Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata in G minor for Flute and Harpsichord BVW 1020, flute: Marija Spasic, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro. Belgrade, gallery SANU, 2009.
Bach is the legend of all time. Plus this was an amazing pianist and an amazing flutist. I fully enjoyed the duet. Thanks for uploading. woow. and wooow.
This recording makes me believe that this was intended for the modern piano and flute. Both Flutist and Pianist play it so incredibly nicely . It’s so healing. Thank you for uploading and sharing this wonderful performance. ❤️ from Amsterdam
I have listened to this so many times. I compare this to Emmanuel Pahud's play, one is from heaven, pure and perfect, but a little cold. On the other hand, this one is earthly real and graceful. It's not perfect, but has a lot of live, a lot of warmth. I prefer this one.
Most electric I've ever heard in this last movement! This recording is the greatest argument for using a piano in the place of a harpsichord in Bach flute sonatas that I've heard!
Merci à Meri Bojic-Radojcic et à Marija Spasic pour ce bijou. Prise de son très équilibrée, grande sensibilité de la pianiste et beau jeu de la flutiste. Un enchantement… bravo
Absolutely wonderful playing and this has quickly become a favorite piece of mine. Interesting to hear on a modern concert flute and piano, since this was originally intended to be played with a harpsichord and traverso (baroque flute).
Excellent rendition - a real pleasure to find this out here in the YT 'landscape'. I have ever loved Bach flute and harpsicord pieces; proof that even we 'heathen' guitar players have a soul after all :D.
Such a lovely performance! I feel the vibrato could be less, as during the baroque era it was considered an ornament in the music. It adds a nice color to the music, just could be less in certain areas. However, I don't mind it. Also, I wish people would be would calm down with who wrote it. It was inauthentically believed to be written by J.S. Bach, so that means they believed J.S. Bach wrote but they could confirm it. This, if people would look this up, was either due to no one claiming it was their own or in order to sell more of the music, people would say that J.S. Bach wrote it. With all the research, it does point to C.P.E Bach writing it. However, that is not a reason to get angry about her putting J.S. Bach instead of C.P.E Bach. All the purchasable copies of the sonatas still say this is by J.S. Bach, so technically you say J.S. Bach. Also, it says, on the Bärenreiter edition, these pieces are for flute and obbligato harpsichord. So, say she was using Bärenreiter, it would be appropriate to put in the title "J.S. Bach, Sonata in g minor for Flute and Harpsichord" as that's what the book says. Also, if you were to cite this performance or the book, you would cite it as the title says. So to those people saying it's C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, too much vibrato, and the title is wrong. Calm down! She was likely in college at this time so she might've been still learning about this era, and she likely used the title of the piece for the RU-vid title. People need to learn to be more positive with critiques.
Although some people say "This wasn't written by J.S Bach", I love this tune. And I must admit that this is on top level at artistic aspect comparing with other Bach's flute sonatas . Besides, this beautiful flute player with little bit slight sadness is extraordinarily attractive. Of course, her flute playing is so excellent and accurate. Finally I shall inform next thing.! "Her enthusiastic fans are gradually increasing among Japanese classic music fans. " From Tokyo
Thank you so much for a beautiful performance. There's debate in the comments about whether this is JS or CPE. I have the idea that it's JS, but wasn't written for flute. Don't care much, it's beautiful! Still prefer the baroque (wooden) flute, but strangely not the harpsichord, which can't sing. Rather have a piano or clavichord than a harpsichord. But nobody would hear the clavichord.... Your interpretation (both) is delightful.
Красив звук, плътен нисък регистър,красиво филиране в бавните части! Но и пианото, и флейтата в бързите части , според мен, бяха извън стила "Бах", защото най - характерната му черта - щрихът non legato, почти в цялата първа част, при осминковите трайности, се свиреше tenuto.Чуйте Паю (Pahud) , как изпълнява Бах. Според мен,той е най - близо до стила "Бах"!
@@selinatu6082 yes you can do it! Just remember Rome was not built in just one day, so you will not get all movements in one day or one week. If you succeed in solving a single difficult phrase in one or in a few days, it is already a victory.
Every flutist knows about this theory, that is probably true, but since the Sonata is traditionally attributed to JS Bach, so it is often titled. If one wants to be full scholar (and full pedant) it is enough to title it from "Pseudo-Johann Sebastian Bach", which is how pseudoepigraphic writings are named in academic circles.
+Jaime Garrido Bergholtz That's why experts today are mostly sure, that this Sonata is NOT J.S. Bach, but his son, Carl Philipp Emanuel, who WAS indeed romantic as hell. :)
Beautiful, but in my opinion the first movement is too fast. If you would play it slower you would have a better variance to the last movement, because this should be the fastest. But anyway, amazing flutist and of course pianist. You two show lots of emotion in that piece. Very dynamic! :) xx
Sorry for the late answer. Beyond any doubt it is polyphonic, since it has three voices: flute, piano right hand, and piano left hand. Each voice has a different melody with an independent although synchronized rhythm.
It was good, but she didn't really play dynamics that much. I could barely tell. Also, she didn't use flattma (finger vibrato). That what the fluists did instead of the modern vibrato. Bach wrote for the baroque flute.
Playing without conventional vibrato and trying to mimic baroque flute playing has its own technical challenges and demands a great mastery and versatility that one who didn't study flute cannot tell. A great artist as Emmanuel Pahud is one of the few who is able to do that in a great extent and in an artistically convincing way, but he has a more than human control of breathing, tone, embochure, tuning, sound color and dynamics, doing things that are almost spontaneous in a wood traverso but not so in a modern flute. Somebody even said below that this lady should never play Bach with vibrato. First, Bach didn't ask anybody to say who can or cannot play his pieces. Second, if one searches recent recordings from this flutist, one sees the evolution in tone and in a more controlled and discreet vibrato, and an ever sweeter and clearer tone. However, if one doesn't play the pieces their teacher told them to play, and doesn't face the public, one will never learn nor evolve. It is always easier criticizing than doing.
As for the usage of flattement, or finger vibrato, although unconventional it is possible to use it in a modern flute. But that will never have a convincing effect if not integrated in another way of playing that is almost like another instrument, or at least another speciality.
And thats no flauto travero either. Its a modern flute and a piano. They play beautifully in a romantic way. Pity the baroque music. Know your history.
This is such an inappropriate comment. Be more positive. My professors have never said anything as rude as this, and they've studied with world renowned flutists. They've told me, it's not the most appropriate to use a lot a vibrato as it's an ornament, and the baroque flute was not capable of a lot of it. I only comment as I see your profile, and I'm going to guess you're a professional. Well, saying something as snarky and deprecating as that, you are obviously in no place to be a teacher. You should really think before you say something so rude, especially on the internet. Something more appropriate to say would be, "I don't personally agree with that amount of vibrato, it doesn't fit with Bach. Maybe try this......". So, much more appropriate than what you said.
