The nearest we have come to Time Travelling is via music.This is so beautiful .

We're so privileged to be able to listen to any of the works of any composer from any era at any time. Imagine a time before having all of classical music instantly available, let alone recorded...

@djmotise

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and true observation.

@bjornjanlert1013

4 жыл бұрын

@@djmotise ... yes I agree !

@bjornjanlert1013

4 жыл бұрын

@@djmotise yes I agree !

@CowmanCowman

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@JacksonDaBomb

4 жыл бұрын

too privileged I feel.. there may be something poetic about the scarceness but it may be just me

At my age, my father listened to Bach, every morning. And now every morning I can, through Bach, connect to his memory and love him the more for this memory of him. Is anyone else awestruck by our good fortune that someone with so much music in him was productive enough to leave as much as he did for us to enjoy? Those don't seem to go together often.

@shmuliknemanov4009

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIOIt8Wbac6fpZs.html&ab_channel=AstghAslibekyan trust me

@ericastier1646

2 жыл бұрын

To answer your very valid question, it is very suspicious, because neither his compositional method nor accounts of how he composed has come to us. Well that's not really fair to say because it is true for all composers. But there is no answer. He was the greatest composer.

@ericastier1646

Жыл бұрын

@JuanRamonSilva I totally agree that is how it was possible in those days, but you forgot to mention the way society was organized by family trades. And the Bachs were in Music. What i am saying is that it remains a mystery how much of JS. Bach compositions are entirely his work. Just like famous painters had apprentices who painted the background or collaborated to speed up work. I suspect something like this happened with JS. I suspect that these were not his sons but anonymous apprentices entirely devoted to JS's own style and who left no trace as they were fully at the service of JS. I could be wrong.

@ericastier1646

Жыл бұрын

@JuanRamonSilva You make a major anachronism mistake you transpose the individualistic society of the last century to the baroque era. It was not at all that mentality. The mass of people did not exist as individual back then, even children were ignored by their parents until the age of 6-7 because it was common for a good half of them to die in childhood. People born in a trade had no rights to become independent unless they became master themselves and they were perfectly happy of a life in artistic servitude. So no, it's quite possible anonymous apprentices in the family gladly spend all their life at the service of the JS Bach household without leaving a trace. And no they did not have to be geniuses to provide significant support. They would do intermediary work and JS Bach would perfect and make the final cut. No doubt some work like the P&F are original but some others may not be.

@olgayaleo729

Жыл бұрын

like da vinci, van gogh, buxtehude (whom bach revered), palestrina, and a handful of others, these people are gifts from the gods for all time. and like your father, i, too, have listened to jsb daily for years and years...

Jean-Sébastien Bach est le seul musicien que j'ai écouté avec bonheur, avec amour et avec un émerveillemennt toujours intact, toujours neuf, tout au long de ma vie, depuis mon enfance jusqu'à aujourd'hui (68 ans).

Some 300 years later and we're still listening. Still mindblowingly beautiful.

@v-town1980

4 жыл бұрын

Genius has no expiration date.

@lucmatte347

3 жыл бұрын

It's forever music... just simply magical!!

@flynntib

3 жыл бұрын

Beauty is an ideology, it should come from culture. In fact, beauty is not objective. Everyone has different feelings about beauty. The feeling of music is not born, but acquired. Our culture most was inheritiged from 300 years ago.

@waterkingdavid

3 жыл бұрын

And will be I would imagine forever. Or until this cosmos ends....

@stnz908

2 жыл бұрын

This music is eternal. 20,000,000,000 years from now this music will still be enjoyed.

Geniale Musik! Ich habe nie gedacht, dass Lute für Bachs Musik geeignet ist...entspricht genau meinem Gemüt.

Maestro Smith is absolutely marvelous in his interpretations. His Chaccone is just beyond words to describe. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Emotional, intellectual, spiritual, universal, beautiful Bach. "The aim and final purpose of all music shall be none other than the glory of God and the wellbeing of man" -- J.S. Bach.

@perromanchado

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@stellaspencer3335

4 жыл бұрын

Great quote....totally believe it. GREAT music channels GOD into our minds, hearts and bodies. It unites us with the ETERNAL, each other and ourselves. : )

@LucasBrenelliG

3 жыл бұрын

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@LucasBrenelliG

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeff Sylvester the end sounds like this

@schaferhundschmidt1798

3 жыл бұрын

Soli Deo Gloria.

Always in the neigberhood of the Creater, johan sebastiaan bach.

some melancholy in Baroque and even further middle age era. Like Rare , Unique and Precious Jewel. Sublime Superb Supreme. Behold Bright Brilliant Beautiful Baroque Bach Best. Practically Perfect Performance. TO GOD ALONE BE ALL THE GLORY.

Bach is da maestro. I will never stop listening to Bach in my life.

@bungieflute

3 жыл бұрын

or Anuradha Paudwal she sings beautiful bajans of Shiva....Har Har MahaDev

Many thanks to all, the lutenist, Hopkinson Smith and any others involved in putting this here for all to enjoy. So appreciated.

Под эту прекрасную музыку можно молиться и Славить нашего ТВОРЦА!

I'm not religious, but I give thanks to God for being Bach's inspiration and lead to this celestial music

@GigaChad-ip5pf

5 күн бұрын

Love this wholesome comment.God bless you son.

@marionaplanas6331

5 күн бұрын

@@GigaChad-ip5pf yeah thanks, I'm a daughter tho.

@GigaChad-ip5pf

2 күн бұрын

@@marionaplanas6331 my apologies just rare a girl listens to classical too

The beauty is overwhelming; serene, pensive and blissful.

In times when I don't know who I am anymore, I come back to my first experiences with music and Johann Sebastian Bach guided me through my whole childhood. It brings such a clarity and melancholic peace to my soul and I instantly feel like all the chaos that life is sometimes is just gone or at least takes an understandable shape. Thank the universe for this, it saved my life a lot of times ❤️

@judeirwin2222

2 жыл бұрын

I am your twin. For me, J.S. Bach provided a kind of spiritual sustenance which I imbibed thirstily at our small Congregational church in Rhode Island through lovely live music performances by parishioners, then through vinyl LPs at home (many of which I bought with my own pocket money), and finally, as a young woman, at concerts in Cambridge, England and beyond. The symmetries, the architectural scaffolding upon which he hangs his ever-ascending soulful, inspirational edifices, usher one into quiet places both of contemplation and deep, true joy. They have saved me many times, too, these exalted and exalting compositions.

@canecorsodude1224

Жыл бұрын

You will find yourself when you dedicate your life to Jesus.

@Geopholus

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly How i feel !

@micaelaetcheto7166

15 күн бұрын

Love your frankness. Lost here too, I was born lost. Bach is a patient father.

Much credit here has been given to Bach--which is due--but not enough to the lutenist, Hopkinson Smith. What an amazing performer!

@ramongcastaneda5308

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, Igor Marques. Hard to believe that I may have come across the name of this lutenist for the first time on KZread.

@lunchmind

5 жыл бұрын

Is his name listed anywhere here? If so I have yet to find it. UNcool.

@gonzalosimarro3893

5 жыл бұрын

normal, una cosa es tocar, y la otra haberlo escrito...

@Krabadaque

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's listed after the list of pieces played.

@arjenvreeken1593

5 жыл бұрын

Agree, Igor! To make sure his name isn't forgotten I simply repeat after you: Hopkinson Smith.... an amazing performer!

Every once in awhile, while listening to Bach’s stunning music played by incredible musicians, I give hearty thanks to Felix Mendelssohn’s memory for almost singlehandedly bringing Bach’s glorious music back to life and popularizing it again. It’s hard to believe that Bach was ever considered an old fashioned composer, when we can hear how timeless his music is!

@Andrew-Johnson

Жыл бұрын

Jesus lоves yоu, and is here fоr yоu. “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” Joel 2:12

@voraciousreader3341

9 ай бұрын

@@Andrew-Johnson Thank you very much for thinking of me, but you’re 55 years late.

@beaupianiste3738

7 ай бұрын

Yes, v.r., he was called "the old Square" by some of his children (several of whom were musicians and composers themselves). He died after unsuccessful eye surgery in 1750, 65 years of age. "Bach" means "brook" in German. Beethoven was quoted as saying, " He was not a brook, but an Ocean." Mendelssohn's conducting and presenting the Matthew Passion was what precipitated J. Sebastian Bach's revival and the rest is history, as they say. Yes, much gratitude is owed Felix M., in addition to his own music. 👍

@Alsatiagent-zu1rx

Ай бұрын

@@Andrew-Johnson Do that in your room. Behind closed doors.

Virtuosity, giftedness and the Creator of all things come together in this recording. What could be better?

Когда я слушаю Баха,я слышу вечность.Мне кажется так выглядит Рай..И в Раю звучат такие звуки.Я считаю всех композиторов Ангелами,которые здесь на земле своими сочинениями учат нас Любви,Красоте,Милосердию..Мы можем слушая гармонию звуков соединиться с душами ушедших любимых..Благодарю всех за возможность это слушать!❤ Добра вам люди,и Любви!!❤

Just finished a crappy night-shift. Big drink indoors, loud Black Sabbath, food on, then...... listen to this stuff. Beautiful.

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?” ― Tennessee Williams.....

My favorite part was when an ad that was twice as loud as the music suddenly started playing midway through a song.

@UberIsland

4 жыл бұрын

Cool! My favorite part was 1:50:10. I really like the more energetic playing, although everything was certainly world class This comment is sponsored by Adblock Plus

Hopkinson Smith. What an amazing performer!

@Andrew-Johnson

Жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you, and is here for you. “Now, therefore,” says the LORD, “turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” Joel 2:12

@freehermanjose5816

Жыл бұрын

@@Andrew-Johnson STICK YOUR JESUS UP YOUR ARSE

Bach what a genious he was his works will stay with us forever

J.S Bach Lute music bring me to the places that nothing ever could take me there! Thank you

@RedZoneCLF

6 жыл бұрын

Yes Music (good music) seems to make us better people so sayith the Lord

thanks for keeping me sane in this insane loud world

1:21:00 there exists no music in this world which is more beautiful and sublime than that whole section. Bachs music is truly a gift to mankind. Love to everyone out there appreciating it.

@bledarcela9058

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIJ50NyHeLfRlJs.html

@user-jr8lf6pl2m

11 ай бұрын

Good words! 👍

@voraciousreader3341

9 ай бұрын

I cannot agree, and I cannot stand it when people believe they can make decisions of artistic taste for everyone. *”IN MY OPINION”* are the 3 most important words in the Arts!

@PauaFritter

9 ай бұрын

@@voraciousreader3341 "IN MY OPINION” are the 3 most important words in the Arts!" Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man

@roberthill799

5 ай бұрын

It's astonishingly beautiful. But I think there are passages in the music of Mozart and Beethoven which are at least its equal.

Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 0:00:03 - I. Adagio 0:03:45 - II. Fuga 0:08:35 - III. Siciliana 0:11:12 - IV. Presto Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 0:16:07 - I. Allemanda 0:20:51 - III. Corrente 0:24:51 - II. Double #1 (Out of order) [missing] - IV. Double #2 0:28:21 - V. Sarabande 0:31:42 - VI. Double #3 0:34:07 - VII. Bourrée 0:37:22 - VIII. Double #4 Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 0:40:59 - I. Grave 0:45:01 - II. Fuga 0:53:17 - III. Andante 0:57:55 - IV. Allegro Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 1:02:38 - I. Allemanda 1:07:37 - II. Corrente 1:10:28 - III. Sarabanda 1:14:04 - II. Corrente (Repeated here instead of Giga) [missing] - IV. Giga 1:16:54 - V. Ciaccona Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 1:29:19 - I. Adagio 1:32:21 - II. Fuga 1:43:08 - III. Largo 1:45:34 - IV. Allegro Assai Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 1:50:10 - I. Preludio 1:55:02 - II. Loure 1:58:36 - III. Gavotte En Rondo 2:02:01 - IV. Menuet #1 [missing] - V. Menuet #2 2:03:54 - VI. Bourrée 2:06:06 - VII. Gigue

@cajonaconaquetebotou

5 жыл бұрын

Gracias.

@_PROCLUS

5 жыл бұрын

TY

@JesusisKing222

5 жыл бұрын

The Ciaccona is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written and sounds lovely on the lute.

@madaboutvoice

5 жыл бұрын

You da man!!!! Thanks

@villiestephanov984

5 жыл бұрын

Da

In this time of pandemic, this music is a salve so desperately needed. Be safe, all!

@juliusb790

4 жыл бұрын

Great evil moving in this time. Ask God for help to see through the darkness. And thank you Bach with your light for us.

@francosategna7641

2 жыл бұрын

You are right ,Andrew, but after one year of "manipulated"pandemic ,nothing is changed and we are still here listening genius of Bach...how many years more ?????

this is one of the best thing i ever listened in my life

I'm not much of a classical fan, but Bach on a lute or guitar is just another level. I'm not enough of an expert to know why, but my rock n roll brain cells accept Bach just like any good acoustic rock song. It's mathematical like an irrational number. You see many interesting sequences that never repeat. It's like looking at sand under a microscope and seeing endless numbers of various crystals without duplicates.

@chmod-777

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing. Some musics are easy to understand which patterns make it so appealing to the ears. When it comes to musicians like Bach, you just know that you like it and you don't know exactly why.

@alessandromarchesini9039

Жыл бұрын

Hi Chad, can i tell you the truth? Bach and Mozart are the real rock n roll fathers...

@luisb3426

Жыл бұрын

"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul." - Johann Sebastian Bach When you listen to Bach, you're listening to pure music that's meant to glorify God, which is the original purpose of music according to the Bible (see Job 38:7, Psalm 92:1-3, and Ephesians. 5:19 in a King James Version). Rock music is a satanic counterfeit from the pit of Hell designed to glorify Satan.

@chadkline4268

Жыл бұрын

@@luisb3426 agree + disagree 🙂 Stephen Stills is not satanic music. And neither is 97% of other rock music. Most of it is created to help people think, help them with wisdom. At least, the best of it. Good musicians don't only care about ears, they care about brains too. They care to provide insight into things normally glossed over by the average mind.

@luisb3426

Жыл бұрын

Most modern music, including Stephen Stills, is indeed satanic. You see, modern music (rock, trap, rap, pop, country, etc.) uses a strong rhythmic beat (backbeat) that's designed to target your flesh, instead of your spirit. Good music targets your spirit and draws you closer to God. The music that the world produces today is nothing but nightclub music designed to get you to dance and fornicate (just look up the original meaning of the phrase "rock and roll" if you don't believe me). There's nothing spiritual about it, except that it's spiritually depraved. Rock music bears no resemblance at all to what Bach wrote.

I can listen to this music 🎵 a thousand different times and Each time it sounds more beautiful and profound than before. I never tire of it.

I work in retail where the radio will blare top 40s shite all day. I listen to this divine composition and I feel like my soul is being purified.

@Kat_K_

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent way of describing your situation! I agree with you wholeheartedly, Roman.👍👍👍👍👍

@stellaspencer3335

4 жыл бұрын

IT IS! lol

@OFFICIALFUNUSBAND

4 жыл бұрын

haha i know right hmmmmmm

@lewstherintelamon1377

4 жыл бұрын

I've been there. . .

@Zeppolino100

4 жыл бұрын

The only music plants thrive listening to is the great music such as this.

JS Bach is the crowning achievement of the human race and his music represents absolute beauty and perfection imho.

Thank you universe. I'm going trough a very painful moment, trying to overcome a breakup and depression. After meditation with this mantra i feel much better. Whoever is reading this you will find your inner peace, let go the pain and embrace the power of love and the universe. Stay strong, be happy. Greetings from Argentina.

@scoutkbartholomew722

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you found what you were looking for.

The painting was made by the German painter Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld associated with the Nazarene movement entitled Portrait of Klara Bianka von Quandt with lute, 1820, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. It's only fair to give the artist his due.

@michaeldavidrubin8823

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your knowledge - since this painting is a fine addition to the experience of hearing this superb performance, it is nice to know its origin. 1820? Was this Nazarene movement consciously trying to re-create earlier, Renaissance styles of painting?

@kat-nd3un

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was scrolling hoping to find the artist.

@grymbeert

5 жыл бұрын

And what a beautiful portrait it is!

@foveauxbear

5 жыл бұрын

Michael, thanks for that snippet, greatly appreciated.

@miazander

5 жыл бұрын

omg......i was just posting an inquiry! thank you

Bach es el padre de la música, sus obras sublimes llegan al alma, saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱🎶🎻🎶🎹🎶🎻💚🇨🇱

How anyone can dispute there is a greater composer than Bach is beyond me.

@hadriscus

4 жыл бұрын

I know right Maybe tied with Lil Wayne though

@austinjobst4154

4 жыл бұрын

@@hadriscus Notorious BIG all the way

Outstanding! Writing this while on lockdown for corona virus and it has lifted my spirits. John

@maxwellquinn7196

4 жыл бұрын

#metoo!

@pipeoxide

4 жыл бұрын

Yes - makes you want to pick up the lute during quarantine :)

@ayabulelabaai

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine coming out of the ICU only to be locked down at home because of a virus...

@JujuB34r

4 жыл бұрын

same here! I'm glad we have all found it. It gives me hope and a sense of respite from everything.

@lomarsweed6604

4 жыл бұрын

You didn't write this, Bach did... Now get lost!

Bachs collected lute works is the Mount Everest of lute music. Cudos to Hopkinson for this great feat.

I've been listening to Bach's music for years- there seems to be no end to it- the most inspiring music-

“Bach's music is the only argument proving the creation of the Universe cannot be regarded as a complete failure.” Emil Cioran

@theloniousmonk81

5 жыл бұрын

THAT IS NOT TRUE. THE BORN OF JUAN DOMINGO PERON IS IT

@damianopiras7341

5 жыл бұрын

Bach was an extraordinary composer, but even if he had not existed the universe would never had failed

5 жыл бұрын

@@theloniousmonk81 The peronist youngs / all together will win / and as always we'll give / a scream of heart / Hurrah Perón! Hurrah Perón!!!

@nocturnallsnake4228

5 жыл бұрын

there were other composers with such music.

@JohnOBurke

4 жыл бұрын

The universe neither fails nor succeeds being totally indifferent to any judgments or entreaties of mankind.

The most important criterion of human humanity is its taste of Bach music

@tabbywarrior

3 жыл бұрын

Hell no it would be worse than hell if that was true but bach is good but subjective

I have been playing this during the hotel breakfasts I worked this winter. This music brings peace and solace to people.

@lunarmist428

4 жыл бұрын

all work & no play , makes jack a dull boy

A wave of brotherly love sweeps over me as I listen to these timeless pieces.

THIS is why KZread is great. Back in the pre-Internet era you had to physically go to the library when it was open to seek out Bach's music and find out if it was available to check out (for free). I use to do this back in the 80s/90s during college and it helped with expanding my appreciation of J.S. Bach.

I am not a religious person, but have always felt that whatever beneficent God there may be, it's voice sings through the music of J.S. Bach. Beautifully played here as well - beautiful tone and pace and feeling. What a gift.

@hermanmergatroid168

3 жыл бұрын

Soli Deo Gloria

@lex.cordis

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way, but with Allan Holdsworth.

@baddogmintz

3 жыл бұрын

I am a hardline atheist. In the Belgian TV series "Professor T", the brilliant Professor himself -- an atheist if ever there was one -- declares: "Bach ist Gott" and I think I know what he means. There is something almost supernatural about the genius of Bach, something that almost defies comprehension, seems impossible. You can try to put it in words, as I am trying now, and you fail. If you should watch that show -- where the use of music, especially Bach, is extremely significant and exquisitely placed -- you'll see what I'm talking about.

@davyroger3773

3 жыл бұрын

@@baddogmintz I think that composers or artists convey emotions /experience through their art. Bach spent his whole life trying to convey a revelatory and mystical experience through sound , which can be felt strongly regardless of believing in any of the deities one could believe in

@sirtophamhatt

2 жыл бұрын

I've often thought along these lines regarding Bach (and Shakespeare, and Leonardo, and...), marveling at the supernatural or "god-like" quality and breadth of the work, but I've come to think rather that these works simply reveal what is possible for a human to accomplish in the limited time and space we have here on Earth.

Music unites people and Bach is one of the best adhesives.

One of those rare finds that make you glad to be alive and a part of the human race.

@paulsufi1082

4 жыл бұрын

Pienso lo mismo Pepe!

@darkone9572

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, mortal !!

@sergiojankowski3983

3 жыл бұрын

Si. Si Si

@sararichardson737

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

Bach el Da Vinci de la música. El mas grande de todos !!

Wonderful. Food for the soul.

Bless your soul, wherever you are JS Bach.

@blobs5440

4 жыл бұрын

In heaven!

@j_c_93

4 жыл бұрын

He deserves to walk among the hallowed halls of Valhalla.

@kerimleto8942

4 жыл бұрын

agree-many blessings to him!!

@Pamledger478

4 жыл бұрын

@TeapotMullah Bach was a Christian. He said his music was meant to praise God.

@dghghg4527

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe playing with the angels.Who knows!!!

This Bach music is the only way to approach God's face and look at Him in the eye.

@benedetti

4 жыл бұрын

absolutely true Sir!!!

@paashaasXD

3 жыл бұрын

Except that God is not real, but Bach is. So you have to do it with him, sir.

Con esta musica de fondo acabamos de bendecir nuestro hogar!❤

I study listening to this album all the time. It really helps me concentrate. Thank you Herr Bach! 300 years gone by and you still rock!

@terratereca3028

2 жыл бұрын

Bach's Toca&Fugue on el.Guitar best version :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/dp1ot7Cfoq-ofNY.html

@abirdthatflew

Жыл бұрын

You can concentrate with this music on? For me, this music is so gripping that all other activity stops. I have to literally stop the video to get on with my life.

1:27:26 to 1:28:00 is crazy. What a musical genius.

I know that classical music fans dont like comparision between classical music and rock but great Mr Hopkins Smith already is a rock guitarist for me!This is what i need from rock music the soul! I want to see John Sebastian Bach and all who played this piece through centuries back when even electricity wasnt discovered!I want to jump into my time machine and sit and listen to the early rock stars of mankind!

@arnausubiracanaleta3162

3 жыл бұрын

There is not such a thing as classical music fan. We are LOVERS!!!

@rosannamasini2075

Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

As a violinist, I am a purist when it comes to the Sonatas and Partitas. That being said the room transformed listening to the Lute perform them. Bach is universal and timeless.

@deirdre108

2 жыл бұрын

As a purist do you have recommendations for the Partitas played on baroque violin?

@adamcapoferri6903

2 жыл бұрын

@@deirdre108 I was first turned onto it by Rachel Podger. But the work that the Netherlands Bach Society has done is fabulous. Many recordings I have also heard on the radio never catching the performer...but those are what first come to mind.

@deirdre108

2 жыл бұрын

@@adamcapoferri6903 Thank you, I will look into those!

@Anna-pv4tv

2 жыл бұрын

Adam, do you know the sonatas and partitas for solo violin performed by Nathan Milstein? His performance touch me deeply. What you think of ?

@adamcapoferri6903

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anna-pv4tv Oh absolutely. I have the recordings on CD even! Sometimes the interpretation comes off harsh but that was the style of the era--a much more rigid playing of Bach. I look to sonata no. 1 adagio, the fugues of each sonata, and the chaccone as my benchmark (usually).

Listening to Bach on a Sunday morning in summer, having my divine breakfast....a sacred moment in my day...♥•*•♪ღ♪•*♪ღ I am in heaven...Thank you so much for the sharing! ♥•*•♪ღ♪•*♪ღ

@ebaylistentomusic

4 жыл бұрын

Very much like my morning,sublime...

@habaroman

4 жыл бұрын

I took two years or piano lesson an eleven and twelve year old and abruptly switched to drums as a freshman in high school. Guitar drew me in shortly after. Blues and rock drew me to take lessons, and my late father actually took me to a Segovia concert as a thirteen year old. Even though my collection of guitars have collected dust for some time, I've been lucky to go to many rock concerts from the early '70s to 2014. I didn't have to stick-to-itiveness as a younger person. I learned the art of patience, though... and carefully watching guitarists on stage. Many shows I was much to far from the stage to study what musicians were doing, though. I recommend new guitarists look at videos like Paco deLucia and Al DiMeola. The inspiration their talent serves is beyond measure. I think the recording I had on cassette thirty years ago was called "Live in San Francisco." Of all the music I have listened to, this one is truly inspirational, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN THE GUITAR. Check out the recording.

Вечность в любых ипостасях. Супер. Благодарю.

Sublime. If this music isn't in Heaven, I'm not going.

@rosemaryv4836

5 жыл бұрын

Me neither.

@stellaspencer3335

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think if we remember hard enough, we might know this by HEART.

@JujuB34r

4 жыл бұрын

We should all start a movement. "No Bach, no Heaven" 😂

Wow, I am not a musician, but always listen intensely. I bounce around between psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz fusion, and ambient music....listening to this recording I am taken to a place I've not ever been. Truly moving.

@davidhancock8861

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you might have had your first awakening into the cosmos of harmony's eternal god.

@mikeswift8155

4 жыл бұрын

This sounds of a familiar resonance. My mother, father and Grandfather and uncles on my mothers side were all performing musicians to varying degrees and while my fate would lead me to follow a different path in Architecture I find great joy and enrichment discovering and exploring a very broad range of musical genres which some of my contemporaries find amusing. I usually will spend a certain amount of time in a particular artist, composure, instrument or genre but sometimes it can be fun to set a play list on random while others are passing thru my music bubble but it can be rather perplexing to those who are not quite as musically adventurous in their exploration and probably should be reserved for my own private enjoyment but once in awhile for laughs I will share some of the joy. I hope you continue to have a fabulous musical safari, keep blazing the roads less traveled and you will find some of the rarest treasures that usually stay well hidden. It's and amazing time to be able to explore so much content that was not so easily available in earlier times. There are some delightful South American composers and musicians that are rarely considered in the classical guitar genre that are brilliant and undiscovered by most. Argentina is a fun place to explore musically.

@bewildered6866

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikeswift8155 Splendid comment: its mind-blowing what is available in our own living-room at the press of a button ... and For Free!

@mikeswift8155

4 жыл бұрын

@@bewildered6866 Yes this is so true my friend. I am forever thankful to have such a rich treasure chest of music at my fingertips and ear drums that Kings would be envious of hundreds of years ago and I would be envious of 15 years ago. I don't take this for granted now, this is truly a blessing to have. I am listening to some sweet sounds even as I write this short reply. Stay well my friend.

@bewildered6866

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikeswift8155 Cheers. :)

Lute man myself. Used to play these off the violin scores. Easier for an amateur like me. These really are the best renditions I have been privileged to hear.

@Vingul

Жыл бұрын

My favourite renditions are by Göran Söllscher.

I've listened to this whole thing straight and I can assure you, this isn't music the longer you listen, this is more of an experience. Thanks for posting, I love it. Thank you!

@DupaArt

2 жыл бұрын

indeed-u can feel it if you want to feel it-if you even have a sense to feel the experience and moved by the sound

Hopy is a treasure to humanity. Unique, invaluable and irreplaceable.

Baroque era composers: ok, we've done it! a revolutionary piece of intricate music with actual theory and effort that will change the way you see music forever! give it a listen, you'll fall in love with it, I promise! **plays this** Composers/artists now: ok, c chord, a minor chord, f chord. **unromantic lyric about love** sure, the public will love this...

I can't express how grateful I am for this kind of work. Thank you Bach.

Wow, this actually received 75 downvotes..... I realize that not everyone appreciates Western European art music, but seriously.... J.S. is eternal and transcends culture.

@dottorb7054

5 жыл бұрын

Haters gonna hate. Be kind anyway.

@mauritiusdunfagel9473

4 жыл бұрын

So many ignorant people in the world who like hip hop more than this.

@JosephBC69

4 жыл бұрын

@@dottorb7054 In the oldtime Mafia, before it was corrupted by the US bringing Lucky Luciano into the country with his heroin trafficking (it put banana skins under the Mafia's earlier footing, which mirrored the Roman Catholic Church heirarchy, on a slippery downward slope to an early grave), extreme violence was only done by males. Politeness was part of their public demeanour, even in the most terminal events.

@jdlc903

4 жыл бұрын

@@mauritiusdunfagel9473 you know,my parents listened to hip hop,but despite being European i dont know enough about pre 50's pre jazz influenced European /western music.i wish there was a centre advocating and exploring and teaching about various European musical styles

Hörend diese Musik fühlt man wie die segensreiche Ruhe ausbreitend füllt die ganze Seele mit glcklicher Wärme!!! Tepper Michael.

Amazing composer, amazing performer, best food and remedy for the soul. Thanks for the beautiful music.

Staying sane with this music.

@stellaspencer3335

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it unties us from our egos for a bit and helps us remember our eternalness I think.

No lie I come here everyday, absolutely stunning

@seymourtompkins

Ай бұрын

thought i recognized you :)

Eduardo Poblete de Chile, eternas gracias, bachlokillo...nos ha enviado usted la más bella de las interpretaciones por un insigne como el maestro Smith, tal vez el más grande de los representantes del laúd en el mundo.... felicitaciones ......

Умиротворение на душе , тихая радость .

The delicate sonority of the lute servicing JS Bach. What a delight !

Refreshingly authentic arrangements and performances. Perfect refuge for these dismal times.

Gratitude, immense gratitude for dear Bach who has bequeathed such gifts to us mere mortals, to "Hop" for all the hours and years of giving to render this collection, to the youtube experience that is a fount of music for me in this crazy world and to the Creator of course.

Me and the pups listen every day. The lute transcription is less intense and more casual than the original. JSB would approve, I’m sure.

We have so little to thwart the savages, materialists, exploiters, huns and horribles; but we have at least cathedrals, pyramids, temples, sculptures, stunning painting, poetry, philosophy, drama, literature, music, but,,, Bach,, so special as if chosen. We are grateful for gifts, merciful gifts, sustaining us.

I hear traditional Spanish guitar in transcribing. One of the loveliest and romantic Bach Sonatas and Partitas recordings I've listened.

Stay for one or two pieces, wake up after two hours. Thank you

Deux heures dix de plénitude, de repos et de sérénité qui nous arrive d'un autre siècle. Il y a J.B Bach et les interprètes, des interprètes de nos jours dont le jeu touche à l'âme de ceux qui écoutent.

J.S. Bach, el mejor de todos!

when I listen to this, it brings the melancholy out of me, and makes me think of those dark cold winters in Holland. Its reflective music for sure.

@ramongcastaneda5308

6 жыл бұрын

Hey, some of the happiest, most memorable times in my life happened for me during glorious, dark, cold winters in the province of Holland in The Netherlands, specifically listening to the organ of the Bavo kerk in Haarlem. ;~)

Right now, there are people all over the world who are just like you. They're either lonely, they're missing somebody, they're depressed, they're hurt, they're scarred from the past, they're having personal issues no one knows about, they have secrets you wouldn't believe. They wish, they dream and they hope. And right now, they are sitting here reading these words, and I'm writing this for you so you dont feel alone anymore. Always remember, don't be depressed about the past, don't worry about the future, and just focus on today. If today's not so great don't worry! Tomorrow's a new chance. If you are reading this, be sure to share this around to make others feel better. Have a nice day! :)

Algo tiene esta musica que me hace volar...!!! Gracias por compartir...🌹🙏❤🤗⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

goosebumps since the first note, the first sound. Bach is very spiritual composer. One of the greatest all of the time

こういうのを時空を超えたというのかな？　まさに神秘、奇跡の音楽としか言いようがない　緻密で幻想的　美しく、濃密な陰影　唯々驚くばかり♬

@RedZoneCLF

6 жыл бұрын

I like your art work ha ha ha! M Yoko you got good taste in Music

Well i needed this on a Monday with nothing on TV to enjoy. I wish every one a nice week and weekend. Subscribed to this wonderful music.

This is.like.listening to the secret music and symphonies hidden in fresh rainfall, dancing sunbeams and crisp heavy snowfalling

JS Bach is Diffintion of beauty ! i think i am fool of his music! thank you.

there is something deep and dark about Bach. i love it...

Thank god Mendelssohn rescued Bach from obscurity. Mendelssohn was a real Mensch.

Remember when we used to just hang out and play our lyres this way? That was awesome!. I can smell the sound right now even,....

Love the rich base sound of the lute

bach - greatest composer ever

@thomasmccullough2719

3 жыл бұрын

He was and still is an absolute miracle....writing new music weekly by hand for every voice and instrument by candlelight !....boy do i feel useless !

Hopkinson Smith plays these like NO ONE else. I bow and weep for joy ;-)

MESMERISING! 'ETERNAL Utter beauty to the mind and soul!

@RedZoneCLF

6 жыл бұрын

My Dear you couldn't have said it any better other than Magnific

@RedZoneCLF

6 жыл бұрын

I ment to say Magnificent!

i think the most beautiful masterpieces Bach ever wrote was for Lute. of course his work for keyboard, violin, cantatas and sacred musid are pure delight, but this is another level of bliss, finiding yourself contemplating the ages, revealing misteries, travelling through sound to discover eternity in oblivion.

@FaosToEllinikon

4 жыл бұрын

The sound of lute is more serene, thus Bach wrote the music to meet the sound of this instrument.

@chipsnegativeharmonyrips7187

4 жыл бұрын

These works were originally written for violin, as far as we know. Bach himself has arranged them for other instruments, including organ and lautenwerk.

@annedwyer797

4 жыл бұрын

I'm inclined to agree; I think Bach sounds most beautiful played by the lute. There's something about the lute's voice and intimacy that really gets me...