Bach - Bwv1066 Orchestral Suite - 01 - Ouverture

[US51351142]

I don't care for the period instrument renditions. The composers in Bach's day, before and after, were always complaining about the instruments. If he had access to modern instruments, Bach would have opted for them in a heartbeat. Listen to the wonderful recording of Marriner. Absolutely soaring in majesty.

[Samoriah]

@US51351142

The only concern for period instruments were that they were quiet and often difficult to tune. That doesn't mean they didn't like the sound of period instruments, nor does it mean that the tone they produced was unsatisfactory. Do you seriously think we prefer this rendition because we want what Bach would have heard in his day? Maybe some do, however I like this rendition because of the warm characteristic that period instruments have. It's almost an entirely different piece.

[US51351142]

@Samoriah No, while I enjoy all renditions of Bach, I most emphatically prefer modern instruments. If you want to hear history, fine, but Bach himself would have preferred todays music. He would have been amazed.

[US51351142]

The Orchestral Suites are majestic. If Bach is not in heaven enjoying all that he wrought then the Universe is one big piece of shit. The greatness he created on Earth is difficult to grasp.

[musicosybodas]

A. Webern and A. Berg don't like this video

[tristan01101]

Bach and God are somewhere in heaven enjoying this music all the time.

[angryjalapeno]

The harpsichord is distracting.

[MrJFA1978]

@angryjalapeno i agree

[winksie]

lovely, generally with most recordings of this they make the orchestra too big, this one is right size. works like these are best scaled down because the intricacies of bachs music become even more apparent.

[musikorchard]

First trill is pure pleasure : D

This guy can really direct !

[javierpe9103]

que buena version fresca con la lozania de bach

[OfficerRobertHall]

Great job musicians; however, I am going to have to agree wtih Lutzenberger regarding Koopman!

[Ant2101]

Absolutely wonderful!!, I must say, the way that Bach keeps the piece flowing is absolutely amazing. I love 3:54 to 4:13 (the basoon goes brilliantly with the oboes and then the strings). Also the wonderful harpsichord/cello bursts at 4:04 and at 4:08 are characterised beatifully! Well done Bach! Bravo Ton Koopman!! Great!!

[riflection1]

Thank you!

[Lutzenberger]

ohyeah, its so funny seeing AND hearing koopman - he should really play his organ, PLZ!!! its so hard and crued for the harpsichord!

[whomakemefeel]

Hear the beginning its such Genius piece indeed who make everything stop moving until he's piece end like J.S.Bach do

[DivaKazza]

Really really wonderful.

[do4omer]

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN

[catharticartist1]

finally! a tempo that makes sense!

[sahisco]

Si Dios creó el mundo, Bach creó la música.

[Cmuska53]

very beautiful!

[paulostroff99]

Beautiful indeed! Bravo!TY

[angryjalapeno]

Too many strings! I can barely hear the bassoon over the bass and cellos!

[PsyberJocker]

yeah but no so bad at all...maybe the mic wasnt at a good place when recording.

[tyr12345yurty]

Es verdad, me parece que esta version es sublime, dan ganas de regresar el tiempo donde vivia bach, sin duda una gran obra!!

[johngamboni]

Se huele se escucha hasta se ve a Bach

sin duda la mejor interpretación de esta obra que he oído.

[Wanderfalke1984]

no has escuchado la grabación que hay con Trevor Pinnock dirigiendo "The English Concert"? escuchala y ahi me cuentas ;-)

[Ray00101]

Ton Koopman is the man. He's one of the greatest organists alive--his rendition of the Bach Trio Sonatas absolutely the best I've ever heard.

[Bachwerkeverzeich548]

@Ray00101 The greatest :-)