Goldberg Variations Complete (J.S. Bach BWV 988), with score, Kimiko Ishizaka piano

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  • @OpenGoldberg
    @OpenGoldberg  4 роки тому +495

    0:00 Aria
    5:00 Variation 1
    6:57 Variation 2
    9:03 Variation 3
    11:00 Variation 4
    12:10 Variation 5
    13:44 Variation 6
    15:22 Variation 7
    17:35 Variation 8
    19:31 Variation 9
    21:38 Variation 10
    23:24 Variation 11
    25:33 Variation 12
    27:49 Variation 13
    32:04 Variation 14
    34:20 Variation 15
    38:54 Variation 16 "Ouverture"
    42:03 Variation 17
    43:47 Variation 18
    45:37 Variation 19
    47:03 Variation 20
    49:08 Variation 21
    53:02 Variation 22
    54:36 Variation 23
    56:55 Variation 24
    59:41 Variation 25 ("Black Pearl" - slideshow)
    1:09:01 Variation 26
    1:11:03 Variation 27
    1:12:55 Variation 28
    1:15:20 Variation 29
    1:17:30 Variation 30 "Quodlibet"
    1:19:32 Aria da Capo

    • @pleasecontactme4274
      @pleasecontactme4274 4 роки тому +6

      @@kryts27 yes yes very nice

    • @waynehowells6301
      @waynehowells6301 4 роки тому +10

      Beautiful. Love this piece...

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  4 роки тому +28

      @@waynehowells6301 It feels nice to be united with so many people about how great the Goldberg Variations are =)

    • @waynehowells6301
      @waynehowells6301 4 роки тому +15

      @@OpenGoldberg I'm in love with it. My chefs in kitchen find it amazing I love to listen to classical while I prep, sadly not on while cooking lol. I'm trying to get myself more involved with symphony just so busy with kid and work. I tell myself if I came into alot if cash I will retire and tour Europe alone for 6 months just seeing symphony. Be so nice. Anyways cheers and take care and bon appetit.

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  4 роки тому +5

      @@waynehowells6301 where is your kitchen?

  • @jamesa901
    @jamesa901 2 роки тому +670

    Kimiko Ishizaka is an interesting person. Not only a professional concert pianist, she's an Olympic weightlifter & powerlifter.
    So she's the only pianist in the world who can perform the Goldberg Variations at a concert-level caliber, then carry her piano to the next performance.

    • @shannonparatene8262
      @shannonparatene8262 2 роки тому +11

      What a champion WOW

    • @ranger81270
      @ranger81270 2 роки тому +7

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Cantbuyathrill
      @Cantbuyathrill 2 роки тому +34

      Yes,yes! She can carry a tune, the piano, and demolish half the hall on her way out.

    • @Cantbuyathrill
      @Cantbuyathrill 2 роки тому +4

      Yes! They call her
      The Keyboard She-Hulk

    • @poontang8895
      @poontang8895 2 роки тому +2

      Excellently put 🤣

  • @johns.8220
    @johns.8220 3 роки тому +1183

    How the actual F*CK did Bach do this. Almost 90 whole minutes of variations in the same key, same harmonic progressions, by all accounts it should bore us all to tears. Instead, you don't want it to end. It's absolutely mind blowing to me, the work of a true genius. Bach was a miracle.

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  3 роки тому +144

      It's simply incredible. And then you have to consider all of the other works that he created that are equally incredible.

    • @joha4574
      @joha4574 3 роки тому +69

      They are not all in the same key. What are you talking about? Neither are they the same harmonic progressions.

    • @martinried5450
      @martinried5450 3 роки тому +3

      We all ask in awe. Maybe Quantum Computers will find out. If they are able to compose in such quality we make the next step beyond. Finish.

    • @catalina525
      @catalina525 3 роки тому +16

      yes he really was a genius writing sublime exquisite music for us all even today........I am a classical musician and I never tire of playing the wonderful music which is comforting, beautiful and speaks to the soul all at once. I am so grateful he wrote so much wonderful music

    • @johnshite4656
      @johnshite4656 3 роки тому +32

      @@joha4574 Thanks for that. Though the key seems to be either G or G minor. In fact, isn't it safe to say that 'harmonic progressions' were not so prevalent in music like this, but rather that counterpoint approaches harmony in a completely different way? Other than the typical I-IV-V ending to most pieces Bach didn't really write in a way that you can analyze his music in that way, especially not where counterpoint is most prevalent, as in fugues. I tried one time writing out the chord relationships in some of his music. It's pretty much impossible with all the constant key changes, modes, and modulations. It very quickly makes no sense doing it that way.

  • @bsm8787
    @bsm8787 3 роки тому +114

    My 18yr old dog left this world and sent this music to comfort me. As I was listening this in the car crying, it was as if she was speaking to me how she felt about each season of her life, ultimately telling me things were good so I must let it go and accept the absolute and embrace the unkown as she’ll always be around.

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  3 роки тому +18

      Sorry for your loss, and happy that the music could be of comfort to you. ❤️

    • @Mtz2604
      @Mtz2604 Рік тому +5

      I'm deeply sorry for your loss.

    • @markthacher4085
      @markthacher4085 Рік тому +3

      Your words make your loss so real😢 I hope you’ve found another love bug but she’s telling you that now you’re doing all right again🥰

    • @carolynwaiterscarter4507
      @carolynwaiterscarter4507 5 місяців тому +2

      Thank you for this beautiful generous comforting share. It too has a special place in my heart. ♥️

    • @codyeynon8467
      @codyeynon8467 Місяць тому

      She is waiting for you on the other side of the rainbow. Ever faithful. Ever loving.

  • @malcolmabram2957
    @malcolmabram2957 2 роки тому +140

    Judging by the comments it cheers me greatly that Bach is so much appreciated, even to this day.

    • @UncensoredScion
      @UncensoredScion 2 роки тому +7

      I think regardless of age or era if a person truly enjoys good music they'll love it when they hear it. Masterpieces like this are simply sublime to listen to and relax with.

    • @FrancescaPepoon
      @FrancescaPepoon 2 роки тому +2

      Always.

    • @Cantbuyathrill
      @Cantbuyathrill 2 роки тому +3

      "Even to this day" ??????
      What the hell does that mean!!!!!!!

    • @malicant123
      @malicant123 2 роки тому +6

      Bach will be listened to with interest and appreciation for a long as there are people to listen.

    • @birjanka
      @birjanka Рік тому +2

      Он не ручей, он - океан! (Mozart о Бахе).

  • @Mimi12350
    @Mimi12350 4 місяці тому +6

    J’admire toutes les œuvres de BACH jouées par Glenn GOULD, mais j’avoue que j’adore aussi cette interprétation de Kimiko ISHIZAKA 🥹🤍🥰🤍

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 2 роки тому +24

    The diversity of Bach music is infinite
    Goldberg is full of joys and sorrows of the human world

  • @plumjam
    @plumjam 8 місяців тому +4

    Have heard many interpretations of the Goldberg Variations, but I always come back to Kimiko's as my favourite. Beautifully played, and no ego. 😍

  • @yingma9604
    @yingma9604 Місяць тому +1

    Variation 16 is so majestic it cannot get out of my mind for a while, it also sounds great when played on a violin!

  • @johnwbyrd
    @johnwbyrd 11 місяців тому +4

    How wonderfully clean this recording is -- none of the vocal tics or misbehavior of Gould, no overblown reinterpretations of Bach -- just the original melodies, rendered on high quality gear with a high quality piano by a high quality performer. There is a reassuring mathematical purity to the recording. It is good to have.

  • @bloodjunkie1919
    @bloodjunkie1919 7 років тому +39

    Funny how 351 people were so blinded by tears over how beautiful this is that they managed to miss the like button and accidentally click the dislike button instead!

  • @michaelkottler
    @michaelkottler Рік тому +14

    This version, performed by Kikiko Ishizaka on piano, is the one I think of when The Goldberg Variations comes to mind. Engaging, high-energy, faultless and at times electrifying interpretation of this epic piece. My favorite rendition. Thanks, Ishikazaka-chan and props also to OpenGoldberg for making this track (w/scoring!) so available.

  • @odilereneleau3464
    @odilereneleau3464 8 років тому +263

    Every morning when I'm waking up , I listen these splendid Goldberg Variations played by Kimiko Ishizaka and it's a such wonderful moment to be happy all day long ...

  • @pepem.b.4607
    @pepem.b.4607 Рік тому +6

    Order, beauty, synchronicity, symmetry, it's simply perfect.

  • @gauriblomeyer1835
    @gauriblomeyer1835 Рік тому +4

    All interpretations have got their value. I listen almost every day to them in order to enjoy this wonderful piece of music. The versions of Glenn Gould, Lang Lang and Andras Schiff give me best impressions.

  • @waterbuffalo4225
    @waterbuffalo4225 4 роки тому +69

    This is the most pure recording I've heard of this piece. It's nice to hear the variations without lots of ornamentation for once

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  4 роки тому +11

      Glad you like it!

    • @JanPBtest
      @JanPBtest 2 роки тому +3

      Ditto. Although I prefer it on the harpsichord (or better yet Lautenwerk).

    • @michaelkottler
      @michaelkottler Рік тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz
      @EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz 10 місяців тому +1

      THIS pianist Is great. Really

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 2 місяці тому +1

      @@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz Ishizaka is fantastic. I am blown away by her skill each time I return to this recording.

  • @manfredlipp6410
    @manfredlipp6410 3 роки тому +12

    Ein Trost, zu sehen wieviele kultivierte Menschen dass es gibt. Komponisten und Interpreten auf diesem Niveau genießen zu dürfen ist ein Segen und führt uns auf den richtigen Weg - danke für dieses Angebot!

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 3 роки тому +3

      Und ebenfalls ein Trost, von so netten Fans gehört und wahrgenommen zu werden! Ein frohes neues Jahr, @Manfred Lipp

    • @manfredlipp6410
      @manfredlipp6410 3 роки тому +1

      Herzliche Grüße...!

    • @patriciadelaiglesia-ry8vx
      @patriciadelaiglesia-ry8vx Місяць тому +1

      Creo que no necesitas ser culto para admirar esta música sin querer que se detenga. Solo necesitas tener un espiritu sensible.....

  • @Jantsenpr777
    @Jantsenpr777 8 років тому +295

    Hi, there! Ever since I first studied J. S. Bach as a teenager, I fell absolutely in love with his music. To this day, after having heard and played many other composers ans styles of music, the Old Bach is still my favorite composer, hands down. His music is absolutely intoxicating and intense, and vibrant, and expressive, and... well, you get my point. Mrs. Ishizaka, an absolutely master pianist as she is, has produced a masterwork performance. Ever since I heard her play, I just loved her expressiveness and lush tone. Also, she has a beautiful imagination that reinvigorates this age-old music, and even pleasantly surprises you here and there. This is no typewriter-style performance, by no means! Let's face it: Bach's music is the most immediate artistic production ever created: it immediately mesmerizes your mind and impacts your soul in ways no other artist can. And the Goldbergs... well, the Golbergs are the Golbergs, man! Mrs. Ishizaka has let this music sing by itself, without any sentimentality whatsoever, with great clarity in the contrapuntal texture, bravura in the fast movements, and deep, soulful expression throughout, but especially in the minor movements. Thank you, Mrs. Ishizaka! This recording is a gift to humanity!

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  8 років тому +21

      Thank you, for your kind words! Keep enjoying the music.

    • @Aluisioadrianosatan
      @Aluisioadrianosatan 7 років тому +3

      Joel Seda congratulations sir

    • @Gallifreyman1
      @Gallifreyman1 7 років тому +10

      I agree with you: it is very difficult to play Bach without making it become a display of fireworks... the temptation is always there, specially in the aria, which is the most demanding part artistically, though I would say not technically, in my most humble and unaothorized opinion. Ishizaka achieves it, and brilliantly: Not a single stroke of the fingers on the keyboard is superfluous.

    • @MichaelCWBell
      @MichaelCWBell 7 років тому +11

      Seriously Bach makes most composers, even celebrated ones look and sound so shallow it's ridiculous. I was saying to my wife today that it seems Bach in Music is not really paralleled in any other art - in literature one might say Shakespeare, but then, there is not really enough of it; in painting - Rembrandt? He doesn't have the same stature. Maybe Michelangelo in sculpture? Anyway, you get where I'm going... what are other thoughts on this?

    • @ullrichherz7053
      @ullrichherz7053 5 років тому +2

      @Deborah To learn from a great mind does not make one inferior to one's example. Beethoven learned from Haydn and Albrechtsberger a.o. but exeeded them all by far. Admitted, JSB is to be singled out among all composers.

  • @MGMonasterio
    @MGMonasterio 7 років тому +18

    Gould's rendition is more idyosincratic, as everything he did. Ishizakas's is the most near to perfection.One hears,and hears and it is almost unbelievable! What a Joy!

    • @michaelkottler
      @michaelkottler Рік тому

      Agreed. And yes, one hears and hears again.

  • @rebelvgan4579
    @rebelvgan4579 3 роки тому +39

    This has the power to remove stress and depression. Music is a form of therapy.

    • @matthew2h2o40
      @matthew2h2o40 3 роки тому

      Well it ain’t that powerful then

    • @rebelvgan4579
      @rebelvgan4579 3 роки тому +1

      @@matthew2h2o40 ???

    • @CanadianDivergent
      @CanadianDivergent 9 місяців тому

      @@matthew2h2o40 music such as this, absolutely is the highest form of art. Sound being the perfect medium to create healing through vibration and composers of this era understood this, by incorporating 3:6:9 ratio's in sound and music.

    • @matdyke5046
      @matdyke5046 4 місяці тому +5

      I absolutely love baroque period music. I listen to it when im working on a difficult project and going to bed. It helps soothe my ptsd and depression from military service and clear the bad thoughts from my head.

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 2 місяці тому

      @@matdyke5046 Thank you for your service. I totally agree about Baroque music helping soothe and clear away bad thoughts! The only issue for me when listening to Baroque while working is that I get so delighted by a part here and a part there that I stop concentrating, LOL!

  • @kiwichrix
    @kiwichrix 5 років тому +34

    3:12 to 3:34 for me is an example of human perfection both Bach's composition and Kimiko's performance. It is just heaven, sheer perfection, so utterly beautiful that words arguably fail at this point and one just has to stop and marvel at how this was humanly possible.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 5 років тому +8

      Thank you for the kind words and appreciation. Bach is truly a marvel!

    • @souverain1er
      @souverain1er 4 роки тому +2

      Indeed. A great composer would have ended that part in one measure. Bach used 6!

    • @sararomiti9017
      @sararomiti9017 Рік тому

      Wow!!!! Allora il PARADISO ESISTE ED ANCHE LA PERFEZIONE!!! DIO SI MANIFESTA

    • @michaelkottler
      @michaelkottler Рік тому +2

      @@Kimiko-piano Thank YOU for this superlative performance of an iconic Bach composition!

  • @superduck835
    @superduck835 7 років тому +3

    He wrote all his music to glorify the Lord and bring others to know and love Him. He didn't wish to become famous for himself, rather for the work and the way it praised the Lord.

  • @sonicmaths8285
    @sonicmaths8285 4 роки тому +61

    A time ago, I went to a psychiatrist. He was recommended by a friend.
    I thought that I do not need any psychiatric help, but it turned out that it was great to talk to a person, who was intelligent and understood my feelings.
    I told him everything. Then we had dinner for two. The fava beans were very delicious. Especially the liver of a pig, that was exquisite.
    We talked about music. He also enjoyed classical music and recommended me to listen to Goldberg Variations.
    The doctor brought me here, but I stay for the musical masterpiece.

  • @stephanebelizaire3627
    @stephanebelizaire3627 Рік тому +2

    Vivat for J.S.Bach ! and Bravo for Ms Kimiko Ishizaka !

  • @DavideAcerbi
    @DavideAcerbi 5 років тому +76

    Many friends suggested me some recordings from other famous piano players like Glenn Gould, but I never found a version played with the grace and profound sensibility and respect for this work of Bach than Kimiko Goldberg Variations. Thank you Mrs Ishizaka.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 5 років тому +17

      Thank you, Davide. Such a thoughtful and encouraging comment - I really appreciate it!

    • @1611-h8x
      @1611-h8x 5 років тому +1

      @M S yea.... nobody asked.... but ok

    • @waynehowells6301
      @waynehowells6301 5 років тому +2

      Well said, and I agree.

    • @goldenrules3763
      @goldenrules3763 2 роки тому

      Agreed, 100%!!

    • @fernaj53
      @fernaj53 Рік тому

      Hi

  • @zoiacalifornia
    @zoiacalifornia 4 роки тому +8

    The first 5 minutes: quiet and philosophical. After 5 minutes - awakening, energy. The fine language of music!

  • @fabianom7
    @fabianom7 3 роки тому +3

    Aria is one of the most beautiful things I ever encountered during my life time.

  • @arishokqunari1290
    @arishokqunari1290 3 роки тому +8

    What humans can accomplish if they really stick to something like Bach did and do it with devotion and concentration like him...beautiful

  • @michaelanthony9748
    @michaelanthony9748 6 місяців тому +2

    Watching the sheet dance to THE GREATEST PIECE OF MUSIC ever conceived by a human mind is by far one of my greatest joys. It is the complexity of life personified.

  • @hellasalzmann7105
    @hellasalzmann7105 2 місяці тому +2

    Diese Musik ist wunderschön und unsterblich.... Bach war genial....

  • @ipacyz8369
    @ipacyz8369 Рік тому +4

    Such a person will never walk the earth again... BACH!

  • @danshorb7719
    @danshorb7719 2 роки тому +4

    Absolutely impossible for anyone other than Bach to write this, and anyone other than Kimiko Ishizaka to play this. I am crying, gasping, and screaming all simultaneously.

  • @Firnila
    @Firnila 4 роки тому +9

    I have zero idea how these performances work, but whatever Kimiko Ishizaka does with the Goldberg Variations is magic.

  • @lars-olofbrandt586
    @lars-olofbrandt586 Рік тому +2

    Att som icke musikutbildad försöka följa med i denna fantastiska ljudexplosion blev en upplevelse som aldrig försvinner. Att läsa noter skall hädanefter bliva min musik.Bach äger.

  • @1whoDoesSimply
    @1whoDoesSimply 5 років тому +13

    9:11 . Now that's what I call a sexy bassline. Left hand for daaaaaaays!
    I aint kidding when I say Bach loved to tug with our emotions all the time. Each and every one of these pieces are genius in indescribable ways. Can you imagine spending your life on your own original masterpieces, dying, and seeing people hundreds of years later celebrating and praising you for it? Bach earned it. Let's listen again.

    • @kskyro5654
      @kskyro5654 5 років тому +1

      hmm 9.11 what do i think about...

    • @lkbwheewhee53
      @lkbwheewhee53 5 років тому

      So funny, I am listening to this now and just thought the same thing at the same variation! "Got-dayum what a great left hand!"

  • @angelob.1089
    @angelob.1089 4 роки тому +44

    This is a fantastic recording. The tempi are extremely well-chosen, her tone has a very whole/pure - Schiff-like quality (V.11 is, to me, particularly mesmerizing), and the voicing is exquisite (the voicing in V.5 & V.9 for example!). It's a shame the pianist isn't more popular, but to those of you who are interested, you should look her up. She has recorded the WTC and The Art of Fugue too.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому +12

      Thank you, @Angelo B. I'm glad you mention the voicing - it's a big part of what makes each repeat in the variations special. This, and the other recordings you mentioned, can be downloaded freely from my music website: music.kimiko-piano.com And if you subscribe to my channel, (click on my user avatar), you'll get updates of my own compositions. The next release I will be making (soon!) is one of a set of songs I have written.

    • @angelob.1089
      @angelob.1089 4 роки тому +3

      ​@@Kimiko-piano -- Thanks for sharing this info here. Your playing is truly remarkable and I'd love to hear more from you.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому +4

      @@angelob.1089 I'll be recording and releasing a new album of songs I've written. If you want updates, join my mailing list: eepurl.com/-9uzf I only send mail when there's real news.

    • @diegomaranan5391
      @diegomaranan5391 4 роки тому +3

      I agree. This is a wonderful interpretation.

    • @jamesa901
      @jamesa901 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah I agree. While Glenn Gould will probably always be the gold standard for me - both his early and later versions just hold so much - I do think she is really under-appreciated. She is a wholly remarkable performer.

  • @Lysbleu28
    @Lysbleu28 3 роки тому +9

    Un délice cette musique. Tout le génie de Bach s'exprime dans ces variations ,qui nous transportent dans dans le rêve, et la joie.

  • @MGMonasterio
    @MGMonasterio 7 років тому +11

    Regarding our beloved Patron and Saint J.S.B, this Wonderful Artist, Kimiko Ishizaka, is the most refreshing apperance on earth since Glenn Gould! And being myself a great fan of the Canadian Master, I can say that Ishizaka rendition, both of the Golberg variations and of the Well Tempered Clavier, are even more enjoyable for me than anyone's else! Thank you!!!! Thank you!!!! THANK YOU! You are bringing Heaven to Earth!

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  7 років тому +1

      And thank you, Manuel, for your kind words =)

    • @MGMonasterio
      @MGMonasterio 7 років тому

      She deserves so much more than my poor comments! Thank you for bringing her to all of us!

    • @johndobson1899
      @johndobson1899 6 років тому

      Koroliov does a good job too. However I have to agree with you , this is wonderful and to my ears light

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому

      Have you had a chance to listen to my own compositions on my channel? Check out the Blues Variations, for example.

  • @odettefrancois6566
    @odettefrancois6566 4 роки тому +27

    Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma,saludos desde Chile🎼🎶

    • @sebastianciarfella3061
      @sebastianciarfella3061 4 роки тому +3

      No es el padre, es el abuelo, el dios de la musica, dueño de toda la alegría jamás expresa en la música

  • @jojobee3166
    @jojobee3166 6 років тому +3

    no matter what brought you here im happy that all of us were able to discover bach and this wonderful music!

  • @iamstillthinking
    @iamstillthinking Рік тому +6

    This is the best interpretation I've heard, by a long shot at that.

  • @macarenagutierrez5310
    @macarenagutierrez5310 3 роки тому +78

    Todo lo que componía este hombre es arte puro, sublime...adoro a Bach

  • @Carfree-Cities
    @Carfree-Cities 5 років тому +12

    This is a brilliant addition to the Goldbergs, which have been my favorite music for more than 60 years now. Thank you!

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 5 років тому +1

      And thank you! It's definitely a piece for a lifetime. You might be interested to know that I've begun composing my own music. This video is the first piece I've published on UA-cam. Hope you like it! ua-cam.com/video/-KGhylecT5w/v-deo.html

  • @AndreyBogoslowskyNewYorkCity
    @AndreyBogoslowskyNewYorkCity Рік тому +5

    I am done with UA-cam. I refuse to watch videos getting interrupted by commercials from now on I just want and I don’t care if I’m not learning 20 hours a day I will listen only two lectures that have no commercials #Bogoslowsky .🦁🤴

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 2 місяці тому +3

      I really resent how I am watching something of quality (usually from decades or centuries ago), only to be interrupted by irritating modern dance tunes, endless tech, cheesy phrases, fucking Grammarly and all the pathetic banality and emptiness of our modern culture.

    • @juanfragueiroaramburu
      @juanfragueiroaramburu 2 місяці тому

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995I started paying premium and I don’t regret it for one second

  • @Musicienne-DAB1995
    @Musicienne-DAB1995 3 роки тому +19

    Kimiko Ishizaka's performance is stellar. I always use this recording to help me sleep, but for once, it is marvellous to hear everything while awake. Bach's genius in the Goldberg Variations never fails to amaze me. How one man could hear these marvellous sounds-- and apparently did not compose using a harpsichord-- beggars belief!

    • @robertdouglass7221
      @robertdouglass7221 3 роки тому +2

      Agree! So wonderful that history has given us this gem.

  • @tortoisecanswim
    @tortoisecanswim 6 років тому +65

    I can't get enough of this beautiful sound
    Btw I was brought here neither by Bach nor a movie/book, but by music history classes
    WE NEED MORE MUSICOLOGY CLASSES IN SCHOOLS

    • @austinzheng4520
      @austinzheng4520 2 роки тому +1

      I know, right?

    • @MrTarlecon
      @MrTarlecon 2 роки тому +10

      I once read about an experiment: a school class was divided into two parts. In the first part they didn't change anything (a reference group), in the second one they studied less maths, chemistry, physics (all the "serious" and "necessary" subjects) and more music, art, physical education etc. (all this "soft" and "unnecessary" stuff). The scientists wanted to see how much would the second part of students stay behind the first part in maths, science etc. The result shocked them: the second part became BETTER in "serious" subjects. They had less classes of maths, chemistry, physics etc., but they succeeded in these subjects better, because they had more classes of music, art and PE. We DREADFULLY need to study more "soft" subjects - more music, music history, art, sports - to be better in "hard" subjects. And, probably, in life in general.

    • @Nonconform14
      @Nonconform14 Рік тому +1

      ​@@MrTarlecon, yes ,you are right, 100%, i totally agree !!

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 2 місяці тому +1

      @@MrTarlecon The older I get, the more I am getting sick of the over-emphasis on mathematics and science, and the devaluation of music. It does not reflect history at all: scholars of centuries past valued music and literature as highly as they did mathematics and science. The medieval French poet Eustache Deschamps said the seven essential arts were: grammar, logic, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy. And didn't the Greek mathematician and philosopher (or the school of so designated), Pythagoras, determine important facts about octaves still used for stringed instruments today? The disrespect shown towards the arts is not only a sign of pure narrow-mindedness and, dare I say, outright stupidity, but also explains the equally narrow-minded echo chamber of online content today. The idea of art for art's sake has been replaced with turning every past-time into a "skill" to create a giant productivity contest in order to generate money. And our society is poorer for it.

    • @MrTarlecon
      @MrTarlecon 2 місяці тому

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995 You are 200% right!

  • @1512592011
    @1512592011 4 роки тому +963

    I understand why Hannibal listens to to this when he's preparing the feast. I listen to the same music....but excuse me now. I have some friends for dinner.

    • @taufiqkhan5793
      @taufiqkhan5793 4 роки тому +34

      Okay, first you explain why Hannibal listens to it before killing those cops. In the book it's written he loves the structure of the music as Starling observes or hears him say...

    • @tuttt99
      @tuttt99 4 роки тому +28

      15:30
      Ready when you are, Sgt. Pembry...

    • @charlesopels9676
      @charlesopels9676 3 роки тому +14

      I like your good sense of humor!

    • @a450139365
      @a450139365 3 роки тому +27

      You have friends for dinner? or you have friends for dinner??

    • @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous
      @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous 3 роки тому +9

      @@charlesopels9676 I like this sense of humour too;)

  • @davidwhite2949
    @davidwhite2949 3 роки тому +5

    I love this interpretation. Simple, elegant. She delivers the intent of the music, rather than drawing attention to herself

    • @carminemurphy4836
      @carminemurphy4836 2 роки тому

      With her talent she can draw as much attention to herself as possible.
      Yet her humility does not allow it.

    • @michaelkottler
      @michaelkottler Рік тому

      Ya sure done said a lot wid only a few of them fancy words like those kids at the university n i reckon my boss at da' castle. Whenever he gets to obsessin' over reanimating the dead like dat crazy Dr. fellow in ReAnimater, listenin' to Ishikaza always calms him down even better than that ol' chloroform rag he takes a big whiff on every now and then.

  • @gabeu2024
    @gabeu2024 6 років тому +32

    OK, this is like the best thing I've ever heard. I've listened to this like 8 times in three days. This is really, really good. Bach, Kimiko Ishizako, this is pure. Thank you. Awesome upload too, love the marker.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому +6

      Glad you took the time to really get to know it!

    • @MrTarlecon
      @MrTarlecon 2 роки тому +3

      @@Kimiko-piano your performance is really wonderful, thank you very much!

  • @coyote2357
    @coyote2357 6 років тому +29

    I was brought here by the book "Call me by your name". Elio plays goldberg variations at a bar in Rome. I'm totally glad that i searched this and getting into the atmosphere of the book.

    • @familyman5013
      @familyman5013 5 років тому

      Who is Elio?
      I was brought here by my music teacher.
      She shakes her head while listening to this song

    • @marcus9441
      @marcus9441 5 років тому +2

      Saw that movie in an outdoors theater in Berlin. Consider watching it when you're done.

    • @nay2855k
      @nay2855k 4 роки тому +2

      I am reading this passage right now. Glad that I am not the only one who had searched this beautiful music

    • @notWaldont
      @notWaldont 4 роки тому +3

      I picked up piano again because of that book.

  • @Melchiorblade7
    @Melchiorblade7 9 років тому +504

    Next to impossible to find music more pure than this

    • @brianbernstein3826
      @brianbernstein3826 7 років тому +102

      Darude Sandstorm is another good one, I think Bach wrote that as well actually

    • @jasonemery3618
      @jasonemery3618 6 років тому +5

      W h o l e s o m e

    • @zacharybond23
      @zacharybond23 6 років тому +10

      Seriously!? That garbage of a piece of "music"!? You might as well eat an entire record while you're at it, Brian!

    • @JGrtz6
      @JGrtz6 6 років тому +3

      Well put, Herald!

    • @sirwan9430
      @sirwan9430 6 років тому +1

      Brian Bernstein Knowing the context and seeing your comments on other vids with the same genr-- NICE ONE BRIAN!

  •  3 роки тому +14

    How wonderful it is to hear these splendid variations of Goldberg😍

    •  3 роки тому +1

      😍🎼

  • @gymfnzakl
    @gymfnzakl 5 років тому +7

    My favorite version! This is a real singing of music, sound of bach, dancing of heart!

  • @stephsqueendom
    @stephsqueendom Місяць тому +1

    Silence of the Lambs brought me here ✨😌 Good for CARVING up a FEAST!

  • @blaht15
    @blaht15 3 роки тому +4

    It's beyond comprehension of a normal human being what Bach's genius was. Really

  • @steffen5121
    @steffen5121 6 років тому +10

    Bach aced every style of music he composed in. I've listened to Beethoven and Brahms Variations and a lot more but no one comes near to the ingenuity of these. They are simple yet have such complex and creative ideas behind them (the canons in increasing intervalls). Also when I first heard this work, I didn't even realized that I was listening to Variations. This is the best indicator that the Variations are indeed good.

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 6 років тому +2

      I didn't realize that either, despite knowing the title of the work, LOL. Indeed, no one has come near to Bach's absolute mastery of form and style.

    • @fredvacher3998
      @fredvacher3998 2 роки тому +1

      You do point out the great genius of J. S. Bach, his melodic genius allied to such harmonic confidence! Of course the rhythm is very good too, bouncing and yet smooth, so inventive. It seems like a rocket to me, going higher and higher!

  • @taekoasano8735
    @taekoasano8735 4 роки тому +5

    Sophisicated, and passionated interpretation This is Truly good news from God that Bach with his imagination wings and Mis,Ishizuka, her hands brought to me.
    Thanks God who created a person like Bach in human.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому +3

      Thank you for your kind comments, Taeko Asano. I am also thankful that Bach exists.

  • @genekim1426
    @genekim1426 3 роки тому +2

    Much thanks to Ms. Ishizaka and to her OpenGoldberg Project! All the best!

  • @mikematthews5872
    @mikematthews5872 3 роки тому +6

    Beautiful sheer genius By Bach and the pianist What a great way to start the day

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  3 роки тому +1

      Hope you had a great day, and many more!

  • @b1j
    @b1j 4 роки тому +7

    This is a real gift to the world. I have her CD, and I like to follow along in the score. But to watch a dynamic score in real time is a boon for those, like me, have only just enough skill in reading music to enjoy, but not perform at this level.

  • @delanagracejohnson6282
    @delanagracejohnson6282 3 роки тому +6

    Touching the divine through music. Breathtaking. One of my favorite pieces of his works .

  • @kevinhutcheson1854
    @kevinhutcheson1854 4 роки тому +9

    Peaceful and sublime at first, then full of energy and vibrant at the end. Wonderful!

  • @brentmeistergeneral2813
    @brentmeistergeneral2813 3 роки тому +18

    Bach is the greatest composer of all time. Not that he composed the most tuneful and memorable works but more the absolute technical brilliance. He mastered everything he touched.

    • @Cantbuyathrill
      @Cantbuyathrill Рік тому

      "not the most tuneful or memorable"??????????
      You must be hard of hearing or understanding.

    • @brentmeistergeneral2813
      @brentmeistergeneral2813 Рік тому

      Oh dont get me wrong. Bach is more techinal but Mozart is my number 1.@@Cantbuyathrill

    • @brentmeistergeneral2813
      @brentmeistergeneral2813 Рік тому

      Nothing wrong with my hearing but Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the greatest in my opinion. He absolutely dominated every musical genre and was dead at 35. Noone has ever surpasssed that.
      @@Cantbuyathrill

    • @brentmeistergeneral2813
      @brentmeistergeneral2813 3 місяці тому

      @@Cantbuyathrill Wrong. If you have listened to Mozart's great piano concertos then you would know real melodies, power and emotion on another level. You must be hard of hearing or understanding . Cantbuyathrill. Is that a name for an adult film addict ???

    • @jaikee9477
      @jaikee9477 2 місяці тому

      @@brentmeistergeneral2813 Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, etc worshipped Bach. Especially Mozart as we know him wouldn't exist without the Bach clan.

  • @goscott444
    @goscott444 4 роки тому +18

    _GOD bless Kimiko! Very beautiful performance of this masterpiece!_ 🥰

  • @mestwategelagle201
    @mestwategelagle201 7 років тому +5

    i find bachs music elegant and relaxing it has that shakespearen touch and some type of royailty feeling

  • @tonyn1510
    @tonyn1510 8 років тому +6

    I can never think of a list of the top ten geniuses in human history in all fields that excludes and still consider it a fair list.

  • @Fireball1787
    @Fireball1787 9 років тому +13

    I quite like having the on-screen synchronisation. It helps me to recall my sight-reading, which has become very rusty over the many years since I was able to do so! Thank you for adding this facility.

  • @kazuya090353
    @kazuya090353 4 роки тому +2

    Kimiko Ishizakaさま、素晴らしい動画を感謝いたします。楽譜も読めない楽器も弾けない私は、雲上人であったバッハが、目の前の、手で触れることのできる存在のように肉薄できました。有り難うございました。私の好みとしては、「頁めくり」より、「譜面を追」って下さる方が、とても有り難いです。感謝

  • @jparkhku
    @jparkhku 7 років тому +7

    OpenGoldberg: thank you very much for your monumental work of inserting the moving bar. my respects!

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 2 роки тому +5

    No performance is as interesting and intriguing and captivating and inspirational as her magnificent performance

  • @angelocompagnin6317
    @angelocompagnin6317 7 років тому +3

    Meraviglioso, queste variazioni sono di una freschezza ed unica di chi l 'ascolta ! Bach grazie di essere esistito!

  • @juanramonmedinaortega6505
    @juanramonmedinaortega6505 3 роки тому +13

    Desde mi infinita ignorancia musical creo apreciar en la Variaciones Goldberg la más sublime transición posible del barroco al clásico. Aún siendo un apasionado de Bach nunca las había escuchado, ni en parte, con la atención y tranquilidad de hoy.
    ¡ Y pensar que podría haberme muerto antes de haberlas disfrutado!
    Una maravilla la presentación del video: no solo se oyen, sino que también se pueden "ver".
    Gracias.

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  3 роки тому +1

      I'm glad you found the Goldberg Variations and enjoyed them!

    • @carlosenriquediazbertozzi4447
      @carlosenriquediazbertozzi4447 3 роки тому +4

      Juan Ramón, si hubieras fallecido sin oírlas, las habrías escuchado en el Cielo, pues allí todo calla cuando las manos y el alma de la intérprete hablan !... Es la Música que suena mientras Gabriel crea Universos nuevos...

  • @blogleftbanker
    @blogleftbanker 3 роки тому +3

    I've listened to these countless times and I can play a few of them, but this was the first time I listened while looking at the entire score. It's quite an experience. Thanks.

  • @НатальяДорохова-з5б

    Absolutely mind blowing the work of a true genius - Johann Sebastian Bach !!!🙏🙏🙏

  • @mohawkc91
    @mohawkc91 8 років тому +39

    This is brilliant! I love the synchronized sheet music. Thank you to whoever did this.

  • @brian-vz5hz
    @brian-vz5hz 4 роки тому +9

    Greatest composer in history.

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 2 роки тому +2

    This splendor of words can not arrive
    The comfort of this performance is irreplaceable , and beyond compare

  • @Maslacak1985
    @Maslacak1985 6 років тому +1

    i love the fact that this sound comes not just from pianist hands but also weightlifter, strength and elegance together

  • @kelsey1227
    @kelsey1227 4 місяці тому

    You all are spreading so much joy. Thank you for being so wonderful!

  • @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous
    @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous 3 роки тому +3

    Je ne me lasse jamais de ces variations! Toujours un plaisir de revenir les écouter!...

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 3 роки тому +2

      truly timeless =)

    • @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous
      @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous 3 роки тому +2

      @@Kimiko-piano that's right! :)

    • @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous
      @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous 3 роки тому +1

      @@Kimiko-piano I 've listen to your blues variations and i love them! A real pleasure to dicover your own compositions! Bravo!

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 3 роки тому +2

      @@dominiquelarueenchantez-vous I'm really glad you like them. I'm composing a new solo piano album now. If I succeed I can release it in 2021 still.

    • @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous
      @dominiquelarueenchantez-vous 3 роки тому +2

      @@Kimiko-piano I wish the best for your piano album and for you. I will be happy to be informed to buy it and to make it discover to my piano students. :)

  • @waynehowells6301
    @waynehowells6301 4 роки тому +19

    So lovely, melts my heart hearing this piece. Bravo Sir Bach.

  • @linkinthegame2574
    @linkinthegame2574 3 роки тому +5

    The variations on 2 claviers played on a simple clavier of piano are always blowing my mind ! Well done Kimiko Ishizaka sensei and thank you OpenGoldberg to share sheets of this masterpiece

  • @ЛюбовьКольц
    @ЛюбовьКольц Рік тому +1

    Здорово! Это такая помощь, разобраться в этом сложнейшем произведении! Благодарю.

  • @FighterFred
    @FighterFred 4 роки тому +3

    Bach must've been in a happy period writing this. Pure joy.

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  4 роки тому

      it certainly makes me happy :)

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому +4

      Bach (and other baroque composers) were actually capable of writing "happy" music. www.britannica.com/art/doctrine-of-the-affections
      When it comes to later music, eg. Romantic, you have to be suspicious of happy sounding music, because it's probably just trying to lift you up a bit before it smashes you onto the cold rocks below. I feel that some of the pieces in the Well-Tempered Clavier, for example, are pure joy.

    • @FighterFred
      @FighterFred 4 роки тому +1

      @@Kimiko-piano I only listen to baroque, since i feel that what came after are just sound effects without depth. In contrast, many baroque composers had this mystical quality of eternity that I find so appealing. It revolves around our short life in relation to infinite time, and the related sadness. Bach is of course the grand master, the harmonies and dissonances are at a cosmic level.

  • @sijag68
    @sijag68 9 років тому +22

    What a beautiful piece of music, and beautifully played. Thank you for posting.

  • @joostbrouwer472
    @joostbrouwer472 9 років тому +10

    nice to hear a performer who does not rush through the work.
    compare the early gould who needs only HALF the time.
    glad he did it much better the second time round.

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  9 років тому +8

      +Joost Brouwer to be fair, part of why Gould's recording is so short is that he doesn't take many repeats. Ishizaka takes all of them (except for the Aria da Capo).

    • @Philobach
      @Philobach 6 років тому

      mon message s' adresse à toux ceux mettent Bach en 1er comme moi même.
      Moi aussi , comme toi Joel , je suis tombé amoureux de sa musique à l adolescence, voire même à l' enfance. Je me souviens à 9 ou 10 ans que j' écoutais avec delectation les 2eme et 3eme mouvement du concerto pour 3 claviers bwv 1063. (les 1ers enregistrée sur la cassette à vrai dire) . a l adolescence je reécoutais l ensemble de ces concertos bwv 1060 à 1065 , , et certains passages me faisaint systematiquement pleurer à chaude larmes tellement c' était beau et émotionnel.
      La derniere oeuvre que j' ai découvert de Bach sont les toccatas pour pour piano 910 _916 , (jouées par glenn gould... c est important ! ) oeuvre pour laquelle j' ai voué une admitation toute particuliere de toutes ses oeuvres pour piano
      . Ceux qui aiment Bach et ne connaissent pas ces toccatas, étrangement moins connues que d autres oeuvres pour piano , allez les découvrir, mais attention , pour moi en tout cas, la 1ere écoute n' a pas suffi à les apprécier dans toute leur beauté , tant ces toccatas sont complexe et riches .
      Ce qui caracterise Bach , en dehors de sa maitrise et de sa capacité à créer de la beauté pure, c' est une inspiration " diabolique" , pour moi clairement inégalée, même si un Beethoven a eu bcp d inspiration à créer ses concertos pour piano notamment, mais avec un résultat dont la beauté nous fait moins monter au ciel, beauté plus terrestre.
      La beauté dans Bach est toujours d' une autre dimension, encore faut il la saisir...
      Je trouve que certaines oeuvres de Vivaldi ont ce genre de beauté, même s il n a pas eu la même inspiration;
      D' ailleurs ce sont des hommes de foi tous les deux, comme par hasard...
      Ceux qui vouent aussi une admiration pour bach, notamment pour ses oeuvres profanes, non religieuses autrement dit, je serais content de mieux les connaitre. je vous donne mon mail : philbach13@hotmail.fr

    • @MichaelKentSmith
      @MichaelKentSmith 6 років тому

      I still find the 1959 Gould recording riveting and I first heard it 40 years ago. In any case, this version is wonderful too.

    • @davidjuangovantes-edwards9642
      @davidjuangovantes-edwards9642 6 років тому +1

      I've read somewhere that Gould didn't take any repeats because the recording company forced him to do so, so the variations could be fitted into a vinyl format

  • @Unconcerned_Orange
    @Unconcerned_Orange 5 років тому +392

    me * immersed in music *
    "LETS SUPPOSE YOU ARE WRITING AN IMPORTANT EMAIL TO A COLLEAGUE"

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 5 років тому +41

      Ouch :( Mood killer. I suggest you download the Goldberg Variations from here music.kimiko-piano.com/album/j-s-bach-open-goldberg-variations-bwv-988-piano - better quality than UA-cam anyway.

    • @xi7837
      @xi7837 5 років тому +8

      Kimiko Ishizaka you really made me laugh there

    • @BB-xm8jc
      @BB-xm8jc 4 роки тому +7

      @@Kimiko-piano Thank you!!!

    • @franciscofragoeiro5229
      @franciscofragoeiro5229 4 роки тому +7

      Adblock FTW

    • @ombricshalazar3869
      @ombricshalazar3869 4 роки тому +7

      i suggest being like me
      and using 5 adblockers

  • @viniciusdiasguimaraes2912
    @viniciusdiasguimaraes2912 4 роки тому +28

    The most loved music to Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

  • @moonpagan
    @moonpagan 9 років тому +10

    What's not to love here? Beautifully played, Kimiko. :)

  • @Scaw
    @Scaw 3 роки тому +7

    Kimiko Douglass-Ishizaka is a German Japanese composer, pianist, and former Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. Having had a weightlifting history myself, and a lifelong love of Bach [my avatar shows me at one of his cantatas] I had intended briefly to see what this performance was like. But, I stayed enchanted by a lovely rendition until the end. Thank you.

  • @MrHubblest
    @MrHubblest 9 років тому +7

    Very useful! I am studying, as an amateur pianist, this score. Many thanks.

  • @quaver1239
    @quaver1239 5 років тому +2

    Simply wonderful. Thank you. A gift to all lovers of J S Bach.

  • @Ja-Ni-sunshine
    @Ja-Ni-sunshine 4 роки тому +6

    A manga series brought me here, but i didnt know i will stay for the music. 😍 i dont know but its so calming and when you close your eyes, it brought me to a place similar to the movie sisi. A classic european palace. 💕💕💕

    • @OpenGoldberg
      @OpenGoldberg  4 роки тому +1

      Which Manga series?

    • @Niuceke
      @Niuceke 4 роки тому

      I only know an anime movie which used the goldberg variations as OST. Very recommendable. Its called Toki o kakeru shōjo

  • @sharnadyar7160
    @sharnadyar7160 7 років тому +4

    All Hail A Deeper Thought
    Very Spectacular Work Kimiko

  • @Fellow_Traveller1985
    @Fellow_Traveller1985 5 років тому +4

    Bach is the pinnacle of musical expression, a perfect mathematical harmony.

  • @luvbach1
    @luvbach1 7 років тому +7

    Wonderful music and a fine interpretation of which I think Bach would approve.

  • @philsmith3991
    @philsmith3991 4 роки тому +1

    Just as every following composer wanted to write Beethoven's 10th, Beethoven I am sure wanted to capture what's in this recording with his music. The music is the ultimate of sublime, and this recording is celestial, and perhaps is (and will be ) the single greatest human contribution to the history of the Universe. We are not worthy.

  • @frankbrinkmann2510
    @frankbrinkmann2510 4 роки тому +16

    Bach was not of this earth. No human could ever create such a beautyful sound.

    • @carminemurray6624
      @carminemurray6624 Рік тому

      Perhaps he was inspired from The Great Beyond The Elysium.

    • @adamh5153
      @adamh5153 6 місяців тому

      It was Christ he prayed to before composing.

  • @ulrikeflick5268
    @ulrikeflick5268 4 роки тому +4

    I was brought here by "Recommended for you". Glad my computer or UA-cam knows me so well.

    • @Kimiko-piano
      @Kimiko-piano 4 роки тому +1

      Props to YT for good taste :D

  • @OpenGoldberg
    @OpenGoldberg  10 років тому +82

    Tavan Shah, it's several softwares in the end. First, the score was made with MuseScore. Then it was prepared as an iPad App by the MuseScore team who custom made the synchronization between the score and the music. I then recorded the iPad app as a video using the "Reflector" program for Mac OS X.