This woman is a Bach machine. I feel fortunate to be alive at a time when I can see and hear an artist of this caliber on a portable phone. What a life.
For twenty plus minutes, she played with feeling and without a mistake some of the most intricate baroque music J. S. Bach ever wrote. She is the definition of an artist. Wow!
Sometimes it is almost more powerful to clap and express joy to something, alone. This solitude is amplified by the invisibility of the recipient. Some quantum magic. And yes, very wonderful playing !
So, she hit about 3,500 notes in the first 4.5 minutes. Then there's another 15 min to go. I could never remember a string of thousands of notes like that. These people must have astounding memory ability for one and amazing patience for another.
@@lewisforsythe1403 Months sounds more like it. I guess she'd really need to like a piece before trying to learn it. It's just too many notes and I think it's like those people who climb Mt. Everest. There's no real benefit except to yourself as a big accomplishment. Unless you were a genius with photographic memory and then I suppose it wouldn't be such a task. I would never be able to learn that. Would take more technique than I have and much more memory power.
I’ve learned a few (much-simpler) Bach pieces and for me it isn’t a matter of remembering all the notes, but learning the song and remembering the melody in my head… after I’ve gone through the many many hours of learning the finger positions, when I play them now I just hear the song in my head and my fingers know where to go. It’s kind of like a maze, or walking through your home in the dark… instead of memorizing the number of steps, you memorize the layout of your floorplan
@@philippriestman8516 maybe rephrase that. :) hehe I know what you mean. Someone invented an arbitrary "10,000 hrs" idea and it's propagated like most truisms people want to believe. Has this been scientifically tested and found true across the board? I doubt it but okay. LOTS of practice.
I have seen several video by this Lutist. I have a deep and abiding appreciation, being a guitarist myself, for the intense focus and extended practice times necessary to play Bach at this level on this particular instrument. Without exception, she has performed at a world-class level, and her execution and tonality are spot-on, AND consistent through the pieces. I'd like to take this opportunity, Evangelina Mascardi, to thank you personally FOR all of that work AND for this WORK OF ART. I will continue to follow you and playlist your performances without ceasing. Have a wonderful Christmas!
I closed my eyes and was carried far and away into another world filled with love, restfulness and peace. If only I was able to bottle the light of this music that illuminated my soul.
What an absolutely stunning mastery of such a difficult instrument, and with musical depth and clarity. I imagine the Meister Herrn J.S. Bach would smile in approval. Thank you for sharing this.
@@timmullens9479 In the Book of Games from 1283 there is a picture of a lute being played by a woman. Most pictures of lutes show them being play by women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Yup! This certainly takes the edge off the residual damages of COVID Era when so many of us lost work and peace of mind! I listen to this so much, along with the videos of the Netherlands Bach Society.
It's an unlikely thing, while barreling along at the tail end of 2021, to be dragged out of CGI hyperspace by a musician playing Bach on a lute. And yet here we are. Bravo, Ms Mascardi. This was captivating.
among the old masters i would rank him equal with mozart and beethoven. bach was so far ahead of his time, he basically created modern music. mozart and beethoven could only stand on his shoulders to achieve their greatness.
I always liked Bach even as a child. He was born on March 21 and I was born on March 22, that's important when you're child. As I aged Bach was always with me; I waivered, appreciating other great composers. Now that I'm 70 years old, still no other composer speaks to me as profoundly as Bach.Bach as my first musical infatuation and maybe he'll be my last.
I'm delighted that although this piece has been up less than ten days, it already has 110,000 views. I wish everybody in the world could hear Bach played on the lute by such a talented musician.
Happy to know as well that people listened to this piece and this fabulous playing, with such sensitivity making Bach different voices engaged in a beautiful dialogue or “ tribologue .” Beautiful!
If the end of the world came and an alien civilization found our planet thousands of years after we were all gone, I would be happy if this were one of the last salvageable artifacts of humanity. I would be proud for our species to be remembered by this.
300 years ago the aliens were supposed to destroy the hairless primates and take our minerals. But they found this and found GOD in the process. The boss on the home planet asked whats the delay? They answered: the antimatter pods have overflowed and the ion on energy valves have fused. Spent the next 300 years trying to learn how to play. Gave up and joined our side.
Makes the world a better place that such music and such musicians exist. We are privileged to have free access to such virtuosity. From the Madrigals to Metal we live in a time of abundance and yet so many are lost to it. One can but hope they find their way home.
@@evangelinamascardiofficial4766 - It's true though - I have never heard these Bach pieces suffused with such joy. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us.
Bach was really ahead of his time: he composed a music for a lute player who would have been born 300 years later. Or at least that's the impression that gives watching this video.
Thank you Evangelina, thank you Johan Sebastian for gifting us with this extraordinary massage of the soul. Moments like this make me believe that music might end up saving humanity.
Not only is the playing magnificent, the lute is extremely well made. It has the punch and clarity of a classical guitar but with the wispiness of a lute, plus those wonderful bass notes.
I was privildged to visit a maker of that big double bass baroque thing in a little soiree. The punch and volume in a recording like this in situ is down to quantum improvement in low noise mics and amps plus zero noise media.
@@joszebNot really an improvement, just vastly more economical and practical. They used to say it costs ad much to keep a lute in Paris as a horse. Look at it this way, the parlour guitar was to the archlute what a ukulele is to unmanageable electric guitar rig with giant amp and pedal board. The real direct improvement over the lute was the pianoforte, as much as the harpischord, combining the full polyphony of the harpischord with the expressive dynamics of the lute. For additional context the concert classical guitar developed long after the lute had fallen into disuse- filling a more similar niche to the lute than the parlour guitar.
Until you have even attempted Bach on any instrument, you will never appreciate or even understand the training, discipline, and dedication to perfection that demonstrated here. In today’s society, most think perfection only comes from the God given talent. It is however only derived from total steel obsession and the devil’s drive. Bravo ! Encore please !
Difficult to imagine it could ever have sounded this great in Bach's day. The instrument is fantastic and the player; the best lutenist I have ever heard for this material.
Oh, he sounded great and was well known, first as a chorister with a beautiful voice, then as a virtuoso violinist at a court called the "Little Versailles" because it was immersed in French culture and language, then as a great organist and a master composer who integrated French and Italian with German musical traditions. Many in who live in Leipzig or visited, and well as his children, learned under his direction and from his example as an organist the nuances of his performance practices. Now we have learned scholars, gifted artists, and our own responses.
I played this partita on violin in college, many years ago. Absolutely enchanting this woman is. Her other works are so good. This work in particular brought back so many memories I cried. It hurts my soul that classical artists get so little recognition, and drug dealers drive 600k$ cars. It just ain't right.
Absolutely breathtaking rendition! Evangelina Mascardi's total mastery of her difficult instrument is evident in the subtle and harmonious embellishments she adds to the suite. Bravo!
One of the best if not the best I’ve ever heard on this instrument. Absolutely masterful! There is a fluidity to Evangelina’s playing that I’ve rarely heard elsewhere. A most pleasant combination of soulful expression and technical mastery.
Beautifully mesmerizing...the sheer artistry in interpreting Bach like this is otherworldly. Her level of relaxed focus and feeling, combined with very high skill is a privilege to see and hear..!
I have no idea why I always assumed the lute was a basic precursor to the guitar with only four strings. This instrument is anything but basic or with four strings. As a guitarist, I should hang my head in shame. This instrument is quite impressive and the playing is quite extraordinary.
Lutes include Sitars, Sarod, Ouds, Veenas, etc etc some of which have quite a lot of strings... Check out the video of David Lindley playing Deep Elem Blues on an Oud it's pretty interesting... I always wanted to play Sarod but I thought I'd start with Guitar and now Sarods are very expensive *sigh*
The medieval lute began with four double courses. Renaissance guitars also had four courses. The two instruments aren't really related; lutes fell out of fashion and, over many years, guitars gradually expanded and gained extra strings and essentially took up the space the lute used to fill.
Sono sopraffatto da questa tenerezza. Questa donna è trascesa dalla sua musica e mi ha fatto viaggiare.... è il tipo di melodia che può guarire l'anima e il cuore in una frazione di secondo❤🩹❤🔥 Gracie mile Senorina
I've never heard a piece like this from Bach before, it sounds more folk like than the pure Baroque approach we tend to hear - what an absolutely astounding artist he was. The playing and the sound of the instrument are also wonderful.
This suite was originally the 3rd partita for solo violin; Bach wrote 3 sonatas and partitas for violin, and they've been arranged for other instruments many times. It's believed Bach himself made the lute transcription.
@@timbruer7318 Ha, now that's a hoot...never seen one of these. Not exactly a grand piano. Bach had a keyboard built called the Lautenwerck; sounds just like a lute. He had 2 of them in his estate after his death, as well as a regular lute. He obviously loved that sound. He rewrote the 5th cello suite for lute; the manuscript is in a museum in Tokyo. Thnx for this.
Did I count right that there are 26 strings? How can something so big and complex sound so delicate? This was simply beautiful. At the age of 61 I’m suddenly a lute fan and I’m suing Hollywood for all those portrayals of Will Scarlett with something smaller and simpler.
She plays a 13 courses baroque lute. There are 11 pairs of strings (it's called "courses") and 2 simple strings, the first and second. In total, there are 24 strings, but we play it like 13. Evangelina Mascardi is undoubtedly a master of the lute. Her interpretation of this suite is incredible.
As Ms. Mascardi began this wonder Bach Suite, tears immediately came my eyes -- just hearing the great master composer Bach being played by a master lutist on such a beautifully-made lute is overwhelming. My thanks to Bach, Mascardi, and to whoever made the lute.
I used to think the same until I began playing classical guitar. Now, after many years, I know myself that memorizing a piece is not that difficult. Just by practicing the piece, you automatically begin memorizing it without even trying. To the layman it appears to be some great mental achievement, but for a dedicated musician, it isn't all that difficult. In fact, it's easier to memorize a piece than to play by looking at the score.
I never sat down and watched a lutist before. What an otherworldly sound in such expert hands. I was transported to a quieter, more spiritual realm. Thanks Evangelina and Johann!
It's exciting in SO many ways to hear this music played on the true "king of instruments," the instrument it was written for. There is well over 400 years of history here... alive! Thank you, Evangelina Mascardi!
I struggle with 6 strings, forget about 12, 36 is out of the question. I need to live another life and a half to even be able to play this. Awe-filled respect to this wonderful lady for mastering a near impossible instrument. Wish her a long career with this. 🌹
Hi, the fact that you appreciate this wonderful lutist, and such a fine instrument playing Bach is a good sign that you have a keen sensitivity and a musical soul . I hope you patiently enjoy and experiment with your six -string. Mine is a classical guitar, gut strings. Gives me lasting pleasure. ( and no, i haven't tried classical !). 👍🧡🌿💜🌱 i just stumbled upon this. 💥
I play Oud and Violin. My Violin teacher was a Juilliard School of music Graduate. This woman here is playing so beautifully it really reaches out to me! - Peter age 73
This is beyond... I just can't say what I feel. 'surreal'? which is the word overused improperly but that's what I sense from this video. She and her lute, and bach, the place, the sound. All take me to different world and time.
So, Beautiful. If only I could have a craftsman build one for me.... See, I started building guitars at the age out of 15 , in ''83. But, my family took away my shop ... after, I took care of my parents , you see. No pity story. Just wishes... and, beautiful dreams. This song is in my ears .... Beautiful wishes , to her , too. May , her skies always be blue...
It's like she has a complete ensemble at her disposal there in her lap. So many wonderful variations in tone and texture she caresses us with. I know this piece quite well but I'm constantly listening out for what comes next with La Maestra Mascardi. I must admit I used to think of the lute just as an instrument of historical interest. She has really opened my ears and is as fascinating to watch as she is to listen to. She definitely deserves to be a lot better known than she is. I can't think of many performers who play Bach with such depth and sensitivity. Bravissississimo!
I am just floored by her skill and the beautiful sound of that lute. 26 strings...nylon frets...a formidable instrument to master and play cleanly. Amazing.
Just to be persnickety :-) - that's actually 24 string (two first courses are single), and the frets are likely to be gut, not nylon; I doubt nylon would be easy to tie on at neatly as that. Frets on a lute are easily replaceable, simply being tied on as a loop of string.
une version splendide … merci à Evangelina Mascardi pour l’élan qu’elle donne à la musique, pour cette agogique raffinée, la subtilité de l’articulation et des ornements, et pour avoir rendu sur un mode si proche, si sensible et si évident la proximité de JSB et des luthistes de son temps
@@ricardodiaz6310 to be fair "bravo" is taken from italian and it means "this male was very good", Italian grammar has male and female for almost every adjective so "bravA/bravissimA" is the grammatic correct form. "Bravo" in theatres is used both for just one or more actors/singers. But when it's just one female the form "brava" is more correct. But it's true that outside Italy only the male form is used and known.
Lol it's just a lute with some extra courses (strings) I believe. My music taste is very American by default, I didn't really know what a lute was until a couple months ago but I am loving it. The Turkish oud is also cool, it reminds me of the mix between this and a mandolin
Unglaubliches musikalisches Talent - der Klang, den Frau Mascardi diesem wundervollen Instruments entlockt, ist einfach himmlisch, danke für den musikalisch-optischen Genuss !
This woman is a Bach machine. I feel fortunate to be alive at a time when I can see and hear an artist of this caliber on a portable phone. What a life.
Великолепное исполнение.
Well said friend
I just made exactly this comment to my partner as we sit and listen, projected onto our TV in Wellington, NZ. It is extraordinary.
Божий человек с душой и талантом от БОГА ибольшими трудами
The power of the internet! Very grateful.
For twenty plus minutes, she played with feeling and without a mistake some of the most intricate baroque music J. S. Bach ever wrote. She is the definition of an artist. Wow!
This is a portal to connect with God. Thank you for this today and always.
😊😊😊
I had the honor of hearing Joseph Iadone several decades ago. This lute player is right up there with him. 👏👏👏👏👏
As a matter of interest, how did you determine she didn't make a single mistake?
@@rummy9999 🌽🌽🌽🦻🦻🦻
They still make lutes? Wow! That’s the biggest neck we’ve seen. Bach would be so happy to hear this
I clapped between each piece. I don’t care if I’m alone, the universe felt it.
This is an amazing talent she has 👍
💕💕🙏
and she reply to her fans
We're all connected my friend !! 😃💓
Sometimes it is almost more powerful to clap and express joy to something, alone. This solitude is amplified by the invisibility of the recipient. Some quantum magic. And yes, very wonderful playing !
Stunning!!!!!!!
In a world filled with noise and chaos, the contemplativity of Bach's music is soothing ointment for the soul.
So, she hit about 3,500 notes in the first 4.5 minutes. Then there's another 15 min to go. I could never remember a string of thousands of notes like that. These people must have astounding memory ability for one and amazing patience for another.
That takes days to learn...perhaps even months!
@@lewisforsythe1403 Months sounds more like it. I guess she'd really need to like a piece before trying to learn it. It's just too many notes and I think it's like those people who climb Mt. Everest. There's no real benefit except to yourself as a big accomplishment. Unless you were a genius with photographic memory and then I suppose it wouldn't be such a task. I would never be able to learn that. Would take more technique than I have and much more memory power.
I’ve learned a few (much-simpler) Bach pieces and for me it isn’t a matter of remembering all the notes, but learning the song and remembering the melody in my head… after I’ve gone through the many many hours of learning the finger positions, when I play them now I just hear the song in my head and my fingers know where to go. It’s kind of like a maze, or walking through your home in the dark… instead of memorizing the number of steps, you memorize the layout of your floorplan
They have licked the ten thousand hours times ten!
@@philippriestman8516 maybe rephrase that. :) hehe I know what you mean. Someone invented an arbitrary "10,000 hrs" idea and it's propagated like most truisms people want to believe. Has this been scientifically tested and found true across the board? I doubt it but okay. LOTS of practice.
That feeling you get when you know you will never hear this piece again for the first time. Fire…
I have seen several video by this Lutist. I have a deep and abiding appreciation, being a guitarist myself, for the intense focus and extended practice times necessary to play Bach at this level on this particular instrument. Without exception, she has performed at a world-class level, and her execution and tonality are spot-on, AND consistent through the pieces. I'd like to take this opportunity, Evangelina Mascardi, to thank you personally FOR all of that work AND for this WORK OF ART. I will continue to follow you and playlist your performances without ceasing. Have a wonderful Christmas!
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THIS LUTIST
Lutenist, I think, but who cares?-it is a Marvell
Did you mean LUTENIST ?
@@vhawk1951kl I thought they called them lautists.
I closed my eyes and was carried far and away into another world filled with love, restfulness and peace. If only I was able to bottle the light of this music that illuminated my soul.
What an absolutely stunning mastery of such a difficult instrument, and with musical depth and clarity. I imagine the Meister Herrn J.S. Bach would smile in approval. Thank you for sharing this.
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@@evangelinamascardiofficial4766 you are incredible
would this virtuoso be allowed to perform back then ? she is a Female!
@@timmullens9479 In the Book of Games from 1283 there is a picture of a lute being played by a woman. Most pictures of lutes show them being play by women in the 17th and 18th centuries.
@@BruceBoschek you have informed me thusly
She plays the Baroque Lute with so much feeling.
This sound is so calming. Whoever read this comment I wish you peace of mind, health and relaxation.
Thank you, Pineapple Lofi. I wish the same to you.
Thanks! Best wishes to you
Ditto
Yup! This certainly takes the edge off the residual damages of COVID Era when so many of us lost work and peace of mind! I listen to this so much, along with the videos of the Netherlands Bach Society.
It's an unlikely thing, while barreling along at the tail end of 2021, to be dragged out of CGI hyperspace by a musician playing Bach on a lute. And yet here we are. Bravo, Ms Mascardi. This was captivating.
Best comment ever.
😂💯Best comment for sure.
J S Bach was a genius. That word gets thrown around a lot. Here it's entirely appropriate. Played in the spirit it's written in. Exquisite. 😻
among the old masters i would rank him equal with mozart and beethoven. bach was so far ahead of his time, he basically created modern music. mozart and beethoven could only stand on his shoulders to achieve their greatness.
Bach is a god, not a genius
@@antoniovedenbul8220 good to see you appreciate him. The world needs more Bach.👍
I always liked Bach even as a child. He was born on March 21 and I was born on March 22, that's important when you're child. As I aged Bach was always with me; I waivered, appreciating other great composers. Now that I'm 70 years old, still no other composer speaks to me as profoundly as Bach.Bach as my first musical infatuation and maybe he'll be my last.
Dear Colin JSB is not a genius, is THE genius
The thing with Bach's lute music is that you can't get tired of it. I would listen to it non-stop for hours and hours. Bravo, Evangelina! 👏
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👏👏 yup.
My bnickname is BlueJay too and I agree with you 100%.
Absolutely clean playing. Every pluck of the string as smooth as glass.
thank you!
I'm delighted that although this piece has been up less than ten days, it already has 110,000 views. I wish everybody in the world could hear Bach played on the lute by such a talented musician.
thank you!
Yes so inspiring to make a difference for today comment making a difference everyday you get another chance to do it better shalom 🕎 ✡
Happy to know as well that people listened to this piece and this fabulous playing, with such sensitivity making Bach different voices engaged in a beautiful dialogue or “ tribologue .” Beautiful!
10 days later, 385,000 views
There is hope in humanity
If the end of the world came and an alien civilization found our planet thousands of years after we were all gone, I would be happy if this were one of the last salvageable artifacts of humanity. I would be proud for our species to be remembered by this.
Amen!
300 years ago the aliens were supposed to destroy the hairless primates and take our minerals. But they found this and found GOD in the process. The boss on the home planet asked whats the delay? They answered: the antimatter pods have overflowed and the ion on energy valves have fused. Spent the next 300 years trying to learn how to play. Gave up and joined our side.
1) This woman is a beast
2) She looks happy, like she's really enjoying herself
10/10
Музыка - это философия, музыка - это воздух!!!!!!; Она необходима! Окрашивает серые будни, дарует наслаждение.......
Makes the world a better place that such music and such musicians exist. We are privileged to have free access to such virtuosity. From the Madrigals to Metal we live in a time of abundance and yet so many are lost to it. One can but hope they find their way home.
The finest baroque lute playing I’ve ever heard in service to the generosity and love in Bach’s music.
The human species needs to reorient itself toward beauty again. This goes a long way toward that end. Magnificent! Thank you!
Gasp...the genius of Bach interpreted with such flawless virtuosity. Transcendent.
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@@evangelinamascardiofficial4766 - It's true though - I have never heard these Bach pieces suffused with such joy. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us.
Bach was really ahead of his time: he composed a music for a lute player who would have been born 300 years later. Or at least that's the impression that gives watching this video.
There were plenty of lautenists around in Bach's time. He himself played the lute.
@@thebones I don't think they meant it in that way, more like it feels like this lute player was born to play this piece.
FULVIO PORTALUPI Caro Fulvio JSB non è in anticipo su nulla xche il suo suono è fuori dal Tempo
Was originally written for violin - partita no. 3 i think. Worth a listen to if you enjoyed this
@@alfieharries sorry to be so shallow but love your name choice.
I would be afraid to dare to pick up such a beast of an instrument! But she has not only picked up the beast, but tamed and mastered it!❤
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I could never begin learning this instrument because I know how annoyed I would be every time the strings need to be changed
Thank you Evangelina, thank you Johan Sebastian for gifting us with this extraordinary massage of the soul. Moments like this make me believe that music might end up saving humanity.
Only Jesus can save humanity. Repent unto him while you live.
Not only is the playing magnificent, the lute is extremely well made. It has the punch and clarity of a classical guitar but with the wispiness of a lute, plus those wonderful bass notes.
Not only that, her interpretation is superb.
I am a classical guitar player. This woman has made me wonder whether the guitar has been a real improvement over the lute...
I was privildged to visit a maker of that big double bass baroque thing in a little soiree. The punch and volume in a recording like this in situ is down to quantum improvement in low noise mics and amps plus zero noise media.
@@joszebNot really an improvement, just vastly more economical and practical. They used to say it costs ad much to keep a lute in Paris as a horse. Look at it this way, the parlour guitar was to the archlute what a ukulele is to unmanageable electric guitar rig with giant amp and pedal board. The real direct improvement over the lute was the pianoforte, as much as the harpischord, combining the full polyphony of the harpischord with the expressive dynamics of the lute. For additional context the concert classical guitar developed long after the lute had fallen into disuse- filling a more similar niche to the lute than the parlour guitar.
It's crazy how I hear the elements that Bach used for Cello too
When ever I listen to Evangelina it is like hearing the piece of music for the very first time.
this is very nice!
Hard to not get choked up listening to this and seeing the absolute command she has of this beautiful instrument. Bravissima!
Измерение одно Божье...всем людям мира добра и любви и поклон музыканту и памяти сочинившему это красоту в звуке...
Until you have even attempted Bach on any instrument, you will never appreciate or even understand the training, discipline, and dedication to perfection that demonstrated here. In today’s society, most think perfection only comes from the God given talent. It is however only derived from total steel obsession and the devil’s drive. Bravo ! Encore please !
Or more appropriately, God's drive, given Bach's faith! Agree about the discipline needed to master such music.
Difficult to imagine it could ever have sounded this great in Bach's day. The instrument is fantastic and the player; the best lutenist I have ever heard for this material.
Oh, he sounded great and was well known, first as a chorister with a beautiful voice, then as a virtuoso violinist at a court called the "Little Versailles" because it was immersed in French culture and language, then as a great organist and a master composer who integrated French and Italian with German musical traditions. Many in who live in Leipzig or visited, and well as his children, learned under his direction and from his example as an organist the nuances of his performance practices. Now we have learned scholars, gifted artists, and our own responses.
Cuánto te admiro Eva querida!
gracias Flora
Breathtaking ! Bach himself would have been applauding this performance !
thanks a lot
I played this partita on violin in college, many years ago. Absolutely enchanting this woman is. Her other works are so good. This work in particular brought back so many memories I cried. It hurts my soul that classical artists get so little recognition, and drug dealers drive 600k$ cars. It just ain't right.
Absolutely breathtaking rendition! Evangelina Mascardi's total mastery of her difficult instrument is evident in the subtle and harmonious embellishments she adds to the suite. Bravo!
thank you!
If Julian Bream made it through the gates of Heaven , he will surely weep tears of appreciation over this magnificent rendition of true Soul music.
One of the best if not the best I’ve ever heard on this instrument. Absolutely masterful! There is a fluidity to Evangelina’s playing that I’ve rarely heard elsewhere. A most pleasant combination of soulful expression and technical mastery.
Beautifully mesmerizing...the sheer artistry in interpreting Bach like this is otherworldly. Her level of relaxed focus and feeling, combined with very high skill is a privilege to see and hear..!
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@@evangelinamascardiofficial4766 как называется ваш инструмент?
Falou tudo
Esta dama es unagenia
The way she plays, every note feels inevitable, natural and lovely - without being boring. Very relaxing to listen to.
Stupenda.
I have no idea why I always assumed the lute was a basic precursor to the guitar with only four strings. This instrument is anything but basic or with four strings. As a guitarist, I should hang my head in shame. This instrument is quite impressive and the playing is quite extraordinary.
Lutes include Sitars, Sarod, Ouds, Veenas, etc etc some of which have quite a lot of strings... Check out the video of David Lindley playing Deep Elem Blues on an Oud it's pretty interesting... I always wanted to play Sarod but I thought I'd start with Guitar and now Sarods are very expensive *sigh*
The medieval lute began with four double courses. Renaissance guitars also had four courses. The two instruments aren't really related; lutes fell out of fashion and, over many years, guitars gradually expanded and gained extra strings and essentially took up the space the lute used to fill.
Blame Hollywood!
Sono sopraffatto da questa tenerezza. Questa donna è trascesa dalla sua musica e mi ha fatto viaggiare.... è il tipo di melodia che può guarire l'anima e il cuore in una frazione di secondo❤🩹❤🔥 Gracie mile Senorina
grazie mille
Спасибо большое за помощь в получении эмоциональной устойчивости. Надеюсь на лучшее. Смотрю и слушаю вас регулярно.
This instrument is nothing short of intimidating, but I love how it sounds.
The sound is amazing, but mobility horrible ... you would need your own personal truck for carrying it anywhere, lol.
この音…響にはまると居心地よくて抜け出せなくなる😆
Cue Belleair de mujer y demusica. Muy Sana. Gracias
0:59 I love how beautiful and relaxing this melody is, and yet you can see her visibly ROCKING OUT while playing it 😊❤
How beautifullly echo the lute sounds. I feel her passion . I appreciate hearing the music instrumental sounds made by old people in the past .
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And young ones too!
J S Bach composed some of the greatest music the human race has ever come up with. And this lady is an absolute (pun intended!) virtuoso. Marvelous.
What an incredible woman. Truly a master at her craft. The harmonizing hum she lets out at 4:33 is just wonderful as well.
thanks
@@evangelinamascardiofficial4766 no, thank you! 🙏
What's that?? JS Bach is smiling down on you from Heaven. And we all can see it!
You play so beautifully!
amen
YES!!!!
Thid comment made my eyes water. . .
I've never heard a piece like this from Bach before, it sounds more folk like than the pure Baroque approach we tend to hear - what an absolutely astounding artist he was. The playing and the sound of the instrument are also wonderful.
This suite was originally the 3rd partita for solo violin; Bach wrote 3 sonatas and partitas for violin, and they've been arranged for other instruments many times. It's believed Bach himself made the lute transcription.
@@neilhaverstick1446 ok, thanks
@@timbruer7318 Guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita does all 6 of these; an astonishing performance, highly recommended.
@@neilhaverstick1446 thanks again - I was reminded of this when you mentioned the violin partita th-cam.com/video/9WuVVE2t-Vk/w-d-xo.html
@@timbruer7318 Ha, now that's a hoot...never seen one of these. Not exactly a grand piano. Bach had a keyboard built called the Lautenwerck; sounds just like a lute. He had 2 of them in his estate after his death, as well as a regular lute. He obviously loved that sound. He rewrote the 5th cello suite for lute; the manuscript is in a museum in Tokyo. Thnx for this.
Grazie, Edoardo! "Beauty matters".
Did I count right that there are 26 strings? How can something so big and complex sound so delicate? This was simply beautiful. At the age of 61 I’m suddenly a lute fan and I’m suing Hollywood for all those portrayals of Will Scarlett with something smaller and simpler.
She plays a 13 courses baroque lute. There are 11 pairs of strings (it's called "courses") and 2 simple strings, the first and second. In total, there are 24 strings, but we play it like 13. Evangelina Mascardi is undoubtedly a master of the lute. Her interpretation of this suite is incredible.
Can I join you?
Both on the lute-hype-train and Hollywood suing?
@@adamkubiak1933 What on earth are you on about ???
@@numbereightyseven Read Mark's post.
In Will Scarletts era, lutes actually _were_ smaller and simpler.
As Ms. Mascardi began this wonder Bach Suite, tears immediately came my eyes -- just hearing the great master composer Bach being played by a master lutist on such a beautifully-made lute is overwhelming. My thanks to Bach, Mascardi, and to whoever made the lute.
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Dear Evangelina, this is absolutely wonderful. You demonstrate the true character of the music of Bach.
How on Earth does she remember all this music?!?!?!?
Let alone playing it so perfectly!!! To just say "Beautiful", is a gross understatement.
I used to think the same until I began playing classical guitar. Now, after many years, I know myself that memorizing a piece is not that difficult. Just by practicing the piece, you automatically begin memorizing it without even trying. To the layman it appears to be some great mental achievement, but for a dedicated musician, it isn't all that difficult. In fact, it's easier to memorize a piece than to play by looking at the score.
You play it until its part of your soul, literally.
@@Hotsk...eres un privilegiado...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tocar No es Interpretar.....hay una distancia muy grande.......
Hard bitten rocker here,
Evangelina's interpretation of The Master made me cry like a baby. Sublime.
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I never sat down and watched a lutist before. What an otherworldly sound in such expert hands. I was transported to a quieter, more spiritual realm. Thanks Evangelina and Johann!
I believe a lute player is called a lutenist.
It's exciting in SO many ways to hear this music played on the true "king of instruments," the instrument it was written for. There is well over 400 years of history here... alive! Thank you, Evangelina Mascardi!
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I struggle with 6 strings, forget about 12, 36 is out of the question. I need to live another life and a half to even be able to play this. Awe-filled respect to this wonderful lady for mastering a near impossible instrument. Wish her a long career with this. 🌹
Hi, the fact that you appreciate this wonderful lutist, and such a fine instrument playing Bach is a good sign that you have a keen sensitivity and a musical soul . I hope you patiently enjoy and experiment with your six -string. Mine is a classical guitar, gut strings. Gives me lasting pleasure. ( and no, i haven't tried classical !). 👍🧡🌿💜🌱 i just stumbled upon this. 💥
Музыкант самоустранился, не мешая музыке идти к нашим сердцам. Спасибо вам, добрая женщина.
Bach would be soooo proud with a big smile on his face...
Would be nice!
What a beautiful thing to put out into this troubled world. It uplifts and gladdens the heart. Thank you.
She has a lyrical style that captivates. Beautiful sounding instrument.
This has to be my favorite prelude from Bach that I’ve heard so far.
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I play Oud and Violin. My Violin teacher was a Juilliard School of music Graduate. This woman here is playing so beautifully it really reaches out to me! - Peter age 73
I love "contrapuntal" music played on stringed instruments!
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I still love this interpretation. I want the TH-cam to release a DOUBLE LIKE sign under this video.
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Certos vídeos, no TH-cam, merecem sim algo como um "SuperLike", este com certeza! Uma pena o provedor não dispor isso...
This is beyond... I just can't say what I feel. 'surreal'? which is the word overused improperly but that's what I sense from this video. She and her lute, and bach, the place, the sound. All take me to different world and time.
Beautiful performances like this not only inspire me to play and practice more, but truly bring healing to a weary heart.
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What do you play? Lute? I play guitar but the edition i prefer for this piece is in lute tuning
The perfect sound for Bach, just perfection
So, Beautiful. If only I could have a craftsman build one for me.... See, I started building guitars at the age out of 15 , in ''83. But, my family took away my shop ... after, I took care of my parents , you see. No pity story. Just wishes... and, beautiful dreams. This song is in my ears .... Beautiful wishes , to her , too. May , her skies always be blue...
thanks
DO CARAAAAAALHO...!!!🤗🤟🏻😁🤟🏻😘🤟🏻🇧🇷👍🏻🍻♐💜♋😻🤟🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's like she has a complete ensemble at her disposal there in her lap. So many wonderful variations in tone and texture she caresses us with. I know this piece quite well but I'm constantly listening out for what comes next with La Maestra Mascardi. I must admit I used to think of the lute just as an instrument of historical interest. She has really opened my ears and is as fascinating to watch as she is to listen to. She definitely deserves to be a lot better known than she is. I can't think of many performers who play Bach with such depth and sensitivity. Bravissississimo!
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the sweetest of winds to my ear.
What a moving, flawless rendition of such a subtle masterpiece. Bach is surely smiling from the grave.
Wow, this instrument really brings out the beauty of this masterpiece.
It's bed time, and I came across this video while closing for the night. Perfect ending for my day. Peace in Christ. JB
Слушаю и слушаю и льётся рассказ ручей жизни...
This music is heavenly. Should be widely celebrated for the sheer genius of both composer and performer.
Bach ... un géant ! MERCI
Je dédie ce moment à la mémoire de mon fils Marius, paix à son âme 💛
I have a hard enough time with 4 strings. Completely in awe of the skill on display here, just incredible.
I am just floored by her skill and the beautiful sound of that lute. 26 strings...nylon frets...a formidable instrument to master and play cleanly. Amazing.
Just to be persnickety :-) - that's actually 24 string (two first courses are single), and the frets are likely to be gut, not nylon; I doubt nylon would be easy to tie on at neatly as that. Frets on a lute are easily replaceable, simply being tied on as a loop of string.
she has such a way with expressing the music through her head movements and facial expressions as she plays
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une version splendide … merci à Evangelina Mascardi pour l’élan qu’elle donne à la musique, pour cette agogique raffinée, la subtilité de l’articulation et des ornements, et pour avoir rendu sur un mode si proche, si sensible et si évident la proximité de JSB et des luthistes de son temps
とっても素敵ですね🌸🌸💕
心が癒やされます🎶
Videos like this motivate me to continue with my violin 🥹❤️
Glad to know that
BRAVISSIMO MAESTRA!!!!!!!
BravissimA
@@Tobiastoba es Bravo y no Brava...idioma inclusivo?...es ignorancia!!🤣🤣
@@ricardodiaz6310 to be fair "bravo" is taken from italian and it means "this male was very good", Italian grammar has male and female for almost every adjective so "bravA/bravissimA" is the grammatic correct form. "Bravo" in theatres is used both for just one or more actors/singers. But when it's just one female the form "brava" is more correct. But it's true that outside Italy only the male form is used and known.
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Came for the weird guitar, stayed for the amazing lute playing. Great job!
Lol it's just a lute with some extra courses (strings) I believe. My music taste is very American by default, I didn't really know what a lute was until a couple months ago but I am loving it. The Turkish oud is also cool, it reminds me of the mix between this and a mandolin
this is ART, the most profound expression of the human soul
My thanks. A peaceful moment amid the chaos. . .
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The conversation that Bach creates within the notes is pure genius !!
A lead singing and a chorus in one piece of musical instrument. The tune is clear and consistent. A great rendering.
I have no words to say how much I like her playing. She does not hide herself or the music. She is a character and plays with character. RIght there.
Unglaubliches musikalisches Talent - der Klang, den Frau Mascardi diesem wundervollen Instruments entlockt, ist einfach himmlisch, danke für den musikalisch-optischen Genuss !
Это ЧУДО,чудесная музыка,чудесное исполнение.Кажется,что я слышу,дыхание музыки.Благодарю.
J'aime beaucoup.
Cela détend les muscles
du cerveau...