+TheViolinLife It was a notational convention of the Baroque era to use the key of D minor for G minor, it means that it is not necessarily in the Dorian mode.
The "rules" of notation were still not definite as we know them today. In fact in his sharp key pieces he indicates the F # twice and other sharps as well, in his original hand written that is, also the treble clef was movable which he would move in order to write higher notes. Similar to Mozart later using tenor clef in his piano sonatas in the left hand.
"My father's music has higher intentions, it isn't made to please (literally: "fill") the ear but to get the heart into movement." - C. F. E. Bach, one of Bach's sons.
@@mariedagoult1 Bach's music uses a lot of (borderline) dissonances. He invented well tempered tuning to make it possible to change through all keys without sounding horrible. He effectively "dirtied" music up by making the distances between intervals imperfect to make the entire system capable of conveying more emotion. I can only imagine how different his music must have impacted at the time, contrasting everything that had ever been made before. Baroque was also a lot about dance so I imagine that plays a major role in how music was seen and used too. I'm no expert in music history though, just my 2 cents.
@@Bassalicious I would argue that even today, JS Bach's solo violin music is an acquired taste. Saying that as a hobby violinist who plays or practises solo Bach!
No emotion??? You must be joking. Grumiaux although playing a Guarnerius, which also helps although he himself is a virtuoso, plays in such a way that his genius conveys the mysticism of the work, not being driven by emotion as many performers who play as for themselves and do not transmit the message of the music. But if you hear more carefully, then you will understand that the emotion is present in that mysticism.
This piece is Magical. Normally, 14 mins goes by for me slowly, but this, it didn't feel like 15 mins. It was played well and the piece itself almost just brings you to another place. Thank God For Bach.
TWOSETVIOLIN introduced me to such beautiful pieces of classical music. I seriously can't thank them enough. I would love to meet Eddy and Brett some day.
This fugue, the d minor chaconne, and the E major prelude are probably the 3 best movements in the whole sonata/partita collection. Absolutely beautiful works.
@@apostolismoschopoulos1876 Oh I’m still working on it haha, it’s really difficult, I’m at the point now where I can go from beginning to end without having that many problems it just doesn’t sound that great if that makes sense
@@liamford4806 When you play multiple strings on a bowed string instrument. Yes, it’s a chord, but the technique is vastly different than, say, a guitar.
I saw that other violin players play the fugue (changing some little parts) this version is the most pure, according to the original version, very good, I'll use it to finish to learn this piece, thanks!!
Charlotte Sweeney Sherlock first played this piece when he was waiting for Moriarty, in “The Reichenbach Fall”. Recently, in “The Final Problem”, Eurus offered him the violin and he started playing it again, to which she responded: “No, not Bach, you clearly don’t understand it. Play you”.
Bach says , it's hard to find melodies that resonate as pleasantly in your ears and mind as these fabulous performances of my works with splendid skill and specutacular technique and makes you feel peaceful and calm From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵 .
This is just amazing. I've grown to love this piece. I'll admit I was once turned off by the way it started, but it was mostly because I didn't know what was going on. I gave it another chance, and now that I understand the phrases and whats going on a bit more I've really grown into it. Truly a work of art. It sounds Godly. I also love the bit of info you gave about the piece itself. Really enjoy reading informative stuff like that about music
I really loved Goldberg Variations and played some on piano too but this sonata makes me think I didn't play Bach before. Grumiaux plays Bach perfectly.
Grumiaux is impeccable as most of the time although I don't remember when he isn't and I don't care so I will just make a toast to George Enescu, his teacher and the greatest classical composer of not only 20th century who was also a genius fiddler as well as a pianist and a Romanian and a human being that embodied music to it's totality. Grumiaux is one of the proofs that it is so. What a blessing!
Grumiaux studied COMPOSITION with Enesco for a short period of time. The "divorce" was pretty acrimonious. I never found out the reason. It was fashionable to take a couple of lessons with Enesco ( they weren't cheap !) but let me stop here....@@marcvilleneuve1889
Six sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Polyphonic music for what is an essentially monophonic instrument. No composer has been able to achieve such a feat. Part of the polyphony is implied where the note is not real but virtual sound heard in the "mind's ear"! It is all to do with the way one listens to these pieces. Remember the random dot stereograms which kept appearing in magazines a few years ago? Pictures that appeared as a flat collection of randomly coloured specks until the viewer crossed his/her eyes and blurred his/her focus and suddenly a three-dimensional figure jumped out of the page. These pieces of the equivalent of such random dot stereograms for the ear. The performer must be able to hear all the voices of the fugue (starting at 3:50) to play them correctly. I have 38 performances of the set and recommend this Arthur Grumiaux's version in which you hear the polyphony as it was intended.
I dont understand why Bach wrote this in a mode but this music is very tonal and im 100% sure that this is tonal because here are used cadenzes and Bach is one very first tonal master
I love classical music, but I came here because of Karl from Law of Talos (my beloved). Good music, though!!! "Who DARES interrupt Sonata 1 in G minor?!?! Oh... WHAT for that matter?"
@@bartjebartmans Oh, no. That's just one of Karl's lines from the beginning of Law of Talos ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-On_W5ldy-y0.html
Crystal clear interpretation, oh wow. Adagio is my absolute favourite, and currently attempting to learn it. Since I am self-taught, this post is tremendous help, thank you! :-)
Grumiaux and francescatti are the only two to ever make me question if I was truly listening to the violin or another instrument. Middle and higher register notes sound like a horn instrument.
I'm a violist going on five years, wanting to learn violin as well. My chamber director (who is a natural violinist) played a few measures of the beginning of the Fuga today and I have fallen so in love with it. Bach is absolutely fantastic. If only I had a violin as well. 🎻
@dejuren Lmao it is a very difficult instrument to find sonatas and such for. Half the time they end up being cello sonatas translated onto a different clef. But yes, i can sure say any viola player simply walked into being the most underwhelming instrument the string orchestra can provide.
Im also a Viola student, and I ve been training into mentally transposing different clefs for Viola In this case, just imagine the g from the treble clef (the second lowest line) is your middle c, and play like that, it will sound a fifth lower, with no need of searching weir arrangements or changing to violin 😁 Hope this is useful
When I was in college in the seventies I looked to order a recording of the Bach solo violin sonatas and partitas. Because I had a good stereo system, bad vinyl pressings drove me nuts, so I only ordered from labels that used good vinyl. One was Philips, so the version I ended up with was the Grumiaux. It remains my favorite. For one thing, he takes it easy with the rubato. I don’t want the flow interrupted every time the violinist goes for a chord. And he voices the fugue great.
All symphonies, operas, etc, are like disco music for teenagers, compared to this..... JS Bach, greatest artist and composer ever in earth... and in the universe....
I challenge the seven people who did not like to hear this to identify themselves and tell us why. I humbly challenge them because until now I have not found better, and if there is better then share it with us.
This version is so beautifully performed. It captures what I assume JS Bach wants to convey in putting these terrific notes together. But who is playing this? Any name given? Love to know.
Nachdem ich bisher gedacht habe, dass nur Hilary Hahn diese Sonate beherrscht, habe ich durch diese Interpretation einen völlig neuen Durchblick, besonders vom 1. Satz.
Absolutly one the best from the Master and the violinist plays very occurate. My personal opinion Bach had a many different (good) faces but this sounds like : you are in my soul😌
Это шедевр. Вся музыка в каждом звуке. Интересно,что было на Душе у этого гения ,когда он писал это? Думаю ,много всего здесь. Я в странном состоянии Души,все встревожено внутри.
