Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no. 6 in B-flat major BWV 1051 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society
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- Bach turns things upside down in this 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach. Violins - usually the golden boys of the orchestra - are conspicuous by their absence! Instead, two violas play the leading role. As the highest parts, they ‘play first fiddle’ as soloists. supported by two viola da gambas and a double bass.
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Netherlands Bach Society
Shunske Sato, viola and direction
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6:14 Adagio, ma non tanto
10:36 Allegro - Hudba
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6:14 Adagio, ma non tanto
10:36 Allegro
I approve this recording.
J.S. Bach I approved you (like millions so)
Are you sure Bach! How old are you? Please, make other music! 🙌🙌
Quiet now my children
@@declamatory Would you mind making your post explicit? Frankly, I didn't understand what you meant. This is not a private chat!
@@marcellodeangelis573 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach
I am not religious whatsoever, but I am infinitely thankful that Bach's musical adaptation of Luthernism "world upside-down", "God shall be last and the Last shall be first", resulted in a double viola Brandenburg Concerto.
Sato AND Yamagata on viola?! Miracles do happen!!! Yamagata shredding on the 3rd is lovely
Especially SATO out of all people on viola.
You can´t imagine how long have I been waiting to hear this Brandenburg played by "all of Bach", I kinda cried at the first notes. Sato, didn't expected to see you playing a viola, you are an incredible musician as all the ones in this vid.
viOla 😖
For those who don't know about the story behind Bach's Brandenburg concertos. In 1721, Bach composed six “concertos for various instruments”. He dedicated them to a German nobleman and sent the manuscript as a gift, hoping to land a job as the court composer in Brandenburg. The nobleman never replied. Bach eventually took another job in Leipzig, where he lived for the rest of his life. Bach had send his original and there were no copies. The 6 concertos were lost for 130 years. They were never performed. The manuscript was eventually sold for about $20 and shelved in a library. The Brandenburg Concertos sat there until 1849, when they were discovered and published for the first time. Thank god.
I've loved these for a long time, but never realised how close we were to not knowing about them at all! Which is a shame, since these are some of Bach's best masterpieces!
@@klop4228 Yes! I am very grateful too. Imagine a world without the Brandenburg concertos!
This made me sweat in relief. Jesus Christ, we almost lost these jewels.
@Woody P you are welcome!
The so-called Brandenburg Concertos are merely minor updates to concertos composed for, or at least performed by, the virtuoso musicians of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Coethen between 1717-1723, when Bach was the prince's capellmeister (music director). Some of these concertos may have been composed even earlier, when Bach was concertmeister to the co-reigning dukes of Weimar (1708-1717). #1 and #6 may date from Bach's Weimar period. There are at least 12 copies of earlier versions of #5, including a version with a much shorter cadenza. Bach even reused the Coethen wrapper when he sent the "Brandenburgs" to the Margrave of Brandenburg, who, unknown to Bach, did not have the resources to perform them, due to cuts in the music budget by the margrave's brother(?), the King in Prussia. One of the benefits of the dismissal of the Prussian capelle by the king was that Prince Leopold hired them to work for him in time for Bach to lead them.
The notion that this music was lost until the Brandenburg's were "discovered" in a Prussian library in the mid-19th century is nonsense. There are other sources. Bach had copies and reused the music in his cantatas and a harpsichord concertos. E.g., the 1st movement of #1 appears as the Sinfonia of Cantata BWV 52, _Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht!_ first performed in Leipzig in 1726, years after Bach dedicated the "Brandenburgs." Around 1738, Bach arranged #4 for harpsichord solo, recorders I/II, violins I/II, viola, continuo (cello, violone).
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I love this moment starting at 14:40 when the viola plays right over the cadence and does this run of notes ending its lowest string. Bach’s music has the best details like this.
I don't even figure how to express my joy and enthousiasm when I listen to this 6th concerto, my favorite of the six. The third mov. makes me feel like I am rocked and pampered by my mother when I was a kid. I wish when I am dead that God allowed me to bow in front of JS Bach to express my gratitude toward him for having written such a extraordinary master piece of music. Thanks also to the NBS and Sato for this wonderful performance.
These Netherlands Bach Society recordings really are an extraordinary treasure trove. Absolutely everything about every one I've listened to/watched is excellent, from the overall concept of each performance to the details of camerawork and audio recording. The performers are clearly all at the top of their game and work together like a string quartet of 20 years' standing. Some of the finest music-making to have been committed to recording media, now or at any time in the last 120 years. I have already donated to the project and feel I will probably do so again.
Agreed!
Agreed, I was just thinking how remarkably well they play together!
I recently found this channel, and it has given me so much inspiration to practice my violin. It's something truly amazing.
Agreed !! I am so proud of them. I will soon go to a real concert of them nearby my town, I CAN"T WAIT !! The Bach Society's has the best recordings I have ever seen.
You can tell in this recording and many many others that musicians love playing Bach.
To me this is one of the most magical of Bach's compositions... it starts off like an explosion and never lets up.
Well said!
Bach giving the viola its due recognition! Played with feeling and nuance by the NBS. Well done Sato-- a *massive* asset to the NBS and Bach performance in general!
The viola is a lovely instrument.
How spoiled we are today to have performances of this quality available, moreover, by freely browsing the internet!
Indeed!
there are no coincidences.
Don't forget all the scores that have publicly become available to billions of people too. Internet is a blessing for humanity.
There is a God ...
@@DavidOatney And He is Bach...
At first, I didn't like how they slowed down in the middle of the first movement, but it was mostly because I had never heard it done that way. I found it to be really beautiful. The Netherlands Bach Project has been a life-changer for me-- I've never heard Bach's music played so beautifully. Truly unmatched!
…everything you said, Same with me. Not many performances fail to leave me with a sublime feeling of awe. I just listened to BWV 1050 and it was like hearing it for the first time. Such an intimate ensemble.
I also noticed that around 02:00. It´s a grande rubato compared to the original pulse. It´s not the way to play Bach if you ask me and I can´t hear any musical benefits from it. It the most melodic part of the first movement so I guess that they wantet to make it last a little bit longer. But it totaly interrupts the musical flow. With Bach you can do just about anything between the beats but you got to keep a steady puls. At least thats my taste.
@@olofcarlsson3731 exactly my feelings. i discovered the same extreme slowing down thing in an interpretation of nikolaus harnoncourt.
i can´t figure out, what the actual sense of this is. it feels massive disturbing to me.
but you´re probably right - in the end it´ll be just a question about personal taste and i prefer the stady pulse as well.
@@markuselipka Funny you metntioned the Harnoncourt recording. I heard it too. Also terrible in my ears.
The level of excellence of the Netherlands Bach Society is unparalleled. What a joy to listen to Bach interpreted and performed so well.
I understand. I would take my statement down but I can't. Computer problems. I had read this version of event on three or four different sites and was sure they were true.
Done with a little slower tempo and I can more fully appreciate the inner voices and intricacies of Bach. Well. Done!!
The adagio is One of most beautiful Pieces in the history of music
Agreed! One of my all time favorite pieces of music.
This performance pleases me enormously! The 2nd movement even moves me to tears! What a treat!
The adagio is such a beautiful movement, i love when Bach writes in this manner with two solo parts
Gosh! So be it! What a great performance. Humble, sincere, enlightening, brilliant. My words can't express my gratitude for the things you are doing. You are part of the expansion of the universe with your greatness and artistry. Tears are always my great compliment! Many hugs to you all! The production, the cameras behind; the sound, etc, etc . I adore you guys, colleagues, and extraordinary human beings!
Phenomenal recording, this is my favourite of the Brandenburgs. The way it kicks off (like a river flowing through you) is one of the most subtly intense musical moments ever written.
I would love to have a conversation with the 41 joyless souls that disapproved of this recording.
0:07 (Allegro)
6:13 Adagio, ma non tanto
10:35 Allegro
Listen to it at 1.25x speed for the 'correct' tempo...
@@s.l5787 I think 1.25x speed is too fast. I think it is 'correct' as it is.
@@bencris2bal511 at this speed you stay on the same chords for an eternity. Ideally for me it wouldn't be 1.25x, but more likely 1.15x.
@@s.l5787 I agree with you about that, and I do prefer the piece to be played a little faster, since I thought it was a little slow for me.
@@s.l5787 The first movement has no tempo indication. Listen to the recording by Reinhard Goebel from the 1980's if you want to hear it at breakneck speed!
What a marvellous performance. Both violas audible! Wonderful.
Gracias por tan excelsa interpretación . Alegría y lágrimas de emoción se entremezclan al escuchar y ver tanta belleza . Felicitaciones a Netherlands Bach Society y su proyecto All Of Bach . Desde Chile , con sincero afecto ! ❤🌹
Gorgeous! I particularly like the rhythmic nuances. Bravo Bach! Bravo Sato and all other players! ❤️🎻🎼🎵🎶👏☘️🇮🇪
I dunno. It seemed to bog down when they slowed the tempo. I'll have to give it a couple more runs.
Classical music is the language of the cosmos, where each note is a celestial body, orchestrating a cosmic dance that reverberates through the universe. 🌌🎼
the whole ensemble plays wonderfully. Each one a soloist and still a wonderful group. The tempo variations make me melt... absolutely remarkable! :-D
The most haunting and transcendent sound ever to bless our profane world.
Wow, what a ride...Brandenburg No. 6...energy, plain and simple...oh, wait, plus a heapin' helpin' of Bachian genius, of course. According to anecdotes, Bach loved to play the viola part in ensembles, so he could hear all the other parts flying around him...how I would loved to have witnessed him in this setting...Johann Viola Bach...what a frenzy of bliss. The modulations he wrote in the middle of the Adagio...so amazingly incredible, and played so well here. I swear the viola da gambist (I don't know her name, sorry) was ready to crack a "smile of sheer ecstasy" at countless points...especially in the final Allegro...and who can blame her? I'm guessin' the "old wig" would have done the very same. NBS, never cease...ever.
This is the first time I encountered his nickname "The Old Wig" and I had a hearty chuckle :D
I agree
Thanks for sharing story about Bach playing viola part
*viola da gamba
I LOVE the temporary disregarding of strict tempo, rubato, to allow an expressive quickening or slackening, usually without altering the overall pace (especially in the first movement!). The Gigue was sheer genius in both tempo and execution. The clarity between the two gambas was delicious.
this is soooo delightful...
😴👎🙊
Yes! I agree
I’ve been a fan of the Brandenburg Concertos for decades. I own several recordings of this works, among them I Musici, Musica Antonia Köln, Il Giardino Armonico, The Acadmy of San Martin in the Fields, La Petite Band, and many, many others, but my favorite one, which I also regard as insurmountable, is Trevor Pinnock conducting The English Concert.
But now the fact of being able to watch the NBS ensamble playing one of my favorite works at a level I thought unimaginable makes me reconsider my view. NBS has achieved the level of the best Dutch, German, Italian and British baroque orchestras, and now NBS is on its way to surpass them all. How I wish to be at the audience during one of their recordings.
NBS Do you plan to give a tour playing Bach’s music over the world?
I would gladly support this endeavor, USA here.
Totally agree
Being a Trevor Pinnock fan do you have his complete Messiah with Anne-Sofie von Otter? A must have if you like that music. Insurmountable in my book. But I'm only a layman in music...
Shunske Sato, artistic leader and violin
Netherlands Bach Society:
Sayuri Yamagata, violin
Anneke van Hafften, violin
Paulien Kostense, violin
Pieter Affourtit, violin
Annelies van der vegt, violin
Staas Swierstra, viola
Lucia Swarts, violoncello
Richte van der Meer, violoncello
Robert Franenberg, counterbass
Mieneke van der Verden, viola da gamba
Benny Aghassi, bassoon
Marten Root, traverso
Doretthe Janssens, traverso
Gijs Laceulle, horn
Fred Jacobs, theorbo
Mike Fentross, theorbo
Robert Vanryne, trumpet
Fruzsina Hara, trumpet
Mark Geelen, trumpet
Siebe Henstra, harpsichord
Leo van Doeselaar, organ
Great musicians!!
Excellent! I love this group so much. How could anyone thumbs down?? Weird.
This is such a lyrical piece! One can hear each phrase in the music being almost sung by each instrument, sounding syllables in a very expressive language!
For instance, listen to that lovely tune the viola da gamba plays starting 6:43! It sings with a Mixolydian quality to the melody.
The third movement practically sounds like a lovely waltz between the two lead instruments.
When I heard this interpretation, I've got the feeling that was hearing it for the first time... It's incredible! NBS just reinvented Bach! Not only in the Brandenburg concerts, but in whatever piece they play. The only that can aspire to be at the same level is Yo-Yo Ma in the cello suites. But, Steuart Pincombe it's amazing in its interpretation! Incredible quality in the recording and interpretation...
Hold on... have you heard the cellist is THIS video play the Bach Suites?? Lucia Swarts. She is incredible! I said on one of her Bach videos that she is in a class all by herself, ABOVE Yo Yo Ma on her Bach Suites, and I am very much a Ma fan. I'm a professional cellist myself. I have also played with Ma and love him. But I very much encourage you to check Ms. Swarts out. I like Pincombe, too! Swarts is definitely my favorite, though.
Apart from the annoying slowing down and speeding up, this performance is not remarkably different from others I've heard.
Toujours un grand plaisir de retrouver le Netherlands Bach Society ! On sent comme un coup de jeune, soit un rajeunissement même dans l’art de la vidéo! Bravo à toutes et tous et à Sato formidable jeune chef et merveilleux violoniste!
This is so different to the interpretations I'm used to, which explains why I wasn't such a fan of the concerto until now. It didn't make as much sense to me before, having listened to it being played by modern orchestras. I like this much better, because I feel like the emotions it portrays are much more tangible, as opposed to the confused renditions I've heard previously.
The Brandenburgs have been favorites of mine for 50 years and these are just transcendentally gorgeous.
@@o.s.h.4613 I hope you have another 70 years to enjoy. He only gets better.
O.S.H. hey other teens do like bach too lol, I didn't grow up in a musical family but being a newcomer onto the scene makes me think about what I've missed out on, if only I discovered these magnificant works sooner...
Superb playing, hartelijk dank!
I thought I would be doing something while this played in the background, but had a total meltdown. Performance, editing and color palette too mesmerizing.
The first movement of this concerto must be very difficult to interpret. I realize after hearing this interpretation.
The movement is not falling apart as a piece with this interpretation.
Beautiful second movement.
I love the way the violas are not imposing and stand out too much as is often the case with other performances.
And the third movement performed with enough seriousness and straightforwardness. Balances out well with the previous movements.
There is no violin, just two violas.
@@thekingofthebees837
Thank you for the correction.
YES! I've been waiting for this!
At the sixth, violas finally gets their places..
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Konzerts im inspirierenden Tempo mit seidigen Tönen zweier Solobratschen und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen anderer historischen Streichinstrumente sowie schimmerndem Klang des Cembalos. Die intime und perfekt vereinigte Miteinanderwirkung zwischen den allen Spielern ist echt bewundernswert. Einfach atemberaubend!
My favorite! Even though they're basically strumming rhythm chords, I really enjoy the gambas here.
If you listen past the first 16 bars, you will hear the gambas doing far more than just rhythm chords.
man0sticks F. Bedsides the canon style theme of the first movement. You could notice it only if you have the score
Only in ritornelli, but you probably don't even know what that is.
@@herrickinman9303 You could have had an insightful comment that made the internet a better, more informative place. But, you chose the other option. Which is to be just another asshole with a punchline. Well done!
Among all J. S. Bach works, specifically this masterpiece electrifies me and heals me even if I'm apparentely fine. Against my expectations (and perhaps, everyone's) Sato did it again. Of course...it's simply logical the way to conduct in order to express those incredible phrases.
Beside excellent performance, I was glad to see this artistic color filter video recording creation
Súper-Mega-Beautiful! Thanks, Netherlands Bach Society ! eternally grateful
The Brandemburg Concerts are from 1721, we are in 2021 and we still enjoy these masterpieces... for a good reason will be...
Because they are so sublime that they became timeless.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful music!
Es increíble el sonido de esas violas. Oscuro y luminoso a la vez. Sato es un maestro del violín, y también de la viola!! Marivillosas esas violas de gamba.... Un concierto muy especial de Bach que con ambientes de tiempos pasados, nostalgias pero también alegría. Gracias por hacer posible escuchar esta maravillosa música en la actualidad.
The hardest thing for me as a violinist starting to play viola was to learn to read the alto clef (Middle C on the middle line).
My my Johann would be proud of your guys. Great job
Todo lo que escucho de la Netherlands Bach Society tiene una calidad musical exquisita. Enhorabuena a todos los músicos!
Love this version! In my humble opinion, the very best to appear yet on youtube. Bravo!
Sato is fabulous...
This is the first time I'm listening to this. Well done, Bach Society. Already saved this to my favorites.
I needed this. Thank you.
Bach rocks. The exciting tension between the obbligato chugging away and the stream of improv delivers the unparalleled power that is unique to Bach.
What improv? Nothing is improvised here except maybe the basse continuo
@@rayancharafeddine4982 Try free style.
The last movement makes me want to get up and dance !!! Bravi, brave, bravissimo tutti !!
Exquisite interpretation of a timeless masterpiece. Incredible performance! Thank you.
Dear Mr. SATO and orchestra Thank You. Your enthusiasm is so evident in all the members. It is so alive.
Excepcional interpretación. Gran trabajo la Bach Society!! Gracias!!
Simply and absolutely The Best!!!
Fantastic as always.
This is very good. Esto es muy bueno. ¡Muchas gracias!
Bach knew what harmony is!
7:51
On This Day
21 March: Johann Sebastian Bach Was Born
March 21st, 2022
Source: Interlude hk
The Netherlands Bach Society is a leading vocal-instrumental ensemble with a strong international reputation. Founded in 1921 to perform Bach’s St Matthew Passion in the Grote Kerk, in Naarden, the Netherlands Bach Society has grown over the past century into a professional ensemble who play, sing and pass on the work of Bach and his contemporaries and kindred spirits.
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To me, it has been a complete rediscovery of this 6th that I always found dark and sad. The orchestration is just brillant with a very few instruments with great sounds and played at high level.
Thanks for that !
Ganz hervorragend !!! BRAVO
Dr. Felix Mertens
Nervenarzt
Düsselforf
Another wonderful performance. Dank je wel uit Wenen.
MAGNÍFICO CONCIERTO. EJECUTANTES APASIONADOS, Y UN VIOLINISTA EXCELSO, Y UN DIRECTOR GENIAL. GRACIAS SATO
Desde México. GRACIAS
Absolutely awesome...exciting!
Remarkable performance by any count. NB are meeting their goal with sensitivity, understanding, and with considerable aplomb. I congratulate all involved in this performance, which is a pleasure to listen to. Thank you, all of you, for sharing this.
Beautiful!
You put a smile in My heart
Bellissima esecuzione!!! Grazie!
Absolutely beautiful music
Truly this is but a blessing of God to witness such art in its full glory
Magnifico!
unique performance expressing Bach's spirit.
thanks ευχαριστώ
Stunning. Inspired. Amazeballs.
This recording is like a dream in which a fancy piece of Bach is being played by a fancy group of players
you guys are amazing
Meraviglioso, somma grazia e armonia.
11:36 SUBLIME IMMORTAL
Thanks to the Netherlands Bach Society
Wonderfull, fresh and you know what you are doing...
Delicada y emocionante pieza con la que felicitar de plano al compositor y a esta maravillosa orquesta que nos la eleva más allá de la excelencia. GRACIAS, infinitas gracias por compartirla. ¡FELICITACIONES POR DOQUIER!
💙💛❤💜💚🌝⚘🌞🌙🗽🌍🎁🎶
First time there is something about these marvelous Netherlands Bach Society videos that I do not like: The slowing down (not written in the score as far as I know) in 1:58 and it´s equivalents.
Beyond the technical skills and the spirit they all show while performing any of the genius' masterpieces, my question is: was there any life before Bach? What a heavenly gift...
Golly Luis, Schutz, Pachelbel, Froberger, Frescobaldi, Tallis, Byrd. Whyte, Palestrina, Victoria, Fayrfax, Ludford, to mention but a few. I feel your question. For me Bach is avant garde.
@@gervaisfrykman266 Agreed on your lists of these prolific composers before Bach. Let's not forget one in particular who composed -among many other gigantic ensemble pieces- the first known works for solo violin: Heinrich Ignaz Franz con Biber, one of my favorites. But, again, agreed in your assertion that Bach is a "avant garde" of this Baroque period.
Don't forget the man whom Bach had as an idol! Buxtehude!
@@aimilios439 Agreed, good point.
The movie Canary Row was my introduction to this piece. I have never forgotten it. Nor have I forgotten beer milkshakes, the great frog harvest, or sidecars....and Nick Nolte and Deborah Winger.
Bravo!
Extraordinary baroque performance with interesting timing and emphasis
Far and away the best interpretation of this concerto.
Congratulations. That is a marvelous performance. The minimal retard at the end of the third movement perfectly framed the music. I once read that even if Brandenburg six was Bach’s only composition, it would place him with the greats. Your performance is the equal to such great music. Many thanks.
Thầy sống thật thà chân chất như thế này tiền bạc có thể không nhiều nhưng sẽ được rất nhiều thứ khác nhé
Magnificent!!!!
I would love to hear this done with tenor violas in C major fingering, tuned to A = 415 ! THAT would be really interesting. As a former professional concert level violist, now retired, I can assure you that this piece is NOT easy!
🌿Love it so wonderful thank's🌿
I don't wish to start an argument, but in my opinion this "Double Viola Concerto" is even finer than the famous Double Violin Concerto.
Suena espectacular felicitaciones 👏👏
2:45 (to name but one moment) is so exciting. What a fabulous performance!
“Bach like Bach is intended, by the greatest musicians in the world.” - Shunske Sato, artistic leader of the NBS
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5:42
The Bach family
Everything about the most important members of the family of musicians
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