gottes Segen, Gottbefohlen, Paradies Now.!.DIE SCHÖPFUNG IST ERLÖST. GOTT SEI DANK, AMEN
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Frau Müllejans und Frau SCHARLOWSKI haben gestern Himmlische Hochzeit gefeiert .und
Katrin H ist Trauzeuge mit Joan Baez. Heute haben sich PetraMüllejans und Katharina ihr Versprechen nochmals gegeben.
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Männer und Fraue werden auf verschiedenen Saiten spieelen.
Les Larmes yes hommeslrles Larmes des femmes
Und piece de Musique s differentes Cordes.
Il ny sura plus de sexualite entre Hommes et femmes .
L'!age gaie a commrnce
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GO W ALKING ON JESUS PAThs ITS THE WAY. Follow me You will find the Land of Paradies in thee .
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@@declamatory good question.
I think Bach had never ever heard his own opus to be sound like this. The rigorous genius would drop tears listening this deeply respectful, perfectly expressive performance with superbly rich and crystal clear sound. I have never heard anything to be that perfect like this performances of the Netherlands Bach Society. We are blessed to live in these days and experience this deepest level of understanding, talent, skill and service of the music of the greatest and one Johann Sebastian Bach of all time. This music is Heaven, magnificent, just as the title of the opus, truly is.
Well said Róbert!
@Róbert János Schroff
I had the same thoughts. Another point is, that the audiance is far more discipliant today. Bach would love this performance!
So well said !!!! Beautiful words and 100% agree to the fullest 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
That's an interesting idea I never thought about! I imagine in his days Bach just had the choir boys from the churches of Leipzig, unwilling teenagers, and as musicians whatever was available for the budget being. If there was no able soprano avaible, well, he had to cope with that on upcoming sunday. What a struggle!
@@goetz1169 exactly
van Veldhoven. What a conductor. Maestro. Bravo
I must draw attention to the superb trumpet section of Robert Vanryne, Neil Brough and Mark Geelen. Congratulations gentlemen, wonderful performance.
Have to agree
Certainly adds to the superb performance.
I do agree, they sound like crystal clear !
Yes, a superb job playing natural trumpets. The clarity of tone is outstanding. No easy task to play this piece so masterfully. Bravo!
Have always loved JS Bach...his baroque musical are what makes "my world go round"...I was born singing harmony and discovered Bach about the age of 6 or so...
Gracias youtube por no interrumpir esta obra de arte con publicidad
Everyone can get down on their knees and thank Christopher Hogwood and his work years and years ago!
Le chœur d'entrée est la plus belle introduction aux fêtes de Noël : allégresse et foi joyeuse ! Une interprétation sans faute , parfaitement maîtrisée, tant de le part des musiciens que des chanteurs ! Avec ce supplément d'âme qui font de ce Magnificat une sublime prière ! La NBS qui poursuit son incroyable exploration de la galaxie Bach nous régale, comme à l'accoutumée , d'une version "haut de gamme" , jubilatoire et parfaitement menée , d'une beauté à couper le souffle ! Un grand merci !
Pancrazio giuliani
@@danielegentile2312 Che significa ?
Liebe Leute von der Netherlands Bach Society, ich habe auch noch Anderes zu tun, als ständig, stundenlang und immer wieder Eure Videos anzuschauen. Das ist vorsätzlicher Zeitraub! Trotzdem: Herzlichen Dank!! ;)
Our deepest apologies that we take up so much of your valuable time, however: you're welcome! ;)
@@bach Hehe
@@bach I'm impressed, you know satire when you see it ;) Gr8 reply too!
The Netherlands and J.S.Bach. What a beautiful combination. Best wishes from Hamburg/Germany
Maestro,Jos Van Veldhoven,you are majestic in your work.
Man kann satt sich nicht hören an Johann Sebastian Bach‘s Musik und daran wie Ihr sie wiedergibt. Tausend Dank!
The best composer ever... Great work. Great performance. Thumbs up. Hats off...
This is the finest performance of the Magnificat I have ever heard. Bravo!
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!
This was the piece that got me interested in Bach. Still remember it from High School. Karl Richter and the MBO.
ich bin immer wieder tief beeindruckt ,beschenkt, bereichert ,erfüllt von diesen wunderbaren Bach-Interpretationen .Danke.
Danke so schön
BACH COLOSSAL. THE GREATEST GENIOUS EVER IN OUR WORLD
This is pure heavenly music. I have old records of these. I'm glad I kept my turntable. I listen very often. But this Netherlands ensemble is a gift. I love it. Love Bach's splendid compositions from over 200 years ago. Still magic.
I think the one that sticks out here for me is the Suscepit Israel in particular.
That one is a work of haunting beauty.
Ohhhh... "Sicut locutus" is a masterpiece passage of world vocal music... With "Gloria" Bach makes us tremble and when the timpani and trumpets come, He reaches the Heaven... With final "Sicut erat in principio" Bach himself give us a masterclass of perfection...
Is a master piece total!
Quelle merveille... Merci à la Netherlands Bach Society pour cet enregistrement sublime, et pour le partage
Unparalleled artistry on every front. The Netherlands Bach Society is the very zenith of choral works accompanied by masters of period instruments. Divine.
I love the way Veldhoven is able to both choose lively tempi and keep everything clear.
2:26 : the poignant "Suscepit", with the "Tonus Peregrinus" as a cantus firmus, never fails to deliver.
Because of Bach and the selections you've made available this Sunday afternoon I feel the LIGHT and feel I want to contribute to ALL BACH and make him part of the days I have left here on earth. What a wondrous man.
I hope you will have a lot of these days left !!!!
Merveilleux! On touche à la perfection de tous côtés: le choeur, les solistes, la baguette...qui elle est parfois à peine rapide, et Bach au summum de lui-même. Merci.
Martin, you play the oboe SO beautifully. You have two huge fans here In Connecticut: A "Little Dutch Boy from the NL" and a "Cowgirl fom Boulder, Colorado". We are playing the Magnificat today and enjoyed this recording so much.
Also in Connecticut here!
I’ve had the good fortune of singing this piece as a senior in high school! I have never been so challenged with a text as a first soprano - it is by all accounts my favorite piece of choral music and one that I am certain I will forever remember. I was part of a wonderful chorus of which I was the odd one out as it was made up completely of college students and older very experienced singers from the community, and I learned more from the weekly practices than I had in several years of schooling. This piece - and this recording, extremely beautiful and a very helpful practice - is gorgeous and I consider it required listening in general.
Un Magnificat veramente magnifico! Davvero sublime! 💗
Yet another superb musical performance of the highest order, consistently beyond any of the 'competition', anywhere that I have heard in 50 years. Only Simon Preston and Trevor Pinnock are close.
The performers and conductor are so natural and clearly thoroughly focussed, relaxed, enjoying the experience, no controls or silly histrionics. Fantastic!
My favorite part is the aria at 05:28. I can't get enough of listening to the mezzo-soprano's wonderful voice and interpretation. WOW!
Lidia, it is indeed wonderful! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! th-cam.com/users/WFerdinand
I completely agree 😊
Once again, profound gratitude to the Netherlands Bach Society - and not just for the performance of the work (beauty, joy, excitement) but for the nimbus of interviews with performers, with snatches of rehearsals, that together make this so very rewarding. What a text it is for musical setting too: no wonder that one can see on Wikipedia a list of almost 250 composers of Magnificat settings (and it does not claim to be complete).
I use a modern " high definition" TV as my computer monitor. And so I need to say that this is also visually perfect. All in black, brown and gold color tones, the wonderful symmetrical surrounding/backing head of the church which has the ideal size for these musical performances, and with the changing camera views on the singers and musicians you have a better view than when being there in reality. So, hartelijk dank uit Aken/Aachen! :-)
Marvelous! As a choir singer preparing to sing this masterpiece in a few weeks, I spent hours looking for previous representations, and this one is the best by far !
Wow! Bach really blows the socks of his audience with that opening.
I wonder if Bach had a smile on his face when the audience jumped at the start of the first performance.
@@ericlopez6866 Bach performed it in Leipzig on Christmas Day in 1723, albeit interspersed with 4 additional movements. But all the music you hear here was performed in 1723.
Bach always brings out the big guns for the openings- the St. John and St. Matthew passions, B minor mass, Magnificat, etc.
@@carsonwall2400 He didn't bring out the big guns (trumpets and timpani) for the entire Kyrie section of the B minor mass
Quelle merveille de constater que l’une des plus belles pièces en l’honneur de la Vierge Marie a été composée par un luthérien ! Et merci à la NBS de nous l’interpréter avec autant de foi, de joie et de talent !
Les chemins de Dieu ne sont pas les notres
That has to be the best version and nicely recorded, dare I say it better than the John Eliot Gardiner version which I just adore. Nicely played and well done to the sound engineers who never ever get a thank you.
How very true!! The sound engineers are folks destined to be only mentioned when they don't do their job well. If the result is absolutely brilliant, like in this one, we think it is just God given! Thank you for mentioning this. My deepest thanks to the sound engineers as well.
Yes, I thought the same. I love JE Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir, but this performance here is really outstanding.
Give Michael Gielen's version a try
Floored by Hana Blažíková's performance. The voice of an angel.
Hana blazikova 😊
Hana blazikova 22:44 😅
I agree
Great to see another performance of the outstanding Hana Blazikova, one of my favorite sopranos.
I am here to listen to Magnificat, thanks to the recommendation of the Colombian pianist and teacher Teresa Gómez.
Vine aquí a escuchar Magnificat, gracias a la recomendación de la pianista y maestra Colombiana Teresa Gómez.
This is my first time hearing a Netherlands Bach Society performance and it is other worldly! The choir and soloists are spectacular and I especially loved the period instruments. Bravo! I am hooked on NBS now.
Sorry, I forgot to add that Maestro Van Veldhoven is brilliant!
@@sarahwheeler1594 I watch/listen to Bach performed by many ensembles; but if I was forced to choose only one (a horrible thought) it would definitely be Netherlands Bach Society.
The Esurientes implevit bonis is one of the most beautiful pieces in all music, when I heard this aria I feel my heart so full, so peaceful, it's sublime, is God in the music
Just as the title states: MAGNIFICENT! Thank you, Netherlands Bach Society, for all your wonderful work!
This is the piece that got me interested in Bach, with Karl Richter and the MBO. My choir teacher, rest his soul, played it for me as an example of 'genuine Baroque'. I proceeded over the next few days to play it over and over, to where he would leave the choir room to just get any peace, lol. I will always consider Bach the greatest.
That's the way I listen to my favorites as well...some people say _obsessively._
This last Christmas season, I found a concert performance of Magnificat by St. Peter’s Outside the Wall choir. 2023 on my Texas Tv in my kitchen!
Another blessing
A fan of NBS from lockdown, among their other terrific qualities, I appreciate their simple joy in music making
Exquisite Et Misericordia! This entire performance is truly sublime. Thank you for such an incredible line-up of soloists! I enjoyed all of the separate interviews, also.
The richness of timbres and the variety of instrumental combinations are incredible ... If there really is a god, that can only be Bach ... In Bach we trust. Thank you, AoB, for this wonderful performance, so full of freshness, color and perfection... :)
if Bach is a god. How awesome must the God be that Bach praises?!
@@OuweMickey Bach is the beloved god of music to whom all composers should pray before going to work. (Claude Debussy). It´s said that he said... :)
Every time I hear the Suscepit Israel, I feel a healing energy around my head! Anybody else has this experience? Bach's music is divine! Can't get enough!
I heard a story on the BBC some years ago, then entitled "St Matthew Passion Miracle" or something like that . It was about a man who was in a coma, and when his vital signs started to drop and it looked like he was dying his wife had an inspired moment and played him Bach's Matthew Passion in his earbuds - and he came out of the coma in 30 minutes! I believe much of his sacred music (at least) is spiritual and achieves what he dedicated it for, namely "The glory of God and the refreshment of the human soul".
Same here, your'e not alone.
@@MrJohnno76
Bach's music is immensely comforting. Following a massive head injury I sustained in a high speed collision with a semi, followed by eight days in a coma, I found it difficult to make sense of the world, of anything. For some reason, I felt an impulse to listen to Bach's music, which is strange; for I had preferred until then the Romantics to him, especially Beethoven and Mahler. I checked out from a library two cds: a recording of his most prominent organ works, and Glenn Gould's 1980 recording of the Goldberg Variations. I found the latter in particular uniquely soothing - something about the counterpoint and variations on one constant theme, became a constant need. I listened to it again and again, even several times a day. Some time later I got a hold of the Well Tempered Clavier. The effect was similar. It soothed me as nothing else could, at a time when deep depression made thoughts of suicide a constant struggle. In retrospect, it seems no exaggeration at all that, along with an incredibly faithful wife and forgiving children, Bach saved my life.
@@bwv7186 Its a moving story - I hope things are OK for you now without too much residual disability & scarring of body or mind. It's an understandable story to me too - I have always felt that the effect Bach has on my mind is - and I can find no better word - cleansing. I worked in the English Health Service, and in a difficult period for me 10yr ago I was growing resentful of the studied exploitation of the personal qualities of workers in the service by those running it.
It had been obvious to those at the coalface for a decade before this that a workforce crisis was developing - a bulge of boomer doctors and 1970s Asian migrant doctors approached retirement and would reduce supply. At the same time ALL the demand factors were going the other way: a steadily older and therefore sicker population, more novel tests & treatments, a rising UK population, rising patient expectations. But the politicians couldn't/wouldn't see and plan for it. My 10hr working day became 14 or 16hr as perfectionist traits drove me to try to keep things running smothly. The least demanding admin tasks were done at the fag-end of the day and the last of these was the mostly mindless signing of hundreds of prescriptions in a weary haze. Enraged at the theft of my evenings and at myself for my inability to forget the values my parents had given me so I could walk away from it all, I looked for something to help me avoid blowing a circuit.
And found, after trials of other pieces, Bach's Goldberg variations - Nikolayeva and Perahia performances. Like you I listened again and again, first of all setting aside the prescriptions to concentrate, and then when I knew them by heart, I worked with them in the background. It did not save my life, but DID save my equanimity. In this way, Bach allowed me to survive my last working years.
One of my favorites. So glad it was posted online
Glorious, indeed. Thanks to all of you. It's an added bonus to be able to hear all the parts, vocal and orchestral, so clearly.
This is one of the most beautiful Magnificats I know of and heard recently.
On en rêvait. Vous l'avez fait! Quand l'érudition et le talent se mettent au service de la ferveur et du génie de Bach. La répartition soli/ripieni fonctionne parfaitement. Merci pour ce cadeau.
I get chills when I hear this. I used to listen to this in my dorm at college. On vinyl discs. And sang soprano in our college choir. 1970 to 1971. Also Handel’s Messiah. Sang in church choir next to my mother Mendelssohn’s Elijah 1982. In English- took about three hours to perform.
Visited St.Thomas Kirche in Germany where both Mendelssohn and JS Bach were organists and choir masters. I stood right in front of the choir pews and two feet away from the golden toned floor plaque dedicated to Bach! All these blessings! I still have my mother’s Creation score 69 years later!
Votre musique est sensationelle - merci tellement! Vous faîtes de ce confinement un épisode tolérable!
Absolument!
Una de las mejores si no la mejor obra de Bach, simplemente hermoso, música para el corazón
J.S. BACH .......que PEDAZO de MUSICO era......un MONSTRUO de COMPOSITOR , BRUTAL GENIO !!!
Increible. La más hermosa interpretación que he oido del Magnificat. Sorprendentes voces e interpretación.
What a nice part of music. I just discovered it a few days ago, and I now listen to it every day. Bach lives for ever 🙂
Although I was taught the piano all through my childhood, my school did not even have a choir. At university I sang this piece and so much more in the UK and abroad.I have never stopped singing since although mostly at home as babies and full time career meant all that singing, all those many choirs have had to die away. Let Europe always be united - the UK, Germany, the Netherlands (and indeed the USA too) etc by our wonderful heritage of music and indeed our Christian heritage. Bach and Handel rule.
Wow, to an untrained ear like mine, that Suscepit Israel is heartbreakingly beautiful.
............for me this is the best christmas gift !!! Thanks NBS
Wonderful, I'm moved. Thank you NBS for this beautiful Magnificat: I loved this Bach's work since I was a boy. Special mention for director van Veldhoven: his joy and inspiration are contagious!
Voices, voices - the "instrument" given by the heaven. A unique interpretation to hear again and again: Thank you!
Hana Blažíková’s voice is flawless
Polished, thoughtful, powerful, and magnificent. The best version I have heard.
Agreed, David! By the way, I kindly recommend the appreciation of the work of a living classical composer dedicated mostly to sacred music. I feel myself like a sort of non-official ambassador for his music - and, effectively, also one of his few supporters. He is very, very talented. You won't be disappointed. Greetings from France! th-cam.com/users/WFerdinand
I accompanied voice students on the piano for their exams and concerts and voice lessons at our college. They used opera solos and also oratorios. I was a piano major but was still learning what the voice students were studying! Wonderful experience.
Félicitations pour cette interprétation magistrale, tout comme la Passion selon St Jean, tout autant magique. C'est un immense plaisir que d'écouter ces voix magnifiques et cette richesse des timbres instrumentaux. Des nuances parfaites, merci et bravo au chef. Bach doit être fier de vous 😇
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Have you noticed the care and conscientiousness with which the soloists and ripienists keep their eyes glued to the conductor? Music professionalism at its zenith. Then again, this is the NBS.
Sublime chef-d'oeuvre et avec des interprètes magnifiquement à la hauteur. Bravo et merci !
Gràcies per omplir de tanta bellesa les fosques hores d'aquest embogit planeta. De fer-ho amb tant de gust, rigor, seriositat. No hi ha paraules per tanta generositat d'instrumentistes, cantaires, direcció, responsables de l'escenografia, gestió, muntatge, difusió... GRÀCIES!!!!
Por favor que maravilla que es el proyecto All of Bach!!! Gracias, gracias y mil gracias por el arte para todos, este gran trabajo queda para la posteridad...
Thank you, Netherlands Bach Society for bringing Bach back to life. Yes, I listen to other genres, but Bach is and will always be my first love! I close my eyes, and I feel every note, every vocal embracing the very depths of my soul that my eyes swell with tears of utter joy.
You have all said for me what I feel about the music and the interpretation. The extra gift to me is reading all your comments, from all over the world, and hellping me know that we are all kindred spirits. Rachel Pratt
...and people such as you are a pleasure to be joined with in the world of music and indeed the world Rachel. Anything and anyone which or who brings beauty and unity to the world can only be a cause for celebration.
Blessings and peace
Terrific performance. Amazing vocal soloists. Thank you!
Bravo, Brava. I thank all of you ever so much.
12 Points from the German Jury from Hamburg ! (for younger people 12 points in the "Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne" was the maximum. The Netherlands Bach Society is simply magnificient. Best wishes from Hamburg/Germany and keep on the good work ! Et in saecula saeculorum !
I listen to all kinds of music, and love it all; but every time i come back to Netherland Bach Society, I am amazed at the precision but also joy that these talented musicians bring to Bach's extraordinarily crafted works.
I cried of emotion with the movement "Et Misericordia". By a kind of "godcidence", it happened around 3h45 of this morning. ❤
I think we were crying at the same time, my friend. lol.
@@TheBonerBoyzGotWood „Et Misericordia“: Auch ich schreie! Danke meine Freunde!
Bach is the legend of all time. Besides, it was an excellent choir with excellent soloists and orchestra, plus excellent director. Thanks for uploading.
When i was about 17 and in High School, my choral director played this for me, and I was 'hooked on Bach'. I mustv' played it over and over (reel to reel)over the next weeks for hour in his studio, to his irritation. Bach will always be the best, in my mind.
How dare he be irritated!
I saw this concert yesterday, where, and in my home town, Donostia - San Sebastian. The best Christmas present I could have ever had. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much!
Was watching something else, and when it ended, my wise computer algorithm brought this up, to my delight!
La música de Bach es una de mis preferidas y vuestra calidad de interpretación me deja sin palabras. Maravilla de maravillas
This is stunning. So well done. Am teaching kids about Mary's Magnificat and will have them listen to this recording.