Music video by Sebastian Bohren performing Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio. (C) 2018 Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland GmbH vevo.ly/tPzIDy
My father was a viola player - he was second viola with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in the 1970s. This was always his warm up piece. I listened to him play this every morning for about 30 years until he retired. He liked to play fast and difficult pieces for violin on viola - he said that it was more difficult that way, and a good warm up exercise. Every time I hear this piece of music I think of him. He left us in 2019…
I, too, was a viola player in the late '70s-early '80s during middle and high school. I got proficient enough to play this in my immature way, good enough to take 2nd place in state solo competition. I hurt my back a few years later and had to give up the viola. I would have enjoyed playing this for 30 years. You and your father were blessed.
My pa played this prelude every day that I knew him on his violin, also as a warm up piece. It clearly obsessed him and he never stopped learning its mysteries. He knew he would never match the playing of any of his heroes but it was a sanctuary for him, that a lot of people never get to enjoy.
Each note in its place, without being rushed, without making the prelude a speed exercise; elegance and precision, two factors sometimes difficult to combine, Bach is the world's most beautiful music and deserves interpreters like you. Thank you Mr. Sebastian!
To gloss over the thousands of hours needed to develop such peerless technique (the way the music breathes is really incredible) I’m curious how many hours of prep it takes to practice this piece for performance from memory.
It’s a combination of things… many hours of technical excercises including scales and of course a great teacher explaining all of these things including musicality and phrasing.. it is a life long endeavor
I learned this piece on the classical guitar, forgot it, and painstakingly relearned it. One of the heights of the Bach solo pieces. This is a masterful rendition of the violin partita, as Bach intended it. I think it may supersede the Milstein and Heifetz versions which are technical exhibitions without the resonance of this one. Congrats.
Not sure, I believe this prelude has collected many more likes in the past 250 years than any Despacito from XXI century. We will go as well, but this music will prevail.
If anyone is interested you MUST check Marshall Harrison's arrangement for guitar. It is incredible and technically extremely difficult for a guitar to play this music
I think this is my new favourite interpretation. Beautifully articulated, impeccable intonation and phrasing. Played with panache and great musicality. Btw is that a Gagliano you are playing on or Guadagnini?
@@randomoneforstuff3696 My criticism has nothing to do with style, in fact Milstein, Grimaux, and Szeryng play it infinitely better as 'old' violinists. Cleaner, superior intonation, more well thoughtout articulation, etc.
Oh man! that was amazing! Some play this piece too fast but you did it just right. It felt strange without applause in the end but I was clapping for sure. 👏👏👏
Thank you for this perfect beauty! What a brilliant performance! Can't stop listening to Bach's music. His music is more than just a music to me and like a gift from Heaven. May God bless you and your loved ones!
Pure etude. Bach had to get his cut for living. What put a smile on my face are people who religiously aproach to this etude just because Bach wrote it. Sorry, Bach.
@@YisneySoto its just a filipino joke ahhaaha When i played this piece they mentioned it that its sunded like im selling puto cake which is ur filipino food ahahha😆 I don't know why😅
