@icslook because of his very characteristic polyphonic style which manages to hit the “basis” of musical logic. At least for our Western ears. Not sure if he would work outside of that context.
@@danal81 Bach ist nicht nur kreativer Künstler sondern auch Entdecker der inneren physikalischen Zusammenhänge (z.B., äusserst elementar, dass die Oktave eine Frequenzverdoppelung entspricht) die in Fugen wie dieser transparent gemacht werden kann. Das ist sogar anerkanntermaßen UNIVERSAL, unabhängig von jeglichen Hörgewohnheiten.
@@artsloving No it isn't regarded to be "universal", you are being Euro-centric. Caps lock won't obfuscate the fundamental fallacy that is the basis of your comment.
This was simply AWESOME! As an organist I know every note of this piece and this performance was amazing. And I especially enjoyed it because in high school I was a saxophonist in the concert and marching band. I am so happy I stumbled across this video - thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!
Fantastisch! In technischer Ausführung, Abstimmung und thematischer Ausarbeitung, optischem und akustischem Gesamteindruck…toll! Und wie eindrucksvoll (swingende) Saxophone zu formal strenger Barockmusik passen.
Bach ist nicht nur kreativer Künstler sondern auch Entdecker der inneren physikalischen Zusammenhänge (z.B., äusserst elementar, dass die Oktave eine Frequenzverdoppelung entspricht), die in Fugen wie dieser transparent gemacht werden kann.
Die inzwischen gefundene Charakterisierung von Bach seitens eines der weltweit anerkannt sensibelsten Künstler: "a genius of humility and humour, whose family, loves, losses, and devotion inspired what Daniil Trifonov calls “some of humanity’s most emotionally rich and fascinatingly sophisticated expressions in music." [...] for Bach and his contemporaries, “music was another embodiment of nature and natural laws, and mathematics and science were also thought to be part of a divine order”."
Sehr schön! Blasinstrumente mag ich lieber als Streichinstrumente. Danke vielmal für euer flottes Blasen! Bei eurer Interpretation der großartigen g-moll-Fuge empfinde ich es als sehr angenehm, dass jeder der 4 Stimmen durchwegs ein Instrument zugeordnet ist. Dadurch wirkt alles sehr natürlich, und es kann gut mitverfolgt werden. Als Klavier- und (früher) auch Orgelspieler beneide ich manchmal Soloinstrumente, die es nur mit EINER Stimme zu tun haben. Zweistimmiges Spielen (pro Hand EINE Stimme) auf dem Klavier geht für mich auch gut, eben wegen der genannten Natürlichkeit. Bei 3 oder noch mehr Stimmen ist es mir nie so wirklich wohl (abgesehen davon, dass ich damit bald einmal überfordert bin...).
c'est vraiment bien joué, bach doit se retourner dans sa tombe, génial, magnifique prestation à 4 voix, sublime, une des plus belles fugues de bach jouée à 4 saxophones, c'est bon en chien. ! ils sont de très bons musiciens. bravo, c'est vraiment bon ça ! signé un amateur de Bach depuis 40 ans.
Très belle interprétation qui met en évidence les différents jeux de l'orgue, c'est très valorisant, bravo à ce quatuor. On ne se lasse pas d'écouter de talentueux musiciens interpréter Bach à leur façon.
Amazing. I've seen this piece on everything from button accordion to mandolin. Is there any other composer with artists struggling to perform his works on every form of instrumentation in existence?
Arruinaron todo en 1:32, si la parte más importante de esta fuga se da en ese tiempo, y ustedes lo arruinaron apagando la voz principal de manera estúpida, si no era necesario porner la primera frase a ese volumen con la trompeta que entra, justo en el momento más importante.
Bachs Musik ist Logik pur. Gepaart mit wunderbarer Harmonik und dem Glauben an den Gott der Bibel. Man kann fast nicht anders, als seine Musik derart zu verinnerlichen, daß Noten bloß stören würden.
too bit personal interpretation for my taste. sounds with swing! remind that the organ has no respiration, so playing more stacato than flowing makes it sound like 50% less sonorous than it should. besides that sounded great. The melodies can distinguish perfectly between them and thats what Fuga is about right?
Sergio de deus nascimento Music is personal, it's their take on it. Who is to say that Bach would've written Fugues for the organ with today's repertoire of instruments and technology? As soon as you take the personal aspect out of music, you deny it the very core of its magic.
***** l think if you take it too much to the personal side of interpretation it could be disrespectful to the composer, and if Bach would liked to write for a diferent instrument or an unsual group of instruments he could perfectly did that on his age. So, no, l dont think J S Bach or Beethoven or most academic composers of the past would composed or searched new sounds based on the technologies or electronic intruments of today, or (as a teacher of mine suggested to me once) travel to others countries to learn from native music styles or non academic music, because of the same reason that they would did it if they wanted. Even so, l like the sax quartet, l was talking about the jazzy interpretation only, and the non flowing melody. lts not like an organ fugue from J S Bach is "played". You cant do that, its Bach, and he deserves to be respected. lts just my opinion though...
Sergio de deus nascimento Like we both have said, that's just opinion. (I'd like to note beforehand that I mean no personal insult by any of what I'm saying. If it may seem that way at any point, try to make sure that you didn't missinterpret or just ask if you like, and I'll try to clear it up.) While I'm not educated formally in music history or theory, I recall the notation of Bach's time not being complete, e.g. trills not being marked in the notation despite them being intended. If that was the case, you could never accurately reproduce what Bach had in mind to begin with. That's not to say that I know what Bach would have done (or wanted to) or not. However, it certainly is not an insult to take anything, music or not, and put your own spin on it. In fact that is precisely what progresses the world that we live in. In mathematics this happens every day, in one of the papers I have studied recently it went (in simple terms) from A>B>C, with each step being by a different author. Each took what the previous was doing and simply changed a few details, to ultimately get a stronger theory. Mind you, it doesn't have to be "stronger", "better" or whatever (and often isn't), as long as it's different and works for someone or something else, it's valuable. In sciences at the very least, it's an honour to be cited and have your work used/expanded/altered, by the way. I would be hard pressed to imagine Bach thinking differently; regardless of whether or not he would actually enjoy the interpretation, I'd be stunned if he didn't at least respect it. By the way, you paying respect to Bach in the way that you do (by trying to stay as true to his composition as possible) is YOUR personal spin to his work, albeit it's not as apparently distinct as this sax quartet. Or a long story short: Don't mistake your personal preferences for objective truth. Us humans do that way too much in every day life and all it does is cause unfathomable harm, as no one wants to be "wrong" and thus eventually gives up on trying anything that is different or new.
***** l do actually :) but if Bach would be interested in new ways of doing music he could perfectly did that when he was alive, but He did what He wanted to do and was amazing... But it was what it was, he didnt travel to lndia to look for new sounds or new ways of making music or something like that, understand what lm trying to say? He just, (in ways of excelence) modified what it was already going in music. And second, when some musicians tend to change that excelence that Bach was intended to do l have the sensation that sometimes its like too much for my taste and l dont like it. As simple as that
Sergio de deus nascimento So you first argue that Bach didn't want his music to be changed. Then you argue that the reason for that is, because some interpretations are not to your personal taste. Do you notice any problem? I'd like to suggest that you merely state that your preferred interpretation of Bach is largely unaltered rather than imposing your preference onto Bach himself. I personally would be quite surprised if he didn't appreciate the variety of interpretations around today. After all, that would arguably be one of the greatest achievements for any artist. He quite literally transcends genre and instrumentation and finds followers all over the world. Surely, it's possible that he would be upset and not approve about certain interpretations, but fact is that we don't know. It also seems kind of unlikely (to me), especially when you consider that Bach was religious. tl;dr Don't speak for Bach, speak for yourself.
Holy smoke! Four saxophones all playing in tune. That has to be a first!
Seriously, that was fantastic. My hat is off to these guys,
One of the best arrangements of BWV 542, clear and measured! Brilliant! Thanks a lot!
Absolutely great. If Bach had known the saxophone, he would have composed it for it.
Bach fugues seem to work with any instrument and any combination of instruments.
@icslook because of his very characteristic polyphonic style which manages to hit the “basis” of musical logic. At least for our Western ears. Not sure if he would work outside of that context.
@icslook Genius.
true
@@danal81 Bach ist nicht nur kreativer Künstler sondern auch Entdecker der inneren physikalischen Zusammenhänge (z.B., äusserst elementar, dass die Oktave eine Frequenzverdoppelung entspricht) die in Fugen wie dieser transparent gemacht werden kann. Das ist sogar anerkanntermaßen UNIVERSAL, unabhängig von jeglichen Hörgewohnheiten.
@@artsloving No it isn't regarded to be "universal", you are being Euro-centric. Caps lock won't obfuscate the fundamental fallacy that is the basis of your comment.
Amazing. My favourite fugue by Bach :))
This was simply AWESOME! As an organist I know every note of this piece and this performance was amazing. And I especially enjoyed it because in high school I was a saxophonist in the concert and marching band. I am so happy I stumbled across this video - thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!
I love how the Baroque themes sound on saxophones - jazzy sexy.
Hay 16 sordos que le han dado al dis-like. A parte de eso estupendo video, una gozada para el oido. Un gran saludo y GRACIAS!!!
Fantastisch! In technischer Ausführung, Abstimmung und thematischer Ausarbeitung, optischem und akustischem Gesamteindruck…toll! Und wie eindrucksvoll (swingende) Saxophone zu formal strenger Barockmusik passen.
Genau !❤❤❤
Bach ist nicht nur kreativer Künstler sondern auch Entdecker der inneren physikalischen Zusammenhänge (z.B., äusserst elementar, dass die Oktave eine Frequenzverdoppelung entspricht), die in Fugen wie dieser transparent gemacht werden kann.
Die inzwischen gefundene Charakterisierung von Bach seitens eines der weltweit anerkannt sensibelsten Künstler: "a genius of humility and humour, whose family, loves, losses, and devotion inspired what Daniil Trifonov calls “some of humanity’s most emotionally rich and fascinatingly sophisticated expressions in music." [...] for Bach and his contemporaries, “music was another embodiment of nature and natural laws, and mathematics and science were also thought to be part of a divine order”."
Sehr schön! Blasinstrumente mag ich lieber als Streichinstrumente. Danke vielmal für euer flottes Blasen! Bei eurer Interpretation der großartigen g-moll-Fuge empfinde ich es als sehr angenehm, dass jeder der 4 Stimmen durchwegs ein Instrument zugeordnet ist. Dadurch wirkt alles sehr natürlich, und es kann gut mitverfolgt werden. Als Klavier- und (früher) auch Orgelspieler beneide ich manchmal Soloinstrumente, die es nur mit EINER Stimme zu tun haben. Zweistimmiges Spielen (pro Hand EINE Stimme) auf dem Klavier geht für mich auch gut, eben wegen der genannten Natürlichkeit. Bei 3 oder noch mehr Stimmen ist es mir nie so wirklich wohl (abgesehen davon, dass ich damit bald einmal überfordert bin...).
That is some of the cleanest and most consistent altissimo from an alto sax that I've heard, what a skilled player!
WOW... what a line-up...! WHAT a sound...!! Delicious and gorgeous...
That was just FANTASTIC!! Loved it!
What a great arrangement!
One of the best interpretations of the BACH style on yt.
Absolut perfekt, ich liebe es ❤
Very clear and precise playing.
Congratulations and many thanks.
Lul0u0
Wonderfully played...one of the greatest pieces of music ever written by the greatest musician ever.
Exciting counterpoint - as only Bach can deliver at any time on any instrument.
Just incredible.
Bach was not from this world. Amazing performance of my favourite fugue!
This is absolutely exceptional and phantastic!!!
Bravo, Clemens et al!
Excellent!
c'est vraiment bien joué, bach doit se retourner dans sa tombe, génial, magnifique prestation à 4 voix, sublime, une des plus belles fugues de bach jouée à 4 saxophones, c'est bon en chien. ! ils sont de très bons musiciens. bravo, c'est vraiment bon ça ! signé un amateur de Bach depuis 40 ans.
Dette var da innmari deilig fremført❤
I agree. A new and interesting interpretation. Great empathy in the group. I also like the setting. Thank you.😊😊
Listening now - brilliant job gentlemen.
Wielkie brawa!!!
Très belle interprétation qui met en évidence les différents jeux de l'orgue, c'est très valorisant, bravo à ce quatuor. On ne se lasse pas d'écouter de talentueux musiciens interpréter Bach à leur façon.
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!!! Perfekt!
Спасибо, прекрасно, не обычно.
Outstanding.
Many thanks.
Wow! I had never heard this fugue before! Really great one, and well done on saxophones!!
Meraviglia!
Magnificent! 🥳👍
Bravo ! Belle interprétation de cette pièce incroyable : Merci !
Excellent and very inspiring, indeed!! Your rendering proves Bach´s universality and genius!
Clear, precise, accurate playing
Beautiful
Lindo. Bellisimo
Absolutely fabulous/. The master himself would love it!! Thanks for all the work !! Great recording too
Excellent
Wow, this is really great!
Bellissimo!
Sehr gut! Super. Beautiful. 1A
Esa adaptación es sencillamente maravillosa... bellísimo el ensamble....
Espectacular interpretacion. Excellent.
AMAZING, GENIUS, THANK YOU
excellent!!!!
Fantastic!
Brilliant!
Bravoooo!!!!
Excelent....
Amazing. I've seen this piece on everything from button accordion to mandolin. Is there any other composer with artists struggling to perform his works on every form of instrumentation in existence?
Really, really good.
Gorgeous! Love it!
Bach is zo goed dat je het niet kapot kan spelen
Very well done, everybody!
Cool!
So agreeable! :)
Atualização da forma no som, tendo a música como grande potencial, diria talvez Aristóteles sobre Bach.
bravi!
F-ing cool
BRILLIANT! thank you! Do you know "smalin"? his classical animations on youtube? You should collaborate with him! :-) I love this!
What did they do that kirche? Did they remove the stained-glass windows? Well, the brick is nice.
Bach, grand amateur de transcriptions aurait certainement applaudi...
Sauber!
One does not play Bach, Bach plays one if one is lucky.
Suena del carajo
The tenor is a tiny bit on the quiet side during the first group of sixteenths but other than that, job well done
Very good but what a pity that the baritone sax plays the subject of the fugue too fast every time.
Help! We have no organist to play the fugue. Whatever shall we do? I know, hire four good saxophonists. No one will notice . . . .
Interesting -- the soprano saxophone manages to do an emulation of a baroque oboe that is competitive with a modern oboe.
This really doesn't work, does it?
Arruinaron todo en 1:32, si la parte más importante de esta fuga se da en ese tiempo, y ustedes lo arruinaron apagando la voz principal de manera estúpida, si no era necesario porner la primera frase a ese volumen con la trompeta que entra, justo en el momento más importante.
Mauricio Rodríguez trompeta?
Sergio de deus nascimento boludo tomatelás de acá
Mauricio Rodríguez
es una pregunta, no te calentes loco...
Sergio de deus nascimento Tomatelás boludo
Mauricio Rodríguez
tranqui men, tomate un alplax jajajaaj
Warum spielen so viele Bach auswendig ? Da bekommt man ja Komplexe. Was Gehirnakrobaten. Naja ok - Respekt !!
Bachs Musik ist Logik pur. Gepaart mit wunderbarer Harmonik und dem Glauben an den Gott der Bibel. Man kann fast nicht anders, als seine Musik derart zu verinnerlichen, daß Noten bloß stören würden.
Christian E. Glowatzki Das stimmt
too bit personal interpretation for my taste. sounds with swing! remind that the organ has no respiration, so playing more stacato than flowing makes it sound like 50% less sonorous than it should. besides that sounded great. The melodies can distinguish perfectly between them and thats what Fuga is about right?
Sergio de deus nascimento Music is personal, it's their take on it. Who is to say that Bach would've written Fugues for the organ with today's repertoire of instruments and technology?
As soon as you take the personal aspect out of music, you deny it the very core of its magic.
***** l think if you take it too much to the personal side of interpretation it could be disrespectful to the composer, and if Bach would liked to write for a diferent instrument or an unsual group of instruments he could perfectly did that on his age. So, no, l dont think J S Bach or Beethoven or most academic composers of the past would composed or searched new sounds based on the technologies or electronic intruments of today, or (as a teacher of mine suggested to me once) travel to others countries to learn from native music styles or non academic music, because of the same reason that they would did it if they wanted. Even so, l like the sax quartet, l was talking about the jazzy interpretation only, and the non flowing melody. lts not like an organ fugue from J S Bach is "played". You cant do that, its Bach, and he deserves to be respected. lts just my opinion though...
Sergio de deus nascimento
Like we both have said, that's just opinion.
(I'd like to note beforehand that I mean no personal insult by any of what I'm saying. If it may seem that way at any point, try to make sure that you didn't missinterpret or just ask if you like, and I'll try to clear it up.)
While I'm not educated formally in music history or theory, I recall the notation of Bach's time not being complete, e.g. trills not being marked in the notation despite them being intended. If that was the case, you could never accurately reproduce what Bach had in mind to begin with.
That's not to say that I know what Bach would have done (or wanted to) or not.
However, it certainly is not an insult to take anything, music or not, and put your own spin on it. In fact that is precisely what progresses the world that we live in.
In mathematics this happens every day, in one of the papers I have studied recently it went (in simple terms) from A>B>C, with each step being by a different author. Each took what the previous was doing and simply changed a few details, to ultimately get a stronger theory.
Mind you, it doesn't have to be "stronger", "better" or whatever (and often isn't), as long as it's different and works for someone or something else, it's valuable. In sciences at the very least, it's an honour to be cited and have your work used/expanded/altered, by the way. I would be hard pressed to imagine Bach thinking differently; regardless of whether or not he would actually enjoy the interpretation, I'd be stunned if he didn't at least respect it.
By the way, you paying respect to Bach in the way that you do (by trying to stay as true to his composition as possible) is YOUR personal spin to his work, albeit it's not as apparently distinct as this sax quartet.
Or a long story short:
Don't mistake your personal preferences for objective truth. Us humans do that way too much in every day life and all it does is cause unfathomable harm, as no one wants to be "wrong" and thus eventually gives up on trying anything that is different or new.
***** l do actually :) but if Bach would be interested in new ways of doing music he could perfectly did that when he was alive, but He did what He wanted to do and was amazing... But it was what it was, he didnt travel to lndia to look for new sounds or new ways of making music or something like that, understand what lm trying to say? He just, (in ways of excelence) modified what it was already going in music. And second, when some musicians tend to change that excelence that Bach was intended to do l have the sensation that sometimes its like too much for my taste and l dont like it. As simple as that
Sergio de deus nascimento
So you first argue that Bach didn't want his music to be changed.
Then you argue that the reason for that is, because some interpretations are not to your personal taste.
Do you notice any problem?
I'd like to suggest that you merely state that your preferred interpretation of Bach is largely unaltered rather than imposing your preference onto Bach himself.
I personally would be quite surprised if he didn't appreciate the variety of interpretations around today. After all, that would arguably be one of the greatest achievements for any artist. He quite literally transcends genre and instrumentation and finds followers all over the world.
Surely, it's possible that he would be upset and not approve about certain interpretations, but fact is that we don't know. It also seems kind of unlikely (to me), especially when you consider that Bach was religious.
tl;dr Don't speak for Bach, speak for yourself.
Splendid!! Thanks!
Excellent