Bach, Violin Concerto in A minor, Lara St. John, 1st mvt., BWV 1041

[AntuQum]

If music is a soul this video should be its body.

[dadhdj123]

A masterpiece mastered.

[ts404]

Really like how you represented the violin :)

[CengalLut]

I hear a short snippet of melody from the toccata and fugue in D minor. is it intentional, or is it a popular tune by itself?

[smalin]

@CengalLut Neither. It's part of Bach's musical language. You'll find similar things throughout his thousands of compositions.

[SoundsUzed]

Very nice, sad that you don't like rachmaninoff, i think that his prelude is pretty neat ;)

[ssw166]

Someone's comment about Rachmaninoff down below caused me to wonder: could you do Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C minor?

[smalin]

@ssw166 No, I'm not much of a fan of Rachmaninoff.

[muesk3]

@smalin That's too bad. :)

[iluvjustinbieber91]

Oh wow! That's so cool how the video has the "music notes" to go along with it!

[therapsids]

Chaconne for solo violin? Please?

[smalin]

@therapsids It's in the queue.

[OurenV2]

@smalin this made me giddy. Could you do some Heifetz interpretations? His Chaconne is so beautiful.

[smalin]

@OurenV2 The problem with Heifetz recordings is getting permission to use them.

[duyagetme]

lovely, thank you!

[EmperorEmpanada]

WOW

[geo289]

there's no way..

I'm currently re-arranging this piece for flute and piano so that I can play it at my recital, and I literally was just working on it and went on youtube for a short break, and saw THIS uploaded here! Awesome, thanks so much! What a coincidence!

[AntuQum]

If only could you double like this video...

[EversonofDave]

Excellent stuff! I suppose Rachmaninoff's 2nd would involve similar complications with permission to rhapsody in blue mentioned above? Would be great to see one of his masterpieces through an animation of yours :)

[s4759]

Oh my god, I love this so much, I just listened to it 36 times. :D

[ForteV2]

As if the music wasn't great by itself, you add a great animation with it.

Amazing work.

[2darbit]

For my ears, Divine. For my eyes.... delightful!

[pcdcstudios]

Visually, a really great video.

[singingresources]

wonderful!

[gimbutas1]

Sorry. make that "Van Cliburn, 1960". Newer artists tend toward too much bravado ( breaking strings during the concert ) to compete with electronic effects ( The Who ) the contemporary audiences know. The sonata was originally written as a piece for a never completed Faust project. Can you hear "The Devil" inside of the music and themes of redemption?

[gimbutas1]

You seem to have a penchant for The Baroque. Try a little Liszt. I suggest his piano sonata in B minor ( Van Clibern, 1960 ). The Romantics have been so abused and plundered for Hollywood scores that they are difficult to hear with unbiased ears. No doubt about their breadth ! Be wary of this music of the ruling elite. Much of it is bosh but venerated as a mark of caste.

[normaleruser4]

The performance with Glenn Gould is better(watch?v=wyOf_L4cNHc), but the animation is nice.

[armacino89]

i couldn't take my eyes off his compositions. It is pink of perfection! <3 And thank u so much for preparing and uploading such a great video.

[Phobia017]

Love these videos, they're quality :)

[randomcomment82]

The piece is one of my favourites.

If I may... I think "waving around" notes when there's an inflection point in the tune curve is a mistake - it gives a longer line and a feeling of a different waving speed for no rhythmical reason. You should consider using it to mark a difference between legato and staccato instead, or anything else that's connected to the rhythm.

[randomcomment82]

@randomcomment82 I'm not going to edit this for a better maths definition, I think my meaning that looping should rather be rhythm than tune-related comes through anyway =)

[BLooDCoMPleX]

Nicely done.

[MyToranja]

Your best work yet.

[kevinaudleman]

I really loved this one, thanks! The colors were nice and I really liked the black line with twirls for the violin.

[AntuQum]

Hm, difficult question. They say Mozart could remember whole melody in his brain. but that not what im saying. Im asking how many notes do we hear in the moment of NOW, which contribute to the perceiving of music. I think it may vary, but listening this melody i could focus and slightly realize that i perceive something like 5 or 6 consecutive notes as a whole. What about you?

[smalin]

@AntuQum This kind of question has been studied at length. If you're interested in getting a taste of it, read Bregman's book Auditory Scene Analysis.

[AntuQum]

Thinking loudly - weaving idea is perfect for the main melody, but it seems impossible to apply this technique tot he background in this composition. Background is much more fragmented and harder to grasp its idea if you just look at it. Im thinking what will be better visually. Maybe something like connecting cogs?-to represent its fragmentation but on the other hand connection. Yes lets imagine some weird cogs which rotate and only after some time come together making up for bachs harmony type

[AntuQum]

I enjoy this video :) Also very nice to notice that the speed of the weaving line depends on tempo ))) very delightful. Personally i like classics on the black background, somehow more mysterious. But lets see, white is also good - less heavy :)

[rusumihai]

Great job.I really enjoy watching your work ! Congratulations !

[smalin]

@MrFreddieBurgoyne A note with both neighbors higher or both neighbors lower is looped; all others pass through.

[MrFreddieBurgoyne]

@smalin Ah, I see. Thanks for explaining.

[kamakazoi]

two i love how they compose with the violin and cello Vivaldi and Bach

[flashpeter91]

like it a lot!

[foodiste]

Beautiful video. I really love how you've done this one. 

[1Silvus1]

thank you for your work and for sharing it, Sir!

[ziafumina]

Incantevole! 1000 complimenti;)

[iMarklar]

Looks great, I love the "oldschool" bars, it's really nice to look at after your previous works.

[kristoklaus]

First violin animation was very nice :) !

[warjikin]

Loverly.

Of course now I can only wonder what Vivaldi's Winter would look like in the style.

[bolbarazvan]

Just discovered where Malmsteen ripped off his "Paraphrase" from. Excellent composition and nice animation, keep up the good work!

[goldenhog]

Bach is the Best.

[OurenV2]

do Zigeunerweisen!

[birchgroveownsu]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is there a harpsichord following the green track?

[smalin]

@birchgroveownsu Yes, the bottom part (marked "continuo") is played by the entire continuo group: violoncello, contrabass, and harpsichord.

[sdg3x7]

Glad you've gone back to this system. It's, imho, far better then the rest.

[The0IdMan]

I love the loopy line. And the colors are much more appealing when they aren't all over the spectrum. One of your best animations so far. Always looking forward to the next. Keep up the great work.

[Andreicek1994]

Could you do the Rhapsody in Blue? :) Anyways great job!

[smalin]

@Andreicek1994 Can't do Rhapsody in Blue without permission from the copyright holders (for both the composition and the performance). If you can secure me the permission, I'll do it.

[joskedesmet]

Fantastic effect!

Simple yet ellegant and modern looking.

Completely appropriate for the light tone of music.

[shrub74]

And that's how Bach ties his shoelaces.

[lovejesustv]

Love Bach

[CrossbowManD]

Bach's music always looks so beautiful as an animation it just has this clarity to it so pleasing to the eye and of coarse the ear too.

[thomsonyeh]

This new style is great. The little turns in the solo part, especially in a such a rhythmic piece, do a very clear job of conveying melodic intent. Thank you for all of the work.

[nannymac47]

P.S. Keep doing what you do the way you think it should be done. I think you are smack dab on about 98% if the time. I would love the second movement of the Bach Concerto in a done in the colorful flowy version like the Reflets. I have the Bach on a reissue CD if you would like it.  His concertos are my benchmarks for judging others.

[nannymac47]

I played this piece, performed by Pinchas Zukermann, throughout the whole of my last pregnancy, 33 years ago. So, Jamie heard this all that time and every day for months after his birth too. When he was 8 months old, I had him set up in front of the stereo in his playpen. This piece was playing and he was rocking and swaying to the music as usual. He got going so hard that he tipped the playpen over. Never could keep him in it after that. He knew how to get out.

[crcm1993]

I get so excited every time I see you've uploaded a new video! I just adore your work, it brings an entirely new dimension to familiar music.

[nannymac47]

@crcm1993 Same here.

[NekrusRegret]

Keep doing it like this, I like it a lot better =D

[smalin]

@NekrusRegret But what about the people who like it the other way better?

[gothicel]

@smalin

qft, it would just be better to say thanks to Smalin for his work and you enjoyed it... who is to say their preference should be impose on all others.

[gherre]

@smalin yeah I agree it is good to have a variety, but I also like this style better - simplistic design, easier to follow

[smalin]

@gherre Do you mean simplistic, or simple?

[NekrusRegret]

@smalin Ignore the people who like it differently =)

I like how it is a white background, and it is extremely simple, no extra effects.

It was easier to make, I assume.

[TheWowmusicfan]

@smalin I think he means that with this design it is easy to see the score behind the "program", some of the other designs are flashy and pretty too but they can become confusing and hard to "read".

[Surtak]

@smalin If I might add my voice, I'd say it is minimalistic, but not underrepresented. That makes it easy to follow and pleasant to look at. Thsi one is definately my favourite

[gherre]

@smalin yes, I meant simple, not simplistic, my bad

[tcybutterfly]

Happiness is "smalin just uploaded a video" in my inbox!

Thank-you for gifting me the opportunity to really hear and appreciate the music in such a different way.

Graphic of the solo reminds me of the violin's scroll.

Love it!

Thanks!!

[nannymac47]

@tcybutterfly Go to that one first, even before the ones from my family.

[LucyTook]

I love the treatment of the solo! It makes it look like the piece of art it is

[prettysmilen]

I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! All my classical music are the videos you post on here... love love love

[ApsisApocynthion]

My fav Bach violin concerto <3

[bosse66]

Maybe even I dare to express a desire for visualization of a piece of music? I am thinking of Robert Schumann's Arabesque op 18.

[XCantXEscapeXFateX]

I really enjoyed this animation! It felt like everything was being woven together, and it looked almost organic.

[bosse66]

Smalin, you are my favorite number one on YouTube.

[kimberlykuramaattori]

I have to say that it is really good that we have smalin among us! I also want to thank smalin for being so interactive with us, responding our question and requests. Thank you!

[0llril]

nice

[buzzwaffle]

Normally I like the dark back grounds with bright colors, but the scroll work on this one is captivating. Very nice.

[pgurugp]

I would be interested in seeing some more Debussy orchestral pieces, like prelude to the afternoon or la mer (one of the movements). Is there any chance that you would have interest in those pieces?

[smalin]

@pgurugp  I don't think I have the chops I'd need to do Debussy's orchestration justice. Maybe in a few years ...

[LIANG14]

Just astounding..

[DontFearGrim]

I love what you did with the violin notes. Brilliant.

[TheDemongo]

Really enjoy this graphical style, a beautiful piece of course. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Hazelrat10]

Smalin, I'm curious if you were every going to bring back that panoramic view of the whole piece where it "expanded" in the middle, like what you did with the Bach Cello Suite no 1? I enjoyed that but I haven't seen you put that in any other animations (I think it would be interesting to see where there's multiple instruments as opposed to one).

[smalin]

@Hazelrat10  Have you seen the experiments I did with the first movement of Beethoven's 5th symphony using the "fish-eye" view? There are some on this channel, plus some on by other two channels (musanim and stephenmalinowski). I'll probably use that view again, when it seems like the piece calls for it.

[Hazelrat10]

@smalin I wasn't aware, thanks!

[cjmkael]

Love the new version ;)

[charissamarluk]

you are killin' me babe...

i am feasting on this new post...omg...!

[RTalaricoMr]

Bravo! Thanks for posting.