Bach Air on the G String Piano (arr. Siloti) Valentina Lisitsa 

I'm 80 years old. The only thing on my bucket list is to see a Valentina live concert and just to say hello to her afterwards!

I've heard this piece all my life, but only now have I REALLY heard it. A river of sonority; a sublime and seamless flow of harmonies and intervals. Bach would be thrilled.

This music makes me feel I'm in angelic realm...so refined, heavenly and soothing at the same time...I'm so thankful that God created Bach and I'm able to hear this by Valentina in this time...

Who says the young generation can not appreciate this? I am 16 and I love this more than anything.

what a beautiful rendition. Soft, not rushed ... if I could play the piano, that's how I like to play this song.

Very beautiful. Bach is one of those composers that gives us hope that there is peace, reconciliation and love in an eternal hereafter.

What else can you say about Bach? There are no words to explain his music. He's the creator of the music. Best composer ever.

Im now 45 and never appreciated classical music till the last 10 years of my life ! I will say at junior school our headmaster would play a piece of classical music every day in morning assembly from Bach, Beethoven to Chopin etc ...... Truthfully and thankfully i cannot get enough of it now.....So beautiful and meaningful ! I race cars and play classical music to help me with rhythm, focus and compose myself ! And love& listen to it with the most appreciation and pleasure in my spare time now too x

Absolutely stunning arrangement by Siloti, who studied under Franz Liszt, and a very masterful interpretation by Lisitsa - I believe Siloti would've loved it.

Valentina is just stunningly gorgeous. Her dress draped over her seat... playing such a delicate tune.

This is the most pure form of music for me, it enters the deepest side of my soul. Thanks Valentina

The best piano version ever heard. Just the tempo that piece needs.

This piece, not sure why, gets me every time I hear it. It truly hurts my heart and I long to understand the feeling I get when it plays. Whatever that feeling was or moment the memory is attached to, I wish I knew. From the first moment I ever heard it, I was much younger, I stopped and cried. It still gets me to this day.

Valentina is a great pianist. She plays this piece with majesty.

you have made cry. From France with love.

I come back to this pretty much every other day...great way to calm down and re-center. So beautiful

this music is extremely melancholic and its perfect for piano. i absolutely love this version.

Do I have to write the same comment on all of her videos? This woman is an angel.

I've been looking for a stunning performance of this. She plays it beautifully. I love the feeling she puts into it. Seems effortless.

Это самое шикарное исполнение этой сюиты, которое я слышал. Невероятно красиво и нежно

I love when you play so slowly with such a heart-touching expression, that every single note develops to an own universe! Be blessed and thank you for your wonderful music!!!

Grazie Valentina. Bach è un patrimonio per l'intera umanità e respirare la sua Aria fa bene a tutti.

Бах своей музыкой разговаривает с Богом. А мы присутстввет при этом разговоре и наслаждаемся им. Спасибо вам Валентина за эстетическое удовольствие от великой музыки!

I could repeat this melody 🎶 a million times and still won't be 😴 tired of listening to it. As a matter of fact I hope RU-vid considers posting an hour loop for Air melody 🎶 on piano. With all my love 😘 Minister Donna Camille Eckhardt 🌈 ☀ Founder of Effectual Fervent Prayer Ministry. Keep JESUS in your heart ♥ FOREVER............................AMEN

Proof that Its not all about technique and complexity, beautiful.. ❤️

Valentina, I know you are used to compliments, but you are one of the best things ever happened to music. Really mean that, wish I could play like you do, instead am over 50 and only just started playing piano, and can't read music. One day! I adore you!

This is beautiful. I also like how you said "the terror attacks" and not just the ones in Paris. Please continue to make beautiful music and to raise your voice for justice.

Not only can Ms.Lisitsa set the keys on fire with piano pyrotechnics - she can also set your heart on fire with beautiful sensitive playing too. Enchanting ! This is music from the heavens.

Thank you Valentina, for so gently conveying Bach's spiritual message to us.

Уважаемая Валентина Евгеньевна ! Примите сердечную благодарность за Ваш совершенный творческий труд. Ваша исполнительская музыкальная деятельность огромное благо для слушателей. Долгих и счастливых лет.

This music is deeply spiritual, its essence is divine! Wonderful interpretation with great feeling that touches my soul!

Não falo inglês, mas deixo aqui expressado meus parabéns por tocar tão lindamente.

Как же здорово, что кто-то может исполнять нечто популярное, и при этом не "опускать" классику до уровня попсы, как Ланг Ланг. Спасибо Вам!

Валентина, ваше исполнение божественно! Я восхищаюсь вашим талантом и трудолюбием! Вы несете культуру в народные массы и надежду, что не все так плохо в этом мире! Благодарю, вы невероятная!

Thank you. You never tire of Bach , there are rare time's a performance truly becomes a magical experience, transcending mere note's on a page, this is one of those times.

すばらしい。シンプルなのに心にやさしく語りかけてくる。真似して練習します。

Thank you Valentina! You are great!

This is just... THE best song. I recommend playing or listening to this often to remind you of who you are.

Valentina, you are one of the greatest and sensitive piano players in the history. I was waiting for your rendition of sometihing from Bach, you didn't deceive me as always. I am just an amateur player, had almost no teachers so far if not listening and watching to you and great pianists. I play a different version, I want to try Silotìs version now'. God bless you for what you give to us.

This is a beautiful song without Valentina, but when she adds her own touch to it, it becomes even more beautiful. But it reminds us of the bad things happening around us and we should always keep a smile on our face even if its the only sunshine there is. I believe that the bad times will be over, and music like this, played like this, felt like this, will bring light to our world. So please keep on smiling and playing music like this, thank you so much Valentina.

Valentina, I have been playing the piano for 52 years, and unashamedly wept through many of your pieces, when I heard them recently, even your practice session of the Warsaw Concerto....... That stirring of my musical soul has never happened to me, and I think it's mainly because your interpretations and performance gives me a new and fresh insight into some of the pieces I have loved and lived with for so long. Thank-you for thinking of the victims in France, and like you probably, I also wept at the news......esp when I saw the picture of the little American boy and his father who so tragically paid the ultimate price for being on the wrong road at the wrong time..... I am British, and I live in the UK, but rest assured that when terror of any description stalks the neighbourhoods of your adopted country, America, we here in Britain feel the pain with you. I will certainly keep you in my prayers to God for your safety as you travel around the world on concert tours...

Como não gostar de música? Música é vida é tudo.Simplismente amo.

Very Beautiful!!!!!!! Next Performance Encore, plz this!!!

Serenity and peace of mind...

Divine in its tone, harmony and soul.

un délice pour les oreilles...

Bach, will there ever be another composer so good.

It started raining while I was attentively listening - goosebumps,

I am a Texan that is aware how earth was formed. I have no idea how a talent like yours exist? Thank you for showing us it does.

Un solo compás que muere allí mismo me ha arrancado las lagrimas. Eso es arte.

That's impossible to not cry! Bach really used to translate to music Gods voice! Tks for played this gorgeous song!

I've never seen this one before. I have to admit, at first when it started, I was expecting it to be rushed for some reason. It was not. And, perhaps because sometimes I am too much the pessimist, I kept waiting for ever the little tell-tale, here and there, for it to NOT be in keeping with the carriage of this piece. No doubt this is in large part because of my (mine & others) preconceptions of her elaborate 'speed' abilities. But, it never occurred. She maintained perfectly throughout its entirety. I don't guess I should have been surprised, though. If anyone is going to understand a piece, it's going to be her. I've got to give this one a very big "thumbs up"!

I love you, Valentina! Bach would be so happy.

I'm 45 and never felt classical music till a few years ago ! I will say my influence was from my headmaster at infant school that would play us a piece of classical be it Bach, Chopin but my god I thank him for that as I'm addicted xxxx

Merci pour ces quelques instants de sérénité dans cette période tellement troublée.

Beautiful tribute for all who suffer. I think of those who lost their loved ones, especially the little children, in the airline crash in Egypt. My heart is heaviest for all the world's children who suffer.

Merci de nous offrir ce morceau en hommage aux victimes et à notre pays... Le France est forte !

Gulda and Valentina are the best performers of this piece in music history and this just moves the deepest core of human soul. I wonder what the great Master Bach was feeling and thinking when he composed it! Just speechless.................

I have gerd anxiety for last 8 months and hard for me to relaxing my mind and body as well. But your performed really something that I can't thank you enough helping me through my entire day

Her hands move gently and with precision, i like it.

You are not only playing..You are painting facinating art in the air..Thanks for posting and sharing !!

Very beautiful, praise the Lord for this wonderful music. Amin

Rarely played, yet so appropriate, and of course played in the perfect temperament for the purpose. And Bach, the solemn one himself, would have likely adored this approach.

The most wonderful song ever made by a human. These are the chords of the lords!

Valentina, very crisp, clean performance. Emotionally draining to play I imagine. Love the hair btw, gives you a sort of holiness/epic/badassness to you. You are fierce at the piano.

This is the music of the universe.Bach is the most incredible musician in the world.A God.And he was creating with at least 14 children around him...

Bachlentina Lisitsa.

Valentina by far has the most beautiful interpretation of this piece. I love the touch she has in her music she really understands the music. I hope to see her in concert someday because she's my favorite pianist!

Que belleza. Impresionante obra e interpretación. From Uruguay congratulations!!

Valentina, dich hat der Himmel geschickt. Ich verneige mich vor dir und deiner Kunst. Du schaffst es uns eine Ahnung vom Paradies zu vermitteln. Ich liebe deine Seele

beautiful

I love to listen to her play Bach.

So good to hear this very beautiful Bach transcription being played by this brilliant pianist. Thanks!

I cry.

Jesus, it's so beautiful. What a perfect piece of music.

the greatest composition of all humanity

The 50 people who disliked this thought Bach was actually going to be ON the piano, literally sitting on it alive. Jokes aside, this was beautiful! :')

You got it right, yes you did! Perfect timing and rhythm resulting on a soulful masterpiece.

Excellent playing, and I love the description also

this takes me to my childhood summers, listening to my sister playing the piano while everything is so easy..

Estoy llorando, me has hecho emocionar, muchas gracias ❤️

Boy did Bach nail this tune. It’s one of the best ever.

Magic hands

You are an angel. I play your music in my radio show in Argentina whenever I have the chance. I would be delighted to meet you in person some day. You always and unexpedtedly take tears out from my eyes. Your music speaks by itself. Love and light

Indeed her beauty DOES makes her piano sound all the MORE delicious indeed! Play well done n the view numbers speak 4 itself! Keep it up n expression of my admiration from piano connosure 4 sure!

How can a man imagine a piece like this? It is like infinity, I wish I could grasp it, just for a split second... until then, I enjoy being deeply confused in the most amazing way

Прекрасное исполнение. Браво Валентина!

My favourite pianist for sure...

I'm dissapointed this can't sound better on piano. Firstly, I'm a piano player and love this song, and I KNOW that Valentina is basically one of the best pianists alive. Her performance was legendary. However, my point is that the piano instrument is obviously not capable of grasping the true essence/feeling of this piece. Hence, I will probably never learn to play it now. Maybe with synths.... Apparently it's just one of those pieces that has an ecosystem of needing the strings to bring out/flush out the magic. Also, her performance was great! What I'm saying has nothing to do with that though.

Each passing day she's more and more beautiful.

S-u-b-l-i-m-e... Thank you, Valentina.

One of the greatest things about older classical is there is so much room for interpretation and conveying the performers own emotion through the freedom of the notation. Beautiful performance.

Bravo! A great musical statement about humanity and civilization in difficult times.

Валентина БРАВО!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Спасибо вам за эту красоту. Слушаем снова и снова.

I do love you Valentina. You're my favourite pianist and my idol. I'd practised piano for 8 hours a day because I'd watched your videos. You're my inspiration. Thank you Valentina, I love you. ^_^

Peça que faz parte da Suíte Orquestral em Ré Maior BWV 1068, a "Ária na corda Sol" situa-se entre as mais conhecidas melodias de J.S.Bach. Escrita por volta de 1720, esta página atravessou 300 anos e se transformou em mais um monumento eterno da música erudita. A execução de Valentina é revestida de toda a sublimidade que a obra requer. BRAVO !

Mesmerized....truely. Wishing YOU the BEST from India.

*This Is Proof That There Is Still Hope.*

Absolutely magical performance!

This is silky smooth. Thank you. Just gorgeous in its simplicity.