www.cdbaby.com/cd/projectmusicJohann Sebastian Bach's (1685-1750) Badinerie from his Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067brooklyn, city of dreams...whatisproject.org [ More Detail ]
Bach's St John Passion was originally performed in Holy Week 1724, in a first version, as part of a church service. The fact that the work is in two parts, like most other oratorio passions of around and after 1700, is because the sermon would have been preached between them. It was sung again in 1725 and on that occasion five movements of the first version were replaced by new pieces, probably to accommodate the passion more readily in that years cantata cycle. On later occasions Bach reverted to the 1724 version, but the emendation and alternation of the St John Passion went on, right until the last years of his life, so that it is not really possible to speak of a definitive version of the work at all. The tradition to which Bachs passions belong, in terms of the history of both music and the development of Christian faith stretches back to the Middle Ages if we take this longest view, certainly to the Protestant Reformation, and most particularly to the turn of the 18th century. Bach both continued this tradition in his own time, and brought it up to date. Thus the greatness of these works consists not only in their unique artistic quality but also in the particular place they occupy in an important tradition. After Bach, the passion as a genre almost completely disappeared for well over a hundred years and has been revived with a few instances only in the 20th century. Yet, at least since Mendelssohns performance of the St Matthew Passion in 1829, Bachs passions have lived on, an inalienable inheritance which each generation must explore and interpret anew. (Quotation from Kurt von Fischer's "Historische und frömmigkeitsgeschichtlice Traditionen der Passion" ) (This video is dedicated in memoriam Mauricio Kagel) [ More Detail ]
Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 -- 28 July 1750) was a German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he introduced no new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an unrivalled control of harmonic and motivic organisation in composition for diverse musical forces, and the adaptation of rhythms and textures from abroad, particularly Italy and France.Jesu, meine Freude is a motet composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The full title of the work is Motet No. 3 in E minor, BWV 227.There are six authenticated funeral motets (BWV 225-230) written for St Thomas's Church, Leipzig between 1723-7. A seventh has only recently been subjected to some scholarly doubt as to its authorship. This third is the earliest, longest, most musically complex and justifiably the most popular of the six, and was written in Leipzig in 1723 for the funeral (on 18 July 1723) of Johanna Maria Käsin, the wife of that city's postmaster. The 5th voice of the chorus is a second soprano part of harmonic richness, adding considerably to the tonal palette of the work as a whole.The chorale melody on which it is based, was by Johann Crüger (1653), and first appeared in his Praxis pietatls melica. The German text is by Johann Franck, and dates from c. 1650. The words of the movement nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 are based on the Epistle to the Romans 8:1-2, 9-11. The scriptures here speak of Jesus Christ freeing man from sin and death. The chorale text is from the believer's point of view and praises the gifts of Jesus Christ as well as longing for his comforting spirit. It also abounds with stark contrasts between images of heaven and hell, often within a single section. Bach's vivid setting of the words heightens these dramatic contrasts resulting in a motet with an uncommonly wide dramatic range.JESU, MEINE FREUDE (Motet No. 3 in E minor, BWV 227)1. Jesu, meine Freude (1. stanza)2. Es ist nun nichts Verdammliches (based on Ro 8,1 and 8,4)3. Unter deinem Schirmen (2. stanza)4. Denn das Gesetz (à 3, based on Ro 8,2)5. Trotz dem alten Drachen (3. stanza)Performed : Solist :Agnés Mellon, Greta de Reyghere (sopranos)Vincent Darras (haute-contre)Howard Crook (ténor)Peter Kooy (basse)La Chapelle Royale, ParisCollegium Vocale, GentDir : Philippe Herreweghe [ More Detail ]
Johann Sebastian Bach (March 21, 1685 O.S. -- July 28, 1750 N.S.)'Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225'2. CHORALE (Choir 1):Wie sich ein Vater erbarmetüber seine junge Kinderlein,so tut der Herr uns allen,so wir ihn kindlich fürchten rein.Er kennt das arm Gemächte,Gott weiß, wir sind nur Staub,gleichwie das Gras vom Rechen,ein Blum und fallend Laub!Der Wind nur drüber wehet,so ist es nicht mehr da,also der Mensch vergehet,sein End das ist ihm nah.ARIA (Choir 2):Gott, nimm dich ferner unser an,denn ohne dich ist nichts getanmit allen unsern Sachen,Drum sei du unser Schirm und Licht,und trügt uns unsre Hoffnung nicht,so wirst du's fernermachen.Wohl dem, der sich nur steif und festauf dich und deine Huld verläßt.*****2. CHORALE (Choir 1):As a father is mercifulto his young infants,so is the Lord to us all,as long as we fear Him purely like a child.He knows our frailty,knows we are just dust,like the grass and flowerand leaf under the rake.The wind just blows over itand it is gone.Thus man passes away,his end is near.ARIA (Choir 2):God, continue to care for us,for without Youall our affairs come to nothing.Be our shield and light,and if our hope does not deceive us,You shall continue to be so.Happy is he who firmly and solidlyputs his trust in You and your bounty.Performed :Monteverdi ChoirEnglish Baroque SoloistsDir : Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ More Detail ]
Achtung ! Ich mache im Moment eine kleine Sommerpause. Daher gibt es imMoment nicht regelmäßig Videos !Sie sehen hier zur Musik von Bach ein kleines Video mit Naturaufnahmen aus Weingarten. (bei Ravensburg) Für die Musik habe ich eine Lizenz !Ausserdem auf meinem Kanal: kleine Nachtmusik,Serenata,Nocturna,Moldau, Mondscheinsonate,La Traviata,Messias, Wassermusik,5 Symphonie,Air Suite, Blumenwalzer,Brandenburgisches Konzert,Tags: Autumn,Spring,Summer,Stars,Klassikvideo,Classical,Music,Video,FrühlingSymphony,Sinfonie,Italienische,Italian [ More Detail ]
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750).Biography:Bach's health may have been in decline in 1749, as on June 2, Heinrich von Brühl wrote to one of the Leipzig burgomasters to request that his music director, Gottlob Harrer, immediately begin to audition someone to succeed to the Thomascantor and Director musices posts "upon the eventual...decease of Mr. Bach." Bach became increasingly blind, and the celebrated British ophthalmologist John Taylor (who had operated unsuccessfully on Handel) operated on Bach while visiting Leipzig in 1750. Bach died on 28 July, 1750 at the age of 65. A contemporary newspaper reported the cause of death was "from the unhappy consequences of the very unsuccessful eye operation". Some modern historians speculate the cause of death was a stroke complicated by pneumonia.Johannes Passion (BWV 245):The Johannes Passion (English: St. John Passion), BWV 245, is a musical composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. Originally meant to be performed for the first time in the St. Thomas church in Leipzig, the St. John Passion was first performed in 1724 in the St. Nicholas' church. It is shorter than the St. Matthew Passion and researchers have discovered that Bach revised the work several times before producing a final version in the 1740s. Alternate numbers that Bach introduced in 1725 but later removed can be found in the appendix to scores of the work such as that of the Neue Bach Ausgabe (and heard in the recording by Emmanuel Music directed by Craig Smith, cited below).The text for the body of the work is taken from the Gospel of John chapters 18 and 19. Bach used Martin Luther's translation of the Bible with only slight modifications. The text for the opening prayer Herr, unser Herrscher, dessen Ruhm as well as the arias, chorales and the penultimate chorus Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine each come from various other sources. It is interesting to note also that the recitative Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriß is not found in the book of John but rather comes from the Gospel of Matthew.1. Chor.Christe, du Lamm Gottes,Der du trägst die Sünd der Welt,Erbarm dich unser!Christe, du Lamm Gottes,Der du trägst die Sünd der Welt,Erbarm dich unser!Christe, du Lamm Gottes,Der du trägst die Sünd der Welt,Gib uns dein' Frieden!Amen. (German "Agnus Dei").1. Chorus.Christ, Lamb of God,You who bear the sin of the world,have mercy on us!Christ, Lamb of God,You who bear the sin of the world,have mercy on us!Christ, Lamb of God,You who bear the sin of the world,grant us Your peace. Amen.(German "Agnus Dei").Collegium Vocale Gent.Dir. Philippe Herreweghe. [ More Detail ]
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750).Biography:Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Saxe-Eisenach. He was the youngest child of Johann Ambrosius Bach, an organist at St. George's Church, and Maria Elisabetha Lämmerhirt Bach. His father taught him to play violin and harpsichord. His uncles were all professional musicians, whose posts ranged from church organists and court chamber musicians to composers. One uncle, Johann Christoph Bach (1645 - 1693), was especially famous and introduced him to the art of organ playing. Bach was proud of his family's musical achievements, and around 1735 he drafted a genealogy, "Origin of the musical Bach family", printed in translation in The Bach Reader.Bach's mother died in 1694, and his father eight months later. The 10-year-old orphan moved in with his oldest brother, Johann Christoph Bach (1671 - 1721), the organist at nearby Ohrdruf. There, he copied, studied and performed music, and apparently received valuable teaching from his brother, who instructed him on the clavichord. Johann Christoph Bach exposed him to the works of the great South German composers of the day, such as Johann Pachelbel (under whom Johann Christoph had studied) and Johann Jakob Froberger; possibly to the music of North German composers, to Frenchmen, such as Jean-Baptiste Lully, Louis Marchand, Marin Marais; and to the Italian clavierist Girolamo Frescobaldi. The young Bach probably witnessed and assisted in the maintenance of the organ music. Bach's obituary indicates that he copied music out of Johann Christoph's scores, but his brother had apparently forbidden him to do so, possibly because scores were valuable and private commodities at the time.Johannes Passion (BWV 245):The Johannes Passion (English: St. John Passion), BWV 245, is a musical composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. Originally meant to be performed for the first time in the St. Thomas church in Leipzig, the St. John Passion was first performed in 1724 in the St. Nicholas' church. It is shorter than the St. Matthew Passion and researchers have discovered that Bach revised the work several times before producing a final version in the 1740s. Alternate numbers that Bach introduced in 1725 but later removed can be found in the appendix to scores of the work such as that of the Neue Bach Ausgabe (and heard in the recording by Emmanuel Music directed by Craig Smith, cited below).The text for the body of the work is taken from the Gospel of John chapters 18 and 19. Bach used Martin Luther's translation of the Bible with only slight modifications. The text for the opening prayer Herr, unser Herrscher, dessen Ruhm as well as the arias, chorales and the penultimate chorus Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine each come from various other sources. It is interesting to note also that the recitative Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriß is not found in the book of John but rather comes from the Gospel of Matthew.1. Arie:Es ist vollbracht!O Trost vor die gekränkten Seelen!Die TrauernachtLäßt nun die letzte Stunde zählen.Der Held aus Juda siegt mit MachtUnd schließt den Kampf.Es ist vollbracht!1. Aria:It is finished!O comfort for the ailing soul!The night of sorrownow measures out its last hour.The hero out of Judah conquers with mightand concludes the battle.It is finished! Collegium Vocale Gent.Andreas Scholl (Countertenor).Dir. Philippe Herreweghe. [ More Detail ]
"Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" tratta dalla Passione di San Matteo di Johann Sebastian Bach eseguita dall'orchestra e Coro sinfonico di Chicago diretto da Sir Georg Solti [ More Detail ]
Challenge Records presents Jacques van Oortmerssen, BWV 530 Trio Sonate G Vivace, recorded at the Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, recording and digital editing Erik Sikkema. Part of Johann Sebastian Bach Organ Works Volume 9 [ More Detail ]
visit my webpage - http://www.joolsscott.co.uk Bach's wonderful Goldberg Aria, played on a sunny Sunday morning in the Pump Room.There are now theories circulating that Bach's wife may have helped him write the Goldberg Aria and that she may have been the sole composer for Bach's astoundingly beautiful solo cello suites.You can download my most recent 10 track piano album for $4 at http://payloadz.com/go/sip?id=467446The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, are a set of 30 variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in 1741 as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-Übung, "keyboard practice", the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may have been the first performer.Johann Nikolaus Forkel:"For this work we have to thank the instigation of the former Russian ambassador to the electoral court of Saxony, Count Kaiserling, who often stopped in Leipzig and brought there with him the aforementioned Goldberg, in order to have him given musical instruction by Bach. The Count was often ill and had sleepless nights. At such times, Goldberg, who lived in his house, had to spend the night in an antechamber, so as to play for him during his insomnia. ... Once the Count mentioned in Bach's presence that he would like to have some clavier pieces for Goldberg, which should be of such a smooth and somewhat lively character that he might be a little cheered up by them in his sleepless nights. Bach thought himself best able to fulfill this wish by means of Variations, the writing of which he had until then considered an ungrateful task on account of the repeatedly similar harmonic foundation. But since at this time all his works were already models of art, such also these variations became under his hand. Yet heproduced only a single work of this kind. Thereafter the Count always called them his variations. He never tired of them, and for a long time sleepless nights meant: 'Dear Goldberg, do play me one of my variations.' Bach was perhaps never so rewarded for one of his works as for this. The Count presented him with a golden goblet filled with 100 louis-d'or. Nevertheless, even had the gift been a thousand times larger, their artistic value would not yet have been paid for."The Goldberg Variations have been reworked freely by many performers, changing either the instrumentation, the notes, or both.Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger, transcription for two pianos, op.3Ferruccio Busoni prepared a massively altered transcription for piano. According to Michael Kimmelman, "Busoni shuffled the variations, skipping some, then added his own rather voluptuous coda to create a three-movement structure; each movement has a distinct, arcing shape, and the whole becomes a more tightly organized drama than the original."[11]1984 - Dmitri Sitkovetsky, transcription for string trio1987 - Jean Guillou, transcription for organ1997 - József Eötvös (musician), transcription for guitar2000 - Jacques Loussier, arrangement for jazz trioEditions of the scoreRalph Kirkpatrick. New York/London: G. Schirmer, 1938. Contains an extensive preface by the editor and a facsimile of the original title page.Hans Bischoff. New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, 1947 (editorial work dates from the nineteenth century). Includes interpretive markings by the editor not indicated as such.Christoph Wolff. Vienna: Wiener Urtext Edition, 1996. An urtext edition, making use of the new findings (1975) resulting from the discovery of an original copy hand-corrected by the composer. Includes suggested fingerings and notes on interpretation by harpsichordist Huguette Dreyfus.Reinhard Böß. München: edition text + kritik, 1996. Verschiedene Canones ... von J.S. Bach (BWV 1087).http://www.joolsscott.blogspot.comJools Scott is a composer &pianist for hire, based in Bath (southwest UK). Jools is the perfect entertainment for an elegant wedding/party/event, with other 10 years experience as an entertainer. His piano music is exquisite, delivered with panache and passion.Jools' compositions have been performed in a variety of venues, including The Royal Albert Hall, St Paul's Cathedral, The Purcell Room, Well's Cathedral School and The O2 (London) as part of the 2007 Technics DMC World Championships.古典钢琴演奏家音乐会古典的なピアノ音楽 [ More Detail ]
The Largo ma non troppo movement of Bach's beautiful double violin concerto in D minor.I decided to make this when I realised I couldn't easily find any really pleasing versions of the concerto here on Youtube. I am a huge Heifetz fan, but I even found the video of him and his student playing this piece rather hard on the ear - a needle thin note quality with little emotion in my unbiased, humble view, and of course, no accompaniment. Perhaps just the recording quality of the day.This is only the Largo ma non troppo movement, as it is the only I have, performed by the renowned recording artist Takako Nishizaki and the less known but clearly excellent Alexander Jablokov.There has fortunately been only a slight lessening of sound quality from when I had to convert the original 1.5 GB AVI video into a 29 MB WMV video for uploading. The very partial loss of quality is only noticeable in the higher notes.I have set the music to some initial titles, followed by a famous portrait of Bach. A photograph of the key instrument, the violin, follows, and then a couple of pictures of the natural world I have taken (only 2 megapixels, believe it or not!), as Bach's music often makes me think of the beauty of nature. I would have used more of my pictures, but moviemaker kept freezing, so I settled with a prolonged return to the Bach portrait for the remainder.I hope you enjoy this beautiful performance of a beautiful piece of music.(In response to a comment, I also plan on creating similar videos of the first and third movements once I have the tracks).Note (13/09/2009): Now I wish I hadn't given 'troppo' a capital 't' in the video! It's not correct! [ More Detail ]
[ Johann Sebastian Bach ]- St. Matthew Passion (Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244Aria : Können Tränen meiner Wangen (Alto)-------------------Robin Blaze, counter-tenorBach Collegium Japan, ensembleMasaaki Suzuki, conductor [ More Detail ]
Kiyo Watanabe performs "Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29 ('We Thank Thee, God')" by Johann Sebastian Bach on 79-rank Garland Pipe Organ (2003) at First United Methodist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas, January 13, 2006. [ More Detail ]
Simone Stella plays Bach's "Little Fugue" in g minor (BWV 578) at the organ.Tag: Johann Sebastian Jean Sebestien Sebastien Sébastien Giovanni Sebastiano Bach The Little Fugue Fuga Petite Piccola Simone Stella BWV Bach Werke Verzeichnis 578 organ orgue orgel organo pedals pedali pedaliera pedaliter pedaliere ahlborn SL 250 pipe werckmeister III silbermann stops registri pleno barocca german baroque barroco barocco contrappunto contrapunctus counterpoint klavier keyboard tastiera tastiere manuale manuali manualiter Soli Deo Gloria S.D.G. the organ works l'oeuvre pour orgue das orgelwerke opere per organo obras para organo [ More Detail ]
[Johann Sebastian Bach]- St. Matthew Passion(Matthäus-Passion), BWV 244Aria : Erbarme dich (Alto)------------------------Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki SuzukiVocal : Robin Blaze (Counter - Tenor) [ More Detail ]