Air on the G String (Suite No. 3, BWV 1068) J. S. Bach, original instruments

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  • The second movement, Aria, from Bach's orchestral suite in D Major, BWV 1068, performed on original instruments from the time of Bach by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Please subscribe to our channel ua-cam.com/users/VoicesofMusic... Buy CDskunaki.com/msales.asp?Publish...
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    The musicians and their instruments
    Carla Moore, baroque violin by Johann Georg Thir, Vienna, Austria, 1754
    Maxine Nemerovski, baroque violin by Timothy Johnson, Indiana, 1999 (after Stradivarius)
    Elizabeth Blumenstock, baroque violin by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1660
    Kati Kyme, baroque violin by Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner, Mittenwald, 1791
    Lisa Grodin, baroque viola by Mathias Eberl, Salzburg, Austria, 1680
    William Skeen, five string baroque cello, Anonymous, Italy, c1680
    Farley Pearce, violone by George Steppani, Manchester, 1985,
    after Amati, 1560
    David Tayler, archlute by Andreas von Holst, Munich, 2012
    after Magno Tieffenbrucker, Venice, c1610
    Hanneke van Proosdij, baroque organ by Winold van der Putten, Finsterwolde, Netherlands, 2004, after early 18th-century
    northern German instruments
    #Bach #AirontheGString

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  • @fernandovidalarmario
    @fernandovidalarmario 4 роки тому +810

    Bach wrote the soundtrack of the human heart.

    • @alvarengahenrique
      @alvarengahenrique 4 роки тому +9

      Fernando Vidal isso mesmo! Deus o abençoe na eternidade!

    • @milovargas1817
      @milovargas1817 2 роки тому +19

      With all due respect, I think what we call creation in music, or the arts in general, is an unconscious process. The artist must be considered a channeler, or a transmitter of something beyond himself, rather than a creator.

    • @carkod
      @carkod Рік тому +7

      No, it's the soundtrack of nature - Air

    • @Bill-xx2yh
      @Bill-xx2yh Рік тому +7

      Also good with a great sandwich or pizza.

    • @jebbushu711
      @jebbushu711 Рік тому +3

      Along with the soundtrack to IIDX 26

  • @caio757
    @caio757 2 місяці тому +28

    Bach music is like a portal to the heaven.

  • @ChristianFrench1
    @ChristianFrench1 Рік тому +297

    This is music that will last forever. It does not grow old as we grow old. It is immortal. Simply beautiful.

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  Рік тому +13

      Thank you, Frenchy.

    • @luzpandora
      @luzpandora 7 місяців тому +4

      It is...and for a while we too touch eternity

    • @chrisdelaplante5515
      @chrisdelaplante5515 6 місяців тому +4

      Of course, this music is almost 300 years old ! Bach music will still exist even in 1 billion years.

    • @thethikboy
      @thethikboy 6 місяців тому +2

      Because it comes from....the source he told us at the end of every piece he wrote - to the greater glory of God and God heard.

    • @vicodiaz4211
      @vicodiaz4211 5 місяців тому +1

      The Voice of god! Amén

  • @mr.balloffur
    @mr.balloffur 2 роки тому +62

    Imaging being in that room...I'd be a puddle of tears

  • @manuelnuman
    @manuelnuman 7 років тому +614

    This piece of music is sacred to me. It touches the highest, noblest part of my Self. It's divine.

    • @corentinbedikian
      @corentinbedikian 4 роки тому +9

      Isn't it ? Such masterly ~

    • @MrDemartone
      @MrDemartone 4 роки тому +6

      Indeed.

    • @lukaskaltenmaier3808
      @lukaskaltenmaier3808 4 роки тому +14

      For me as well. No other piece of music comes even close and I listen to a lot of music and have many pieces/ songs that are important to me, but there's a qualitative difference somehow between this and everything else

    • @JohnC-pt1iw
      @JohnC-pt1iw 4 роки тому +7

      It takes a genius to compose this work of art. If he Bach was a politician he would have made a brilliant politician put the rest politicians to a point.

    • @JohnC-pt1iw
      @JohnC-pt1iw 4 роки тому +2

      @@JBrooksNYS Like what is that supposed to mean about your ??????.

  • @VoicesofMusic
    @VoicesofMusic  6 років тому +636

    Thanks for the -two million- *six million* views!

    • @donna30044
      @donna30044 6 років тому +23

      It is you, Voices of Music, who are deserving of thanks for the beautiful products of your loving passion.

    • @lmh651
      @lmh651 6 років тому +4

      love it

    • @mohamedashrefbenabdallah2545
      @mohamedashrefbenabdallah2545 6 років тому +5

      You deserve it.

    • @HygorMayrink666
      @HygorMayrink666 6 років тому +4

      U deserve Ten times more. Thank you!!

    • @davidepollak3
      @davidepollak3 6 років тому +4

      2 millions that you entirely deserve! damn it what a channel!

  • @Klick404
    @Klick404 2 роки тому +192

    0:09 that little part with the violin gives me such chills!

    • @addy0495
      @addy0495 2 роки тому +15

      I was stressed out because I'm 100% recognized this part but I don't remember where I heard it.

    • @addy0495
      @addy0495 2 роки тому +8

      Oops, nvm...found it, it's from AJR - The Good Part

    • @Klick404
      @Klick404 2 роки тому +3

      @Addy 04 thats where I originally heard it!

    • @kauztuv
      @kauztuv 2 роки тому +1

      @@addy0495 the movie Se7en, library scene.

    • @scarletsascha
      @scarletsascha Рік тому +5

      The part that gives me chills is 3:18.

  • @rikudoes
    @rikudoes 2 роки тому +141

    I don't really understand music, but after listening to various versions of the piece. This one is definitely the most beautiful to my ear. This feels calming and yet so uplifting at the same time. I love it.
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful performance to the world.

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  2 роки тому +15

      Glad you like it!

    • @lisaborsella5412
      @lisaborsella5412 3 місяці тому

      I was thinking that same thing when I heard this my ear loves it 😊 ❤

  • @carljuvy
    @carljuvy 8 років тому +326

    3:15
    I swear that sounded like heaven to me.

    • @sicilereveriechanson5056
      @sicilereveriechanson5056 7 років тому +59

      The whole video is the auditory definition of Heaven.

    • @jetboy33
      @jetboy33 7 років тому +105

      "When the angels play for themselves, they play Mozart. When they play for God, they play Bach."

    • @TW-akatim212
      @TW-akatim212 7 років тому +1

      To "jetboy33": Well said!

    • @ivetebalieiro3143
      @ivetebalieiro3143 6 років тому

      Oi

    • @ZZI44418
      @ZZI44418 6 років тому

      Indeed it may have been

  • @marcelopasqualette5240
    @marcelopasqualette5240 7 років тому +717

    This music is the soundtrack of heaven...

    • @claudineiaf7555
      @claudineiaf7555 7 років тому +23

      Marcelo Pasqualette Now imagine when it will sound like when we really get there!

    • @ZZI44418
      @ZZI44418 6 років тому +4

      3:15 and the last chord is like the peak of the heaven m8

    • @ramfaki1256
      @ramfaki1256 6 років тому

      Marcelo Pasqualette Indeed Marcelo!

    • @iMPRE7ed
      @iMPRE7ed 5 років тому +7

      i hope you're right, but probably going to hear hell music unfortunately

    • @seektruth8662
      @seektruth8662 5 років тому +13

      They play this in reception. Once inside you can hear his newer stuff.

  • @nbenefiel
    @nbenefiel 11 місяців тому +11

    My dad died listening to the Brandenburg concertos. His last words were “so beautiful” not a bad way to go.😊

  • @BlahBlah-xe7jk
    @BlahBlah-xe7jk 3 роки тому +64

    This piece is named air for a reason....
    ..
    .
    every time i hear it, it goes in a different direction and gives me chills every single time...

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge 8 років тому +673

    3:15 the absolute most perfectly in-tune chord in any orchestral vid I have ever watched or even heard. The maj 3rd is perfectly natural and that bass is just dead on. That one chord was breathtaking for its perfection and yes, nothing's perfect but that was 99.999999% perfect. Whether stars aligned or they are masters at intonation, I don't know but I must replay that chord a few dozen times and just bask in it for a while.

    • @gringoalsur8374
      @gringoalsur8374 8 років тому +78

      +TruthSurge I totally agree. I noticed it before I saw your comment. Played 3:15 10 times and I am still shaking. The natural superb quality of the reverb plays a big role in making this chord so perfect. Funny after centuries of romantic then post romantic music all the way to Schoenberg's dissonant music, then of course jazz and all its flavors, making chords more and more complex, it is amazing how today a simple perfectly played 1-3-5 major chord can still move us so deeply. Why is that? Is God a major chord?

    • @TruthSurge
      @TruthSurge 8 років тому +11

      gringoalsur yep. just a nice blend of tones and reverb and resolution.

    • @continuum288
      @continuum288 7 років тому +27

      And the same chord at the end. Breathtaking really.. It's good to know that there are people in the world that actually listen to and enjoy great music! Cheers!

    • @TruthSurge
      @TruthSurge 7 років тому +4

      Yep.

    • @rogerroger600
      @rogerroger600 7 років тому +9

      I just may have the appropriate explanation for what is encountered when these dear folks engage - they are ALL really good at making the music the first and foremost concern AND they play well with others. I just love them, their repertoire, and their unwavering dedication to tenderness and decency.

  • @Spitfirator
    @Spitfirator 10 років тому +756

    Everythings gonna be alright

    • @feliciarevar.1833
      @feliciarevar.1833 5 років тому +35

      Thanks OMG,the world has been unkind to me today,this cheer me up

    • @forrestkim1274
      @forrestkim1274 5 років тому +3

      Fine art blossomed in America ! This is it definitely !

    • @lartensgrill6106
      @lartensgrill6106 5 років тому +9

      I hope so.

    • @zekeedwards9708
      @zekeedwards9708 5 років тому +16

      I got the sweet box reference

    • @skiniya123
      @skiniya123 4 роки тому +2

      thats how I got here too

  • @summersweetheart
    @summersweetheart 2 роки тому +621

    when you're a reveluv and a huge classical fan

  • @twilson377
    @twilson377 3 роки тому +24

    How I miss playing in an orchestra. The music, the friendship, the practice and hard work, and the fun!

  • @enzocypriani5055
    @enzocypriani5055 8 років тому +463

    really love the way that all the instruments can be properly heard and appreciated in this version. usually everything is hidden by the violins.

    • @diegofloor
      @diegofloor 5 років тому +7

      I was about to comment I can't really hear the archlute or the organ. My ears might need some cleaning.

    • @Baroque-Handel
      @Baroque-Handel 5 років тому +15

      Nothing can hide from the Violin...
      The Violin’s mantra is:
      Hey; I'm gonna get you too,
      another one bites the dust…

    • @1tbo
      @1tbo 5 років тому +19

      @@diegofloor Of course you can hear the archlute and organ. You just can't always distinguish their sound, any more than you can distinguish the sound of each of the two first violins. The organ blends with the strings. That's what it's there for. You can make out the archlute separately whenever David Tayler wants you to, as at 1:23 and 1:39.

    • @1tbo
      @1tbo 5 років тому

      Well, maybe 1:22

    • @jamiemoreton4705
      @jamiemoreton4705 4 роки тому +15

      Strong agree. First violins have had a bit of "Broadway soprano syndrome" about this piece ever since Wilhelmj got his hands on it. Nice to hear it done the way it is intended.

  • @mediamanny53
    @mediamanny53 9 років тому +233

    I've cried hearing this masterpiece.....

  • @user-bq9zq6jk1w
    @user-bq9zq6jk1w 2 місяці тому +7

    65 y/o and have LOVED this piece since childhood. Heard it over and over & it's beauty still brings tears!!! Stunning musical composition by a true MASTER! 🥹😘😌

  • @meganhadley1601
    @meganhadley1601 11 місяців тому +63

    This will bring me to tears each and every time I listen. It evokes so much emotion every time. My absolute favourite piece of music ever written

    • @jacknife616
      @jacknife616 10 місяців тому +1

      I heard this for the first time ever yesterday and had to seek it out again. I like your comment.

    • @antoniojoselopezcaurel3630
      @antoniojoselopezcaurel3630 2 місяці тому

      Tiene algo que no se explicar

  • @danieljakubik3428
    @danieljakubik3428 5 років тому +285

    One of the most beautiful works of music ever written, courtesy of the great Johann Sebastian Bach.

    • @5js8.61
      @5js8.61 11 місяців тому +2

      ¡El hijo de Dios, servidor del ser humano, con su divino arte!

  • @abrahamwu9680
    @abrahamwu9680 7 років тому +28

    0:42 love that cello/bass run! Flows so well.

  • @bkkovacevich6264
    @bkkovacevich6264 5 місяців тому +12

    We played this at my brother's celebration of life. He played violin, bass and guitar. It is a beautiful piece of music. It evokes both joy and pain.
    I will miss you forever Billy. 😢

    • @cowboyblacksmith
      @cowboyblacksmith Місяць тому

      How on Earth did you make it through? This piece is so intensely emotional as it is, I would have been a puddle of goo. You honored Billy in the grandest way possible and no other piece of music ever created could be as appropriate.

    • @johnqublix3688
      @johnqublix3688 Місяць тому

      May he rest in peace.

  • @mariondehn2191
    @mariondehn2191 4 роки тому +113

    How can something sound so haunting, yet exquisite and hopeful and uplifting, all at the very same time? I'll tell you how. These very talented people have worked really hard and with thought and with passion to provide us this respite from the mechanical and the commercial. I'm certain if Mr. B was sitting here listening to this with me right now, he'd be of the very same opinion. When your heart soars because of what you hear, "Bravo" is simply not enough.

  • @makidmc
    @makidmc 8 років тому +206

    the most elegant "air on the G string" I ever heard"full of calm

    • @audiobook5860
      @audiobook5860 3 роки тому +1

      kalm

    • @jhsmit5449
      @jhsmit5449 3 роки тому +3

      It is in fact on all the strings, not just on the G - string... :)

  • @dandiilyonslearninglanguag2231
    @dandiilyonslearninglanguag2231 7 років тому +51

    One of the most beautiful songs ever composed.

    • @Claude_van
      @Claude_van 4 роки тому +9

      It’s a movement part of a suite.

  • @Kareemo227
    @Kareemo227 Рік тому +59

    I'm going to cry, we've been truly blessed by Bach's compositions. Probably the best musician of all time.

    • @5js8.61
      @5js8.61 11 місяців тому

      👍👍👍👍👍

    • @sebastianahrens2385
      @sebastianahrens2385 6 місяців тому +8

      Out of the 27 pieces of music on the Voyager Record, Bach made 3. One of them is the very first. If Voyager is ever found by aliens, and if they assemble the player correctly and play the songs in order, the very first human music they will hear is Bach. I'm not sure there is something like a single greatest musician of all time, but I think there is no greater honor than your work (possibly) being the opening to an intergalactic cultural exchange.

  • @virgoeun
    @virgoeun Рік тому +19

    This is my favorite Bach piece. Every time I listen to this, I feel like crying out of some emotions I can't exactly describe. That is why he was a genius He knew how to bring out the most sincere humane emotions in us.

    • @susannabonke8552
      @susannabonke8552 11 місяців тому +3

      Same. It's the peace and harmony we are made for and miss so often.😢😊

  • @colbyjcobain8282
    @colbyjcobain8282 7 років тому +43

    Wow! Okay here's to classical music basically helping to shape heavy metal. I'm a huge Metalhead but this makes my heart sing and my soul cry. Beautifully orchestrated

    • @romanlevin6624
      @romanlevin6624 7 років тому

      it's baroque, not classical.

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  7 років тому +18

      It's baroque and classical: baroque music is part of classical music, and the term classical music is also used for music from the classical period.

    • @user-me9io6os4u
      @user-me9io6os4u 7 років тому +3

      This is related to the broad definition or narrow definition of classical music. Broadly speaking, baroque, classical and even romantic period music can be regarded as classical music. Narrowly or technically speaking, classical music refers to the music composed in classical period, typically by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

    • @fuge90
      @fuge90 6 років тому +1

      look up BWV 1063 ,concerto for three harpsichords in D minor , quite head banging

    • @photonjones5908
      @photonjones5908 6 років тому

      BWV1068 Bach concerto in D minor. Polina Osetinskaya, Pianist. Will rock your world, Colby.

  • @andreafalconiero9089
    @andreafalconiero9089 6 років тому +28

    In performances like this, most people tend to focus on the melodic lines of the treble instruments, but this piece would be nothing without contributions made by the bass instruments: the deep, gentle plucked notes of the archlute and especially the lovely pizzicato on the violone. Well done!

    • @MrTheMark21
      @MrTheMark21 6 років тому

      "Most people" excludes 99% of musicians tho :)

    • @andreafalconiero9089
      @andreafalconiero9089 6 років тому

      Yeah, that's probably true -- but then, unlike general audiences musicians have the opportunity to hear how their music sounds without the bass lines, and can therefore properly appreciate what is lost. The bass is often more subtle and subdued in its effects than the treble, but it is very, very important!

  • @herwig59
    @herwig59 4 місяці тому +2

    Eines meiner Lieblingsstücke von Bach. Hört sich auch auf einer Orgel schön an.

  • @MrSANGTAE
    @MrSANGTAE 2 місяці тому +2

    눈물이 날 정도로 너무 좋습니다. 이 시대로 빠져드는 느낌. 마음이 평온해집니다

  • @RafiRaffee
    @RafiRaffee 7 років тому +531

    So beautiful... wonderful performance!

  • @Elsa-we3gz
    @Elsa-we3gz 3 роки тому +12

    My first love with classical music and forever favourite

  • @ivomondini4018
    @ivomondini4018 Рік тому +12

    Considerada por muitos especialistas como a "mais bela melodia" da história, a Ária na corda Sol representa a perfeição de algo que transcende nossa alma. Uma construção musical concebida a mais de 300 anos que permanece viva e mais atual do que nunca. Simplesmente linda. BRAVO !!!

  • @PauloTravels
    @PauloTravels 4 місяці тому +3

    I literally found this song a week ago and it is so powerful that it brings tears to my eyes every time. I don't know why.

  • @joevanseeters2873
    @joevanseeters2873 5 років тому +49

    Without a doubt one of the greatest pieces of music to ever come from a human mind. It has stood the test of time and I dare say it will be listened to well into the future. Hundreds of years from now, they will still be playing this masterpiece. Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers of all time. It makes one wonder how he conceived this incredible piece of music.....hundreds of years ago, maybe sitting at his desk one day thinking and writing the chords and melody for this. Absolutely incredible piece of music.

    • @rogosobe
      @rogosobe Рік тому +4

      J.S. Bach is considered by the majority of music experts as THE most important, influential and best music composer ever.

    • @maximbrideau
      @maximbrideau Рік тому

      100%

    • @chrisdelaplante5515
      @chrisdelaplante5515 5 місяців тому +2

      Bach was deeply religious and he said that his music come from God.

    • @lisaborsella5412
      @lisaborsella5412 3 місяці тому

      Almost otherworldly

    • @mathieuguillet4036
      @mathieuguillet4036 2 місяці тому

      ​@@chrisdelaplante5515Soli Deo Gloria. 🙏🏼

  • @adastraperaspera8795
    @adastraperaspera8795 10 років тому +88

    The most beautiful song ever made...

    • @VANEPS7
      @VANEPS7 10 років тому +9

      I agree. This work has four distinctive voices blended masterfully into one. It's like a master chef blending a host of perfect ingredients to make a perfect creation. I hear this Bach masterpiece everywhere. I hear it in Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" , in Morgan Freeman's "Seven" and many others. It is the ultimate in class.

    • @hesyrett
      @hesyrett 10 років тому +2

      JOHN MENUIS And you also hear it in Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale", dumbed down but with psychedelic lyrics added.

    • @darrylschultz9311
      @darrylschultz9311 6 років тому +5

      Gerlício Celso There's no singing in it.

    • @alekp.9999
      @alekp.9999 4 роки тому

      @@VANEPS7 also in Beatles "Yellow Submarine" and "The end of Evangelion"

    • @claudiafrinculescu2911
      @claudiafrinculescu2911 4 роки тому

      Probably...

  • @MrsFrankii
    @MrsFrankii Рік тому +8

    I've read this this composition is relaxing, and I think this version is more-so than others I've heard.
    I've always thought it was full of bittersweet longing, like the sense of unrequited love
    or the death of someone dearly loved but with hope of an afterlife together.

  • @ollief1658
    @ollief1658 3 роки тому +20

    Ok I've watched now many great renditions of this performance from the likes of the BBC proms to worldwide renowned musicians..... This just kills them all !!!!! Not only by perfection but by numbers...9 perfectly talented people can produce such purity................PERFECT XXX

    • @ollief1658
      @ollief1658 2 роки тому +1

      Oh and will say I've donated so up and coming talented youth/people can continue this perfection XXX

  • @marksurgeon3088
    @marksurgeon3088 5 років тому +33

    I love how one can hear all the layers in this version with orchestra. Really well done guys.

  • @cazinene
    @cazinene 10 років тому +129

    This is the best interpretation of "Air on the G String".

    • @dxb8086
      @dxb8086 9 років тому +4

      That's a matter of opinions...

    • @ComoConVideos
      @ComoConVideos 5 років тому +1

      @@dxb8086 De acuerdo contigo, es excelente, pero para mi gusto las hay mejores !

    • @omur3864
      @omur3864 4 роки тому

      kesinlikle katılıyorum. şu yukarıdakine bakma sen 😄

    • @lukaskaltenmaier3808
      @lukaskaltenmaier3808 4 роки тому

      Nope

    • @Claude_van
      @Claude_van 4 роки тому

      It has a certain quality that touches your heart.

  • @rengoku-san4335
    @rengoku-san4335 5 років тому +14

    One of the cleanest, clearest renditions of heard

  • @Denver844
    @Denver844 3 роки тому +12

    Bach is so amazing. One author and so difference sound when you listen Air and Tocatta and Fugue then.

  • @ceciliacano8781
    @ceciliacano8781 6 років тому +26

    This is an amazing performance, simply perfect.

  • @narcissus05
    @narcissus05 7 років тому +136

    I come here from time to time
    I've heard dozens of versions of this beautiful piece, but i never found any other better than this one.
    This is so close to perfection that my brain gets flooded by endorphines every time i hear it.
    Endless thanks.
    You are part of what is good with us.

    • @fallenteaieaf8953
      @fallenteaieaf8953 5 років тому +2

      Me too, my brain gets flooded by beethophins as well as endorphins

    • @vulnerablerummy
      @vulnerablerummy 5 років тому +1

      i haven't seen many other version of air, but this is definitely the best version for me

    • @FilipeTrielli
      @FilipeTrielli 4 роки тому

      Indeed. ❤️

    • @yoshi_winter96
      @yoshi_winter96 4 роки тому

      I really love the church organ version

  • @lizdevich7192
    @lizdevich7192 4 роки тому +6

    I grew up on classical music. My Grandfather came from Croatia and his entire family was reared on the "classics".
    Never tire of it! Makes me very serene not up tight! Thank God.

  • @AdamMcGrath
    @AdamMcGrath Рік тому +19

    That was a gorgeous rendition. GREAT job by the musicians. My soul has just been restored. Thank you. I truly believe that this music is as close as we can get in this life to what the music in Heaven sounds like. Bach is in a league of his own!

    • @VoicesofMusic
      @VoicesofMusic  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for listening!

    • @susannabonke8552
      @susannabonke8552 11 місяців тому

      That notion of peace and gratitude you express is the purpose of music. ☺️🙋🏼‍♀️🐦

  • @alfredozamora5867
    @alfredozamora5867 5 років тому +5

    Magical. One of my favorite pieces.

  • @leemunkyung
    @leemunkyung 4 роки тому +3

    I love this Interpretation. Speechless...

  • @rmj9693
    @rmj9693 2 роки тому +305

    Came here to appreciate Bach's compositions and I was reminded of this song from Red Velvet's teasers (kpop).

  • @cassieelliget8949
    @cassieelliget8949 4 роки тому +13

    My favourite piece of music ever 🙌🏼

  • @avedic
    @avedic 8 років тому +855

    Ooh....I like this version a lot. It's kind of lame to me how this song is considered almost kitsch by some of the more snobby classical music aficionados. I get the sentiment...but good lord, this piece of music is damn near holy. It's one of those incredibly rare compositions that comes along every so often, from the most creative and intelligent minds of their day, to illuminate an _aesthetic mental environment_ that was never before contemplated. I'd love to travel back in time and watch the very first audience that heard this being performed. I imagine there were many shivers-up-the-spine moments and a few tears. There's just _something_ about this song that hits some primordial region of my subconscious; it feels like my perceptual lens is clearer and less occluded by the inane banality of status-quo existence.
    If aliens ever discover Earth and us humans, personally I'd want them to hear _this song_ before they experience anything else. I think even an alien species, even if they had no context for what they were hearing, would still sense something ineffably poignant about this song. In this song, I hear one of the fullest and most complete expressions of humanity itself that I've ever heard. The mildly chromatic descending bass-lines, the yearning romantic melodic lines and the implied harmony they sketch out, the drone note suspended in air...falling like a leaf in autumn before blending into the harmony below. It's such a creative and inspired composition....indeed it leads me to write fawning pedantic overly-wordy missives about how this song is the perfect aural embodiment of human existence itself. So...yeah. Think I'll go make some coffee now and stop typing. :P

    • @GustavoBertoche
      @GustavoBertoche 8 років тому +44

      +avedic You wrote exactly how I feel when I hear this piece, in this version. It calms me down and warm my heart - and sometimes bring me to soft tears.

    • @williep545
      @williep545 8 років тому +24

      +avedic Well put--you've spoken for many, many of us.

    • @Taquilou
      @Taquilou 8 років тому +4

      +avedic Word

    • @LieveD53
      @LieveD53 8 років тому +16

      +avedic thank you..... you put the impossible in words.....

    • @ericnovelogalicia8952
      @ericnovelogalicia8952 8 років тому +25

      +avedic Bach himself would be happy to read this. Well done.

  • @diomedes8791
    @diomedes8791 5 років тому +10

    Like Michelangelo’s Creation of Man, this is one of those rare works who are at once supremely great and wholly accessible, even to those who don’t normally respond to works of art.

  • @IsaacA192
    @IsaacA192 7 місяців тому +6

    By far the best and most pure rendition of this piece I have found. Such a transcendent piece of musical mastery.

  • @chetafari3035
    @chetafari3035 3 роки тому +7

    The original instrument, in the right tuning, truly makes a difference.

  • @satchelchen3609
    @satchelchen3609 7 років тому +23

    Love this piece so much

  • @devlieg72
    @devlieg72 10 років тому +6

    This is so beautiful that it brings tears to one's eyes. Thank you so much.

  • @azzy0303
    @azzy0303 3 роки тому +8

    I have no idea why, but I cry everytime I listen to this piece.

  • @tanya6243
    @tanya6243 3 роки тому +3

    So gorgeous! Absolutely lovely. The best performance of this piece I've ever heard.

  • @Contractor815
    @Contractor815 9 років тому +126

    aah, the beauty of historically-informed performance - clean, clear, and elegant
    once you've heard it, you'll rarely want to go back to the over-wrought, over-vibratoed interpretations of more modern techniques/instruments

    • @photonjones5908
      @photonjones5908 6 років тому +3

      Yes. the piece itself transcends.

    • @riffraftmusic8669
      @riffraftmusic8669 5 років тому +2

      So true!

    • @DJJonPattrsn22
      @DJJonPattrsn22 5 років тому +7

      I certainly agree with your sentiment and I fully support the inherent, quintessential purity of "period"-based performances. All musical compositions, masterpieces clearly included, deserve the dignity of being performed and experienced in their original incarnations!
      And in most cases it is in their original version that their sublime and exquisite genius can be experienced at its height and to the fullest extent. That is certainly true for educated individuals familiar and appreciative of musical history extending beyond the 20th century! However, unfortunately the sad reality is that such individuals seem to be in the distinct minority in our civilization. And I also firmly believe that adaptations and arrangements serve the important role of presenting the splendor & beauty of the masterpieces of a forgotten era in a more contemporary form and/or style to those who due to their ignorance might otherwise dismiss and never encounter or appreciate these gems of the past; and in my opinion it is better that are known, even in an altered-even adulterated form, than for them to be not known at all! And the fact that these amazing works can be adapted to so many styles is a testament to their eminence and is part of- and a sign of- their true enduring greatness!
      The precious artistic jewels of the past are the legacy of all humanity, and even the ignorant have a right to enjoy them even if they need to be adapted into a form that they can understand and appreciate. And hopefully, the encounter will not only expand their awareness but incite curiosity and interest in the source.
      .
      Gounod's "Ave Maria" re-introduced the masterful genius of Bach through his Prelude in C to an audience and a generation to whom his music and name was completely unknown while at the same time adding to it a serenely glorious descant melody of his own presented in style that was contemporary and modern at the time.
      Another much more modern and more extreme example is Max Richter's "re-composition" of "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi which adapts the exceedingly popular classic which, as he cites has been robbed of its dignity through overuse in everything from advertising schemes to the music presented to us while we anxiously wait to express our frustration to a human representative of a corporation which has abused us- obviously tainting and contextualizing the music in a most unfavorable way! Vivaldi has even been reduced to the level of chopped into repeating loops featured as ringtones on mobile devices, the effect of which has all but destroyed the possibility of appreciation and even associated instilled animosity for the music!
      And yet Richter manages to clear the slate, reinterpreting and infusing the abused, disrespected and worn out themes with new life through contemporary rhythms, instrumentation and modern stylings as well as new soaring melodies and underlying bass lines, and even the techniques and forms of electronica giving this work which has endured three centuries a new interpretation which has a new power to capture the ears, hearts and imaginations of the modern generation and reintroduce to them a stunning, emotive and captivating, relevant new version of this classic which they are able to enjoy and appreciate.
      With this offering Richter offers the opportunity to experience this classic anew to a generation whose only exposure to the original has been thoroughly defiled and which they have almost certainly dismissed, in the best case scenario, as nothing more than one of a multitude of disposable dime-a-dozen jingles in a musical landscape that is saturated with uninspired, commercial productions littered with, if not almost entirely formulated from recycled and reused snippets of other often useless and mundane "hits" with the longevity of 'falling stars'. And in the worst case scenario this music elicits the redirected anger, frustration and rage as the subconscious scapegoat of their suffering at the hand of the dystopian, plutocracy of the modern age; not unlike the more overt reprogramming we saw in the prophetic, classic film "A Clockwork Orange".
      .
      Ultimately anything, how ever mangled and bastardized as it may seem to those intimately familiar with and endeared to its original form, that manages to introduce and familiarize the timeless pinnacles of creation from the faded past to new generations and audiences who would not otherwise ever learn of their eternal, magnificent awesomeness should not be immediately dismissed and criticized for it succeeded at something which I'd be willing to wager that you haven't even failed to accomplish- because a failure by default requires that an attempt has been made- that one has at least TRIED!
      I feel that it is not only misguided but also unhelpful and even hypocritical and counter-productive (not to mention pretentious, shortsighted and even selfish) to categorically classify the reinterpretations of classics as entities which compete to replace or defile the original. It seems more accurate and appropriate to perceive them as a kind of mirror which redirects, reminds and reintroduces the audience to the original in a form, style or format which they understand, enjoy and appreciate; thereby giving the piece in a new and contemporary context and setting, not to eclipse it or replace it but to honor it and resurrect it to a new group!
      It has been said that the creative works of artistic geniuses give them a kind of immortality through their creations, and indeed we have the responsibility and honor of preserving them and keeping them alive, but I believe that one aspect of keeping them alive has to do with keeping them relevant and proving their timeless value by using them as sources of inspiration and by reinterpreting and adapting them for appreciation of those who would otherwise remain ignorant of their existence.

    • @DJJonPattrsn22
      @DJJonPattrsn22 5 років тому +4

      I would also like to point out that there are likewise musical masterpieces of other cultures and traditions which few Westerners are/would be able to comprehend or appreciate.
      And although we tend to perceive our music as superior and the most evolved musical tradition of our species (if for no other reason than the fact that it has become fairly dominant), this is not entirely accurate based on an objective analysis of the music itself.
      Western music has certainly attained and produced the most complex, advanced and evolved works in terms of harmony, polyphony and range of instrumentation, as well as in methods of preservation (in both written and recorded form). However, it's current and contemporary offerings are for the most part (certainly in terms of complexity and originality on the level of harmony, polyphony, rhythmic expression and even melody) has reverted hundreds of years and the majority of our music would bore the not just celebrated composers of centuries gone by but even the common man!
      There are other cultures which actually have developed much more advanced musical traditions in terms of highly complex rhythmic patterns and even poly-rhythmic traditions with almost unimaginably long phrases before repeating. There are also other traditions with much more complex systems of intonation as well as systems with much more advanced and intricate systems of scales and modes incorporating the complexities of what we refer to as microtones (divisions of the doubling of frequency {aka-the octave} into more than 12 distinct divisions). Many other traditions also managed to maintain the all-inclusive roots of our collective musical legacy.
      In order to make sense of and appreciate these forms we would require adaptations that simplified them and put them in a context familiar to us- a phenomenon which can be witnessed in "world music" and increasingly showing up in other more mainstream styles and formats of contemporary music (this obviously has limited presence in Western music diminishing as the age increases due to ignorance of its existence and lack of understanding).

  • @scarpaz
    @scarpaz 8 років тому +22

    What an outstanding performance! You have become my reference performers for baroque music!

  • @angelovamusic
    @angelovamusic 4 роки тому +3

    Amazing interpretation... giving some special "state of mind"... Wonderful.... eternal Bach music.....

  • @marcusarline1720
    @marcusarline1720 4 роки тому +5

    Beautiful music that I'm loving right here

  • @AtulJataayu
    @AtulJataayu 2 роки тому +6

    Divine! I am at loss of words to praise this music, and the performance.

  • @JD-zr6kf
    @JD-zr6kf 4 роки тому +8

    The first time I heard this song I started to cry it was so sad...

  • @tomatencio8441
    @tomatencio8441 4 роки тому +11

    My favorite composition of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @kl6873
    @kl6873 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful ... gently touches my heart with a caressing warmth

  • @miavos3610
    @miavos3610 Рік тому +4

    Excellent performance by each and everyone of the members of this chamber orchestra. 🏆🏆🏆

  • @hogey74
    @hogey74 10 років тому +25

    Yep, loved it too :-) Soothes the savage beast! Me no angry world now.

  • @SW-wf3gy
    @SW-wf3gy 3 роки тому +1

    There is so much grace in this music.

  • @KateLee-df9rj
    @KateLee-df9rj 4 місяці тому +1

    Outstanding piece. Outstanding. Truly.

  • @VonAllen10
    @VonAllen10 4 роки тому +3

    Maravillosa versión, equilibrada, excelente tempo, sonido muy cálido... Hermoso

  • @stepinfetchit9394
    @stepinfetchit9394 5 місяців тому +3

    Quite likely the most gorgeous piece of art ever produced by human beings.

  • @reginaldoberemnicalefe7778
    @reginaldoberemnicalefe7778 4 роки тому +2

    Linda interpretação!!!! Maravilhoso!!!

  • @irwansusidarto
    @irwansusidarto Рік тому +3

    Beautiful piece with sincere..
    Bravo, standing ovation!! 👏

  • @michaeltroke7239
    @michaeltroke7239 4 роки тому +14

    This is just so beautiful, I listen to it regularly. I think that here the "original instruments" aspect, including the subtle contribution of the theorbe, contributes to the overall sound quality. Thanks for the relaxed tempo, the expression, the sound.

  • @bretnielsen5502
    @bretnielsen5502 Рік тому +5

    Brings tears to my eyes at the abject perfection

  • @markgregnisperos1818
    @markgregnisperos1818 4 роки тому +3

    Makes me wanna cry all day. It's so beautiful!

  • @jose1999silva
    @jose1999silva Рік тому +4

    This piece of music has a very special place in my heart.

  • @davidwingyinng
    @davidwingyinng 6 років тому +3

    Most beautiful Air on G String performance. I've lost count of how many hundreds of times I have listened to this. Thank you!

  • @AndromedaCripps
    @AndromedaCripps 4 роки тому +2

    Had this stuck in my head all week- glad to see VoM has a splendid version for me to soothe my earworm!!!

  • @giuliannomolina
    @giuliannomolina 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful!!! You can feel how power is this music... its chords and time.. everything perfectly adapted, in its place... congrats for sharing.

  • @rosanaritadebem.5282
    @rosanaritadebem.5282 4 роки тому +83

    Música que toca a alma em tempos difíceis.

    • @wcl3395
      @wcl3395 2 роки тому +2

      Cierto, música para el alma…

  • @mikhailrodrigues
    @mikhailrodrigues Рік тому +7

    If there's a soundtrack in heaven, I believe it's this song.
    In my language: A inspiração de Bach é simplesmente inexplicável!

  • @scottnyc6572
    @scottnyc6572 2 роки тому +2

    The sound is the high quality I’ve heard and seen so far.Thank You!

  • @r_ka12
    @r_ka12 3 роки тому

    Such a melancholic song. I love this song and cherish this song so much.

  • @paulgomlim
    @paulgomlim 8 років тому +20

    Fantástico, essa música toca na alma!!!

  • @marslander8503
    @marslander8503 2 роки тому +4

    Não consigo segurar as lágrimas . Muito Divina !!!!

  • @ArtArmsInfo
    @ArtArmsInfo Рік тому +2

    Absolutely beautiful music.

  • @krugner
    @krugner 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for the correct arrangement!
    Saved my ears!
    Congratulations to all of you!
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @ArdoCosan
    @ArdoCosan 4 роки тому +12

    "A marcha da Columba", simplesmente belíssima.

  • @ethanhochberg4290
    @ethanhochberg4290 9 місяців тому +5

    My favorite rendition of this piece. I love the way you guys really lean into the dissonances!!!

  • @luisafaustino5470
    @luisafaustino5470 3 роки тому +1

    My heart and soul are crying. So beautiful

  • @sandiego777
    @sandiego777 Рік тому

    A wonderful symphony of tones.

  • @user-vo6oq1bv8x
    @user-vo6oq1bv8x 3 роки тому +5

    J. S. Bach, 1685-1750, as I remember. One of the Greatest Composer in history of MUSIC.

  • @tinaanderson6853
    @tinaanderson6853 3 роки тому +7

    The stage setting, the incredible talent of the entire ensemble....soothing, beautiful, thought-inspiring....takes me back to a bygone era....perfection....I'm now sitting in my office, the sky is gray outside...such a lovely and much-needed mental and intellectual getaway...thanks so much for all your hard work and dedication that make performances like these possible...

  • @quinntyler3443
    @quinntyler3443 2 роки тому

    Just breathtakingly beautiful pieces

  • @chinonyelumagbo3617
    @chinonyelumagbo3617 Рік тому +2

    I so much love this piece! Bach is a king

  • @zeephrain7763
    @zeephrain7763 4 роки тому +8

    I feel as if the quality is amazing. The way the audio and sound of the instruments sounds just like it would in real life (with some exceptions of course) is great. I like how synchronized some of them are. It all blends together, and I especially like the melody. There’s not anything to dislike on this piece! It’s a masterpiece