Arthur Grumiaux - Bach Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 (II. Fuga Allegro)

[julliwong18]

is this a duet?

[Alo762]

Very nice. If you search in YouTube for "erkki louko bach", you hear Erkki's version (Adagio, too) and I wouldn't call that very bad either, especially for a 15 year old. Just a proud and humble father who has learned music more during last 10 years than before that. Erkki's violin teacher was one of Grumiaux's pupils.

[chinesefiddler90]

@MusicPredominates fuck you you hypocrite 

[Baytuch]

the one person who disliked this must've beend deaf

[1998Rodion]

Graumiaux always was Grumiaux

[Syantaa]

I have no complaints about this. Just magnificent.

[ATVTbros]

may he go to hell the one who clicked "i don't like" !!!!

[SomeAnimeOtaku]

@ATVTbros Or to heaven; to witness more heavenly music and be persuaded to listen to music like this :P

[turixism]

Intrinsic mælstrom.

[orientalnegro]

I got Grumiaux's solo violin Sonatas and Partitas on CD a few years ago and was convinced there was three violinists playing. Five years later, I'm still in disbelief.

[VivaldiLucio]

OH MY GOOOD! BACH WHO ARE YOU?

[Sesamestrt]

One person can play this better

[dududevynidu]

@Sesamestrt

The only person who can play this better than Arthur Grumiaux is ... Arthur Grumiaux!

[addict245]

how he can play so clearly is just amazing!

[dr0berts]

So that's what Bach sounds like.

[rbarreira2]

Unbelievable the way he controls the strings to get just the perfect tone on each note...

[concertviolinist]

This is great, so is the version by Jascha Heifetz - the one which some mockers had a go at me for saying so

[grrrozny]

bach jest zajebisty!!!

[TheTimeTraveler100]

Bach. <3

[saem12]

pure brilliance! He makes it sound so easy...

[tueslabelledujour]

I love this one the best

[Cyrloud]

absolument merveilleux !

[YupItsMeKali]

His tone and intonation is absolutely perfect....

[3NUNS]

@YupItsMeKali : aided by good microphony !!!

[MetalRulz021]

sad thing is, this has 24000 views, and Justin Bieber, whatever his name is has 50 milion...

[retardedman10]

@MetalRulz021 Don't taint this perfection by even mentioning that person's name.

[MetalRulz021]

@retardedman10 i know, im sorry

[3NUNS]

@MetalRulz021 : As Hitler would say, the West is decadent !

[fryfry377]

4:53 hah! love how he doesn't skimp on the D. :P

[TheoNikki]

mmm...

[closetviolinista]

Thank you for uploading this recording. It has been immeasurably helpful as I've worked on this movement. All those notes--having to order them, voice them, play them with the right pulse, the right emphasis, and fit it into the overall architecture--for me, it's a daunting task. Grumiaux lights the way. The pulse he maintains througout the piece and the voicing he achieves proves he was not only a brilliant technician, but also a devoted musician.

[zhaydhee]

yeah, this is some of the best Bach playing I ever heard. he plays the 4-note chords as good as anyone, maybe better - both the bowing and the intonation are perfect.. quality recording too..

[milstein91]

very good,one of the best

[koxilas1193]

his intonation is admirable i would say!

[zhaydhee]

flawless Bach playing, mos def..

[tdelig]

Real class, a standard for other interpretations

[nivique]

Absolutely stunning.

[my666vs777]

Really good , but Szeryng interpretation of this sonata much better. watch for compaire.

[egonsky]

Splendid!

[3NUNS]

as soon as I finish listening this time I will set up thye music on the stand and start ... !

[puffo3500]

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!

[3NUNS]

probably and most likely the defining performance

[GSYBE631]

Listen to that overwhelming wall of sound at 2:59! My goodness! I've never heard those chords played so magnificently with such broad and gorgeous tone. Grumiaux is truly the aristocrat of the violin in every positive sense of the word. Refined, elegant, and my favorite Bach player bar none.

[3NUNS]

@GSYBE631 : heard it !

[smwebster2]

@GSYBE631 Nothing else need be said.

[sizifus007]

Tobula...

[cageynerd]

WOW -- his voicing choices are brilliant.

[fowlshinigami]

I'm playing this now in violin, I do more slower than him, because it's very hard... This is simplement awesome and brilliant... ^__^

[theViolinDreamer]

very very stylish. I think in my head this is about how I always want to hear the fugue.

[guarneri20]

Modest, elegant and beautiful...........

[Smebninja]

thats brilliant !

[wellseethem]

yeah, beautiful! is he playing that alone??...??oh!

[lakesidemourning]

Yep, completely alone. AMAZING, isn't it???

It's an insanely difficult piece...

I'm supposed to be learning this one after I finish the adagio...I can't wait!!!

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Some people say this movement is even more technically difficult than the chaconne, good luck! It truly is a great piece of music. I plan to learn it on viola this summer =]

[lakesidemourning]

Heh. Thanks. It's soo cool. I think it's comming along quite well, and my teachers agree. :) I'm only a highschool sophomore now, so I've got two years to perfect it to play it for my senior recital. Sooo happy. :)

Good luck with learning it on the viola. It's such an odd instrument to me, lol.

[gsbreath2]

Hey i play viola too, are you gonna do it a fifth lower? How long have you been playing by the way?

[oldgoat5]

It is harder for me than the chaconne. all the fuges in the sonatas are harder the chaconne...for me atleast.

[battleblades]

Oldgoat, perhaps technically. However, for me, at least, the Ciaconna has so much musical meaning behind it, such as the death of Bach's wife. Every single piece of Bach in this set is so musical in depth, but for me, the Ciaconna is in a different state of mind. Not higher, just different.

But, on a different note, the Andante from the second sonata may sound easy, but thats also incredibly difficult too. Just goes to show-every piece takes our full musical skill and interpretation.

[3NUNS]

@oldgoat5 : concentrate on the b minor and the g minor

[3NUNS]

@3NUNS and the d minor ... with the exceeding allemande and the courante

[ciapasuciapagiu]

beautiful!!! I've to play this tomorrow!!