J.S. Bach Third Suite BWV 1009

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • A Canadian School of Double Bass production
    J.S. Bach Third Suite for solo cello performed on double bass
    Performer/Arranger Joel Quarrington
    Former Principal Bass London Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa Canada. Professor Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.
    Filmed, recorded, and produced by Travis Harrison
    Recorded August 20 2022 at La Belle Chapelle in Sherbrooke, Québec
    Prelude 0:07
    Allemande 4:27
    Courante 8:31
    Sarabande 11:44
    Bourrées 16:16
    Gigue 20:12
    www.joelquarrington.com

КОМЕНТАРІ • 98

  • @talondavis2469
    @talondavis2469 Рік тому +31

    Just casually some of the best double bass playing in the history of mankind. No big deal 😅

  • @SteveAbrahall
    @SteveAbrahall Рік тому +13

    Who needs a cello! Not Joel! :-) Amazing work thank you - your an inspiration!

  • @asimo15
    @asimo15 Рік тому +7

    ... fantastic Joel !, thanks !.
    so much to learn ! You show what the real capabilities of the instrument are in the hands of somebody that knows how to play it !

  • @Opus766
    @Opus766 Рік тому +7

    Allemande and Gigue were very moving. Can't wait to re listen to the whole thing. Thank you!

  • @brandensteele4486
    @brandensteele4486 Рік тому +5

    Simply amazing Joel. It's always amazing to see a lifetime of thoughtful hard work coalesce into a musical performance.

  • @jandenie5272
    @jandenie5272 Рік тому +5

    Very nice! Unbelievable virtuosity, to play this in such a marvelous way on the contrabass !

  • @braizahnjones745
    @braizahnjones745 11 місяців тому +5

    I didn't know how much I needed to hear this in 5ths on the bass. It sounds so natural!!!

  • @nicolasperez4443
    @nicolasperez4443 11 місяців тому +4

    thank you so much please do every suite it would make my life complete. Your 2 suite recordings are without doubt my favorite ever

  • @davekanemusic
    @davekanemusic 4 місяці тому +2

    What a phenomenal sound!!! Absolutely incredible playing. This is the best version I've ever heard of this suite played on the double bass. So incredibly beautiful !

  • @christopherherrmann921
    @christopherherrmann921 4 місяці тому +1

    The first bassplayer I ever heard, that would be able to make me overthinking my own phrasing and usage of tone when I as a cellist play the suites...

  • @TheGalen62
    @TheGalen62 Рік тому +4

    24 minutes long and over way too soon.

  • @heinzhasenauer5258
    @heinzhasenauer5258 Місяць тому

    JOEL!!!!!!
    this is just beautiful and incredible work of art!
    outstanding in the history of bassartistery!
    i call Your sound butter-bass!
    nobody on this planet has this beautiful soft sound-like YOU!
    i‘m myself bass-artist-but cant‘reach this sound!
    greetings from Austria-Gasteinertal,where i play in the kurorchester Badgastein!
    go to spotify-kurorchester badgastein!
    or-Ronny Wiesauer-Chants to the sea
    with love from the austrian alps!
    Heinz Hasenauer

  • @jaikee9477
    @jaikee9477 Рік тому +3

    I fell in love with Bach's cello suites on double bass! Fantastic performance, thank you, Sir!👏👏👏

  • @RodolfoLimacbx
    @RodolfoLimacbx Рік тому +6

    BRAVO Joel!
    This is the cello tunning and adapted to G Major, right?
    An amazing job!

    • @ugurbasar9201
      @ugurbasar9201 10 місяців тому +1

      He tuned the double bass to C, G, D, A like the cello. ❤

    • @zevyzions
      @zevyzions 8 місяців тому

      @@ugurbasar9201It’s in G major and the lowest note is G. So there is a scordatura here, but I don’t play the instrument therefore I can’t tell what the exact tuning is.

    • @stk4847
      @stk4847 8 місяців тому

      @@zevyzionsIt is not a scordatura, the piece is transposed to G Major rather than the original C Major, and Joel tunes C G D A

  • @thebadcellist
    @thebadcellist 4 місяці тому

    Using his trademark fifths tuning, but transposed up to G. I suppose playing it in the original C would be too muddy.
    One way he manages fifths tuning is by spending very little time in first and second position where unavoidably you're shifting for almost every note. Up in fourth position, you're at cello string length and can play one finger per half step like cellists do.
    I could add that he sounds great but with him that goes with out saying!

  • @PabloBrie
    @PabloBrie 6 місяців тому +3

    Gracias Joel! Se siente el amor por la música en cada nota!

  • @milarepa3154
    @milarepa3154 Рік тому +3

    As always beautiful performance and great player! Thank you!

  • @glenng725
    @glenng725 2 місяці тому

    Wow, bravo! Thanks for this! You’d most likely not pass a round though, your playing is too good😂

  • @isabellanakahara
    @isabellanakahara 7 місяців тому +1

    I am becoming a double bass junkie.

  • @matssundman9360
    @matssundman9360 Рік тому +2

    GREAT! Innovative interpretation and chose of tonality. Thanks! PAX!

  • @antoniovisioli4460
    @antoniovisioli4460 Рік тому +2

    Maestro, sono sbalordito ed emozionato da questa sua esibizione: puntuale, fantastica, emozionante!!!

  • @deafpick9707
    @deafpick9707 7 місяців тому +3

    Deeply brilliant.. Thank you !

  • @CC-Pi
    @CC-Pi 11 місяців тому +1

    Hey Joel, I am just wondering how many years of practice did it take to get that amazing? I am in awe of your playing, I only recently started learning the cello about 4 months ago and have been learning some of the pieces you played, they are really hard on the cello, let alone on a double bass, so I am curious as to what it has taken for you to get to where you are, thanks 😀

  • @themusiccovenant
    @themusiccovenant 6 місяців тому

    Excellent. Where can I download the sheet music sir?

  • @thedoublebasschannel7630
    @thedoublebasschannel7630 Рік тому +3

    Great maestro Joel!!! Wonderful Bach.

  • @richardbishop1916
    @richardbishop1916 Рік тому +2

    On "Gigue" at 21:14- ..16 ,...and at 22:11- , ..15 . Harmonic pitch sang wonderfully, and the "Power" of the drones !, thank you Joel, ..I was wondering about the Placement of the Mic Behind you as well?

    • @JoelQuarrington
      @JoelQuarrington  Рік тому +2

      I don’t know that Travis ended up using that one; we thought it got more of the profoundo range at some point.

    • @canadabassbass
      @canadabassbass Рік тому +1

      The fart detector? It's in the mix!

  • @abrahamflannigan8427
    @abrahamflannigan8427 Рік тому +3

    when will the fourth suite recording come out?

  • @BenAbraham2701
    @BenAbraham2701 2 місяці тому +1

    Which almost ontologically prove the existence of God!
    (Yes, it is that beautiful.)

  • @shawnmarko7131
    @shawnmarko7131 Рік тому +3

    Thank you sir, your performances continue to inspire!

  • @MarkHoemmen
    @MarkHoemmen 6 місяців тому +2

    amazing -- thank you for sharing this with us!

  • @hergestthered5314
    @hergestthered5314 Рік тому +1

    Amazing! I swear I prefer the cello suites on the contrabass.

  • @ThaaaFunk
    @ThaaaFunk Рік тому +2

    you are the great marvel of this bass playing world

  • @iaf4454
    @iaf4454 Рік тому +1

    Great ❤❤❤ thanks for sharing.. so inspiring ❤❤ powerful lower sounds❤❤

  • @loiseaunoir1021
    @loiseaunoir1021 7 місяців тому

    Is that bass tuned in fifths? What is the tunig Joel pl? Thx

  • @ryanmurnane7793
    @ryanmurnane7793 Рік тому +2

    I love the ending of the Courante. So epic.

  • @danielvillarreal5534
    @danielvillarreal5534 Рік тому +4

    Oh yeah

  • @patrickmcphail8126
    @patrickmcphail8126 Рік тому +1

    Simply… Awesome!! You’re a rockstar JQ

  • @aartedoverso
    @aartedoverso 10 місяців тому

    And I don't think I would ever see anything as wonderful performed as the sixth. Mr. Joel, do you still teach at any institution?

  • @cecilgriffiths6399
    @cecilgriffiths6399 20 днів тому

    So Beautiful!! 🙏🙏🙏❤

  • @adolforosado
    @adolforosado Рік тому +2

    Love your interpretation!

  • @juangregoriobaquerojimenez4517

    Absolute Fantastic,!!!! Bravo !!

  • @CCMorgan
    @CCMorgan 9 місяців тому

    I will always refer bass students to JQ first when talking about Bach on the bass.

  • @larlarson
    @larlarson Рік тому

    NO WORDS, dear Joel! Father Bach's Cello Suites have long been my #1 "Desert Island Music" choice, and this performance of #3 has now joined that collection! Thank you, my friend, and I hope you keep more of them coming!

  • @DavidDalyDoubleBass
    @DavidDalyDoubleBass Рік тому +1

    Magnificent. Beautiful. Bravo.

  • @Fernandoalmeidacbx
    @Fernandoalmeidacbx Рік тому +1

    Bravissimo Professor !!

  • @nicolassetnarsky8555
    @nicolassetnarsky8555 9 місяців тому

    What a gift for us to have such a brilliant performance of this masterpiece on the double bass. Thank you Maestro!

  • @ChamberForMusic
    @ChamberForMusic 8 місяців тому

    Superbly beautiful! Lots of congrats!

  • @richardbishop1916
    @richardbishop1916 Рік тому +1

    (and thanks Again kindly)

  • @andreabrissa4541
    @andreabrissa4541 Рік тому +2

    Amazing 🎵🎵

  • @Atomic_pavarotti
    @Atomic_pavarotti Рік тому +1

    You keep getting better

  • @slwright555
    @slwright555 10 місяців тому

    Wow so beautiful and fun to listen! Inspiring❤

  • @DouglasFerreira-w7w
    @DouglasFerreira-w7w 8 місяців тому

    Before I die, I will say that I was lucky to have lived in the same era as Joel!

  • @ИлонМаск-э7ж
    @ИлонМаск-э7ж 4 місяці тому

    Не понимаю, какой строй у контрабаса?

    • @JoelQuarrington
      @JoelQuarrington  4 місяці тому +2

      Он настроен на квинты, на октаву ниже, чем у виолончели, CGDA. Надеюсь, вам понравится мой русский.

  • @MehmetSurmeli
    @MehmetSurmeli Рік тому +1

    Pleasure ❤ 👏

  • @jasonshortt7
    @jasonshortt7 Рік тому +1

    Always amazing

  • @cplbass
    @cplbass Рік тому +1

    Bravo 🎉🎉🎉

  • @andrewchristianbrundidge
    @andrewchristianbrundidge 6 місяців тому

    Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @northspokaneorthodoxchurch653
    @northspokaneorthodoxchurch653 Рік тому +1

    Marvelous!

  • @Atomic_pavarotti
    @Atomic_pavarotti Рік тому +1

    Insane

  • @wormpie4932
    @wormpie4932 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful.

  • @carmendevilla2
    @carmendevilla2 Місяць тому

    5ths tuning is awesome

  • @philippeyared2050
    @philippeyared2050 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful phrasing!

  • @anthonyaveray1324
    @anthonyaveray1324 5 місяців тому

    Wonderful and so intense

  • @JackTadoussac
    @JackTadoussac 3 місяці тому

    I know that there is only a one octave difference between a cello and a double bass that is tuned in fifths -- but wow, this instrument and this talented player is up there with YoYo Ma. It is not really about which is better, except that here there a strength and physicality to playing the double bass at this level.
    Coming back down to earth, I retuned my own double bass yesterday to fifths, and I must say, what a difference a day makes.

    • @KorneyKey
      @KorneyKey 20 днів тому

      Подскажите как настроен контрабас? И по каким нотам играет Джоель? Это специальное переложение для контрабаса?

    • @JackTadoussac
      @JackTadoussac 20 днів тому

      @@KorneyKey ask Joel -- he must read the comments from time to time.

  • @garybarwin
    @garybarwin 5 місяців тому

    oh this is so gorgeous.

  • @kevwang0712
    @kevwang0712 Рік тому +1

    A (possibly stupid) question: if the instrument is tuned in fifths an octave lower than the cello, is there a reason for transposing to G major as opposed to simply playing in the original key?

    • @canadabassbass
      @canadabassbass Рік тому +2

      Not that this opinion is shared by all, but the sonority of the bass is much more pleasant in this range. Playing it "at pitch" is certainly possible, but it simply doesn't resonate as beautifully on the bass compared to the cello. In other words, we care more about the affect than the key, as this fits resonance of the instrument better; many bassists play the cello suites in transposed keys because of this.

    • @alfieharries
      @alfieharries Рік тому

      It would sound an octave lower than the cello version as bass is a transposing instrument, which just wouldnt sound great - that low octave just gets very muddy harmonically

    • @canadabassbass
      @canadabassbass Рік тому

      That's also possible... But most who keep the key the same also keep the octave the same (lots of high fingerboard playing).

  • @zevyzions
    @zevyzions 8 місяців тому

    Very, very good 👍🏿

  • @antoniosommese5793
    @antoniosommese5793 10 місяців тому

    Straordinario,un grande

  • @santiagobenitez1388
    @santiagobenitez1388 Рік тому

    the height on those strings o.o

  • @kotruf
    @kotruf 9 місяців тому

    Bravo!!!!!!

  • @volnogorets
    @volnogorets 7 місяців тому

    It's just flawless!

  • @ralf-peter.schwarz
    @ralf-peter.schwarz Рік тому

    Wow simply amazing!!!

  • @thivyasubbukutty4396
    @thivyasubbukutty4396 Рік тому

    This is marvelous

  • @elsonarcos7068
    @elsonarcos7068 Рік тому

    😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @ThaaaFunk
    @ThaaaFunk Рік тому

    fantastic, outstanding

  • @nicolasnantes8703
    @nicolasnantes8703 Рік тому

    Bravo!

  • @RadekNiec
    @RadekNiec Рік тому

    amazing! bravo!

  • @LukeAverillMusic
    @LukeAverillMusic Рік тому +3

    Tearjerking and supremely generous performance, thank you so much Joel!! Had the privilege of playing your Upton copy at their shop a few years ago, had that new bass feel but man they sure got the tone right. Nearly shook the whole barn, all that sound coming back from the ceiling & walls. I was a lucky guy that day!

  • @doublepick
    @doublepick 10 місяців тому

    If you ever want a jam jar opened in your house - call Joel. Those hands are immense. A joy to watch!

  • @ericoschmitt
    @ericoschmitt 11 місяців тому

    Why transpose a fifth up to G and make fingerings harder?
    At least, why not ditch the C string, add a high E and use 4 strings to play instead of 3?
    I'm confused.
    I play the suites on my electric bass in fifths, including this one, and although my 5 strings bass has a high E, I just play it in C major and it sounds alright for my taste.

  • @WtfYoutube_YouSuck
    @WtfYoutube_YouSuck Рік тому +29

    I go to Catalin for flare. I go to Joel for truth.