.......all I know is the Stokowski sound and everything he touches turns to pure gold! His orchestrations/arrangements go into my ear then straight down to my heart
+oziel garza-ornelas TY Oziel. I know many thing Leopold "over wrote" when he orchestrated Bach but my feeling is if you do not like it do not listen to it
@@edgarallanlovecraft5485 A point I was making about both Stokowski and Bach, with some friends on a nice night as we listened to this and other pieces accompanied by cheese, bread, butter and wine was this.... Bach, took pieces by others as well as his own, and he re-orchestrated, rearranged, re-tempoed and then some... because the music was not dead. It lived and trascended its inception when first written on the staff. Stokowski, humbly, with that magnificent string section he had... simply... re-orchestrated, re-arranged and re-tempoed, respectfully, Bach's magnificent work.
Listening, I return to late noons of my childhood, some in winter, when a radio station added a end-of-day commentary to this delicious song, and then I stopped. Meanwhile, my grandmother, imbued with the same love for the patience of all those decent days, prepared the next dinner and it all came out of her hands with magic. I will never forget.
i am still mesmerized by it. i know that there are performance practices in place now but... the aesthetic and the trust of his musicians and viceversa, make this stokowski recording one that will forever be 'definitive' in intensity as well as care, depth and even tenderness regarding Bach's air on the g string.
Bach would be amazed, but I doubt if he would be turning in his grave. He took all sorts of liberties with his own (and others') music. He would be most amazed that anyone was still interested in this music and performing it in so many different ways. Even the title Air on the G string has stuck to it, although that is far from Bach's intentions. That is one of the aspects of Bach's greatness, that his music can withstand vastly different interpretations!
Excellent point, Frank. After all, he slowed down many a chorale into long expressive preludes and sometimes he made them a lot faster in other arrangements of the same chorale.
@@ozielich You two speak to my heart!!! The point is that there is no such thing as objective music. Without the artist, without the interpreter, there is nothing.
@jbhchan You are right this was the Stokowski Symphony mix of Phila core and NY Phil a great combo but yes phila has that sound that is so warm and intense
Dear Einarabelc, This is "Air on G String" not a tune in G major (mian theme played by the first violin section). Original version is played in D major by string orchestra. Later, a German violinist WilhelmJ transcribed to violin solo in C major, playing throuout the whole piece on G string only. As for this Stokowski version, the main theme is played by the cello section, which is quite differect from Bach's original version but it is so beautiful as everyone may agree.
@Serendip123 Oh come on. In the Baroque era, music was not for recording and playback by experts... everybody played the music themselves, with whatever instruments where in the house at the time. Guess how many interpretations of the same piece where there.
Transcription by Stokowski , for instance the beginning played by the cello section. Stokowski made at least 42 arrangements / transcriptions of Bach s works , " the Air " in 1923.
@Serendip123 interesting comment serendip. i know that stokowski was a product of his time... living hearing, playing music in a way he knew, which i know is obvious and certainly beyond 'style' this is a musical interpretation of great beauty. as stokowski said in interviews, 'bach was a red-hot blooded man, he probably would be turning in his grave if he heard my orchestrations'.
Charles Barry, I am sorry for my inadequate English. Charles, quote: «..music is a matter of taste». Oh no, it isn’t that simple! Old music is an important part of our history. Therefore we should understand the need of listening to the music also in a historical context. In Bach’s day, the composers used «tempo ordinario» if they did not add any tempo indications. Bach don’t say anything about slow tempo in his well known Air. The time signature is C, and without tempo indications, the tempo should be «tempo ordinario». Hey counted four beats per measure, but what kind of beat? Heart beats! A human function normally with 60-80 heart beats per minute, some sources say 50-80. In this performance the number of heart beats per minute are 26… Therefore we know that this pace is way too slow, a romantic version far from the original style.
Stokowski hizo aún más grande a Bach. (Si de alguna manera eso fuera posible, claro). Gracias por compartir la belleza de la Música, que inspira al alma y nutre la existencia. 🙏♥️
@@ozielich Muchas gracias por valorar mi comentario. Me limité a expresar lo que siento. No concibo la vida sin la compañía de la Música (con mayúsculas). En esto, Bach es sublime, y Stokowski viene a ser un excepcional ayudante, consiguiendo una perfecta simbiosis. 💚
@@manuelaformoso4647 Así es. He escuchado tantas nobles expresiones de esta pieza pero ninguna más hermosa, noble, inspirada y me atrevo a decir, trascendental, como ésta.
@@ozielich Gracias de nuevo. No creo merecer tantos elogios, pero admito que para mí supone un enorme consuelo saber que alguien comparte lo que siento, lo que pienso. A veces, me resulta difícil encontrar las palabras adecuadas con las que describir tanta belleza... Mil gracias por contribuir a difundirla
being on the G string does not imply being in the key of G, if anything it discourages it, as the tonic note would in its lower parts be on an open string with senza vibrato, which is negative for this performance, although not the original baroque performance due to performance style at the time being senza vibrato anyway, nevertheless the open string is still often less sonorous
Cool, he seemed to have lowered it. I feel like I'm flying with angels on my way to be accepted to heaven at most, in the least, I'm just flying on a hanglider that has infinite power.
Kirinpheobe, please, I agree with MTT, director of SF Symphony when he said, "Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven invented (as it were) music" thus, implying the foundation these composers laid for the rest of us concerning music. Bach's intention for His pieces were to glorify God. Nevertheless, the purity of baroque harmony mixed with the passion of Romantic orchestration and performance is a marriage that even Bach would have loved!
@@ginomorales8989 Please, Gino, open this book as soon as possible! Now! I'm already finishing my third reading of it. Fourth one won't be far away... Profoundly mesmerizing, a book (an author, Dostoïevsky) that can change one's life, gracing it. 🙏
@@micaelabonetti949 Rereading a book is the highest tribute to an author. The good old man must feel really proud somewhere. I have already read Humiliated and Offended, The Gambler, White Nights and Memories from the Subsoil. I have a stack with Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, and The Brothers Karamazov pending. If you think it's a good read to deal with persistent sadness, I promise to read a few pages of The Idiot tomorrow (it's 5:00 am in my country). Thanks for your time.
Beautifully stated. It is one of the most glorious interpretations and arrangements of this piece one could ever hope to find. They breathe together, play together.... do ritardandi together and then some....I join you in thanking J.S. Bach and thanking Leopold Stokowski.
Beautiful piece,beautifully played,.. & by the way ,have you tried lately,if at all, getting about 40 mixed string players to play the appogiatura together ?as one!! ! at the same time,? correctly ! ??..(ah well- ) you might leave it out as well then.& FWIW, Bach was also quite happy to do his arrangements of other composers pieces, & take liberties with the both tunes & orchestration.
This arrangement has more soul than any other I've ever heard. And I've heard many. I really prefer the slower tempo (usually the versions that are around 5:30 or 6 minutes are the ones I prefer)
One of the best versions of this masterpiece I have ever heard...absolutely brilliant.
I agree! Just gorgeous and very profound!
@@ozielich "Profound"... Excellent word to use! 👍
HEARTBREAKING !
INdeed
.......all I know is the Stokowski sound and everything he touches turns to pure gold! His orchestrations/arrangements go into my ear then straight down to my heart
Janet Smith beautifully put!
It takes a great deal of skill to draw out the lines to such an extent.
That's what makes variations so good. You can hear each composition in many different ways just by flicking through them on UA-cam.
Indeed!
Oh man this is so beautiful! I don't care that it's not "historical", it's gorgeous!
I couldn't agree with you more!
The genius of this man is unfathomable. Which man? Both
Bravo! Beautifully put.
+oziel garza-ornelas TY Oziel. I know many thing Leopold "over wrote" when he orchestrated Bach but my feeling is if you do not like it do not listen to it
@@edgarallanlovecraft5485 A point I was making about both Stokowski and Bach, with some friends on a nice night as we listened to this and other pieces accompanied by cheese, bread, butter and wine was this.... Bach, took pieces by others as well as his own, and he re-orchestrated, rearranged, re-tempoed and then some... because the music was not dead. It lived and trascended its inception when first written on the staff. Stokowski, humbly, with that magnificent string section he had... simply... re-orchestrated, re-arranged and re-tempoed, respectfully, Bach's magnificent work.
Truly divine and is surely one of God's favorite melodies.Thanks !
Listening, I return to late noons of my childhood, some in winter, when a radio station added a end-of-day commentary to this delicious song, and then I stopped. Meanwhile, my grandmother, imbued with the same love for the patience of all those decent days, prepared the next dinner and it all came out of her hands with magic. I will never forget.
wow.... what a beautiful way to know this exquisite piece!
That was beautiful. Thanks, Manuel.
Amazing Bach so pretty on Stokowski's version .
This music, the performance, and the interpretation is ethereal. Thanks for reminding us of one of the all time best, Oziel.
My pleasure, Julie! It is a rendition always in my heart.
Sublime.
Antmenah wrote 11-07-2010, An endless border of beauty and a sweet token of tenderness and love
Day month year or month day year?
Lo más bello de escuchar❤
i am still mesmerized by it. i know that there are performance practices in place now but... the aesthetic and the trust of his musicians and viceversa, make this stokowski recording one that will forever be 'definitive' in intensity as well as care, depth and even tenderness regarding Bach's air on the g string.
Beautifully worded comment!
@@margaretharypkema9290 Thank you!
Wonderful! Have never liked air before but this version is sublime!
+Marie Hammarsten I have always loved the piece, but this arrangement has become my uncontested favorite from the moment I've heard it.
I love it too!
Superb. Bravo
One of my all time faves. This recording is so evocative, it stirs up me up so much every time I listen to it
It is quite moving isn't it?
Wonderful !
Simply Exquisite!
Nicely put, Max. Still my favourite version.
feels like daydreaming on the cloud without noticing time clicking~~
Correct!
Merveilleux
Bach would be amazed, but I doubt if he would be turning in his grave. He took all sorts of liberties with his own (and others') music. He would be most amazed that anyone was still interested in this music and performing it in so many different ways. Even the title Air on the G string has stuck to it, although that is far from Bach's intentions. That is one of the aspects of Bach's greatness, that his music can withstand vastly different interpretations!
Excellent point, Frank. After all, he slowed down many a chorale into long expressive preludes and sometimes he made them a lot faster in other arrangements of the same chorale.
@@ozielich You two speak to my heart!!! The point is that there is no such thing as objective music. Without the artist, without the interpreter, there is nothing.
You too speak to my heart.
Will you please listen to this same Air with RNO conducted by Pletnëv?
Magnificent. 😢
I don't know what to say... my heart is too full ❤️
outstanding
Great love making music.
Not if it's in s bdsm dungeon
Music like Johann Sebastian Bach is very sincerely
la mejor version de la vida!!!
Osmar Tapia. Muy de acuerdo!
@jbhchan You are right this was the Stokowski Symphony mix of Phila core and NY Phil a great combo but yes phila has that sound that is so warm and intense
Una interpretación y una Dirección extraordinaria
Efectivamente! Muy conmovedor.
Dear Einarabelc,
This is "Air on G String" not a tune in G major (mian theme played by the first violin section).
Original version is played in D major by string orchestra.
Later, a German violinist WilhelmJ transcribed to violin solo in C major,
playing throuout the whole piece on G string only.
As for this Stokowski version, the main theme is played by the cello section,
which is quite differect from Bach's original version but it is so beautiful as everyone may agree.
This is the best ever I've heard …
Thanks Stokowski
magnificent
THE GRAND MAESTRO LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI
Absolutely!
🕊 Stokowski🤝Bach 🕊 Sublime
Indeed! Simply sublime!
FANTASTİC MUSİC
Bach - Air on G-string (slowed+reverb) (Stokowski Remix)
Lovely!
Can I stop feeling please?
@Serendip123
Oh come on. In the Baroque era, music was not for recording and playback by experts... everybody played the music themselves, with whatever instruments where in the house at the time. Guess how many interpretations of the same piece where there.
Beautiful. But always reminds me of the movie Seven
@rgkrenkel indeed!
Transcription by Stokowski , for instance the beginning played by the cello section.
Stokowski made at least 42 arrangements / transcriptions of Bach s works , " the Air " in 1923.
Never do I stop listening to it. It's downright sublime.
well all you boffins! its just a bloody good track! love it for ever.
Me too!
@Serendip123
interesting comment serendip. i know that stokowski was a product of his time... living hearing, playing music in a way he knew, which i know is obvious and certainly beyond 'style' this is a musical interpretation of great beauty. as stokowski said in interviews, 'bach was a red-hot blooded man, he probably would be turning in his grave if he heard my orchestrations'.
Listening and appreciating music is a matter of taste. Simply enjoy different versions of the same piece and stop criticising.
Charles Barry, I am sorry for my inadequate English. Charles, quote: «..music is a matter of taste». Oh no, it isn’t that simple! Old music is an important part of our history. Therefore we should understand the need of listening to the music also in a historical context. In Bach’s day, the composers used «tempo ordinario» if they did not add any tempo indications. Bach don’t say anything about slow tempo in his well known Air. The time signature is C, and without tempo indications, the tempo should be «tempo ordinario». Hey counted four beats per measure, but what kind of beat? Heart beats! A human function normally with 60-80 heart beats per minute, some sources say 50-80. In this performance the number of heart beats per minute are 26… Therefore we know that this pace is way too slow, a romantic version far from the original style.
I personally like Voices of Music's interpretation of this song better but this is still beautiful. :)
Deus chama a minha alma por essa música 🎶
y la mía también!
não acredito em Deus, mas creio em Bach.
Beautiful
Stokowski hizo aún más grande a Bach. (Si de alguna manera eso fuera posible, claro).
Gracias por compartir la belleza de la Música, que inspira al alma y nutre la existencia. 🙏♥️
Qué bellamente lo has expresado, Manuela. Stokowski, con Bach, en efecto, inspiran y nutren el alma y la existencia!
@@ozielich Muchas gracias por valorar mi comentario. Me limité a expresar lo que siento. No concibo la vida sin la compañía de la Música (con mayúsculas). En esto, Bach es sublime, y Stokowski viene a ser un excepcional ayudante, consiguiendo una perfecta simbiosis. 💚
@@manuelaformoso4647 Así es. He escuchado tantas nobles expresiones de esta pieza pero ninguna más hermosa, noble, inspirada y me atrevo a decir, trascendental, como ésta.
@@ozielich Gracias de nuevo. No creo merecer tantos elogios, pero admito que para mí supone un enorme consuelo saber que alguien comparte lo que siento, lo que pienso.
A veces, me resulta difícil encontrar las palabras adecuadas con las que describir tanta belleza...
Mil gracias por contribuir a difundirla
@@manuelaformoso4647 Pienso lo mismo, Manuela.
This is not the G key is it? Is this on D?
being on the G string does not imply being in the key of G, if anything it discourages it, as the tonic note would in its lower parts be on an open string with senza vibrato, which is negative for this performance, although not the original baroque performance due to performance style at the time being senza vibrato anyway, nevertheless the open string is still often less sonorous
ASUKA! DON'T DIE ASUKA!
Cool, he seemed to have lowered it.
I feel like I'm flying with angels on my way to be accepted to heaven at most, in the least, I'm just flying on a hanglider that has infinite power.
I only really like 2 names in music for real. Autechre and Bach. The rest is just less intriguing IMHO.
Kirinpheobe, please, I agree with MTT, director of SF Symphony when he said, "Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven invented (as it were) music" thus, implying the foundation these composers laid for the rest of us concerning music. Bach's intention for His pieces were to glorify God. Nevertheless, the purity of baroque harmony mixed with the passion of Romantic orchestration and performance is a marriage that even Bach would have loved!
BTW: this piece is the basis of Procol Harum's Whiter Shade of Pale.
Yes, I had heard that! Makes perfect sense. Thank you for posting.
Piece, then. c(:
When you hear something like this, you start to think that, despite allthe horror in the world, we can be better people
Nicely put and couldn't agree with you more!
"Beauty will save the world" (Dostoïevski, Prince Mishkin, "Idiot").
Stokovski's arrangement and Bach's himself are proof of it.
Sublime.
@@micaelabonetti949 Great quote. I have that book somewhere. I promised myself that I will read it in some distant day.
@@ginomorales8989 Please, Gino, open this book as soon as possible! Now!
I'm already finishing my third reading of it. Fourth one won't be far away...
Profoundly mesmerizing, a book
(an author, Dostoïevsky) that can change one's life, gracing it. 🙏
@@micaelabonetti949 Rereading a book is the highest tribute to an author. The good old man must feel really proud somewhere. I have already read Humiliated and Offended, The Gambler, White Nights and Memories from the Subsoil. I have a stack with Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, and The Brothers Karamazov pending. If you think it's a good read to deal with persistent sadness, I promise to read a few pages of The Idiot tomorrow (it's 5:00 am in my country). Thanks for your time.
"Bach provided the sentimental shit, Stokowski squeeze the sentimental crap out of it." Eichmann
Tant d'expression avec si peut de notes, que dire de plus sinon que c'est là la vraie musique !
Vous avez raison!
Le tempo adopté est l'un des protagonistes majeurs de cette version !
its deeper concerning than original
I know nothing about “over writing” excess this and that
Who knew Bach like skimpy underwear.
Popold est super,mais la c'est nettement un peu lent
洋阿相
こんなにも美しく悠々迫らぬテンポで歌われた組曲第3番のアリアを耳にしたことがあったでしょうか。素晴らしい編曲と演奏です。エルマンの「G線上のアリア」でこの曲を知って以来70年以上を経る時間の中で数知れぬ種類の演奏に接してきました。先述のエルマンからフルトヴェングラー、吾が小澤征爾、レイモン・ルフェーブルに至るまで。そう、MJQとスイングル・シンガースとの共演にも感動しましたっけ。確かに原作者の意図しなかった編曲ではあり「バッハへの冒涜行為だ」とお怒りの方もおいででしょうが、これほど多くの人々に親しまれ感動を生んだ音楽の貴重な原石をバッハが人類に贈って下さったことは確かな事実なのです。バッハとストコフスキーに心からの感謝を！
Beautifully stated. It is one of the most glorious interpretations and arrangements of this piece one could ever hope to find. They breathe together, play together.... do ritardandi together and then some....I join you in thanking J.S. Bach and thanking Leopold Stokowski.
Beautiful piece,beautifully played,.. & by the way ,have you tried lately,if at all, getting about 40 mixed string players to play the appogiatura together ?as one!! ! at the same time,? correctly ! ??..(ah well- ) you might leave it out as well then.& FWIW, Bach was also quite happy to do his arrangements of other composers pieces, & take liberties with the both tunes & orchestration.
My very point! These guys were amazing and Stokowski, made them brilliant.
I love Bach's original version more than this bombastical romantic revision
Hartmut Bader thank you for your comment.
O.k. , but this transcription has also his merits. ( 655 likes and only 11 dislikes )
This arrangement has more soul than any other I've ever heard. And I've heard many. I really prefer the slower tempo (usually the versions that are around 5:30 or 6 minutes are the ones I prefer)
I fell asleep. There is no spiritual energy in this version
Thank you for your comment, Pavel.
Zzzzzzzzzzz
It is not a song!