J.S. Bach Third Suite BWV 1009
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- 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 - Hudba
Just casually some of the best double bass playing in the history of mankind. No big deal 😅
Who needs a cello! Not Joel! :-) Amazing work thank you - your an inspiration!
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.
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 !
I didn't know how much I needed to hear this in 5ths on the bass. It sounds so natural!!!
Gracias Joel! Se siente el amor por la música en cada nota!
... 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 !
thank you so much please do every suite it would make my life complete. Your 2 suite recordings are without doubt my favorite ever
I love the ending of the Courante. So epic.
Very nice! Unbelievable virtuosity, to play this in such a marvelous way on the contrabass !
Deeply brilliant.. Thank you !
Allemande and Gigue were very moving. Can't wait to re listen to the whole thing. Thank you!
Before I die, I will say that I was lucky to have lived in the same era as Joel!
amazing -- thank you for sharing this with us!
Simply amazing Joel. It's always amazing to see a lifetime of thoughtful hard work coalesce into a musical performance.
I fell in love with Bach's cello suites on double bass! Fantastic performance, thank you, Sir!👏👏👏
Oh yeah
Maestro, sono sbalordito ed emozionato da questa sua esibizione: puntuale, fantastica, emozionante!!!
Always amazing
Wow simply amazing!!!
Marvelous!
Pleasure ❤ 👏
fantastic, outstanding
Beautiful.
amazing! bravo!
Bravo!
Absolute Fantastic,!!!! Bravo !!
Amazing 🎵🎵
Bravo!!!!!!
This is marvelous
Magnificent. Beautiful. Bravo.
It's just flawless!
Thank you sir, your performances continue to inspire!
Insane
Love your interpretation!
Great maestro Joel!!! Wonderful Bach.
Bravo 🎉🎉🎉
You keep getting better
Simply… Awesome!! You’re a rockstar JQ
As always beautiful performance and great player! Thank you!
Superbly beautiful! Lots of congrats!
Wow so beautiful and fun to listen! Inspiring❤
What a gift for us to have such a brilliant performance of this masterpiece on the double bass. Thank you Maestro!
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!
Wonderful and so intense
Straordinario,un grande
GREAT! Innovative interpretation and chose of tonality. Thanks! PAX!
Great ❤❤❤ thanks for sharing.. so inspiring ❤❤ powerful lower sounds❤❤
Bravissimo Professor !!
oh this is so gorgeous.
(and thanks Again kindly)
Very, very good 👍🏿
Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you are the great marvel of this bass playing world
Beautiful phrasing!
I go to Catalin for flare. I go to Joel for truth.
Flare is fleeting. Truth is eternal.
I need not a freshly shorn head in bass.
Amazing! I swear I prefer the cello suites on the contrabass.
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!
Yes tears!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
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...
I am becoming a double bass junkie.
If you ever want a jam jar opened in your house - call Joel. Those hands are immense. A joy to watch!
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 😀
the height on those strings o.o
BRAVO Joel!
This is the cello tunning and adapted to G Major, right?
An amazing job!
He tuned the double bass to C, G, D, A like the cello. ❤
@@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.
@@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
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?
I don’t know that Travis ended up using that one; we thought it got more of the profoundo range at some point.
The fart detector? It's in the mix!
Excellent. Where can I download the sheet music sir?
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?
when will the fourth suite recording come out?
One and two are done, four and five in 2024.
I will always refer bass students to JQ first when talking about Bach on the bass.
Wow, bravo! Thanks for this! You’d most likely not pass a round though, your playing is too good😂
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!
Is that bass tuned in fifths? What is the tunig Joel pl? Thx
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?
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.
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
That's also possible... But most who keep the key the same also keep the octave the same (lots of high fingerboard playing).
Не понимаю, какой строй у контрабаса?
Он настроен на квинты, на октаву ниже, чем у виолончели, CGDA. Надеюсь, вам понравится мой русский.
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.
24 minutes long and over way too soon.