The happiest coincidence of my life is to be born after Bach.

@gregtowern

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@annettebertora4434

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@MsGerda2011

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@qdwre

4 жыл бұрын

me 2

@charles111

4 жыл бұрын

Das ist gut gesagt !

Have mercy, my God, for the sake of my tears! See here, before you heart and eyes weep bitterly. Have mercy, my God.

His voice is stunning.... Thank God for All of Bach and the Netherlands Bach Society for providing us with these glorious performances.

@schotext2683

2 жыл бұрын

God thanked Bach by making sure that 10 of children died before adulthood.. with friends like that who needs enemies

@enzo17tilleria

Жыл бұрын

@@schotext2683 Que estupidez

@hectorcosta7951

3 ай бұрын

Que Dios te bendiga J.S Bach por tus obras especialmente este Erbarme dich de Tim Mead❤

@dhat1607

3 ай бұрын

I don’t think Bach would have agreed with your sentiment - the gospel points to life after death in the presence of the Lord Jesus to which Bach dedicated many of his works.

at 5:46, his face, and the somber way he closes the book and walks away really conveys a deep sense of emotion. When you realize what the lyrics mean, and the impact of the words he just sang, you understand why he would feel this way after singing it. Such a powerful passage. Erbarme dich, mein Gott, Um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue hier, Herz und Auge Weint vor dir bitterlich. Erbarme dich, mein Gott. Have mercy, my God, for the sake of my tears! See here, before you heart and eyes weep bitterly. Have mercy, my God.

Listening to this over and over as all concerts for the Passion Time are cancelled, everywhere! Yes, have mercy, my God! Erbarme dich, mein Gott.

@ChristianGawron

4 жыл бұрын

I agree - whether you believe in god or not, this is a great piece of music. Although I would say I'm an atheist, I feel something religious indide me whenever I hear it. Currently, you can get the Digital Concert Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra for free - there you can experience the scenic performance led by Sir Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars: www.digitalconcerthall.com/de/concert/16913# Höchst vergnügt schlummern da die Augen ein.

@einatmengbkade

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChristianGawron yeah, I would say the exact same!

I cannot remember hearing a more perfect intonation from the vocalist in this work before. The chromatic and dissonant melodic intervals must be difficult for any singer; Mr. Mead hit every note perfectly the moment he began each note. Lovely singing!

@LA-ph2nc

3 жыл бұрын

Fully agree, one of the best if not the best out there!

@easleyofthesouth

2 жыл бұрын

yeap he was just heavenly the ring of his voice

@davealp669

2 жыл бұрын

Agree, this counter tenor is blissfully free of the awful hooting some counter tenors display.

@andreainzaghi7373

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@dr.robotnik6564

2 жыл бұрын

English please

the music of Bach ist just a miracle

Wonderful rendition. Again, I cried. I cannot but cry whenever I hear this aria. As I was starting to listen, I looked out the window and noticed that there was a soft snow falling on white-coated rooftops here in Brooklyn, NYC. I swear, I think Bach wrote this marvelous aria while looking out at a soft falling snow too, coating the rooftops of whatever German town he wrote this in. It just fits the mood, the atmosphere of this masterpiece of sadness. Then I inadvertently lowered my tearing eyes and saw my succulent plant in front of my window, which has a pot shaped like a skull in the manner of Dia de Muertos. The whole accidental mise-en-scene sent shivers down my spine--death draws near. We must be forgiven.

@jaredharris1940

5 ай бұрын

Truly exquisite!

@thegolgatha5337

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the picture, which rose up in my mind, whilst reading your words……

Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for this glorious interpretation of Bach.

@tonydayfinewood

4 жыл бұрын

HHow do I buy a copy of this wonderful recording? Anthony Day (Day.Anthony1@sky.com

@tonydayfinewood

4 жыл бұрын

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@vitorpetri1376

Жыл бұрын

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I am just a music lover, not a professional musician, but Bach took me to a high level spirit as no one did before. As much as i listen to his songs, i feel my self knowledge getting higher and higher, so i think that his songs are more and much more than just musics, they are soul enhancers and make people envolve themselves time after time. Thanks Bach, for providing this to me.

@marcelverani3295

Жыл бұрын

AMDG,as JS used to write himself!

@adolflazary5864

Жыл бұрын

Exactamente

Ich liebe Euch für dieses Glück, daß Ihr mir schenkt. Danke, danke, vielen Dank.

immaculate, flawless, holy, humbling, soothing on my and many broken souls, as well as mine: one of not too many refuges so I can grieve the worst event of my life! 💔 loss of my beloved E.L.A.🥺, 4 months ago, wife Of 40 years. I don't care where? or in what form? asking The Lord to help me to find her again 🥲 and to take me to be close 🙏 to her. Thank you NPS, may God protect you on your families!

Oh ! That violin....how perfect with the wonderful singing !!

Matthäus Passion a miracle composition for eternity.

@einatmengbkade

4 жыл бұрын

I heard a Dutch conductor stating over and over that he just cannot comprehend the magnitude of JS Bachś music!

The countertenor’s facial expression and voice is so convincing! I love how the harmonies are so rich and so deep.

Great violinist and countertenor. Magnificent

@dutchcub

4 жыл бұрын

Sato, in my opinion, is too much in the spotlight. This is not a solo piece for him!

@burnerravis1119

4 жыл бұрын

@@dutchcub There are two melodies, the countertenor and the solo violin. Every performance to be found of this shows them in equal respect, both standing.

@Bouncybon

4 жыл бұрын

@@burnerravis1119 Yes, Mr Sato knows exactly what he is doing.

@rezree1313

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Sato, you play like an angel...and Mead sings from the heavens. It is truly magnificent and touches the bottom of my soul.

@Bixmy

3 жыл бұрын

@@dutchcub i think this is one of the best recording of this piece. Itll be hard to fine one with better emotion projected than this version...

Whenever I hear a good rendition of this classical aria, the tears roll from my eyes spontaneously....like in this instance.

@arno-luyendijk4798

4 жыл бұрын

@Rob Blokdijk taal ontwikkelt zich, constant. . Omgekeerd kan een ouderwets klinkend woord juist dan weer een bepaalde aantrekkingskracht krijgen. Vond ik ook erg leuk aan de boeken van Paul Biegel: die had de filosofie juist dit soort woorden in zijn kinderboeken te verwerken zodat kinderen erover gingen nadenken.

@matthijshebly

4 жыл бұрын

Ik heb wel eens ergens gelezen of gehoord dat Bach zelf weende terwijl hij dit schreef. 't Is waarschijnlijk een mythe, maar ik vind het een mooie gedachte. Dit is een van de toppunten van de Westerse muziek, en alle toppunten van de Westerse muziek werden door Bach geschreven.

I will never tire of listening to this.

Oh, this is magnificent. I love how Mead strings the notes together so effortlessly. And his non vibrato is so exquisitely pitched!

@matthijshebly

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, his vibrato is exquisitely pitched as well :)

Netherlands Bach Society is a heritage for the next century😘😘😘

Ok I was not expecting that sound from the vocalist, but wow such mastery by both Tim Mead and the Nederland Bach Society ! Bravo

Chef-d'œuvre de la musique sacrée, qui puise son inspiration à la source de l'esprit .

One of the best renditions of this piece. Breathtaking.

@ericoschmitt

4 жыл бұрын

Have you heard the one by the oboist Albrecht Meyer? Stunning.

@joepverheijen45

4 жыл бұрын

This is an excerpt fron the famous exclusive performance of the Matthaüs passion that is held every year in the great church of Naarden. It is one of the best performances arouns

@MsGerda2011

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@heekyungkim8147

4 жыл бұрын

Brings me to tears....

@corneliusnowicki5363

3 жыл бұрын

@@joepverheijen45 How is it exclusive?

Tim Mead is absolutely fantastic in this version. He is head and shoulders above the next best rendition. After listening to this dozens of times it still raises the hair on the back of my neck each time.

Still I get frissons running along my spine listening to this. I have listened to this since childhood, but it will never cease to impact.

How blessed we are for youtube enthuse day when not able to hear these wonderful works live you cannot better Bach for the celebration of Easter ,Thank you Netherlands Bach society beautiful rendition

Tim Mead's singing is fabulous!

Does all humanity have this profundity, which only a genius like Bach can probe? Is this what we would all find if we knew ourselves better? Or are there some whose souls span the deep sea and the mountaintop, while the rest of us walk on flat earth? This piece leaves me with questions. A human being, who loved pipe tobacco and coffee like so many of us, wrote this. Living adjacent to a boys dormitory, with a large family, in what must have been an environment bustling at best, chaotically interruptive at worst. Will anyone ever be able to communicate like this again? If an extraterrestrial race looks on our violence and cruelty, inhumanity, greed, and despair, and decides that we are better destroyed, like an infestation of ants, or cancerous sore, this is what I would play for them. We have betrayed all the best that we are. But have mercy on us.

My heart is full...

SUBLIME MARAVILLOSO EL CANTO DEL CONTRATENOR. ME LLEGÓ AI CORAZÓN. GRACIAS POR TANTA BELLEZA. DESDE MÉXICO.

Very, very beautiful. Words can't express the feelings I have right now. Deeply, deeply emotional. Thank you Father, for you gave Johann Sebastian Bach these unbelievable musical talents.

WHAT A CULTURAL SHIFT FOR ME. MR. SATO, A JAPENESE VIRTUOSO PLAYING AN ITALIAN VIOLIN, SPEAKING IN DUTCH, WITH AN ENGLISH T SHIRT, WITH AN AMERICAN TIM. MEAD SINGING IN GERMAN ERBARME DICH. ALL BEAUTIFUL AND ALL A SIGN OF THE TIMES. THE BETTER PART OF OUR TIMES AS ONE WOULD HAVE IT.

@andreaskonig451

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Thank you, Ron.

@calglennie

4 жыл бұрын

I agree: how good to have transcended nationality. But in fact Tim Mead is English.

@Rehearsal3434

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Walker A favorite memory of mine: One 4th of July, at the end of Mass, our Haitian priest played a recording of French Canadian Celine Dion singing "God Bless America", which was written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Russia.

@podkowalesna

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Mead is an Englishman

@ronnyliew1208

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Walker , very nice violin and perfect for Bach music. The violin is what i think from a Dutch maker named Cornelius Kleynman 17 century. Not Italian.

Das ist unbeschreiblich schön. Musik und Interpretation.

I am quite sure the master himself had never the opportunity to hear it like this

Bach is a great river from which other musicians flowed

@hemiolaguy

3 ай бұрын

As Beethoven said: He really should not be called Bach ("brook") but Meer ("Ocean").

❤ Dit is zoals Bach het voor ons stervelingen bedoelde. Een van de allermooiste uitvoeringen ooit.

Erbarme dich, Have mercy, Mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! My God, for the sake of my tears! Schaue hier, Look here, Herz und Auge weint vor dir My heart and eyes weep before you Bitterlich. Bitterly.

@maniswolftoman

4 жыл бұрын

Tone Zone Studios a Lutheran wrote some of the most poetic lines in Catholicism... Oh and then he scored it to, maybe with Schoenberg and Webern, the greatest music ever written.

@cathyb2967

4 жыл бұрын

Tone Zone Studios Thankyou for the translation .😊

Exquisite playing - together with the voice of an angel

Love how Tim puts so much feeling into all the arias he sings in this Passion. By far these musicians are the best! Thank you for keeping Bach alive.

@matthijshebly

4 жыл бұрын

Bach will never die as long as humanity exists

@SamuelLanghorn

Жыл бұрын

Looks like you are Tim's friend. very nice. I never fully understand which male voice sings these Alto parts, can some one please explain?

The orchestra, the solo violin and the alto solo are so so much wonderful. Perfect ensemble... God bless this team

@Thorum13

3 жыл бұрын

Hail Thor.

Extraordinary rendition by Tim Mead - who to my shame I hadn't heard of - and the whole N Bach ensemble.

In één woord: Prachtig. De muziek, de uitvoering, de opname, de beelden.

@einatmengbkade

4 жыл бұрын

ja, magnifieke solisten, en uitvoering!

정말 아름다운 목소리와 연주에요 수많은 Erbarme dich 중 최애 버전

One of my favourite parts of the Passion. Beautiful.

Na een zwaar ongeluk met ons zoontje van 2j op Hemelvaartsdag 2020 kwam deze passage meer dan ik ooit weer hoop mee te maken tot leven. In de nacht van de zwaarste operatie; Heer ontferm U over ons! Smekend, huilend en roepende. Hij leeft! En Bach wist dat.

@thegolgatha5337

2 ай бұрын

I cannot tell you, how relieved I felt when reading your boy is well…..erbarme dich…….

Erbarme Dich, mein Gott! This touching interpretaton could not be more timely as now on Good Friday 2020, just after 3 p.m. in Kingston Jamaica, during Covid curfew......

@einatmengbkade

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Bach music is quite a blessing to all of us. Stay safe and greetings from The Hague (Netherland)

Another heavenly piece of Tim mead's ...He sounds like he's a reincarnation of a castrato from the baroque era.

Every time i hear this piece, i feel the flow of the wind and the birds fly. I love this interpretation❤️

In many years of listening to this, my most beloved piece of music, I've never heard a more sublime voice. Divine.

I think it is impossible to imagine a more perfect version of this aria, without a doubt it is already a reference version.

Divino!... Imortal J. S. Bach nos leva à Deus. Obrigada Netherlands Bach Society, maravilhosa interpretação.

@mrdjoliv6964

2 жыл бұрын

Sentindo o mesmo que vc aqui, Julia! Cada interpretação é única....e esta em particular me deixou sem fôlego E olha que já estou acostumado a ouvir o Erbarme Dich desde sempre. Essa dupla de solistas conseguem tirar lágrimas mesmo; conseguiram interpretar o choro de São Pedro literalmente.👏👏👏👏

@gfs1989

2 жыл бұрын

Deus não existe mas a música é boa.

@juliamiranda5318

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrdjoliv6964 😍👏👏👏

I am so happy to have found this! I listened to the entire Passion twice... but this aria moved me profoundly. Thank you so much, Tim Mead and Shunske Sato you have captured something very special here, please don't stop!

La mejor versión de esta aria que he oído nunca. La delicadeza con la que la interpreta este magnífico contratenor no tiene parangón. La modulación perfecta y el timbre sensacional. 👍👍👍👍

@luciamartinez6207

Жыл бұрын

Totalmente de acuerdo. Nadie lo canta como Tim Mead.

My deepest congratulations on such a great rendition of Erbarme dich, mein Gott. Bravo Nederlandsebachvereniging and Jos van Veldhoven! Both the violinist and conductor Shunske Sato and Tim Mead are absolutely brilliant, you're both so expressive that I find it difficult to fight back my tears.... Thank you all !!! Best wishes from Buenos Aires, Argentina

I have gone to a different dimension while listening to this performance. Thank you for the divine experience.

Definitely my favorite version of this song! Thanks Netherlands Bach Society!

@Dorlys42

4 жыл бұрын

*piece

Are we in heaven yet? So beautiful.

The masterful tension in this piece cuts through this cold heart. I'm humbled by the wonders of the world.

Oh this is magnificent. Best version I’ve heard actually. It’s living, breathing Bach. Thank you. Truly mystical. It feels like he’s there.

I love sumi jo but Tim you win here. What a beautiful voice!!! The most amazing performance and voice!!!😍❤

Goosebumps! My favorite Bach's aria!

Breathtakingly beautiful performance! Awe-inspiring artistry!

I been listening all J.S. BACH for 30 years. However now it makes me feel very nostalgic. A lot memories. I rather listen only the Cello Suites.

Ma version préférée - merci Tim et merci à tous.

Have pity, my God, for the sake of my tears! Look here, how bitterly my heart and eyes weep before you. Have pity, my God.

Wow, that man has a heavenly voice! Thanks a lot to all the musicians participating in this wonderful performance😍

Tim Mead is the best counter-tenor I have ever heard.

@mesamies123

2 жыл бұрын

He is without peer. Excellent.

Goosebumps!!! So beautiful,so alive! Great Bach channel!

A very touching and contemplative athmosphere thanks to the pationate musicians. For me one of the most valid interpretations amongst x-100drets I have heard. This out-of-the-world-aria deserves the best musicans and here they are. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!

The first time I heard this piece it was sung in English by the incomparable contralto Eula Beal accompanied on violin by Yehudi Menuhin. It was so pure and plaintive that it brings tears every time I hear it.

"You shall deny me, thrice, before the cock crows". No matter one's religious beliefs, you cannot help but be moved by the Story of the Passion......especially when its done like this!

Stunningly beautiful from all these wonderful musicians. Thankyou so much Netherlands Bach Society. The great master lives on.

het is fantastisch gezongen, ik luister er steeds naar. heel mooi en gespeeld

Diep maar dan ook diep geraakt door deze wonder schone combinatie van zang en muziek. De emoties stromen vanuit mijn hart. Dank

Stunning, wow, favourite performance of this I’ve ever heard. Tim Mead is incredible.

Divine music, divine performance, divine beauty.

De mooiste uitvoering die ik ken. Adembenemend, werkelijk....!

Dit gaat zover voorbij aan wat men als 'schoonheid' of 'eeuwig' wil betitelen. Dit is zoooooo mooi........

What beautiful clarity and power in his voice. Very grateful to NBS for making this available

A song of sorrow and hope.

Most favourite version among all this Aria I have heard

Thank you for this beautiful piece of Bach. Let this be our prayer during the corona crisis, "Erbarme dich, mein Gott. Have mercy on me, my God!"

It is a pity that Bach did not listened to this performance. I suppose he would applaud.

Thank you for everything you have given the world, Netherlands Bach society.

wow these solists! magnificent

This movement always makes me wish I were an alto. One of my favorite baroque pieces of all time.

The greatest aria ever written. It's that simple.

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

I have become a fan from Shunske Sato, and now I came across this performance, I'm also a fan of Tim Mead. Such a beautiful sound!

@maribone20021

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree.

Beautifully expressive.

Wat is dit ontroerend en mooi. Een perfecte uitvoering, die in dit gekke jaar 2020 extra binnenkomt.

@matthijshebly

4 жыл бұрын

Ja, we hebben dit nu even nodig, lijkt mij

really deep, magnificent, spiritual, timeless music... cosmic performance...

Wat een prachtige, ontroerende vertolking. Een van de mooiste uitvoeringen die ik ooit heb gehoord!

Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma, saludos desde Chile 🎼🎶

Enchanting. So right for the season.

Even more heartfelt than Julia Hammar. How is that even possible??? Im crying

@veralanger8947

4 жыл бұрын

Julia Hamari, is the name of that lady from heaven

Wonderful. Thank you much for the soul food.

Божественно!!!!💐💐💐🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🩷🩷🩷🩷❤️❤️❤️❤️

Es macht Freude eine solche Aufnahme zu hören und zu betrachten, insbesondere auch die individuelle Ausstrahlung der Musiker. Das Orchester selbst macht den Eindruck einer Komposition von Charaktertypen, die sich aus freien Stücken zusammengetan haben um ein wunderbares Werk erklingen zu lassen. Bravo! Gestik und Musik passen dann ganz wie von allein innerlich zusammen. Das sieht nach Vollprofis mit Leidenschaft aus, Höchstleistung mit Herz ... Danke

Just wonderful! Thank you for share these videos!