Bach - Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1043 - Sato and Deans | Netherlands Bach Society

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  • The two solo parts of the Concerto for two violins in D minor, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, have survived in Bach’s own handwriting. This autograph dates from around 1730, a few years after the composer had moved from Köthen to Leipzig. Bach composed most of his instrumental concertos in the period 1717-1723, while working at the court of Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen, but this work appears to be an exception.
    Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 7th 2016 at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
    For the interview with violinists Shunske Sato and Emily Deans on the Concerto for two violins in D minor go to • Sato and Deans on Conc...
    For more information on BWV 1043 and this production go to allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-1043/
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    Netherlands Bach Society
    Shunske Sato, violin and direction
    Emily Deans, violin
    0:00 Vivace
    3:51 Largo ma non Tanto
    9:52 Allegro

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  • @bach
    @bach  5 років тому +769

    0:07 Vivace
    3:51 Largo ma non Tanto
    9:52 Allegro

    • @skorbitdusha
      @skorbitdusha 4 роки тому +13

      Why bother following Bach's tempo markings. The first movement may be vivace, but the second is allegro -- a far cry from Largo. And the last frenetic movement is an Allegro on steroids. The playing is great, the tempos drain any emotion from this masterpiece.

    • @andreiandrei4794
      @andreiandrei4794 4 роки тому +4

      @@rembrandt2323 I prefer Van Veldhoven and Doeselaar (organist) - which performances on this playlist are real super!

    • @kennethduckworth4910
      @kennethduckworth4910 4 роки тому +23

      @@rembrandt2323 The editing stopped too soon--should have edited out everything. I find these comments not only offensive, but wildly inaccurate. Mr. Sato displays incredible emotion, if you look past your stereotype and see his body language and eye expressions. Perhaps you are just incapable of perceiving the nuances in his face.

    • @geiryvindeskeland7208
      @geiryvindeskeland7208 4 роки тому +5

      skorbitdusha, I am sorry for my inadequate English. I strongly disagree with you. But on the other hand, you express yourself very good, It's funny to read! This orchestra belongs to H.I.P.- musicans. Research through many years gives us performances like this one. Because the second movement has the time signature 12/8, "Largo" should not be too slow.

    • @DanielPereira-ey9nt
      @DanielPereira-ey9nt 4 роки тому +8

      As Portuguese speaker "largo ma non tanto" sonds funy to me, because it's very similiar to "Largo mas não tanto" which means "wide but not that much", classical music terminology being so casual is just hilarious somehow

  • @deedeestone3837
    @deedeestone3837 3 роки тому +791

    I'm an 81 year old violin student and learned the second violin part during the Pandemic.

    • @keithramsell9955
      @keithramsell9955 Рік тому +70

      I'm an 89-year-old professional, and I play it with my son every week! Try the other one: several versions - sometimes done by violin and oboe sometimes D-minor sometimes C-minor.

    • @R.RN81
      @R.RN81 Рік тому +5

      @@keithramsell9955 by C minor do you mean just tuning the instrument a whole step lower or do you mean BWV 1060?

    • @mahler151
      @mahler151 Рік тому +16

      Love to read it. Wish more folks of your generation had the same inclination!

    • @oriolespunymontfort5871
      @oriolespunymontfort5871 Рік тому +19

      You are all amazing people. 82, 89, 79 and all the ages.

    • @alexandraasbury9974
      @alexandraasbury9974 Рік тому +12

      Rock on, or should I say "keep going". Bless your heart!! Remember 81 yrs. old is like 61 years old, I hear, these days anyways. May God be with you!!!

  • @flutetalker
    @flutetalker 5 років тому +1820

    Johann Sebastian Bach's music is one of humanity's greatest accomplishments.

    • @mikeq7134
      @mikeq7134 5 років тому +92

      Some have said that Bach's towering achievement is their reason for believing in God.

    • @jaikee9477
      @jaikee9477 5 років тому +78

      @@mikeq7134 "Where there is devotional music, God always draws near with his gracious presence" -- J.S. Bach

    • @Musicsson
      @Musicsson 5 років тому +43

      How right you are, Sir!
      He is the absolute top of musical evolution on this planet!

    • @PTCello
      @PTCello 4 роки тому +28

      Michael Quick I was just going to say that Bach is among Humanity’s justifications for existing. It works well with your comment. Not for nothing is Bach called a window to God

    • @SapereAude1490
      @SapereAude1490 4 роки тому +14

      ​@@mikeq7134 Probably the most compelling argument for belief there is.

  • @vaughnhale7903
    @vaughnhale7903 4 роки тому +503

    I love to see that there’s a whole organization in the Netherlands just dedicated to Bach and his music. These people are showing Bach the respect he deserves.

    • @juliannearlene7244
      @juliannearlene7244 3 роки тому +11

      I have attended the Bach Festival here in northeastern Ohio, USA. It is at the Baldwin Wallace college and is the oldest collegiate Bach Festival in the country, started in 1932. J.S. Bach is by far my absolute favorite composer.

    • @willydenhollander7138
      @willydenhollander7138 3 роки тому +11

      The Netherlands Bach Society is an outstanding group.Precise and to the point.

    • @esmynsotero
      @esmynsotero 3 роки тому +5

      Yes Bach deserves it so much he was way better than many other more famous composer

    • @wanderingpalace
      @wanderingpalace 2 роки тому +8

      mere words cant express the beauty of this piece
      this is just fucking fabulous

    • @princeandrey
      @princeandrey 2 роки тому +17

      @@esmynsotero God places Mozart on his right and instructs Beethoven to sit at his left. When one of them complains: "Where's Bach?" God replies: "I am Bach!"

  • @rorycoker6601
    @rorycoker6601 4 роки тому +680

    I believe this is the very first piece by Bach I ever heard, back during my teenage years when I was checking out classical LPs from the local library, to play on my cheap stereo system. It hit me like an avalanche.... never had I heard anything even remotely like it. Even today 65 years later it can move me to tears.

    • @TatianaSidorova
      @TatianaSidorova 4 роки тому +14

      Love this also. Please listen to the same performed by Guiliano Carmignola.

    • @DeeYanKeymusic
      @DeeYanKeymusic 4 роки тому +57

      same here. being a labourer´s son, i never listened to classical music. one day, i heard this concerto in tv. now i am a composer of classical music. crying tears of nostalgia.

    • @EuniceCChina
      @EuniceCChina 4 роки тому +4

      :)

    • @dave_yeg8596
      @dave_yeg8596 4 роки тому +8

      It's mathematical.

    • @pbj4184
      @pbj4184 3 роки тому +2

      You're 90? Wow

  • @wolkowy1
    @wolkowy1 5 років тому +669

    One of the claims against authentic performances was that their 'tiny' orchestration-sound cannot compete with large 'modern' orchestrations and the emotions they create. Well, this excellent 'tiny' orchestra and performance disables this claim's validity... Bravissimi to all of you!!!

    • @mesires1
      @mesires1 4 роки тому +53

      The opposite is true, at least in my perception. Smaller ensembles are capable of truly evoking the deepest emotions.

    • @wolkowy1
      @wolkowy1 4 роки тому +17

      @@mesires1 I agree with you.

    • @danielschechter8130
      @danielschechter8130 4 роки тому +31

      Indeed! The only thing a bigger orchestra accomplishes is more loudness. With a smaller orchestra we can actually hear the instruments better. You need a big orchestra for Beethoven because Beethoven is all about being loud. Bach is sublime. Bach does not need more than a single violin to produce the most sublime and the most brilliant music ever written.

    • @TenorCantusFirmus
      @TenorCantusFirmus 4 роки тому +17

      @@danielschechter8130 Two winds per parts (or anyway as much as indicated in the score and none more) and a 5/5/4/3/2 string section is actually enough even for most of Beethoven's works (maybe the 9th or "Fidelio" need a 7/7/5/4/2 or so, but I wouldn't go beyond that number), even there (but still in Mahler or R.Strauss) there's so much inner polyphonic work going on you can't afford to just be loud, except for some very isolate "tutti" passages.

    • @donnrutkoff922
      @donnrutkoff922 4 роки тому +11

      @@danielschechter8130 A few years ago, 1980, Joshua Rifkin and his group recorded the Mass in B using only solo singers, and I think about 12 or 15 instruments. Very lovely.

  • @tinekedijk7385
    @tinekedijk7385 2 роки тому +29

    Dear bass player , lady in the middle , thank you for always being there !

    • @hellbooks3024
      @hellbooks3024 3 місяці тому +2

      I guess you must mean the cellist.

    • @jochanaan58
      @jochanaan58 2 місяці тому +3

      She is Lucia Swarts. The bassist is Robert Franenberg. They are both masters of their instruments.

    • @cecylagomarsino16
      @cecylagomarsino16 Місяць тому +2

      They are all a joy to watch and listen as well!

  • @derbywinner6316
    @derbywinner6316 5 років тому +281

    Baroque music is my favorite.Thank you Bach

    • @walterstoffel4714
      @walterstoffel4714 5 років тому +9

      For me the 18th century rules when it comes to serious music!

    • @rjyoon562
      @rjyoon562 4 роки тому +5

      for me romantic musics

    • @andersleofranzen7019
      @andersleofranzen7019 4 роки тому +7

      I also would like to say- THANK YOU BACH!!!

    • @terezamaria7481
      @terezamaria7481 3 роки тому +2

      Me too!

    • @allegrovivace6806
      @allegrovivace6806 3 роки тому +3

      Thank you Bach, thank you to the others, thank you to all those organizations replicating the instruments and conditions with which the musicians from that time would've played these beautiful pieces of music.

  • @drwgisblaidd2650
    @drwgisblaidd2650 Рік тому +37

    I'm so glad I found this, I heard this piece, about 42 years ago, misnamed, I'm more of a rock and roller, so didn't search hard, (and no internet back then), but I've always looked for this concerto, from age 14 to 56, and I finally get to hear it again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @letinhsong8024
      @letinhsong8024 Рік тому +2

      great story! glad you found it-now don’t lose it again!! 😉

    • @user-br5jm5tt7d
      @user-br5jm5tt7d 2 місяці тому +1

      Congratulations!! I also found this wonderful piece today, for the first time, and I’m also glad like you!!

    • @laceandribbonsviolin
      @laceandribbonsviolin 22 дні тому

      That’s awesome!!! That makes me so happy. I learned this piece (1st mvmt) as a child. I too understand Googling classical music doesn’t always work 🤪

  • @AbSeb
    @AbSeb 4 роки тому +98

    I always listen to Bach, specially when things are going bad, I get this comforting feeling, wholesome feeling being a human being, it gives me perspective on how small we are as species, and that art, love and pure humanity is what holds us together.
    I am writing this as the government of my country is letting us know every few hours about new cases of the Corona virus. I am really not scared, I know that humanity will survive, and that there will always be someone to listen to Bach, and hopefully to play Bach.

    • @philchapman7898
      @philchapman7898 4 роки тому +2

      Aboubakr Seb I always listen to Bach!

    • @Roma-kp4qg
      @Roma-kp4qg 3 роки тому +3

      I hope you're doing okay, Bob

    • @AbSeb
      @AbSeb 3 роки тому +3

      @@Roma-kp4qg Thank you for asking dear stranger, I am doing okay, as long as I am still able to listen to Bach !

    • @wanderingpalace
      @wanderingpalace 2 роки тому +2

      there exists a much greater reality of much greater scale that we cannot perceive
      This music is from that much greater plane of reality
      Believe it or not

    • @karenakopian8332
      @karenakopian8332 2 роки тому +1

      I will for sure listen to Bach

  • @user-lb1dx2vh3n
    @user-lb1dx2vh3n Рік тому +19

    5:08 여기에서 갑자기 모두 약속한 것처럼 공간이 음소거되듯이 잠깐 멈추었다가 다시 흐르는 그 찰나의 적막이 너무 아름답게 다가온다. 이들이 만들어가는 2악장은 햇빛아래 흐르는 개울물처럼 너무나도 아름답게 유채색으로 빛나오르며 사랑스럽게 흘러내린다.

  • @PeterLunowPL
    @PeterLunowPL 5 років тому +186

    this ensemble blows me away ,I have heard most of it here on youtube and I think these people are world class!! Absolutely magical

    • @wanderingpalace
      @wanderingpalace 2 роки тому +1

      the fact that it is played in c# minor instead of d minor makes it 10x better
      (d minor makes me feel bad but c# minor is elegant)

    • @antoncedricreyes4223
      @antoncedricreyes4223 2 роки тому +11

      @@wanderingpalace It's still in D minor, but this performance is in baroque style, so the instruments are tuned to concert pitch A = 415 hz. It is about a semitone lower compared to todays concert pitch a = 440 hz.

    • @stefanschleps8758
      @stefanschleps8758 Рік тому +2

      ​@@antoncedricreyes4223Bravo. You are a legend. Thank you for sharing.

  • @ramanattri3937
    @ramanattri3937 4 роки тому +61

    From 5:48 Between the violins,miss deans plays the 2 notes interrupted and with it the continuous playing by mr sato. That is the most beautiful thing I have heard in my whole life till now. It's just pure beauty.
    NBS is my most faourite channel on youtube. If i ever become wealthy enough i will surely do something for you.

  • @bobh5087
    @bobh5087 5 років тому +187

    What would we do, or be, without our Precious, Dear Bach.
    The middle slow movement has to be one of his loveliest creations, out of thousands.
    A sublime version of a sublime work. 👍👍👍

  • @SimonUbsdell
    @SimonUbsdell 8 місяців тому +7

    No matter how many times you come back to it, this remains one of the most exciting and insightful performances of one of the most perfect pieces of music ever.

  • @friendofthepeople2551
    @friendofthepeople2551 7 місяців тому +7

    I first heard it at 17 years old, in 1980, on a 78-rpm record, with Yasha Heifetz playing both parts (which were superimposed one on the other in a studio). This is the first piece by Bach in a minor key that I heard, and I was deeply impressed. It remains one of my favorites.

  • @timothycook3828
    @timothycook3828 5 років тому +230

    Such a wonderful piece overall, but the second movement, in particular is one of those moments which remains truly special in all of music. It is as if Bach was describing two dear friends sitting down to talk, and one finishes the thoughts for the other. So well done!

    • @richardscrimger3969
      @richardscrimger3969 3 роки тому +2

      Agree. Certain sections of larger works just *pop.* 2d movement of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, Laudate Dominum of Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Dona Nobes Pacem of Bach's B minor mass

    • @kirbyculp3449
      @kirbyculp3449 3 роки тому +6

      I was thinking love-making... he fathered many children...

    • @RamblinPhoenix
      @RamblinPhoenix 2 роки тому +4

      I first heard it as ambient music in the Game Civilization IV in the early 2000s. I went to the soundtrack files and tracked it down from there. I love that part of the piece!

    • @ALPalmos
      @ALPalmos 2 роки тому +5

      This conversation in the 2nd movement never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

    • @alexandraasbury9974
      @alexandraasbury9974 Рік тому +1

      Good analogy. 👍

  • @janetkenny1974
    @janetkenny1974 4 роки тому +48

    This is how the world can be when it works.

  • @BalticXY
    @BalticXY 5 років тому +142

    I wished, the whole world could be like this music and these excellent players

    • @Divergent_Integral
      @Divergent_Integral 4 роки тому +7

      You want the world to be in d minor?

    • @chocopeach7517
      @chocopeach7517 4 роки тому +6

      @@Divergent_Integral why not? It would make studying his partita easy.

    • @BetterMe981
      @BetterMe981 4 роки тому +7

      @@Divergent_Integral lol... would be quite an improvement to what it is now, eh?

    • @wanderingpalace
      @wanderingpalace 2 роки тому +3

      pretty hard,rubbish pop music dominates the whole world right now
      maybe wait for another 2000 years when bach reincarnate in the future

    • @stefanschleps8758
      @stefanschleps8758 Рік тому

      Oddly enough it is. Until the fish-scales fall from your eyes you will not see it in all its glory. But one day you will, on the day we step aside, and we see with the light from inside.
      Peace, the world, even in its sham greed, and drudgery, is still perfect. The problem is not in the Creator or in His creation, but in my belief that I own my own little corner of the infinite and eternal, when in fact I let go to find I am the infinite and eternal.
      All the best. 😊

  • @andrewlord5615
    @andrewlord5615 5 років тому +80

    So much to like about this. The interplay between the musicians, the decoration, the energy and pace of that third movement. And the smiles on the faces of musicians enjoying themselves!

  • @user-pl3wq7uf4g
    @user-pl3wq7uf4g 3 роки тому +5

    Γιόχαν Σεμπάστιαν Μπαχ! Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΥΤΕΡΟΣ καλλιτέχνης στην ανθρώπινη ιστορία! Εξαγνίζει τη γη απ' τις αμαρτίες της, δικαιώνει την δημιουργία του ανθρώπου και τον ανυψώνει στο πεδίο των αγγέλων, στον εξαίσια Όμορφο ΚΟΣΜΟ του ΘΕΟΥ!
    Ευχαριστούμε τους σπουδαίους μουσικούς για τη μεγάλη προσφορά τους εν μέσω της μισοτελειωμένης Κοσμοδημιουργίας!

  • @L1102
    @L1102 2 роки тому +69

    When I hear masterpieces like this, I always feel sorry for the people who haven´t heard this kind of music. Some people think they have no interest in listening to Bachs music, or classical music in general, but they are just not curious enough. Or maybe their parents and social environment didnt/doesnt listen to this kind of music and they just dont really know or realize that its there. They dont know what they are missing... Therefore it is very important to try out things and new stuff to explore whats out there and what you might like. There is so much each of us doesnt know or does not think about, but could be one of the things we would me most dedicated to.

    • @karenakopian8332
      @karenakopian8332 2 роки тому +3

      That's not cool nowadays to mention that's down to the parents to nurture, discipline and EDUCATE their children from the very first day their offsprings are born. But how can their parents pass on any values to their children if they lack those themselves.
      Very sad really

    • @jamesdakrn
      @jamesdakrn 2 роки тому +9

      Honestly it's the same w/ literature, film, TV, and even food
      It's good to try new things and also not get overly snobbish about what you personally prefer
      Love classical music as I've played the violin as a kid, but also love other genres of music too - I think all pop artists should try to get a better understanding of classical music, and I think it's also good for classical musicians to expand their horizons as well

    • @gigaguy1773
      @gigaguy1773 2 роки тому +2

      This is so true. My mom comes from a very poor background and was the first from her family to earn a college degree (not even the men of the family had those), and my father comes from a simple, middle class family. They did not particularly encourage me to listening to classical music, but they did raise a curious child who reflected on what they listened to and percieved everything that was happening in the music. I then discovered classical music, and, even though I did not have any particular interest in Bach and thought his music was "dry", it took me nothing but a small listen to the WTC and all those wonderful fugues to fall in love with his music. Here I am today with a second-hand digital keyboard studying as much as I can in hope of ever playing his masterpiece myself.
      All what is needed is to stimulate curiosity, critical thought and eliminate harmful stigmas from the mind, and one can easily appreciate a masterpiece, no matter if it was done today or millenia ago.

    • @L1102
      @L1102 2 роки тому +3

      @@gigaguy1773 I love your story! Nothing to admit.

    • @Pstephen
      @Pstephen 2 роки тому

      It's always better if you can find it yourself.

  • @MicksFlics
    @MicksFlics 3 роки тому +5

    How fortunate the world is to have 3 truly magnificent and fabulous Bach specialist ensembles....I am hard pressed to say one is better than the other...Netherlands Bach Society, J. S. Bach Foundation in Switzerland with Maestro
    Rudolf Lutz, & The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. For me, all three of these ensembles are brilliant with incredible artists & phenomenal music directors. As a professional musician, I am an admirer & fan of all three. I'm sure there are other wonderful ensembles that also do great artistic justice to the music of the great J.S. Bach, but these three ensembles have truly become my favorite interpreters of his glorious music. It is not just listening to these artists, but watching them perform is sheer joy for the heart, mind & soul!

  • @samuel_andreyev
    @samuel_andreyev 4 роки тому +36

    The middle movement of the piece is exalting in part because Bach devises harmonic progresssions that always seem to be rising. Bravo for these magnificent performances.

  • @ZedP
    @ZedP 8 місяців тому +2

    Always thankful that I live in the times when someone as good as you plays all of the Bach and makes it publicly available.

  • @meelisseffers6404
    @meelisseffers6404 4 роки тому +34

    Great Bach! Thank You God we had him and still have his Music! And thank You for all these wonderful musicans!

    • @norakreger6262
      @norakreger6262 4 роки тому

      meelis seffers hauser

    • @meelisseffers6404
      @meelisseffers6404 4 роки тому

      What does "hauser" mean?

    • @meelisseffers6404
      @meelisseffers6404 4 роки тому

      @@norakreger6262 Dear Nora Kreger! For some time ago You anwered my comment to J.S.Bach´s musik and wrote - "meelis seffers hauser". I did not understand what You ment, but if it somehow was connected with the Hauser Music channel on the UA-cam I would like to ask You - what is Your opinion about this Music: ua-cam.com/video/Z1nJJXhhZFA/v-deo.html

  • @kikivolauvent1
    @kikivolauvent1 5 років тому +25

    Had to wait for my tears of thankfulness and emotion have dried away....
    This is a symbiose of highest talents bringing humanity to realms of pure bliss.

  • @robinampipparampil
    @robinampipparampil 5 років тому +125

    This is one of the greatest pieces of music by J.S. Bach along with Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The well Tempered Klavier) and Die Kunst Der Fugue (The Art of The Fugue). The Largo (second movement) is exceptional in its fugue and counterpoint. I love all the movements from BWV 1043. This work is a gem of human thought.

    • @rodrigog7944
      @rodrigog7944 4 роки тому +4

      St Matthew Passion?

    • @walteralvarezperalta6270
      @walteralvarezperalta6270 4 роки тому +4

      ¿Y la magnífica Misa en Sí Menor? Toda la obra de Bach es A1, toda. No hay músico de tamaña calidad estética y matemática que Bach. Lo siento Mozart y Beethoven pero Bach es mejor que ustedes.

    • @frenchimp
      @frenchimp 4 роки тому +8

      This is one of the greatest pieces of music by J.S. Bach along with every other single piece he wrote.

    • @donnrutkoff922
      @donnrutkoff922 4 роки тому +4

      But please, if you like Bach, obviously, you must listen and watch the these Nederlanders perform the St. Matthew Passion, available here on you tube. With a German, professional, baritone, Andreas Wolf, singing Jesus, and the Mache dich. It grows and grows and I listen almost every night. Mesmerizing. JJ Veldhoen is a great musician.

    • @hjd832
      @hjd832 2 роки тому +1

      Definitely one of the greatest pieces of music, ever written by anyone, anywhere ….& that will forever remain the case !…

  • @VernonVince
    @VernonVince 5 років тому +99

    I have heard dozens of interpretations of this concert. This one by the Netherlands Bach Society is without any doubt the most beautiful and heart felt. BRAVI!!!!!!!

    • @jack-danielbalantine156
      @jack-danielbalantine156 3 роки тому +2

      I agree.

    • @Aleander1988
      @Aleander1988 3 роки тому +2

      I suggest also looking up the performance of Oistrakh & Menuhin as well

    • @nebaaa1628
      @nebaaa1628 2 роки тому

      what is “bravi”

    • @VernonVince
      @VernonVince 2 роки тому

      @@nebaaa1628 it's Italian for good/clever/fine

    • @randombritishperson9077
      @randombritishperson9077 2 роки тому

      @@Aleander1988 although they’re good, it’s not very true to the nature of the piece itself.

  • @valerietaylor9615
    @valerietaylor9615 10 місяців тому +3

    This is my favorite of Bach’s violin concertos. I first heard it on a summer afternoon,when I was twenty years old. I was reading a biography of Jonathan Swift when my local classical radio station started playing a recording of this piece. The first movement was so compelling, I put the book down and just listened. When the second movement started, I thought it was the most sublime music I had ever heard. I still think so, and I want it to be played at my funeral.

  • @lucasdegregorio
    @lucasdegregorio 2 роки тому +46

    I feel that the third movement doesn't get the recognition that it deserves. The 10:58 passage is just beautiful

    • @Whatismusic123
      @Whatismusic123 2 роки тому

      It doesn't matter if it is beautiful when listening to bach, focus to much on emotions and you'll be blind to any intellectual integrity of his music.

    • @segala7853
      @segala7853 2 роки тому

      @@Whatismusic123 You're not allowed to enjoy music
      You have to listen to it in the way you want everyone to listen to it
      Fuckin elitist this is why classical music is not as popular as it was

    • @tacitozetticci9308
      @tacitozetticci9308 Рік тому

      @segala7853 it was never "popular", that's not the target audience

    • @mox9076
      @mox9076 11 місяців тому

      It's a common chord progression that's used a lot. There's a reason why.

  • @tonyyu4247
    @tonyyu4247 4 роки тому +31

    I have watched this music performance dozens of times and shared it with others. The level of enjoyment the video brought to me is still increasing every single time. The excellent recording of music-making and the engagement of the visual excitement Sato, Seans, and the baroque orchestra created s a celebration of humanity, a success of making connections with the great soul of the past to our present selves. Their authentic approach to Bach's double does not hinder them from pouring freshness of utmost human expression with this almost improvisational spirit. A real joy of satisfaction for listeners who love Bach!

  • @user-gj7oq1el7w
    @user-gj7oq1el7w 5 місяців тому +4

    Back when music was great, no radio or tv to clog minds.

  • @TheNzfroggy
    @TheNzfroggy 4 роки тому +8

    If we had more music like this there would be a lot less unhappiness about. So uplifting for the soul.

  • @nickels4828
    @nickels4828 9 місяців тому +5

    I love how Sato hits that high note in the run at 10:20 (and when it repeats)

    • @nickels4828
      @nickels4828 9 місяців тому +1

      it resonates so fully for just a single note, almost like an open string

  • @OScube
    @OScube 2 роки тому +1

    this is the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed

  • @maxgarete5435
    @maxgarete5435 10 місяців тому +4

    I love this concerto so much. As a child I must have listened to this hundreds of times. My parents had a recording with David and Igor Oistrakh playing the solo violins. This one is also very good.

  • @agogobell28
    @agogobell28 4 роки тому +12

    This is by far my favourite piece that Bach ever wrote. All three movements have such well-crafted and beautiful counterpoint.

  • @giorgikhutiashvili4774
    @giorgikhutiashvili4774 4 роки тому +6

    I'm speechless.
    This more than art, this is something different.
    Every time this music ends I'm like - WHY DO YOU END? DON'T END!

  • @darkone9572
    @darkone9572 3 роки тому +1

    Netherlands Bach Society is the best thing to happen to UA-cam since its creation !!

  • @billhall916
    @billhall916 4 роки тому +16

    this music is like two violins talking to each other . Wonderful performance . Our local orchestra did this piece last year with two young ladies playing and it was so beautiful and electrifying to just listen to the music

    • @darkone9572
      @darkone9572 3 роки тому +2

      Like two violins running through the forrest like deer !!

  • @Beautifulsky
    @Beautifulsky 4 роки тому +39

    This is one of my all time favourite pieces of music. It is so beautiful I am always moved to tears when I hear it. This is a particularly lively and beautiful version. Thanks.

    • @gboard17
      @gboard17 2 роки тому

      This song is on my favorite list. I'm a one man band on youtube.

    • @letinhsong8024
      @letinhsong8024 Рік тому

      i was listening to a version of this on the radio today and I, too, was moved to tears. Of course I have heard it before, but listenig to it today, it just seemed like such perfection in what has been such a crappy time in my personal life (capped off by my son’s death two months ago) and the world at large (especially from Covid19 on) the contrast just so moved me. And made me look for it again tonight, here on youtube. THANK GOD for music in general, and Bach in particular, and for everything that’s available to us on youtube!!!

  • @santjoa5862
    @santjoa5862 4 роки тому +12

    From an harmonic perspective one of the most beautiful works of J.S. Bach. The two violins interacting with each other in a playful way and going well together in the most profound way to perform the beautiful sound of this Double Violin Concerto in D-minor from J.S.Bach.

  • @oliverkentish9468
    @oliverkentish9468 3 роки тому +7

    I have been listening to this piece for most of my life. There is always something new to discover and artistry like this brings revelations. Thank you!

  • @jrk9357
    @jrk9357 3 роки тому +5

    the tempo and the equality between the two instruments are, in my opinion, perfect.

  • @harryjoseph1802
    @harryjoseph1802 4 роки тому +18

    BACH is to music what ATCG is to life. Motifs, melodies woven together into a beautiful tapestry by a genius of counterpoint. NBS, you guys are way up there. Thank you.

    • @irisiris143
      @irisiris143 2 роки тому +1

      you should write a book.

  • @bachetal.4651
    @bachetal.4651 3 роки тому +12

    Greetings from Greece! I just wanted to add myself, that this group of marvellous musicians, Netherlands Bach Society and their channel, are really the greatest gift to all of us that can feel the whole spectrum of feelings this divine music from Bach can cause to a human beeing. Especially these dark times, your work is our soul and mind therapy, BLESS YOU ALL!

  • @mahmoudmohamed4312
    @mahmoudmohamed4312 4 роки тому +10

    I have never seen such a performance so baroque like this .

  • @PatenNor
    @PatenNor 2 роки тому +2

    I listened to this music as a child, more than 50 years ago. It was by chance, an orange colored cassette and a cassette player .. I listened to it hundreds of times until the tape broke. This music accompanied me for a long time, without knowing who the author was or the name of the work. I found out a long time later. It is one of the most beautiful works ever written. Immortal genius .....

  • @williamgabriel2286
    @williamgabriel2286 5 років тому +12

    The companion interview with the two soloists is also very enlightening: so much progress has been made -- to my ears, at least -- since the 'original instruments' fad in the late 1980s. Not only do musicians now know exactly what they are doing on period instruments, these can make them sing.

  • @esupernowa
    @esupernowa 3 роки тому +15

    And that second part is something different , like lace making. Can't imagine how a human being composed such a divine piece .

    • @gboard17
      @gboard17 2 роки тому

      Great piece of music. I'm a one man band on youtube.

    • @ab-zg8pt
      @ab-zg8pt Рік тому

      Because they have a brain and creativity.

  • @ApplepieFTW
    @ApplepieFTW 5 років тому +141

    Thanks for cutting out the applause! This way I don't have to stop the video in stress over having the ending ruined
    Truly a great performance btw

    • @andrewtannenbaum1
      @andrewtannenbaum1 4 роки тому +12

      If we can train ourselves not to clap between movements, why can't we establish an ettiquette to let the music sink in before clapping? With the exception of certain operatic arias, and the like... which draw a different crowd, anyway.

    • @andrewtannenbaum1
      @andrewtannenbaum1 4 роки тому +14

      There are three kinds of early clappers. The pedantic one's that feel they need to let everyone else know it's the final movement of the piece. These are the least forgivable. Then there are the overly enthusiastic ones. Well, we can at least share their joy, if not their sensibility. Finally, there are the ones that need to be first at everything. They are hardly tolerated as we might a dog's barking - it's simply what they do - but we must question their training.

    • @SapereAude1490
      @SapereAude1490 4 роки тому +3

      @@andrewtannenbaum1 Is that a quote or did you come up with it yourself? If the latter, then you have some serious talent for writing.

    • @andrewtannenbaum1
      @andrewtannenbaum1 4 роки тому +5

      @@SapereAude1490 Thank you for the compliment. I have been writing and am quite dedicated to philosophical study. I keep running into King Charles I when I try to write anything substantial.

    • @SapereAude1490
      @SapereAude1490 4 роки тому

      "Running into King Charles I"? I've never heard of that idiom. What does it mean?
      You might find this useful regarding writing: ua-cam.com/video/MANyX7woDPA/v-deo.html.

  • @donnewmeyer3133
    @donnewmeyer3133 5 років тому +22

    Wow, stunning! Gave me chills.

  • @kaiem1013
    @kaiem1013 5 років тому +20

    This and his first harpsichord concerto are my favourite bach pieces! Baroque was really something else 😂

  • @AnjaHuebel1
    @AnjaHuebel1 4 роки тому +12

    Beautiful! This is now one of my two favourite versions, the other being Manze/Podger. The sound quality and the overall ensemble quality of this version are fantastic. Gripping, stirring stuff that lets Bach's passion out unhindered.

  • @tonywest9282
    @tonywest9282 3 місяці тому

    I heard this as a student in an Arcade near Trafalgar Square. Two violinists were practicing it was so beautiful that I went back three nights in a row. I have been hooked on Bach ever since. Thank you for this rendering.

  • @rdubb77
    @rdubb77 4 роки тому +9

    One of the greatest works by the greatest (Western) composer that ever lived

  • @DuoWillHauntYouForever
    @DuoWillHauntYouForever Рік тому +4

    I love Bach’s music! I played this piece on my violin when I was 11 when I played this piece with a whole ensemble of violins! I loved it so much… it was my first big concert. Also I’m happy to be the 1000 comment ❤

  • @giuseppemariaperego8937
    @giuseppemariaperego8937 Рік тому +3

    Complimenti ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉Esecuzione intensa,, vibrante!!! Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962 Grazie

  • @Violin730
    @Violin730 Місяць тому

    I'm currently learning this piece as a 17 year old and I'm quite afraid of not doing it justice. Thank you for showing how beautiful this can be when learned and savored carefully!

  • @tonikinney40
    @tonikinney40 2 роки тому +2

    I enjoy seeing this so much, it's part of my nightly routine.

  • @valliemackrell1228
    @valliemackrell1228 5 років тому +48

    Exquisite, brilliant, emotional and ethereal. Not much to say after this

    • @foveauxbear
      @foveauxbear 5 років тому

      had me in tears - transporting

  • @michelacampo8832
    @michelacampo8832 3 роки тому +2

    Non mi stanco mai di ascoltarlo e ogni volta scopro sempre cose nuove

  • @murraystollman7322
    @murraystollman7322 3 роки тому +1

    This is the piece of music that i have selected to mark my passing, whenever it should occur. It never fails to bring me to tears.

  • @natasegundo
    @natasegundo 4 роки тому +6

    Marvelous rendering of such a jewel by the immortal JS Bach. Thanks.

  • @barbbirdyard
    @barbbirdyard 4 роки тому +3

    I listen to this over and over. Bach would be proud of you guys. Fabulous.

  • @elizabethlinsay9193
    @elizabethlinsay9193 3 роки тому +1

    The second movement brings unstoppable tears. Good tears. Grateful, thankful tears.

  • @ruben-by1oj
    @ruben-by1oj 2 роки тому +1

    The pice, the performance, Sato’s hair - everything is perfect...

  • @z-e-r-o-
    @z-e-r-o- 3 роки тому +6

    各楽器の音がちゃんと分離していて気持ちいい。。対位法の線がクッキリ!
    ところどころ、定位がすごくハッキリしてるところもあって、録音すごいですね〜

    • @ikukodegruchy8472
      @ikukodegruchy8472 2 роки тому +3

      最近同じ曲を別のチャンネルで聴いて、やはり録音の素晴らしさをコメントしないではいられないものがありました。優れた演奏家に、優れた録音撮影スタッフが付いていることは、全くもってリスナーの幸運です。

    • @z-e-r-o-
      @z-e-r-o- 2 роки тому +3

      @@ikukodegruchy8472 そうですね! これだけの品質の高い音源と映像を無料で享受できるとは、本当に良い時代だなあと思います。バッハ協会を支えるオランダの皆さんに感謝ですね。

  • @navrozelalkaka8457
    @navrozelalkaka8457 3 роки тому +3

    They are so so so so unbelievably good. I don't think even they know how absolutely Godsent & priceless they are!

  • @karietyche9844
    @karietyche9844 21 день тому +1

    Omg...pure bliss. Gets to my soul. God uses people. Thank you Lord!!

  • @horseandahalf
    @horseandahalf 3 роки тому +1

    Omg!!! I LOVE the aggressive posturing and clear dancing back and forth!! It puts the music on a whole other level!!!

  • @user-rm2bp8ts8e
    @user-rm2bp8ts8e 4 роки тому +6

    洋阿相
    素晴らしい!こんなに生き生きした躍動感にあふれたバッハの協奏曲を聴いたことがありません。それもオリジナル楽器で。第3楽章などまるでダンス・ミュージック。80歳をはるかに超えた老輩の身体が軽くなっていくよう。バッハはやっぱり聖職者じゃなくて生身の俗人の偉大な音楽職人マイスターだったのですね。Bravo!

  • @staffanolofsson8201
    @staffanolofsson8201 Рік тому +5

    The swing in this makes my heart happy. Already in Bach´s times the knew about the swing. And this ensemble makes the best to let it swing as it shall. Thank you all for a wonderful rendition.

  • @corner559
    @corner559 3 роки тому +1

    Hearing this on period instruments is heaven. Everything sounds so crisp, clean, and contemporary.

  • @FlexingClassicalMusic
    @FlexingClassicalMusic 6 місяців тому +1

    Classical music explores a wide range of sonic landscapes, from the delicate melodies of orchestral strings to the intricate harmonies of chamber music. This creates a diverse and rich musical experience.

  • @paullarnce2167
    @paullarnce2167 4 роки тому +7

    Bravo! What excellent musicianship. Thank you very much for posting this.

  • @Backwoodsandblades
    @Backwoodsandblades Рік тому +4

    Slay! So if I had to pick a fav piece of music, this would be it, and I have to say, this is now my fav version. In tears a few times. Bravo and thank you.

  • @anoldretiredelephant
    @anoldretiredelephant 10 місяців тому +1

    this was the piece that made me fall in love in with Bach, and I believe this is the most beautiful of all of his concerti.

  • @rl7651
    @rl7651 3 роки тому +7

    A superb performance- encompassing all moods and degrees of intensity- from the contemplative and serene to the fiery and passionate. Great communication among the musicians and the ornamentation was well chosen and gave us something different than so many other more straight-laced performances. And you all looked so at ease and at one with your instruments and the way you used your bodies to communicate from the subtle gestures to the more declamatory ones. Bravo to everyone!

  • @user-jm5dl1dv4x
    @user-jm5dl1dv4x 5 років тому +17

    bach's most beautiful Largo !

    • @riassuncao
      @riassuncao 5 років тому +1

      I think thats the music angels play in heaven

    • @benkebret8363
      @benkebret8363 5 років тому

      Have you listened to bachs musical offering the largo is beatiful

  • @wotan9630
    @wotan9630 5 років тому +15

    The largo movement in this concerto is, in my opinion, the most sublime piece of orchestral music ever written. I have it in my Will that it be played at my funeral- shame I won’t be able to hear it then. I must make up for it in the meantime🎻🎻

  • @peterectasy2957
    @peterectasy2957 3 роки тому +2

    unbelievable beauty, perfect interpretation

  • @wakefulday
    @wakefulday 4 роки тому +2

    I love watching all these musicians play.

  • @norandrerondonamaral8101
    @norandrerondonamaral8101 4 роки тому +11

    Una de las interpretaciones mas sublimes e intensas de este Concierto de Bach. Me ha hecho alucinar!

  • @cynthiaj.wagner1807
    @cynthiaj.wagner1807 4 роки тому +4

    One of my all-time favorite pieces.

    • @gboard17
      @gboard17 2 роки тому

      Great music. I'm a one man band on youtube.

  • @user-iy4ih7dj4n
    @user-iy4ih7dj4n 11 місяців тому +1

    Netherland players and Baroque is such a fine combination!

  • @tonidicapua5835
    @tonidicapua5835 Місяць тому

    I am a BACH lover!!! I'm 72 and getting ready to learn the harpsichord part to play with my community orchestra. SO EXCITED!!

  • @gopikakrishna8728
    @gopikakrishna8728 4 роки тому +4

    I will melt in western classical music as it adds meaning to my soul and existence especially violin piano lute and of course the flue

  • @yotrakzproductions7324
    @yotrakzproductions7324 4 роки тому +7

    Makes my eyes well up from the sheer beauty. What genius😏

  • @selgeaus
    @selgeaus 3 роки тому +2

    Although we will never know how his music was played back in his days, I am very glad to be hearing this interpretation of Bach

  • @HouseJawn
    @HouseJawn 3 місяці тому +1

    My favorite Bach piece

  • @marcaurele3115
    @marcaurele3115 3 роки тому +6

    Superbe interprétation avec une qualité de prise de son qui fait la différence avec les nombreuses versions de ce must musical ! Une fois de plus NBS nous offre un moment d'intense émotion avec un talent renouvelé. Mille fois merci d'apporter cette grande humanité de Bach à travers les siècles !

    • @marcaurele3115
      @marcaurele3115 11 місяців тому

      On le rapproche parfois du concerto RV 565 de Vivaldi . L'oeuvre du venitien est effectivement tout aussi géniale !

  • @antiv
    @antiv 3 роки тому +4

    This was spectacular.

  • @hefinrosser8685
    @hefinrosser8685 4 місяці тому +1

    Incredible. ❤ watching and listening to these amazing guys makes me want to pick up my violin ❤❤❤ thank you xx

  • @darkone9572
    @darkone9572 3 роки тому +1

    Serious about their Bach !! And I am so grateful !!

  • @cliftonprobasco6343
    @cliftonprobasco6343 4 роки тому +2

    Bach is so pure.

  • @elainecristinaneri7422
    @elainecristinaneri7422 Рік тому +8

    I think Bach is an angel sent by God. This is the only explanation I could find to describe this beautiful concert.

    • @ab-zg8pt
      @ab-zg8pt Рік тому

      Deluded, but ok if it works for you

  • @kagillogly
    @kagillogly 3 роки тому +2

    That allegro is earth-shatteringly beautiful!

  • @sonicspring6448
    @sonicspring6448 Рік тому +1

    Literally the best performance of this I know of.