I believe the Adagio is one of the most sincere expressions of sorrow I’ve heard in my life. All of that searching, longing, suffering, only to end right back where it began. It’s devastating.
I really can't stand this brand new Air BMB TV commercial. It shows these children appearing from out of nowhere. It causes me to fantasize about every single comic book artist and author screeching for his dear life. Is Craig Ferguson going to say, that's crazy, funny stuff?
They are quite far away from each other, but during Bach's time Vivaldi was a superstar composer in Europe, so Bach knew about him. In fact, he even arranged one of Vivaldi's concertos into the Concerto for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065.
An amazing concerto, one of the greatest. And perhaps the most astounding, because it creates such wonderfully rich and varied music with such limited forces
My favourite work of music, classical or otherwise. The movements balance each other well and the genius of Bach really comes through in the music. I was so shocked when I heard this for the first time.
@@vir-music I've been thinking about it. C major is joyful, triumphant, very good at making a statement, it's not that C major isn't bright. But raise the pitch up those two two tones and it changes. It sparkles, it's alive, like it's bathed in sunshine but it's not yellow. I don't have synesthaesia but to me E major is the colour green. And just in case you're wondering, no, I'm not on edibles lol 😁😁 I really associate E major with the end of Shostakovich's 10th symphony. After all that heaviness and darkness of E minor, the symphony ends in demented, circus music in E major. It's so bright and colourfully blaring. Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about lol It's all subjective and like all other art, it means whatever it means to any of us.
Marvelous, and thank you for leaving all the comments available. I can tell my fellow quartet members the Brandenburg we heard wasn't just in our imaginations. Great work, friend.
I'll never miss this one now. This makes me think about being in the old-timer Cabrillo College concert hall back then during the late 1970s. I really wished that I had goofed around less those days as well.
I know this concert by Heart btw each time I listen to the progression starting at 3:45 I cry the same tears of Euclid, Ptolemy, Archimedes, Diophantus, Pythagoras and of all who imagined the music of celestial spheres.
+Chloe B Bach had to produce so much music (both sacred and secular) in the course of his duties, and he was so prolific and inventive, one can hardly blame him for recycling and adapting earlier music from time to time. One amazing thing -- when adapting previously written music, he almost always made small improvements and changes - he didn't do it mechanically.
+hemiolaguy Yes, I have noticed small differences between this and the harpsichord one. I like when he reproduced music. It's one of the many reasons I love Bach :)
He reused lots of themes and arias......Lots of his Cantatas were used to make the Mass in Bm, specially you will notice the Agnus Dei was taken from a Cantata's aria "Entfernet euch, ihr kalten Herzen" He even recycled the "Gratias Agimus Tibi" as the "Dona Nobis Pacem" (it was Bach's favourite piece of the whole Mass, so no wonder why he repeated it) Also, some works were reinstrumented for different soloists.
The bassline in the Adagio reminds me of a very slow heartbeat, perhaps representing the literal or figurative ailing heart. The soaring solo violin above would then represent the muse, contemplating his life of the past and the death in the future. If Beethoven had the opportunity to take melodic inspiration from modern-day heart monitors with its jagged blinking lines, he too would have written such a bassline and melody - not that he hasn't done it already.
As a lover of baroque music, I should know this, but what is Continuo, and why is there no cello part, and if it's the harpsichord, why is there no left and right hand, only one line?
Hey, so I know I'm a bit late, but in case you never got an answer, here it is: The Continuo line refers to a group of instruments in the baroque era called the 'Continuo group.' This group of instruments usually included the cello, the violone (an early version of the bass) and the harpsichord, but could also include the lute and the bassoon in rare occasions. The reason the harpsichord doesn't have a right hand part is that the harpsichordist was expected to improvise or write their own part based on the numbers under the continuo part, which specify what notes are supposed to be played over the given bass note. Sorry for the long reply, but I hope this helps!
I believe the Adagio is one of the most sincere expressions of sorrow I’ve heard in my life. All of that searching, longing, suffering, only to end right back where it began. It’s devastating.
I really can't stand this brand new Air BMB TV commercial. It shows these children appearing from out of nowhere. It causes me to fantasize about every single comic book artist and author screeching for his dear life. Is Craig Ferguson going to say, that's crazy, funny stuff?
I love that you can hear Vivaldi's influence on Bach so clearly in this piece
I still can't believe they never met.
@@randikaplan5659 The best bach of vivaldi
Bach is a genius. I still can't believe he and Antoni never met.
Antonio?
@@idontcare7197 He’s talking about Antonio Vivaldi
They are quite far away from each other, but during Bach's time Vivaldi was a superstar composer in Europe, so Bach knew about him.
In fact, he even arranged one of Vivaldi's concertos into the Concerto for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065.
this youtube channel is such a great contribution/resource. thank you very much.
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Yes, without a doubt!
2:30 is one of the greatest textural/harmonic/thematic shifts of any piece I know. I love this concerto so much!
you haven't heard textural shift until you've listened to CPE Bach lol
3:43 too
@Seth Killian beautifully explained 👏
Well recorded such that the Viola counter-voice beautifully comes out at the surreal spot that is 2:41 (Middle-B section of 1st movement)
This is one of my all time favorite pieces by Bach. Thank you so much!
And mine, from a child with 78s.
An amazing concerto, one of the greatest. And perhaps the most astounding, because it creates such wonderfully rich and varied music with such limited forces
2:32-3:13 it's One of the most beautiful section of all of the Bach's music
My favourite work of music, classical or otherwise. The movements balance each other well and the genius of Bach really comes through in the music. I was so shocked when I heard this for the first time.
The way Bach transcribes his works is pure genius. Thanks!
yeah isn’t this off a harpsichord concerto?
Is there a brighter, more joyous key than E major? Fabulous, Johann Sebastian! 👍🏽👍🏽
I think C major as well
@@vir-music I've been thinking about it. C major is joyful, triumphant, very good at making a statement, it's not that C major isn't bright. But raise the pitch up those two two tones and it changes. It sparkles, it's alive, like it's bathed in sunshine but it's not yellow. I don't have synesthaesia but to me E major is the colour green. And just in case you're wondering, no, I'm not on edibles lol 😁😁 I really associate E major with the end of Shostakovich's 10th symphony. After all that heaviness and darkness of E minor, the symphony ends in demented, circus music in E major. It's so bright and colourfully blaring. Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about lol It's all subjective and like all other art, it means whatever it means to any of us.
@@lucpraslan maybe you can try to listen Bach’s harpsichord concertos in C major, it is really joyful)
Marvelous, and thank you for leaving all the comments available. I can tell my fellow quartet members the Brandenburg we heard wasn't just in our imaginations. Great work, friend.
I'll never miss this one now. This makes me think about being in the old-timer Cabrillo College concert hall back then during the late 1970s. I really wished that I had goofed around less those days as well.
You're a benefactor of humanity!
16:47 is just pure play and wit. Done to make you laugh or smile with grace :D
Thank you so much Mr Gerubach. You let us know much better the music of the Kantor, for an even better understanding.
Gracias por ofrecernos esta maravilla. Y tantas otras. Thank you!
I know this concert by Heart btw each time I listen to the progression starting at 3:45 I cry the same tears of Euclid, Ptolemy, Archimedes, Diophantus, Pythagoras and of all who imagined the music of celestial spheres.
Thanks for your work making this video
Lovely Concerto. Good phrasing and clarity on counterpoint and there is instrumental palette as well.
Thanks for uploading!
Wonderful!
I am lmmersed in a dazzling sea of various classical music and washed by waves of Bach‘s music
Grazie infinite, Geru ;)
Thank you for the wonderful work you do on this channel!
Is there a reason why your last two uploads are not available outside the U.S.?
so easy, but very difficult to practice
it seems to be from another world 👏🌌❤
Wait a minute... This sounds exactly like his BWV 1054 Harpsichord concerto in D Major!! :D Bach sure loves to recycle his themes!
+Chloe B Bach had to produce so much music (both sacred and secular) in the course of his duties, and he was so prolific and inventive, one can hardly blame him for recycling and adapting earlier music from time to time. One amazing thing -- when adapting previously written music, he almost always made small improvements and changes - he didn't do it mechanically.
+hemiolaguy Yes, I have noticed small differences between this and the harpsichord one. I like when he reproduced music. It's one of the many reasons I love Bach :)
+hemiolaguy Oh, compare Brandenburg #3 and BWV 174. BWV 174 is newer, and has the trumpet.
He reused lots of themes and arias......Lots of his Cantatas were used to make the Mass in Bm, specially you will notice the Agnus Dei was taken from a Cantata's aria "Entfernet euch, ihr kalten Herzen"
He even recycled the "Gratias Agimus Tibi" as the "Dona Nobis Pacem" (it was Bach's favourite piece of the whole Mass, so no wonder why he repeated it)
Also, some works were reinstrumented for different soloists.
Actuallly, BWV 1054 is based upon this concerto.
Very good. Greetings Geru!
14:33 Oh fireworks. How wonderful.
Yay I luv this one
i like this song!
Tem um toque de Handel nesse concerto 😃
I wonder what this piece is supposed to mean beyond just sounding happy or somber.
The bassline in the Adagio reminds me of a very slow heartbeat, perhaps representing the literal or figurative ailing heart. The soaring solo violin above would then represent the muse, contemplating his life of the past and the death in the future. If Beethoven had the opportunity to take melodic inspiration from modern-day heart monitors with its jagged blinking lines, he too would have written such a bassline and melody - not that he hasn't done it already.
@@theletterwynn so true
Whatever it means, it has meant it in enormous quantities ever since I was a child listening to 78s.
Playing this rn
Genial!
Alex Santos Vous êtes français?
Or what
I love this concept! Surely the continuo in this piece is a cello?
Cello and harpsichord.
tooo damn difficult but very beautiful too
good point bro
Nice vid
Hey! :) When are you uploading BWV 29 Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir?
Great shit
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I don't see any bow marks, am I just not looking closely enough?
Any viola pieces by him? xD
+Chloe B Brandenburg No. 6
+vucabrera Indeed. That piece is lovely.
He wrote 3 sonatas for the viola da gamba, u could also play it in a regular viola
yea, i think Brandenburg no.6 and viola da gamba sonatas are the best examples of Viola pieces by Bach
3:46 my fav
I love Bach when he goes marching on the fifths circle. It Is pure math put in music
As a lover of baroque music, I should know this, but what is Continuo, and why is there no cello part, and if it's the harpsichord, why is there no left and right hand, only one line?
Hey, so I know I'm a bit late, but in case you never got an answer, here it is: The Continuo line refers to a group of instruments in the baroque era called the 'Continuo group.' This group of instruments usually included the cello, the violone (an early version of the bass) and the harpsichord, but could also include the lute and the bassoon in rare occasions. The reason the harpsichord doesn't have a right hand part is that the harpsichordist was expected to improvise or write their own part based on the numbers under the continuo part, which specify what notes are supposed to be played over the given bass note.
Sorry for the long reply, but I hope this helps!
0:19 starts here
Why do so many of the videos on this channel appear as: video not available?
Perhaps because they are old recordings - done long before videoing concerts was common
Could you use Hilary hahn's recording?
Zamknij ryj
Hilary Hahn plays Bach not baroque. Too much vibrato and modern bow
13:37
What is the Continuo on the staff
+Khelia Deratus Harpsichord. I personally would of played it on an organ, Its really any instrument capable of cording.
4:20
7:55
is it ViolinPro or something?
That viola sounds like a horn.
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This would sound good in F major
*identical
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Do my ears hear Vivaldi?
heck yeah haha, they didn't lie when said Bach was a Vivaldi's fan!
@@migblamquartz67 Indeed ^^
Try : speed 1.25
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thank you, gerubach but i hate your horror- music
Horror what now?