A gigue that sounds like a gigue! What a breath of fresh air. So sad how almost no-one plays Bach dances as dances, out of fear of not appearing _profound_ enough.
Yes, this works much better on cello when the low notes bring out the dissonances. This feels empty in comparison to the violin partitas and sonatas he wrote specifically for violin, where as the cello has those deeper resonances to fill the room and the overtones, so too dense of a music won't work. Kind of makes me wonder what he'd write for viola as a solo instrument had he lived longer for that.
@@charlietian2074 I know that already, I play violin, viola and piano. What I was getting at, was that had Bach lived longer he would have wrote something entirely different like a Bach 6 viola suites of entirely new material. Bach's Cello Suite was written entirely with cello in mind by Bach, he didn't call it the Cello/viola suites or put an entire new viola edition out. He actually has done this before for some of his organ works, namely Sinfonia from Cantata 29. While the Cello suites may be standard repertoire now for viola, that was definitely not his intention. The best representative of what he would have wrote for viola solo is in Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, here he wrote with viola in mind and truly takes advantage of the natural instrument's frequency response. I would like to clarify that an A for viola is at 440 Hz and a Cello A is at 220 Hz, they're very different physical frequencies and thus different colors. This is made more obvious to me, if I play the lowest A on a piano and in comparison to 440 Hz A.
@@musingsofamusician4874 well... I think someone like Bach would've cherished his pieces being played on different instruments even though he didn't originally plan that lol. Personally I feel that the melody line sparkles on violin.
I doubt it because he's Bach, you should look up his personality and history. He strived for excellence so much, he was even picky on how an organ was tuned. There was even a famous student altercation where a dagger was involved because he insulted a man's bassoon. Everything he wrote was meticulously calculated. The melody sparkles, but the low notes don't reverberate like the cello does, which he purposely does longer low end notes with his cello compositions to take advantage of the timbre. Meanwhile, look at his Violin Compositions, he takes advantage of the upper range, the ease of chord changes because the bridge is smaller and the finger placement. None of this was by accident.
You do Bach justice ..... I can give no higher compliment. When the voyager probe was sent on its journey into outer space our species included examples of our finest music, we contemplated sending more than one piece from bach. It was decided that we should send only one so as not to appear to be showing off.
Hi Johnny, I’m a heart/ear player. The first part I wanted to play as one of my bucket list. Pure heaven to me. Your performance slowed down and my friend Danny allowed me to get it in to my body. I can play it now, I’m happy. Thank you for your passion.
Fantastic performance!!! Tempi, phrasing, not making any pretty part too pretty....everything was spot on - truly a flawless performance - one actually forgot this is written for clumsy cello - this performance made this arrangement sound like it was written for the violin! As a violinist I always hear this suite on cello and think why did I not choose cello - not anymore! Well done again Johnny
How come I see all these pros playing holding their bow like that? My teacher woulda slapped by hand. Great arrangement though. I'd love to learn it. So well played.
Best performance of this transcption i've heard yet. Only one in a professional level. I'm curious about your bow hold....you're using it as a historically informed technique or it's your usual way of playing?
Usual way, been doing it for many years now. Recording coming in early 2020! There is a @kickstarter campaign running right now to fund the recording, if you are interested.
Also the left hand is not quite straight, my teacher would hit my hand if I would play in such way. I don't know whether it's perspective or a different technique...Great job!
@@giselagarridoveron3486 I know I‘m quite late but my teachers always told me to hold the bow how I feel most comfortable with. No one with any higher sense of playing the violin would judge a “wrong” bow hold when your sound is great :)
Then you wouldn't be able to play the lower parts, you'll note how he plays the g string, if he were to start a string lower he'd need a 5 string violin or else he wouldn't' be able to do it.
@@jeand1 The "all caps," bold faced font says it all. Demanding, self absorbed, "look at me, look at me," air of superiority, vainglorious. Any of that sound familiar, Jean? And yet I still have no idea what you're on about. Apparently, you're not at all aware of how this piece should be played.
@@misshavisham3220 **"CAPS OR NOT CAPS", IT REALLY MEANS NOTHING IN THIS. OPEN YOUR EYES AND MIND. IF YOU ARE A MUSICIAN, GOOD, OR GREAT, AT LEAST YOU MUST START WITH MUSICIAN IMAGE. THATS ALL**
A gigue that sounds like a gigue! What a breath of fresh air.
So sad how almost no-one plays Bach dances as dances, out of fear of not appearing _profound_ enough.
0:01 Prelude
2:02 Allemande
3:33 Courante
4:40 Sarabande
5:40 Menuet I, II, -Da Capo Menuet I
7:29 Gigue
I realized how Bach wrote all his works well according to each instrument's characteristics.
Yes, this works much better on cello when the low notes bring out the dissonances. This feels empty in comparison to the violin partitas and sonatas he wrote specifically for violin, where as the cello has those deeper resonances to fill the room and the overtones, so too dense of a music won't work. Kind of makes me wonder what he'd write for viola as a solo instrument had he lived longer for that.
@@charlietian2074 I know that already, I play violin, viola and piano. What I was getting at, was that had Bach lived longer he would have wrote something entirely different like a Bach 6 viola suites of entirely new material. Bach's Cello Suite was written entirely with cello in mind by Bach, he didn't call it the Cello/viola suites or put an entire new viola edition out. He actually has done this before for some of his organ works, namely Sinfonia from Cantata 29. While the Cello suites may be standard repertoire now for viola, that was definitely not his intention. The best representative of what he would have wrote for viola solo is in Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, here he wrote with viola in mind and truly takes advantage of the natural instrument's frequency response. I would like to clarify that an A for viola is at 440 Hz and a Cello A is at 220 Hz, they're very different physical frequencies and thus different colors. This is made more obvious to me, if I play the lowest A on a piano and in comparison to 440 Hz A.
@@musingsofamusician4874 well... I think someone like Bach would've cherished his pieces being played on different instruments even though he didn't originally plan that lol. Personally I feel that the melody line sparkles on violin.
I doubt it because he's Bach, you should look up his personality and history. He strived for excellence so much, he was even picky on how an organ was tuned. There was even a famous student altercation where a dagger was involved because he insulted a man's bassoon. Everything he wrote was meticulously calculated. The melody sparkles, but the low notes don't reverberate like the cello does, which he purposely does longer low end notes with his cello compositions to take advantage of the timbre. Meanwhile, look at his Violin Compositions, he takes advantage of the upper range, the ease of chord changes because the bridge is smaller and the finger placement. None of this was by accident.
@@musingsofamusician4874 va bene lo stesso
You do Bach justice ..... I can give no higher compliment.
When the voyager probe was sent on its journey into outer space our species included examples of our finest music, we contemplated sending more than one piece from bach. It was decided that we should send only one so as not to appear to be showing off.
re bach on the voyager- carl sagan- 'that would be boasting '
Love the baroque bow-hold!
Hi Johnny, I’m a heart/ear player. The first part I wanted to play as one of my bucket list. Pure heaven to me. Your performance slowed down and my friend Danny allowed me to get it in to my body. I can play it now, I’m happy. Thank you for your passion.
It sounds so high, and light. Delightful.
Can't describe how much I LOVE this version :) It makes me happy
I’ve been looking for a tempo accurate performance of this Gigue for years… Thank You
Bravo! Beautifully revealed lines and interpreted as what those pieces are: dances. But at the same time, they are so profound. The genius of Bach.
Fantastic performance!!! Tempi, phrasing, not making any pretty part too pretty....everything was spot on - truly a flawless performance - one actually forgot this is written for clumsy cello - this performance made this arrangement sound like it was written for the violin! As a violinist I always hear this suite on cello and think why did I not choose cello - not anymore! Well done again Johnny
Thanks Jacques!
Oh this is so light and lovely!
E'stato un piacere ascoltarti: Bravo!
Beautiful. Play the video at 0.75 speed
So very talented! Well done! I hope I can play like u one day! 💕
Maravilloso!
I agree with this.
Is there a possibility to get/buy your transcription? I think a lot of us Bach-loving violinists would enjoy that!
I want them too!!!! ♥♥♥
violinsheetmusic.org/files/download/classical/bach-cello-suite-1.pdf
@@semiholmez2170 oh thank you very much.... but when trying to open it I get this "Forbidden
You don't have permission to access this resource."
@@linismape18 yes it told me this neither now. Maybe you can use this link instead. It is the same website. violinsheetmusic.org/classical/b/bach/
@@semiholmez2170 thank you very much!!! :)
Espectacular 👌.
Simplemente Mágico ✨
I needed that...thank you
Simplemente bello
Esto es maravilloso, esto es musica en todo su esplendor.
Fantastico Irish! Fiddel🤩😅😁🤣
excelente interpretación!!!
Never knew Jaime Lannister could play violin
wait what?
He can't now that he only has one hand.
About to play this for my upcoming spring concert! This video has helped me so much. Thank you!
How wonderful. This is good.
Very very very good !!! Blessings I holp you plantaforma cello suite 3 thanks
Awesome! Well done! Nice moves too :D
Hell Yeah!!!
Wonderful playing--- I loved your performance! Who arranged wrote transcribed this suite for violin?
Bravo 👏
Dope.
❤️
How come I see all these pros playing holding their bow like that? My teacher woulda slapped by hand. Great arrangement though. I'd love to learn it. So well played.
It's the baroque bow hold. In that period the bow was lighter. He's changing the weight distribution.
Probably the baroque hold as well as...simply being awesome enough, a master in one's field, that rules can be bent and broken.
Best performance of this transcption i've heard yet.
Only one in a professional level.
I'm curious about your bow hold....you're using it as a historically informed technique or it's your usual way of playing?
Usual way, been doing it for many years now. Recording coming in early 2020! There is a @kickstarter campaign running right now to fund the recording, if you are interested.
Looks like a baroque bowhold
Also the left hand is not quite straight, my teacher would hit my hand if I would play in such way. I don't know whether it's perspective or a different technique...Great job!
@@giselagarridoveron3486 I know I‘m quite late but my teachers always told me to hold the bow how I feel most comfortable with. No one with any higher sense of playing the violin would judge a “wrong” bow hold when your sound is great :)
bro your actually cracked
Is his bow hold supposed to help him with the movements ?
Does someone has the sheet from menuet I, II?
I want to play it in my violin
You can find the music on IMSLP
And hey,why dont you record it for spotify?
Recording is now out!
Where can I find the sheet music to this?
IMSLP
Is it wrong of me to prefer this on the violin?
Yes. (I’m kidding you can prefer whatever you want I play cello so I got jealous)
Piano Forte Understand. I’m a bass player, and am supposed to prefer adaptations of this for the bass.
where can I get the sheet for this? I can't find it online :(
The music is available on IMSLP.org
Very Baroque
Why do you hold your bow so high?
It's the baroque bow hold. In that period the bow was lighter. He's changing the weight distribution.
why is he playing this so fast !!!!
i put the playback speed to 0.75x haha
Nicely done. Though, personally, the tempo at which this piece was played at was too quick. Putting the playback at 0.75 seemed right.
Personally, I think it would sound much better on the G and D strings, instead of the A and E.
Then you wouldn't be able to play the lower parts, you'll note how he plays the g string, if he were to start a string lower he'd need a 5 string violin or else he wouldn't' be able to do it.
when the bows too big so you hold it wrong
He needs more practice so one day he can play like me😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Too fast
Sorry but doesn’t beat the cello(cellos r the best instrument ever) no offense
**Sorry, but I don't like a violin player dancer**
Posting that statement on this video says a lot more about you than it does him.
@@misshavisham3220**YES, SAYS THAT CLASICAL MUSIC MUST BE PLAYED EXACTLY LIKE IT IS. INSTEAD LIKE A DANCER CLOWN IN A CIRCUS**
@@jeand1 The "all caps," bold faced font says it all. Demanding, self absorbed, "look at me, look at me," air of superiority, vainglorious. Any of that sound familiar, Jean? And yet I still have no idea what you're on about. Apparently, you're not at all aware of how this piece should be played.
@@misshavisham3220 **"CAPS OR NOT CAPS", IT REALLY MEANS NOTHING IN THIS. OPEN YOUR EYES AND MIND. IF YOU ARE A MUSICIAN, GOOD, OR GREAT, AT LEAST YOU MUST START WITH MUSICIAN IMAGE. THATS ALL**
@@Martini0621 **I CAN'T REALIZE J.S. BACH DANCING PLAYING THIS**
Beautiful!
what's your email? do you teach?