I've been obsessed with this piece for years and years. I'm going to learn classical guitar for perhaps no other reason than to play this. This is the best performance of this piece I have ever heard. Well done.
Years ago, before the internet, I used to go to the public library and photocopy sheet music. I was trying to teach myself classical guitar and back then there were few resources to do this.One of the pieces was this one, Bach 1001. I am not trained to sight read, so I plodded through it slowly. Eventually, I got to the point where I could play it somewhat. I had a blast with this and other pieces. But... I had never heard it! It seems strange now, but back then it would have been a bit of work to go to the record store, shop, and buy. Then, I was watching a movie called "Next Stop, Greenwich Village". In one of the scenes I heard something strangely familiar about the background music. I finally figured out it was the Bach fugue! It sounded NOTHING like my rendition. I barely recognized it in fact. Fast forward to now and it thrills me to hear it played so well.
@@joolz-hearall1p126 Bach made own versions for violin and organ(maybe lute too, im not sure, bwv 1000). This BWV is Part of bachs first violin sonata, BWV 1001 and there is no prelude, since sonata-form rarely contains one. But organ version, BWV 539 actually is in prelude-fugue form, so check out D-minor prelude for this fugue!
@@joolz-hearall1p126 Bach made own versions for violin and organ(maybe lute too, im not sure, bwv 1000). This BWV is Part of bachs first violin sonata, BWV 1001 and there is no prelude, since sonata-form rarely contains one. But organ version, BWV 539 actually is in prelude-fugue form, so check out D-minor prelude for this fugue!
Gracias por las amables palabras! Son para el guitarrista para escuchar el sonido del instrumento. Es como si estuvieras sentado en frente de la guitarra cuando usted juega.
I'm sure that if Bach was alive and heard this performance he would be very happy. I love your playing and the tone of your guitar is quite exceptional.
Es increíble que alguien que toca de ésta manera tenga menos de 500 visitas en su video.Simon, creo que usted toca de manera increíble y le felicito por su trabajo.
The guitarist is a super giant artist with excellent technic and and nuance....Million bravo. Plus, i liked the guitar sound either. Thanks for uploading.
I am currently struggling with the BWV 997 Fugue, but if I ever do another Bach Fugue, I hope is this one and in that case I will most likely use your interpretation as a guide, since I really loved it! You and Heather have the best versions in youtube at least for my taste ♥
Very neat, sublime play but your guitar is gorgeous too. It's sure loud, expressive but at the same time has a well balanced singing tenor tone with a good sustain and has an exceptionally brilliant sound for a (seemingly) cedar top. Normally I'm not a fan of lattice guitars because of their loud but colorless, nasal sound, but yours seemed to be an exception, I noted your luthier.
Superbe interprétation! Beauté du son et musicalité sans faille! Merci beaucoup! Et toujours la même question quel est le luthier de cette guitare et le diapason? 65? 64? 63?
i really like the performance. but there is something i dont understand. its at 2:50 . the finger technique looks really elegant there but i dont know how he does it. if you listen to the part around 2:50 (quite difficult to play for me) and look at his left hand there is something strange. if you stop the video at 2:50 you can definitly hear him playing a '#c' but i cant see where he plays it on the guitar... at this point you just have the opportunity to play the '#c' at the e-string 9th fret or maaaybe b-string 14th fret (very unlikely). but i cant see his fingers there because they are nearly all at the 12th fret. Am i wrong????? i need some Answers
No hay duda, eres un gran músico y un gran guitarrista. Te felicito. Una curiosidad: los agujeros de la guitarra, es la primera vez que los veo y no sé cuál es la razón. Gracias.
You should listen to Arthur Grumiaux interpretation of this piece. ^^ Or David Olstrak (I don't remembre if he did a record of this Sonata, A. Grumiaux did all the sonatas and partitas). When I play this piece or any sonata or partita for solo violin I usualy listen to Grumiaux's recording to see how he did. But with both my parents playing the violin professionaly I'm getting use to ear that kind of interpretation. ^^ Lana Trotovsek did a really good job, but it's a bit too romantic for me, but it's personal taste. I know that some people do prefer some more romantic interpretation. You can also check Josef Suk interpretation of BWV 1001.
If you've got the time and I understand your time is valuable, could you please tell me the name of the guitar you are using. One of your colleagues seems to use one of the same brand and I'm interested in who makes them and where they come from? Many thanks in advance. Mark from Australia. Btw I believe we shared time at Sydney Conservatorium studying under Gregory Pickler, though that was many years ago. I have fond memories of those days. Also you played this fugue very well indeed. You've come a long way. Well done.
@@SimonPowis I was there, at the con, in the early 1990s. I've heard great things about Paul Sheridan guitars and, under your fingers, yours sounds great even via TH-cam. I'm still using an old (1971 old) Jose Ramirez which still sounds lovely. I'll keep expecting great things from your channel which continues to excite. All the best, Mark Thaux.
Hi there, I need some help. I am a jazz guitar player, without classical background and I am working on this piece. Should I always alter the right hand fingers, without playing more continous notes with the same finger? What are the general rules of right hand you are following? Everyone feel free to comment. Thanks, beautiful playing.
On one hand, the rule of thumb is to alternate as much as possible. The players with the greatest facility are the ones who can consistently alternate right hand fingers, even in awkward string crossings. Just like alternate flat picking. Similarly, arpeggios are played with one right hand finger dedicated to each note of the chord, with alterations worked out for more complex figures. On the other hand, many of us toss all that out the window and do what we can with what we've got. :-) As long as you get the notes right, only the hardcore snobs will care if you're "doing it wrong."
Filip Dinev Alternate fingers as long as it makes playing easier for you. (This'll help your right hand n stay more relaxed.) Generally you would only repeat one finger if you're trying to keep a more consistent tone, or if alternating is harder than not alternating.
This is over-dubbed? (The guitar version of "lip-syncing".) How does that low string ring so long with your thumb on it? 0:32 . It sounds very nice, by the way, and I love your style.
Oh, that was just at the beginning! It looks like there are lots of camera cuts that cut to different takes (like the cut just after 5:18). As I said, it sounds great!
I'm almost positive that it is arraanged by Ansgar Krause the transcription is for both Prelude BWV 999 and this as well, it also includes the bars for both the lute and violin versions. Breitkopf & Hartel Edition Breitkopf 8235
I've been obsessed with this piece for years and years. I'm going to learn classical guitar for perhaps no other reason than to play this. This is the best performance of this piece I have ever heard. Well done.
Years ago, before the internet, I used to go to the public library and photocopy sheet music. I was trying to teach myself classical guitar and back then there were few resources to do this.One of the pieces was this one, Bach 1001. I am not trained to sight read, so I plodded through it slowly. Eventually, I got to the point where I could play it somewhat. I had a blast with this and other pieces. But... I had never heard it! It seems strange now, but back then it would have been a bit of work to go to the record store, shop, and buy. Then, I was watching a movie called "Next Stop, Greenwich Village". In one of the scenes I heard something strangely familiar about the background music. I finally figured out it was the Bach fugue! It sounded NOTHING like my rendition. I barely recognized it in fact. Fast forward to now and it thrills me to hear it played so well.
Does anyone know what instrument this piece was originally written for?
As it's a fugue, is there a prelude?
@@joolz-hearall1p126 Bach made own versions for violin and organ(maybe lute too, im not sure, bwv 1000). This BWV is Part of bachs first violin sonata, BWV 1001 and there is no prelude, since sonata-form rarely contains one. But organ version, BWV 539 actually is in prelude-fugue form, so check out D-minor prelude for this fugue!
@@joolz-hearall1p126 Bach made own versions for violin and organ(maybe lute too, im not sure, bwv 1000). This BWV is Part of bachs first violin sonata, BWV 1001 and there is no prelude, since sonata-form rarely contains one. But organ version, BWV 539 actually is in prelude-fugue form, so check out D-minor prelude for this fugue!
This is my very favorite performance of this piece on guitar. Your tone, tempo and approach just stunning.
Gracias por las amables palabras! Son para el guitarrista para escuchar el sonido del instrumento. Es como si estuvieras sentado en frente de la guitarra cuando usted juega.
Eine solche in jeder Beziehung überragende Interpretation dieser Fuge habe ich noch nie gehört. Ich empfinde sie geradezu als perfekt. Danke!
Still amazing. I still come back to it.
Thanks, Justin!
Beatifully played. Very clear melodic figures and a marvelous sonority.
I'm sure that if Bach was alive and heard this performance he would be very happy. I love your playing and the tone of your guitar is quite exceptional.
+Michajeru Agreed.
Amazing performance. So clean yet also full of feelings.
I am continually impressed by Simon's skill. This is the way a guitar should sound.
I really like his interpretation of Bach's fugue. I heard this song several times, but it sounds very new to me.
So beautiful! Expressive and so faithful to the baroque style, well done!
Es increíble que alguien que toca de ésta manera tenga menos de 500 visitas en su video.Simon, creo que usted toca de manera increíble y le felicito por su trabajo.
This is played so beautifully
Great music. From all composers I like playing Bach the most. His music is always interesting to listen. Thanks for great performance 🙂.
Wow.... (wow) wonderful playing. Very nice transcription too. Thank you for posting Simon.
What a great performance!
端正で素晴らしいえんそうですね。定年後の趣味としてギターを習っておりますが次回の
クラス発表会でこの曲を演奏すべく今練習中です。
Fantastic, expressive performance. I will do this someday. Goals!
Bravo! So inspirational. Thank you.
Beautifully played.
Hi Simon. Just stumbled on this wonderful piece of playing. Great to meetyou this summer. A la prossima! Myles
This is simply excellent.
One of the best I've heard.
I came here after watching your lesson on voices and its made a lot of sense now.
La mejor interpretación de ésta pieza que he escuchado.Bravo¡
The guitarist is a super giant artist with excellent technic and and nuance....Million bravo. Plus, i liked the guitar sound either. Thanks for uploading.
He makes this look easy to play
El gran Bach monumento musical, las gracias al guitarrista ,magnifica ejecucion.
Thank you Simon for your newsletter on memorization.
Muy bien interpretado, con mucha claridad. Felicitaciones.
Very deep interpretation! Usually this fuga is performed too fast...this tempo is quite perfect to enjoy the whole musical architecture!
Great performance!
I am currently struggling with the BWV 997 Fugue, but if I ever do another Bach Fugue, I hope is this one and in that case I will most likely use your interpretation as a guide, since I really loved it! You and Heather have the best versions in youtube at least for my taste ♥
Un son extraordinaire et une interprétation superbe !
Bellissima esecuzione, molto bravo, complimenti!
I love this edition of the fugue as opposed to the lute version. And of course the execution is flawless.
Extraordinary, great guitarist! Tricky solutions in the fingersettings..
Very neat, sublime play but your guitar is gorgeous too. It's sure loud, expressive but at the same time has a well balanced singing tenor tone with a good sustain and has an exceptionally brilliant sound for a (seemingly) cedar top. Normally I'm not a fan of lattice guitars because of their loud but colorless, nasal sound, but yours seemed to be an exception, I noted your luthier.
Beyond beautiful much love
Best version I have ever heard!
Incredible! Bravo!
Amazing interpretation !
Superbe! Du Bach joué avec musicalité :-) merci!
wonderful play !
Yes that was a very professional and beautifully performed.
Beautiful sound
Mejor que perfecta interpretación de esta increíble obra de Bach
Great job Simon. Who's arrangement is this? I have Karl Scheit's but it's different in parts.
Superbe interprétation! Beauté du son et musicalité sans faille! Merci beaucoup!
Et toujours la même question quel est le luthier de cette guitare et le diapason? 65? 64? 63?
What clarity! I love your interpretation, great phrasing too! Who's transcription is this?
That's a WOW !!! i love these Lute sonatas .... i wish that someone help me learn guitar that way
Wonderful.
do you have a sheet music for this?
great. really well played
So good dude. Perfect. Thank you
i really like the performance. but there is something i dont understand. its at 2:50 . the finger technique looks really elegant there but i dont know how he does it. if you listen to the part around 2:50 (quite difficult to play for me) and look at his left hand there is something strange. if you stop the video at 2:50 you can definitly hear him playing a '#c' but i cant see where he plays it on the guitar... at this point you just have the opportunity to play the '#c' at the e-string 9th fret or maaaybe b-string 14th fret (very unlikely). but i cant see his fingers there because they are nearly all at the 12th fret. Am i wrong?????
i need some Answers
The best performance I have seen ever.
Yes. I agree. Better than Bream.
Merveilleux guitariste
Yo la estoy viendo en la versión de Jerry Willard es hermosa esta óbra y difícil pero vale la pena felicidades gran ejecución
Added the right drama and flare that seems to be missing in many of the performances of this piece.
Beautiful !!!!!
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Sweet charming tone. What guitar do you use?
great interpretation and musicality
What transcription are you using for Bach?
Thanks
L'arrangement est il disponible ? Merci
Lovely interpretation. Inspired!
Amazing performance
Bellisimo! abrazo Simon!
No hay duda, eres un gran músico y un gran guitarrista. Te felicito. Una curiosidad: los agujeros de la guitarra, es la primera vez que los veo y no sé cuál es la razón. Gracias.
Awesome! Can you share the notes? Please)
Браво!
Gracias :)
Disculpa de quién es la transcripción que tocas
So freaking beautiful.
Killing it man, killing it!! 👍
You are one of the two best performer for BWV 1001 Fugue!
The other one is Lana Trotovsek - J.S.BACH: Fugue from Violin Sonata in G minor
You should listen to Arthur Grumiaux interpretation of this piece. ^^ Or David Olstrak (I don't remembre if he did a record of this Sonata, A. Grumiaux did all the sonatas and partitas). When I play this piece or any sonata or partita for solo violin I usualy listen to Grumiaux's recording to see how he did. But with both my parents playing the violin professionaly I'm getting use to ear that kind of interpretation. ^^ Lana Trotovsek did a really good job, but it's a bit too romantic for me, but it's personal taste. I know that some people do prefer some more romantic interpretation.
You can also check Josef Suk interpretation of BWV 1001.
Maybe try Hilary Hahn?
Then and now, best shredding in New York City.
If you've got the time and I understand your time is valuable, could you please tell me the name of the guitar you are using. One of your colleagues seems to use one of the same brand and I'm interested in who makes them and where they come from? Many thanks in advance. Mark from Australia. Btw I believe we shared time at Sydney Conservatorium studying under Gregory Pickler, though that was many years ago. I have fond memories of those days. Also you played this fugue very well indeed. You've come a long way. Well done.
Hi there, Mark. The guitar is a Paul Sheridan. Great instruments! When were you at the con?
@@SimonPowis I was there, at the con, in the early 1990s. I've heard great things about Paul Sheridan guitars and, under your fingers, yours sounds great even via TH-cam.
I'm still using an old (1971 old) Jose Ramirez which still sounds lovely.
I'll keep expecting great things from your channel which continues to excite.
All the best, Mark Thaux.
Beautiful.
Buenísima técnica, felicidades.
Anyone know who's transcription Simon is using?
J`admire l`execution si propre, d`une purete extreme...
So so exquisite.
i want this to be the last thing i hear before i die.
I was trying to use TH-cam to procrastinate, now after watching this I'm going to have to go practise now 😂😂
Well played
muy bueno..felicitaciones.
Bravo!
Безупречно! ОЧень красиво, и с чувством!
Hi there, I need some help. I am a jazz guitar player, without classical background and I am working on this piece. Should I always alter the right hand fingers, without playing more continous notes with the same finger? What are the general rules of right hand you are following? Everyone feel free to comment.
Thanks, beautiful playing.
On one hand, the rule of thumb is to alternate as much as possible. The players with the greatest facility are the ones who can consistently alternate right hand fingers, even in awkward string crossings. Just like alternate flat picking. Similarly, arpeggios are played with one right hand finger dedicated to each note of the chord, with alterations worked out for more complex figures. On the other hand, many of us toss all that out the window and do what we can with what we've got. :-) As long as you get the notes right, only the hardcore snobs will care if you're "doing it wrong."
Filip Dinev Alternate fingers as long as it makes playing easier for you. (This'll help your right hand n
stay more relaxed.) Generally you would only repeat one finger if you're trying to keep a more consistent tone, or if alternating is harder than not alternating.
Excellent!
I thought BWV 1000 is for lute and BWV 1001 for violin, but the fugue is the same?
Nice piece
Very nice, congratulations!
beautiful
Amazing
This is over-dubbed? (The guitar version of "lip-syncing".) How does that low string ring so long with your thumb on it? 0:32 . It sounds very nice, by the way, and I love your style.
Oh, that was just at the beginning! It looks like there are lots of camera cuts that cut to different takes (like the cut just after 5:18). As I said, it sounds great!
Best performence
Wow.. what a perform sir..
Bravo!!!!!
what arrangement is this?? im in love with it
I'm almost positive that it is arraanged by Ansgar Krause the transcription is for both Prelude BWV 999 and this as well, it also includes the bars for both the lute and violin versions.
Breitkopf & Hartel
Edition Breitkopf 8235
Espléndido!