65 y/o and have LOVED this piece since childhood. Heard it over and over & it's beauty still brings tears!!! Stunning musical composition by a true MASTER! 🥹😘😌
With all due respect, I think what we call creation in music, or the arts in general, is an unconscious process. The artist must be considered a channeler, or a transmitter of something beyond himself, rather than a creator.
We played this at my brother's celebration of life. He played violin, bass and guitar. It is a beautiful piece of music. It evokes both joy and pain. I will miss you forever Billy. 😢
How on Earth did you make it through? This piece is so intensely emotional as it is, I would have been a puddle of goo. You honored Billy in the grandest way possible and no other piece of music ever created could be as appropriate.
For me as well. No other piece of music comes even close and I listen to a lot of music and have many pieces/ songs that are important to me, but there's a qualitative difference somehow between this and everything else
It takes a genius to compose this work of art. If he Bach was a politician he would have made a brilliant politician put the rest politicians to a point.
Out of the 27 pieces of music on the Voyager Record, Bach made 3. One of them is the very first. If Voyager is ever found by aliens, and if they assemble the player correctly and play the songs in order, the very first human music they will hear is Bach. I'm not sure there is something like a single greatest musician of all time, but I think there is no greater honor than your work (possibly) being the opening to an intergalactic cultural exchange.
@@diegofloor Of course you can hear the archlute and organ. You just can't always distinguish their sound, any more than you can distinguish the sound of each of the two first violins. The organ blends with the strings. That's what it's there for. You can make out the archlute separately whenever David Tayler wants you to, as at 1:23 and 1:39.
Strong agree. First violins have had a bit of "Broadway soprano syndrome" about this piece ever since Wilhelmj got his hands on it. Nice to hear it done the way it is intended.
3:15 the absolute most perfectly in-tune chord in any orchestral vid I have ever watched or even heard. The maj 3rd is perfectly natural and that bass is just dead on. That one chord was breathtaking for its perfection and yes, nothing's perfect but that was 99.999999% perfect. Whether stars aligned or they are masters at intonation, I don't know but I must replay that chord a few dozen times and just bask in it for a while.
+TruthSurge I totally agree. I noticed it before I saw your comment. Played 3:15 10 times and I am still shaking. The natural superb quality of the reverb plays a big role in making this chord so perfect. Funny after centuries of romantic then post romantic music all the way to Schoenberg's dissonant music, then of course jazz and all its flavors, making chords more and more complex, it is amazing how today a simple perfectly played 1-3-5 major chord can still move us so deeply. Why is that? Is God a major chord?
And the same chord at the end. Breathtaking really.. It's good to know that there are people in the world that actually listen to and enjoy great music! Cheers!
I just may have the appropriate explanation for what is encountered when these dear folks engage - they are ALL really good at making the music the first and foremost concern AND they play well with others. I just love them, their repertoire, and their unwavering dedication to tenderness and decency.
I don't really understand music, but after listening to various versions of the piece. This one is definitely the most beautiful to my ear. This feels calming and yet so uplifting at the same time. I love it. Thank you for sharing this beautiful performance to the world.
This is my favorite Bach piece. Every time I listen to this, I feel like crying out of some emotions I can't exactly describe. That is why he was a genius He knew how to bring out the most sincere humane emotions in us.
How can something sound so haunting, yet exquisite and hopeful and uplifting, all at the very same time? I'll tell you how. These very talented people have worked really hard and with thought and with passion to provide us this respite from the mechanical and the commercial. I'm certain if Mr. B was sitting here listening to this with me right now, he'd be of the very same opinion. When your heart soars because of what you hear, "Bravo" is simply not enough.
I grew up on classical music. My Grandfather came from Croatia and his entire family was reared on the "classics". Never tire of it! Makes me very serene not up tight! Thank God.
Without a doubt one of the greatest pieces of music to ever come from a human mind. It has stood the test of time and I dare say it will be listened to well into the future. Hundreds of years from now, they will still be playing this masterpiece. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers of all time. It makes one wonder how he conceived this incredible piece of music.....hundreds of years ago, maybe sitting at his desk one day thinking and writing the chords and melody for this. Absolutely incredible piece of music.
How red velvet hit me the same feeling as i listening to this original instrument from bach is genius, like they nailed it for marriyng,combine or whatever the pop trap music with classical music. Just wow just chef kiss 🤌🏻, this both Fell my rhythm and Air on g string made me cry 🤧
I come here from time to time I've heard dozens of versions of this beautiful piece, but i never found any other better than this one. This is so close to perfection that my brain gets flooded by endorphines every time i hear it. Endless thanks. You are part of what is good with us.
I agree. This work has four distinctive voices blended masterfully into one. It's like a master chef blending a host of perfect ingredients to make a perfect creation. I hear this Bach masterpiece everywhere. I hear it in Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" , in Morgan Freeman's "Seven" and many others. It is the ultimate in class.
Considerada por muitos especialistas como a "mais bela melodia" da história, a Ária na corda Sol representa a perfeição de algo que transcende nossa alma. Uma construção musical concebida a mais de 300 anos que permanece viva e mais atual do que nunca. Simplesmente linda. BRAVO !!!
That was a gorgeous rendition. GREAT job by the musicians. My soul has just been restored. Thank you. I truly believe that this music is as close as we can get in this life to what the music in Heaven sounds like. Bach is in a league of his own!
Ok I've watched now many great renditions of this performance from the likes of the BBC proms to worldwide renowned musicians..... This just kills them all !!!!! Not only by perfection but by numbers...9 perfectly talented people can produce such purity................PERFECT XXX
In performances like this, most people tend to focus on the melodic lines of the treble instruments, but this piece would be nothing without contributions made by the bass instruments: the deep, gentle plucked notes of the archlute and especially the lovely pizzicato on the violone. Well done!
Yeah, that's probably true -- but then, unlike general audiences musicians have the opportunity to hear how their music sounds without the bass lines, and can therefore properly appreciate what is lost. The bass is often more subtle and subdued in its effects than the treble, but it is very, very important!
Can you imagine anyone could just think up this piece? Sometimes I think God himself would say "Damn, even I never would have thought of that." How vibrations going through the air into our ears can invoke the depths of the human soul is far too incredible for me to comprehend.
It turns out music is not only about scores, but also about room acoustics, the musicians understanding the author and the type and quality of instruments. Such a deep and elegant piece.
Wow! Okay here's to classical music basically helping to shape heavy metal. I'm a huge Metalhead but this makes my heart sing and my soul cry. Beautifully orchestrated
This is related to the broad definition or narrow definition of classical music. Broadly speaking, baroque, classical and even romantic period music can be regarded as classical music. Narrowly or technically speaking, classical music refers to the music composed in classical period, typically by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Ooh....I like this version a lot. It's kind of lame to me how this song is considered almost kitsch by some of the more snobby classical music aficionados. I get the sentiment...but good lord, this piece of music is damn near holy. It's one of those incredibly rare compositions that comes along every so often, from the most creative and intelligent minds of their day, to illuminate an _aesthetic mental environment_ that was never before contemplated. I'd love to travel back in time and watch the very first audience that heard this being performed. I imagine there were many shivers-up-the-spine moments and a few tears. There's just _something_ about this song that hits some primordial region of my subconscious; it feels like my perceptual lens is clearer and less occluded by the inane banality of status-quo existence. If aliens ever discover Earth and us humans, personally I'd want them to hear _this song_ before they experience anything else. I think even an alien species, even if they had no context for what they were hearing, would still sense something ineffably poignant about this song. In this song, I hear one of the fullest and most complete expressions of humanity itself that I've ever heard. The mildly chromatic descending bass-lines, the yearning romantic melodic lines and the implied harmony they sketch out, the drone note suspended in air...falling like a leaf in autumn before blending into the harmony below. It's such a creative and inspired composition....indeed it leads me to write fawning pedantic overly-wordy missives about how this song is the perfect aural embodiment of human existence itself. So...yeah. Think I'll go make some coffee now and stop typing. :P
+avedic You wrote exactly how I feel when I hear this piece, in this version. It calms me down and warm my heart - and sometimes bring me to soft tears.
I've read this this composition is relaxing, and I think this version is more-so than others I've heard. I've always thought it was full of bittersweet longing, like the sense of unrequited love or the death of someone dearly loved but with hope of an afterlife together.
This is just so beautiful, I listen to it regularly. I think that here the "original instruments" aspect, including the subtle contribution of the theorbe, contributes to the overall sound quality. Thanks for the relaxed tempo, the expression, the sound.
The stage setting, the incredible talent of the entire ensemble....soothing, beautiful, thought-inspiring....takes me back to a bygone era....perfection....I'm now sitting in my office, the sky is gray outside...such a lovely and much-needed mental and intellectual getaway...thanks so much for all your hard work and dedication that make performances like these possible...
They played this at my father's funeral, I want this song to be played at my funeral too, I miss him so much so I come here during my darkness hours to remember him.
aah, the beauty of historically-informed performance - clean, clear, and elegant once you've heard it, you'll rarely want to go back to the over-wrought, over-vibratoed interpretations of more modern techniques/instruments
I certainly agree with your sentiment and I fully support the inherent, quintessential purity of "period"-based performances. All musical compositions, masterpieces clearly included, deserve the dignity of being performed and experienced in their original incarnations! And in most cases it is in their original version that their sublime and exquisite genius can be experienced at its height and to the fullest extent. That is certainly true for educated individuals familiar and appreciative of musical history extending beyond the 20th century! However, unfortunately the sad reality is that such individuals seem to be in the distinct minority in our civilization. And I also firmly believe that adaptations and arrangements serve the important role of presenting the splendor & beauty of the masterpieces of a forgotten era in a more contemporary form and/or style to those who due to their ignorance might otherwise dismiss and never encounter or appreciate these gems of the past; and in my opinion it is better that are known, even in an altered-even adulterated form, than for them to be not known at all! And the fact that these amazing works can be adapted to so many styles is a testament to their eminence and is part of- and a sign of- their true enduring greatness! The precious artistic jewels of the past are the legacy of all humanity, and even the ignorant have a right to enjoy them even if they need to be adapted into a form that they can understand and appreciate. And hopefully, the encounter will not only expand their awareness but incite curiosity and interest in the source. . Gounod's "Ave Maria" re-introduced the masterful genius of Bach through his Prelude in C to an audience and a generation to whom his music and name was completely unknown while at the same time adding to it a serenely glorious descant melody of his own presented in style that was contemporary and modern at the time. Another much more modern and more extreme example is Max Richter's "re-composition" of "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi which adapts the exceedingly popular classic which, as he cites has been robbed of its dignity through overuse in everything from advertising schemes to the music presented to us while we anxiously wait to express our frustration to a human representative of a corporation which has abused us- obviously tainting and contextualizing the music in a most unfavorable way! Vivaldi has even been reduced to the level of chopped into repeating loops featured as ringtones on mobile devices, the effect of which has all but destroyed the possibility of appreciation and even associated instilled animosity for the music! And yet Richter manages to clear the slate, reinterpreting and infusing the abused, disrespected and worn out themes with new life through contemporary rhythms, instrumentation and modern stylings as well as new soaring melodies and underlying bass lines, and even the techniques and forms of electronica giving this work which has endured three centuries a new interpretation which has a new power to capture the ears, hearts and imaginations of the modern generation and reintroduce to them a stunning, emotive and captivating, relevant new version of this classic which they are able to enjoy and appreciate. With this offering Richter offers the opportunity to experience this classic anew to a generation whose only exposure to the original has been thoroughly defiled and which they have almost certainly dismissed, in the best case scenario, as nothing more than one of a multitude of disposable dime-a-dozen jingles in a musical landscape that is saturated with uninspired, commercial productions littered with, if not almost entirely formulated from recycled and reused snippets of other often useless and mundane "hits" with the longevity of 'falling stars'. And in the worst case scenario this music elicits the redirected anger, frustration and rage as the subconscious scapegoat of their suffering at the hand of the dystopian, plutocracy of the modern age; not unlike the more overt reprogramming we saw in the prophetic, classic film "A Clockwork Orange". . Ultimately anything, how ever mangled and bastardized as it may seem to those intimately familiar with and endeared to its original form, that manages to introduce and familiarize the timeless pinnacles of creation from the faded past to new generations and audiences who would not otherwise ever learn of their eternal, magnificent awesomeness should not be immediately dismissed and criticized for it succeeded at something which I'd be willing to wager that you haven't even failed to accomplish- because a failure by default requires that an attempt has been made- that one has at least TRIED! I feel that it is not only misguided but also unhelpful and even hypocritical and counter-productive (not to mention pretentious, shortsighted and even selfish) to categorically classify the reinterpretations of classics as entities which compete to replace or defile the original. It seems more accurate and appropriate to perceive them as a kind of mirror which redirects, reminds and reintroduces the audience to the original in a form, style or format which they understand, enjoy and appreciate; thereby giving the piece in a new and contemporary context and setting, not to eclipse it or replace it but to honor it and resurrect it to a new group! It has been said that the creative works of artistic geniuses give them a kind of immortality through their creations, and indeed we have the responsibility and honor of preserving them and keeping them alive, but I believe that one aspect of keeping them alive has to do with keeping them relevant and proving their timeless value by using them as sources of inspiration and by reinterpreting and adapting them for appreciation of those who would otherwise remain ignorant of their existence.
I would also like to point out that there are likewise musical masterpieces of other cultures and traditions which few Westerners are/would be able to comprehend or appreciate. And although we tend to perceive our music as superior and the most evolved musical tradition of our species (if for no other reason than the fact that it has become fairly dominant), this is not entirely accurate based on an objective analysis of the music itself. Western music has certainly attained and produced the most complex, advanced and evolved works in terms of harmony, polyphony and range of instrumentation, as well as in methods of preservation (in both written and recorded form). However, it's current and contemporary offerings are for the most part (certainly in terms of complexity and originality on the level of harmony, polyphony, rhythmic expression and even melody) has reverted hundreds of years and the majority of our music would bore the not just celebrated composers of centuries gone by but even the common man! There are other cultures which actually have developed much more advanced musical traditions in terms of highly complex rhythmic patterns and even poly-rhythmic traditions with almost unimaginably long phrases before repeating. There are also other traditions with much more complex systems of intonation as well as systems with much more advanced and intricate systems of scales and modes incorporating the complexities of what we refer to as microtones (divisions of the doubling of frequency {aka-the octave} into more than 12 distinct divisions). Many other traditions also managed to maintain the all-inclusive roots of our collective musical legacy. In order to make sense of and appreciate these forms we would require adaptations that simplified them and put them in a context familiar to us- a phenomenon which can be witnessed in "world music" and increasingly showing up in other more mainstream styles and formats of contemporary music (this obviously has limited presence in Western music diminishing as the age increases due to ignorance of its existence and lack of understanding).
Just close your eyes and imagine walking the forest with fresh air. Oh god I was in heaven for 5 minutes!!! I dont know classics and I hadn't listen but I just fell in love
Ughhhhh i need this version on Spotify so I can listen to it on repeat as I try to fall asleep, it brings me such relief. I am obsessed with this piece of art so much that I’ve been listening to it repeatedly the last 4 days (since I found it). My favorite part is from 0:00-1:21, it brings me absolute joy. Thank you
Same here, listening to all type of versions ranging from this one, through one leading-violin, orchestral, acoustic guitar, neoclassical rock versions,etc... This music is my anthem!
Lovely. I used this chamber music for my processional at my wedding with the Prince of Denmark's March as my recessional at my Anglo-Catholic Church St. Lukes. We sang Amazing Grace and Jerusalem as our hymns. It was a lovely simple ceremony. Thank you for providing this beautiful music to enjoy and reminisce.
Just beautiful honestly. Close your eyes and listen to this and just be present in the moment. It's like therapy for me. I appreciate the talented musicians and of course Bach who cuts right through to your soul.
Almost 4 million views. And deserving of more... stumbled upon this while looking for a good version to show my bro for his wedding... you hear this and can't hear just anyone else's rendition. Ah, for the Glory of God, and Him only.... thanks, Bach. Thank you, Voices of Music.
Incomparable Bach ! Les frissons et les larmes qui montent, viennent témoigner de la profondeur des ses compositions, elles touchent les cœurs et ravissent les âmes. Bravo aux musiciens pour cette magnifique interprétation. Incomparable Bach! The shivers and tears that rise bear witness to the depth of his compositions, they touch hearts and delight souls. Congratulations to the musicians for this magnificent interpretation.
This is music that will last forever. It does not grow old as we grow old. It is immortal. Simply beautiful.
Thank you.
It is...and for a while we too touch eternity
Of course, this music is almost 300 years old ! Bach music will still exist even in 1 billion years.
Because it comes from....the source he told us at the end of every piece he wrote - to the greater glory of God and God heard.
The Voice of god! Amén
65 y/o and have LOVED this piece since childhood. Heard it over and over & it's beauty still brings tears!!! Stunning musical composition by a true MASTER! 🥹😘😌
It is the essence of life in my opinion. Similar age as you and I just am humbled by the melody. We are on the same page here.
Bach wrote the soundtrack of the human heart.
Fernando Vidal isso mesmo! Deus o abençoe na eternidade!
With all due respect, I think what we call creation in music, or the arts in general, is an unconscious process. The artist must be considered a channeler, or a transmitter of something beyond himself, rather than a creator.
No, it's the soundtrack of nature - Air
Also good with a great sandwich or pizza.
Along with the soundtrack to IIDX 26
We played this at my brother's celebration of life. He played violin, bass and guitar. It is a beautiful piece of music. It evokes both joy and pain.
I will miss you forever Billy. 😢
How on Earth did you make it through? This piece is so intensely emotional as it is, I would have been a puddle of goo. You honored Billy in the grandest way possible and no other piece of music ever created could be as appropriate.
May he rest in peace.
Bach music is like a portal to the heaven.
Yeah , I totally agree with you
This piece of music is sacred to me. It touches the highest, noblest part of my Self. It's divine.
Isn't it ? Such masterly ~
Indeed.
For me as well. No other piece of music comes even close and I listen to a lot of music and have many pieces/ songs that are important to me, but there's a qualitative difference somehow between this and everything else
It takes a genius to compose this work of art. If he Bach was a politician he would have made a brilliant politician put the rest politicians to a point.
@@JBrooksNYS Like what is that supposed to mean about your ??????.
One of the most beautiful works of music ever written, courtesy of the great Johann Sebastian Bach.
¡El hijo de Dios, servidor del ser humano, con su divino arte!
눈물이 날 정도로 너무 좋습니다. 이 시대로 빠져드는 느낌. 마음이 평온해집니다
I'm going to cry, we've been truly blessed by Bach's compositions. Probably the best musician of all time.
👍👍👍👍👍
Out of the 27 pieces of music on the Voyager Record, Bach made 3. One of them is the very first. If Voyager is ever found by aliens, and if they assemble the player correctly and play the songs in order, the very first human music they will hear is Bach. I'm not sure there is something like a single greatest musician of all time, but I think there is no greater honor than your work (possibly) being the opening to an intergalactic cultural exchange.
How I miss playing in an orchestra. The music, the friendship, the practice and hard work, and the fun!
really love the way that all the instruments can be properly heard and appreciated in this version. usually everything is hidden by the violins.
I was about to comment I can't really hear the archlute or the organ. My ears might need some cleaning.
@@diegofloor Of course you can hear the archlute and organ. You just can't always distinguish their sound, any more than you can distinguish the sound of each of the two first violins. The organ blends with the strings. That's what it's there for. You can make out the archlute separately whenever David Tayler wants you to, as at 1:23 and 1:39.
Well, maybe 1:22
Strong agree. First violins have had a bit of "Broadway soprano syndrome" about this piece ever since Wilhelmj got his hands on it. Nice to hear it done the way it is intended.
§fight with me and I’ll bring them back to you and then I’ll bring it back to you tomorrow and bring 4 out to me if I
My dad died listening to the Brandenburg concertos. His last words were “so beautiful” not a bad way to go.😊
I've been having some anxiety about death, and this was very comforting to read.
God bless you
@@sorearm thank you
@@nbenefiel 🙏
De ninguna manera, descanse en paz.
3:15 the absolute most perfectly in-tune chord in any orchestral vid I have ever watched or even heard. The maj 3rd is perfectly natural and that bass is just dead on. That one chord was breathtaking for its perfection and yes, nothing's perfect but that was 99.999999% perfect. Whether stars aligned or they are masters at intonation, I don't know but I must replay that chord a few dozen times and just bask in it for a while.
+TruthSurge I totally agree. I noticed it before I saw your comment. Played 3:15 10 times and I am still shaking. The natural superb quality of the reverb plays a big role in making this chord so perfect. Funny after centuries of romantic then post romantic music all the way to Schoenberg's dissonant music, then of course jazz and all its flavors, making chords more and more complex, it is amazing how today a simple perfectly played 1-3-5 major chord can still move us so deeply. Why is that? Is God a major chord?
gringoalsur yep. just a nice blend of tones and reverb and resolution.
And the same chord at the end. Breathtaking really.. It's good to know that there are people in the world that actually listen to and enjoy great music! Cheers!
Yep.
I just may have the appropriate explanation for what is encountered when these dear folks engage - they are ALL really good at making the music the first and foremost concern AND they play well with others. I just love them, their repertoire, and their unwavering dedication to tenderness and decency.
This piece is named air for a reason....
..
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every time i hear it, it goes in a different direction and gives me chills every single time...
Air means aria
I think
¡Y nos oxigena el corazón y el alma!...
I don't really understand music, but after listening to various versions of the piece. This one is definitely the most beautiful to my ear. This feels calming and yet so uplifting at the same time. I love it.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful performance to the world.
Glad you like it!
I was thinking that same thing when I heard this my ear loves it 😊 ❤
0:09 that little part with the violin gives me such chills!
I was stressed out because I'm 100% recognized this part but I don't remember where I heard it.
Oops, nvm...found it, it's from AJR - The Good Part
@Addy 04 thats where I originally heard it!
@@addy0495 the movie Se7en, library scene.
The part that gives me chills is 3:18.
Quite likely the most gorgeous piece of art ever produced by human beings.
Compact, but infinite.
I agree. I was just thinking the same thing.
It can't get better than this and I am humbled by God's inspiration in this creation. It is absolutely captivating.
This is my favorite Bach piece. Every time I listen to this, I feel like crying out of some emotions I can't exactly describe. That is why he was a genius He knew how to bring out the most sincere humane emotions in us.
Same. It's the peace and harmony we are made for and miss so often.😢😊
How can something sound so haunting, yet exquisite and hopeful and uplifting, all at the very same time? I'll tell you how. These very talented people have worked really hard and with thought and with passion to provide us this respite from the mechanical and the commercial. I'm certain if Mr. B was sitting here listening to this with me right now, he'd be of the very same opinion. When your heart soars because of what you hear, "Bravo" is simply not enough.
It’s because you can relate to it, on a emotional and physiological level
Chords
Imaging being in that room...I'd be a puddle of tears
Sweet description ! 😊
This will bring me to tears each and every time I listen. It evokes so much emotion every time. My absolute favourite piece of music ever written
I heard this for the first time ever yesterday and had to seek it out again. I like your comment.
Tiene algo que no se explicar
I grew up on classical music. My Grandfather came from Croatia and his entire family was reared on the "classics".
Never tire of it! Makes me very serene not up tight! Thank God.
Without a doubt one of the greatest pieces of music to ever come from a human mind. It has stood the test of time and I dare say it will be listened to well into the future. Hundreds of years from now, they will still be playing this masterpiece. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers of all time. It makes one wonder how he conceived this incredible piece of music.....hundreds of years ago, maybe sitting at his desk one day thinking and writing the chords and melody for this. Absolutely incredible piece of music.
J.S. Bach is considered by the majority of music experts as THE most important, influential and best music composer ever.
100%
Bach was deeply religious and he said that his music come from God.
Almost otherworldly
@@chrisdelaplante5515Soli Deo Gloria. 🙏🏼
Eines meiner Lieblingsstücke von Bach. Hört sich auch auf einer Orgel schön an.
How red velvet hit me the same feeling as i listening to this original instrument from bach is genius, like they nailed it for marriyng,combine or whatever the pop trap music with classical music. Just wow just chef kiss 🤌🏻, this both Fell my rhythm and Air on g string made me cry 🤧
Benar sekali :")
Yass
Thanks for the -two million- -six million- *seven million* views!
It is you, Voices of Music, who are deserving of thanks for the beautiful products of your loving passion.
love it
You deserve it.
U deserve Ten times more. Thank you!!
2 millions that you entirely deserve! damn it what a channel!
This music is the soundtrack of heaven...
Marcelo Pasqualette Now imagine when it will sound like when we really get there!
3:15 and the last chord is like the peak of the heaven m8
Marcelo Pasqualette Indeed Marcelo!
i hope you're right, but probably going to hear hell music unfortunately
They play this in reception. Once inside you can hear his newer stuff.
the most elegant "air on the G string" I ever heard"full of calm
kalm
It is in fact on all the strings, not just on the G - string... :)
I think you meant “clam”
I literally found this song a week ago and it is so powerful that it brings tears to my eyes every time. I don't know why.
By far the best and most pure rendition of this piece I have found. Such a transcendent piece of musical mastery.
One of the most beautiful songs ever composed.
It’s a movement part of a suite.
3:15
I swear that sounded like heaven to me.
The whole video is the auditory definition of Heaven.
"When the angels play for themselves, they play Mozart. When they play for God, they play Bach."
To "jetboy33": Well said!
Oi
Indeed it may have been
0:42 love that cello/bass run! Flows so well.
My first love with classical music and forever favourite
Music of Bach - is inspiration and faith in the beautiful and the good, which makes people believe, that with the world is all right. . .
I come here from time to time
I've heard dozens of versions of this beautiful piece, but i never found any other better than this one.
This is so close to perfection that my brain gets flooded by endorphines every time i hear it.
Endless thanks.
You are part of what is good with us.
Me too, my brain gets flooded by beethophins as well as endorphins
i haven't seen many other version of air, but this is definitely the best version for me
Indeed. ❤️
I really love the church organ version
The most beautiful song ever made...
I agree. This work has four distinctive voices blended masterfully into one. It's like a master chef blending a host of perfect ingredients to make a perfect creation. I hear this Bach masterpiece everywhere. I hear it in Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" , in Morgan Freeman's "Seven" and many others. It is the ultimate in class.
JOHN MENUIS And you also hear it in Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", dumbed down but with psychedelic lyrics added.
Gerlício Celso There's no singing in it.
@@VANEPS7 also in Beatles "Yellow Submarine" and "The end of Evangelion"
Probably...
So beautiful... wonderful performance!
you're right, beautiful!
No
Considerada por muitos especialistas como a "mais bela melodia" da história, a Ária na corda Sol representa a perfeição de algo que transcende nossa alma. Uma construção musical concebida a mais de 300 anos que permanece viva e mais atual do que nunca. Simplesmente linda. BRAVO !!!
That was a gorgeous rendition. GREAT job by the musicians. My soul has just been restored. Thank you. I truly believe that this music is as close as we can get in this life to what the music in Heaven sounds like. Bach is in a league of his own!
Thanks for listening!
That notion of peace and gratitude you express is the purpose of music. ☺️🙋🏼♀️🐦
Everythings gonna be alright
Thanks OMG,the world has been unkind to me today,this cheer me up
Fine art blossomed in America ! This is it definitely !
I hope so.
I got the sweet box reference
thats how I got here too
I've cried hearing this masterpiece.....
Almost same
Me too
Sameee
Touches every emotion in my being, it’s so beautiful. 😊
I love how one can hear all the layers in this version with orchestra. Really well done guys.
Came here to appreciate Bach's compositions and I was reminded of this song from Red Velvet's teasers (kpop).
Yesss
Trash kpop
Bach was genius, Red Velvet is just bunch of young girls
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Nobody cares.
Ok I've watched now many great renditions of this performance from the likes of the BBC proms to worldwide renowned musicians..... This just kills them all !!!!! Not only by perfection but by numbers...9 perfectly talented people can produce such purity................PERFECT XXX
Oh and will say I've donated so up and coming talented youth/people can continue this perfection XXX
In performances like this, most people tend to focus on the melodic lines of the treble instruments, but this piece would be nothing without contributions made by the bass instruments: the deep, gentle plucked notes of the archlute and especially the lovely pizzicato on the violone. Well done!
"Most people" excludes 99% of musicians tho :)
Yeah, that's probably true -- but then, unlike general audiences musicians have the opportunity to hear how their music sounds without the bass lines, and can therefore properly appreciate what is lost. The bass is often more subtle and subdued in its effects than the treble, but it is very, very important!
Can you imagine anyone could just think up this piece? Sometimes I think God himself would say "Damn, even I never would have thought of that." How vibrations going through the air into our ears can invoke the depths of the human soul is far too incredible for me to comprehend.
Bach is the greatest preacher who ever lived.
It turns out music is not only about scores, but also about room acoustics, the musicians understanding the author and the type and quality of instruments. Such a deep and elegant piece.
All I ask is that I'm allowed to listen to this as I die. It's so beautiful that it makes you proud to be human.
One of the cleanest, clearest renditions of heard
Wow! Okay here's to classical music basically helping to shape heavy metal. I'm a huge Metalhead but this makes my heart sing and my soul cry. Beautifully orchestrated
it's baroque, not classical.
It's baroque and classical: baroque music is part of classical music, and the term classical music is also used for music from the classical period.
This is related to the broad definition or narrow definition of classical music. Broadly speaking, baroque, classical and even romantic period music can be regarded as classical music. Narrowly or technically speaking, classical music refers to the music composed in classical period, typically by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
look up BWV 1063 ,concerto for three harpsichords in D minor , quite head banging
BWV1068 Bach concerto in D minor. Polina Osetinskaya, Pianist. Will rock your world, Colby.
Ooh....I like this version a lot. It's kind of lame to me how this song is considered almost kitsch by some of the more snobby classical music aficionados. I get the sentiment...but good lord, this piece of music is damn near holy. It's one of those incredibly rare compositions that comes along every so often, from the most creative and intelligent minds of their day, to illuminate an _aesthetic mental environment_ that was never before contemplated. I'd love to travel back in time and watch the very first audience that heard this being performed. I imagine there were many shivers-up-the-spine moments and a few tears. There's just _something_ about this song that hits some primordial region of my subconscious; it feels like my perceptual lens is clearer and less occluded by the inane banality of status-quo existence.
If aliens ever discover Earth and us humans, personally I'd want them to hear _this song_ before they experience anything else. I think even an alien species, even if they had no context for what they were hearing, would still sense something ineffably poignant about this song. In this song, I hear one of the fullest and most complete expressions of humanity itself that I've ever heard. The mildly chromatic descending bass-lines, the yearning romantic melodic lines and the implied harmony they sketch out, the drone note suspended in air...falling like a leaf in autumn before blending into the harmony below. It's such a creative and inspired composition....indeed it leads me to write fawning pedantic overly-wordy missives about how this song is the perfect aural embodiment of human existence itself. So...yeah. Think I'll go make some coffee now and stop typing. :P
+avedic You wrote exactly how I feel when I hear this piece, in this version. It calms me down and warm my heart - and sometimes bring me to soft tears.
+avedic Well put--you've spoken for many, many of us.
+avedic Word
+avedic thank you..... you put the impossible in words.....
+avedic Bach himself would be happy to read this. Well done.
Грандиозно...Изумительно...Неповторимо...Печально...Любвеобильно...Жизнеутверждающе!!! Это все -БАХ
¡Bellísimo! J.S. BASH: soberbio, la interpretación: exquisita. Muchas Gracias por compartir.
My Dad, who is already in Heaven, would have smiled to hear this Beautiful rendition..Thank You!
Francisco Carvallo my Dad too. In Heaven...
God bless to you.
mine too,he passed away 15 months ago.He would have loved this piece a lot
I've read this this composition is relaxing, and I think this version is more-so than others I've heard.
I've always thought it was full of bittersweet longing, like the sense of unrequited love
or the death of someone dearly loved but with hope of an afterlife together.
This is an amazing performance, simply perfect.
when you're a reveluv and a huge classical fan
that's me too!
Omg I felt it too 😍
same!!!🤣
Same😊
same
Air is the best of the best of Bach. peaceful and touching music from heaven.
This is the best interpretation of "Air on the G String".
That's a matter of opinions...
@@dxb8086 De acuerdo contigo, es excelente, pero para mi gusto las hay mejores !
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Nope
It has a certain quality that touches your heart.
This is just so beautiful, I listen to it regularly. I think that here the "original instruments" aspect, including the subtle contribution of the theorbe, contributes to the overall sound quality. Thanks for the relaxed tempo, the expression, the sound.
The stage setting, the incredible talent of the entire ensemble....soothing, beautiful, thought-inspiring....takes me back to a bygone era....perfection....I'm now sitting in my office, the sky is gray outside...such a lovely and much-needed mental and intellectual getaway...thanks so much for all your hard work and dedication that make performances like these possible...
The original instrument, in the right tuning, truly makes a difference.
without vibrato, absolute pure music
They played this at my father's funeral, I want this song to be played at my funeral too, I miss him so much so I come here during my darkness hours to remember him.
music is helping, for a part . . .
God be with you.
@@mimikyu3842 Thank you.
Music is so powerful. All my sincere condolences.
@@alanguedes7658 Thank you.
aah, the beauty of historically-informed performance - clean, clear, and elegant
once you've heard it, you'll rarely want to go back to the over-wrought, over-vibratoed interpretations of more modern techniques/instruments
Yes. the piece itself transcends.
So true!
I certainly agree with your sentiment and I fully support the inherent, quintessential purity of "period"-based performances. All musical compositions, masterpieces clearly included, deserve the dignity of being performed and experienced in their original incarnations!
And in most cases it is in their original version that their sublime and exquisite genius can be experienced at its height and to the fullest extent. That is certainly true for educated individuals familiar and appreciative of musical history extending beyond the 20th century! However, unfortunately the sad reality is that such individuals seem to be in the distinct minority in our civilization. And I also firmly believe that adaptations and arrangements serve the important role of presenting the splendor & beauty of the masterpieces of a forgotten era in a more contemporary form and/or style to those who due to their ignorance might otherwise dismiss and never encounter or appreciate these gems of the past; and in my opinion it is better that are known, even in an altered-even adulterated form, than for them to be not known at all! And the fact that these amazing works can be adapted to so many styles is a testament to their eminence and is part of- and a sign of- their true enduring greatness!
The precious artistic jewels of the past are the legacy of all humanity, and even the ignorant have a right to enjoy them even if they need to be adapted into a form that they can understand and appreciate. And hopefully, the encounter will not only expand their awareness but incite curiosity and interest in the source.
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Gounod's "Ave Maria" re-introduced the masterful genius of Bach through his Prelude in C to an audience and a generation to whom his music and name was completely unknown while at the same time adding to it a serenely glorious descant melody of his own presented in style that was contemporary and modern at the time.
Another much more modern and more extreme example is Max Richter's "re-composition" of "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi which adapts the exceedingly popular classic which, as he cites has been robbed of its dignity through overuse in everything from advertising schemes to the music presented to us while we anxiously wait to express our frustration to a human representative of a corporation which has abused us- obviously tainting and contextualizing the music in a most unfavorable way! Vivaldi has even been reduced to the level of chopped into repeating loops featured as ringtones on mobile devices, the effect of which has all but destroyed the possibility of appreciation and even associated instilled animosity for the music!
And yet Richter manages to clear the slate, reinterpreting and infusing the abused, disrespected and worn out themes with new life through contemporary rhythms, instrumentation and modern stylings as well as new soaring melodies and underlying bass lines, and even the techniques and forms of electronica giving this work which has endured three centuries a new interpretation which has a new power to capture the ears, hearts and imaginations of the modern generation and reintroduce to them a stunning, emotive and captivating, relevant new version of this classic which they are able to enjoy and appreciate.
With this offering Richter offers the opportunity to experience this classic anew to a generation whose only exposure to the original has been thoroughly defiled and which they have almost certainly dismissed, in the best case scenario, as nothing more than one of a multitude of disposable dime-a-dozen jingles in a musical landscape that is saturated with uninspired, commercial productions littered with, if not almost entirely formulated from recycled and reused snippets of other often useless and mundane "hits" with the longevity of 'falling stars'. And in the worst case scenario this music elicits the redirected anger, frustration and rage as the subconscious scapegoat of their suffering at the hand of the dystopian, plutocracy of the modern age; not unlike the more overt reprogramming we saw in the prophetic, classic film "A Clockwork Orange".
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Ultimately anything, how ever mangled and bastardized as it may seem to those intimately familiar with and endeared to its original form, that manages to introduce and familiarize the timeless pinnacles of creation from the faded past to new generations and audiences who would not otherwise ever learn of their eternal, magnificent awesomeness should not be immediately dismissed and criticized for it succeeded at something which I'd be willing to wager that you haven't even failed to accomplish- because a failure by default requires that an attempt has been made- that one has at least TRIED!
I feel that it is not only misguided but also unhelpful and even hypocritical and counter-productive (not to mention pretentious, shortsighted and even selfish) to categorically classify the reinterpretations of classics as entities which compete to replace or defile the original. It seems more accurate and appropriate to perceive them as a kind of mirror which redirects, reminds and reintroduces the audience to the original in a form, style or format which they understand, enjoy and appreciate; thereby giving the piece in a new and contemporary context and setting, not to eclipse it or replace it but to honor it and resurrect it to a new group!
It has been said that the creative works of artistic geniuses give them a kind of immortality through their creations, and indeed we have the responsibility and honor of preserving them and keeping them alive, but I believe that one aspect of keeping them alive has to do with keeping them relevant and proving their timeless value by using them as sources of inspiration and by reinterpreting and adapting them for appreciation of those who would otherwise remain ignorant of their existence.
I would also like to point out that there are likewise musical masterpieces of other cultures and traditions which few Westerners are/would be able to comprehend or appreciate.
And although we tend to perceive our music as superior and the most evolved musical tradition of our species (if for no other reason than the fact that it has become fairly dominant), this is not entirely accurate based on an objective analysis of the music itself.
Western music has certainly attained and produced the most complex, advanced and evolved works in terms of harmony, polyphony and range of instrumentation, as well as in methods of preservation (in both written and recorded form). However, it's current and contemporary offerings are for the most part (certainly in terms of complexity and originality on the level of harmony, polyphony, rhythmic expression and even melody) has reverted hundreds of years and the majority of our music would bore the not just celebrated composers of centuries gone by but even the common man!
There are other cultures which actually have developed much more advanced musical traditions in terms of highly complex rhythmic patterns and even poly-rhythmic traditions with almost unimaginably long phrases before repeating. There are also other traditions with much more complex systems of intonation as well as systems with much more advanced and intricate systems of scales and modes incorporating the complexities of what we refer to as microtones (divisions of the doubling of frequency {aka-the octave} into more than 12 distinct divisions). Many other traditions also managed to maintain the all-inclusive roots of our collective musical legacy.
In order to make sense of and appreciate these forms we would require adaptations that simplified them and put them in a context familiar to us- a phenomenon which can be witnessed in "world music" and increasingly showing up in other more mainstream styles and formats of contemporary music (this obviously has limited presence in Western music diminishing as the age increases due to ignorance of its existence and lack of understanding).
bach's air is one of the best thing that has ever came out of human's brain. the man is a legend!
Just close your eyes and imagine walking the forest with fresh air. Oh god I was in heaven for 5 minutes!!! I dont know classics and I hadn't listen but I just fell in love
My cat jumped up on my computer table and is enthralled with this majestic and exalted piece of music. A universal language that affects all Beings!
כשאתה עם באך יש טעם לחיים !!! תודה מעומק הלב לעוסקים במלאכת ההגשה !!!
I love how you incorporated traditional Baroque instruments in this piece. The sound is incredibly beautiful and authentic of its time.
I have no idea why, but I cry everytime I listen to this piece.
Bach is so amazing. One author and so difference sound when you listen Air and Tocatta and Fugue then.
We played this at my grandma‘s funeral. Beautiful song! It will always make me remember the beautiful person she was..
Ughhhhh i need this version on Spotify so I can listen to it on repeat as I try to fall asleep, it brings me such relief. I am obsessed with this piece of art so much that I’ve been listening to it repeatedly the last 4 days (since I found it). My favorite part is from 0:00-1:21, it brings me absolute joy. Thank you
You are very welcome.
Same here, listening to all type of versions ranging from this one, through one leading-violin, orchestral, acoustic guitar, neoclassical rock versions,etc... This music is my anthem!
My favorite rendition of this piece. I love the way you guys really lean into the dissonances!!!
Tx!
Wonderful performance. This is the most beautiful piece of classical music ever created. Thank you J.S. Bach.
Lovely. I used this chamber music for my processional at my wedding with the Prince of Denmark's March as my recessional at my Anglo-Catholic Church St. Lukes. We sang Amazing Grace and Jerusalem as our hymns. It was a lovely simple ceremony. Thank you for providing this beautiful music to enjoy and reminisce.
Just beautiful honestly. Close your eyes and listen to this and just be present in the moment. It's like therapy for me. I appreciate the talented musicians and of course Bach who cuts right through to your soul.
Almost 4 million views. And deserving of more... stumbled upon this while looking for a good version to show my bro for his wedding... you hear this and can't hear just anyone else's rendition. Ah, for the Glory of God, and Him only.... thanks, Bach. Thank you, Voices of Music.
Thank you.
J. S. Bach, 1685-1750, as I remember. One of the Greatest Composer in history of MUSIC.
This piece of music has a very special place in my heart.
Just beautiful. I have tears in my eyes. Not only was it technically skilled, but it was played with such reverence and thoughtfulness. Breathtaking.
This piece brings this old man to tears every time I hear it. I want to hear it as I die.
For a few days, I am opening my morning with coffee and your performances. Thank you for making my happy day.
Enjoy!
Divine! I am at loss of words to praise this music, and the performance.
My favorite composition of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brings tears to my eyes at the abject perfection
Thank you so much!
Outstanding piece. Outstanding. Truly.
Incomparable Bach ! Les frissons et les larmes qui montent, viennent témoigner de la profondeur des ses compositions, elles touchent les cœurs et ravissent les âmes. Bravo aux musiciens pour cette magnifique interprétation.
Incomparable Bach! The shivers and tears that rise bear witness to the depth of his compositions, they touch hearts and delight souls. Congratulations to the musicians for this magnificent interpretation.
What an outstanding performance! You have become my reference performers for baroque music!
My favourite piece of music ever 🙌🏼
Bach, Oh Bach, what a genius! Voices of Music, you are fantastic-thank you so much for your stunningly beautiful rendition, Blessings, Michael 🦋
Many thanks!
Outstanding performance of an amazing composition. The angels listen to Mozart. God listens to Bach.
This is the most spectacular performance of this piece I've ever heard. Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you!
The first time I heard this song I started to cry it was so sad...
Excellent performance by each and everyone of the members of this chamber orchestra. 🏆🏆🏆
Makes me wanna cry all day. It's so beautiful!
The sound is the high quality I’ve heard and seen so far.Thank You!
Amazing interpretation... giving some special "state of mind"... Wonderful.... eternal Bach music.....