Friedrich Gulda - Bach Air in D Major (sulla quarta corda!)

[audreyalba]

wonderful!

[AleichemSholem]

If you take away one note, the entire composition will fall apart. Ever since my childhood I have had a direct connection with Bach's music; Its purity, its beauty and melancholy. One can summarize his music in one sentence and would be: It is life itself. Listening to Gulda's sensitive touch and Bach's contrapuntal technique makes me view life in another way. A sense of nostalgia washes over me; It takes me back in time when life was so much easier, so much simpler, yet so beautiful.

TY Bach.

[aland1987]

SUBLIME. SALUDOS DESDE MONTERREY MEXICO, GRACIAS BACH

[BernardCBayer]

This is one of my favorite clips.  So simple and so pure. It's magical.

[zoukina]

I discovered Gulda when I was too young to understand music, in the 60`s my father had an LP with only Gulda. I listened to it time after time, and it was a true delight to me, even being a child, his touch was breath taking

Thanks for posting !

[Dihelson]

Bach played in a romantic way. Great! Gulda plays Jazz. You must see him praising Chick Corea on this same show. Chick is playing so fine that Gulda abandon stage...

[emotionalboy89]

che magnifica interpretazione...si sente il sentimento..

[AyanamiBlue]

Not just a man playing the piano, is the beauty, the feeling and the man in a spiritual way.

[pettymolly]

air is the only piece i play flawless on piano. Because i love it sooo much :)

[pmmdrt]

The genius will be miss forever!!!

[zpardos]

The moment at 0:40 is too precious. The way he creates richness and complexity from such few notes is just sublime.

[pettymolly]

This was the first music piece I learned on piano. Even though a Mozart lover most, I have to back to Bach's air now and then :)

[FFChopin1810]

He will never be forgotten.

[aleferrarif08]

Maestro ti ho conosciuto grazie a Sebastiano5551, mi hai lasciato a bocca aperta ascoltandoti per la prima volta con quest'aria di Bach.

[ryevic]

This is so moving it reduced me to tears, the best ever I have heard in my 76 years.

[gombafej2]

Bach couldn't play it better...

[MgcMrMistoffelees]

The guy in red looks so gay.

[bekiof]

Dieser Pianist war einfach atemberaubend gut!

[pitbull2005]

Certainly this is such an hackneyed piece....but the genius of his playing is that it feels you're hearing it for the first time! Now that is greatness!

[winnywurm]

Das ist noch Musik!!

[geisterbahn1]

Its like being in Glory.

[geisterbahn1]

Timeless wonder by Bach, played to perfection from Gulda.

[Raschpreis]

-he was on the top of the mountain- and now his music still is there

[mrjlowitz]

Through U-Tube I'm rediscoverring Gulda and the genius of his playing .

An exquisite blend of Gould, Richter and Perhia in Bach. I find him so interesting and creative.

[DreynHarry]

unfortunatelly he died so long ago :(

but true, he was a real genius and a true artist. I was in the concert hall when he has given a mozart concert and he start to play weird notes, not even melodies for more then 40 minutes. half the hall was leaving and THEN he started with the real concert. and it was BRILLIANT!!!

[varfordogjesus]

@DreynHarry And why do that???? Thats brilliant?

[Pongstorn28]

Cool

[jbxd8]

friedrich gulda

ein vorbild

[lucamadeus]

heavenly

[Jonas2748]

For sure:-)

[klausknulp]

@lucamadeus

indeed! gulda at his best.........

[lucamadeus]

absolutely agree: amazing control of textures and timbers

[vakareden2345]

The most colourfull and most fantastic pianist of the 20th century.

[Guhvieh]

That's too much, but one of the coulerfullst and a absolut fantastic one

[mbialoncz]

Incredible personality.

[sertuerner]

we can all go home now, in peace.

[DiLassu]

wonderful

[LazyJLazy]

sublime

[poruporuchan]

Does anyone know if this exists in CD (or DVD) format?

[cicerone63]

Gulda era "vivo", un sempreverde!

Anche fosse morto a 150 anni sarebbe morto giovane, tanta la vitalità e la gioia di vivere comunicava.

Grazie per averlo inserito!

[DelennM]

Gulda felt the proper formula to play Bach!

[volodya2]

Non ha la papalina in testa!!!

[burobbi]

one of the rarer moments of gulda's consummate artistry of the baroque era amongst his frequent forays into jazz. beautiful.

[FABrendel]

This is so moving. Great pianist.

[musicy88]

speechless, absolutely speechless!

[frederickfrederikfre]

Che Arte!

[giovannigajo]

Semplicemente fantastico

Scatanicio

[dido93]

Commovente...immenso Bach....e anche Gulda....

[DreynHarry]

gulda was the god of the piano, what a mess that he is already dead :-(

[yeerkkiller2]

beautiful

[karakallatore]

pianissimo... and every note is clear.. god bless musicians like that who keep an entire culture alive.

[dinobaldi]

I think this is the one we called "music".

Soooooo beautiful.

Air in "D".

Simply perfect.

[Babejuda]

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

[kamoroju]

existential!!!

[DiLassu]

the last chord is perfect

[1hakon]

it's timeless, peaceful and expresses all the wonders and beauties in space.

[Krisenaa]

What's the piece they start to play at the end? It sounds lovely.

[redenimp]

unglaublich

[cantseetheforest]

Such heartbreaking simplicity and clarity--a perfect delivery of which Bach, I think, might be proud. Thank you for posting this.

[PapiJohn51]

It is really lovely! Why does the piano sound so tinny?

[gonzal0999]

su primer hijo nacio el mismo dia q mozart en 1956 y el murio el 27 de enero el mismo dia qnacio mozart esto sin duda mozart tuvo qver en esto desde el cielo gulda...era genial... ylo segurira siendo siempre..nadie tocaba beethoven y mozart como el..descanse enpaz maestro friedrich gulda!!..1930-2000 u_u..

[lokopiano]

Ciertamente.

No obstante en Beethoven y Mozart lo considero uno de los mas grandes, pero me es muy difícil decir cual de los grandes es el mas grande. Bueno, puntos de vista.

Interesante el dato de las fechas.

Saludos.

Lokopiano

[chigilaki]

Gulda великолепно исполняет, душа поёт, играет от сердца, звук очень красивый, и он живой, говорящий нужно только прислушаться............конечн­о- же это музыка Великого Баха!

[chigilaki]

Gulda perfectly well executes, the soul sings, plays from heart, a sound very beautiful, and it live, speaking it is necessary to listen only............ Certainly - it is Bach music!

Gulda великолепно исполняет, душа поёт, играет от сердца, звук очень красивый, и он живой, говорящий нужно только прислушаться............конечн­о- же это музыка Баха!

[Ischi71]

I met Gulda when he was giving a spntaneous concert in the hotel where I was staying to baptize the new grand piano that had just arrived. He was brillinat. I was sat next to his wife in the first row and the tremendous energy of his performance just kept pouring in my direction. I met him afterwards during the dinner and he was such a lovely passionate person. It felt strange that his hands should do profane things like cutting food on the plate. He will be dearly missed - hopefully forever!

[FFChopin1810]

Man, I'm so jealous...he's one of the real originals.

[metempsicosifrequent]

@Ischi71

you're so lucky!

[cansaran11]

@Ischi71 u should have fed him like he fed you with his music

[gonzograu]

You are all wrong ... it is in D major and he is playing it in D major, and if there are other versions in C, G, A ... well, that's OK, but there are not in the original key.

This piece is part of the suite for orchestra (I believe is #3) in D major, by J.S.Bach.

D major, D major, D major, D major, D major, D major, D major, D major, D major, D major ... just as Gulda's version ... in D major

[waltts]

I challenge anyone to find me a recording better than this!

[smalin]

I like this one better:

(youtube) watch?v=9QjVDY2g7Cs

And this one, you can see the music:

(youtube) watch?v=E2j-frfK-yg

[dahwang12]

RIP Gulda...

[gremlinobel]

Um,, why is Gulda wearing pigtails??!?!?

awesome performance though..

lol :37

[Babejuda]

Breath-taking rendition. Bravo!

[ilovescarlatti]

Oh Gulda... quanto ti abbiamo amato, pur con le tue .. divagazioni.... grandissimo della musica.. di tutta la musica ... riposa in pace!!!!

[darkmaides]

its in D ppl.

[yuanyelele]

0:37

[OorvakanSar]

That is weird, he is such a superficial showboat, but when you listen to his music, it has so much emotion. That is weird.

[waltts]

Superficial showboat? How so?

If you can play like that - it don't matter.

[sasha42196]

He only had one student in his career...and it was Martha Argerich who considers him her most influential teacher.

[abubakr19]

Claudio Abbado also took lessons from him but I don't know if it were piano or compositions.

[patnais102]

Why superficial?Because he dress like he want and play the way he want?If that is being superficial I wish the world will become more superficial one day.Think by yourself stop following the Shepherd.Gulda was a human being , not a sheep like 99,9% of the population

[Raasd]

damn...YES, YES, YES, you took the words out of my mouth

[thajonester]

Superficial??? Give me a break. This guy had tremendous depth as a musician. He was simply brilliant.  This guy could actually improvise--a lot of classical musicians nowadays can't play their way out of a paper bag unless they have a score in front of them or they've memorized a piece. Gulda could do it all.

[zopqwe]

The piece is in D Major. If the piece is transposed to C major it can be played on only the G string of the violin, for wich is commonly called "Air from the G string", that is the reason of the mistake in the title.

[hotposer1]

GonzoguruDude,

He is in A Major, not G.

I have perfect pitch.

The brightness is ever so evident.

I think he is our finest multi-talented pianist ever.

His Strauss Burlesque is legendary

[djzmrdko]

Perfect pitch??? Ehm...I don't have perfect pitch but I think it's not in A Major but in D Major. And I'm afraid I'm right :) But I won't argue with someone who has perfect pitch :)

[diamondfreak]

yup, he's in A Major. I have perfect pitch too!

[toneeeeeee]

you guys are fucking stupid. It's in D.

[djzmrdko]

hmmm...perfect pitch :)if that is perfect pitch so I don't wanna have perfect pitch :)it's in D major. Really...believe me :)

[sasha42196]

Lol of course he is playing in D

[sasha42196]

Your "perfect pitch" is up a 5th. He is very much in D Major (yeah I have perfect pitch too). But you can look at the keys during close-up shot

[sasha42196]

I have perfect pitch too and he is playing in D Major, trust me on this one.

[ratws]

Ich traf Friedrich Gulda, bevor er das Wohltemperierte Klavier einspielte. Und er sagte damals in schönstem Wienerisch: "Dös Wohltemperierte Klavier, des is ja soo fandaasdisch, i glaab, des learn i no amoi voiständig auswendig." Und so hat er's dann auch tatsächlich aufgenommen. Auch das Air in G ist ein ehrlicher Zeuge dafür, mit welcher Hingabe Gulda Bach spielte, immer unglaublich intellektuell aber auch hinreißend musikalisch.

[suzettegm]

A musician first of all

[gonzograu]

This AIR is in D, not in G ... but GREAT anyway!

[waltts]

The original is in G.

Yes, Gulda transposes it - not uncommon.

[Sakow91]

Bachs "Air" wird durch die Umsetzung Guldas einfach zu dieser leichten, und dennoch so vollendeten Musik...super! Danke Gulda!

[keeskogel3291]

Divine!!!!!!

[guitoulamalice]

Gulda was a Martien, like E.T. Always against academic interpretation, with his jazz vision off the music! Thanks

[hjvanalphen]

absolutely wonderful

[UFKJHGOUYTG]

belle le facce finali come a dire "mah...non c'è male..."! Ma prima cosa hanno suonato???

[keeskogel3291]

Era la famosa aria in sol maggiore di Bach.