Double Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd movement, Largo) - Johann Sebastian Bach

The Largo ma non troppo movement of Bach's beautiful double violin concerto in D minor.

I decided to make this when I realised I couldn't easily find any really pleasing versions of the concerto here on Youtube. I am a huge Heifetz fan, but I even found the video of him and his student playing this piece rather hard on the ear - a needle thin note quality with little emotion in my unbiased, humble view, and of course, no accompaniment. Perhaps just the recording quality of the day.

This is only the Largo ma non troppo movement, as it is the only I have, performed by the renowned recording artist Takako Nishizaki and the less known but clearly excellent Alexander Jablokov.

There has fortunately been only a slight lessening of sound quality from when I had to convert the original 1.5 GB AVI video into a 29 MB WMV video for uploading. The very partial loss of quality is only noticeable in the higher notes.

I have set the music to some initial titles, followed by a famous portrait of Bach. A photograph of the key instrument, the violin, follows, and then a couple of pictures of the natural world I have taken (only 2 megapixels, believe it or not!), as Bach's music often makes me think of the beauty of nature. I would have used more of my pictures, but moviemaker kept freezing, so I settled with a prolonged return to the Bach portrait for the remainder.

I hope you enjoy this beautiful performance of a beautiful piece of music.

(In response to a comment, I also plan on creating similar videos of the first and third movements once I have the tracks).

Note (13/09/2009): Now I wish I hadn't given 'troppo' a capital 't' in the video! It's not correct!

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[usmc598]

The first and third movements are in minor key, however this movement is not... thus making this particular movement not sound sad.

[thelightisahead]

@usmc598

I would disagree strongly; people have this idea of 'Major = Happy, Minor = Sad' but I find that definition far too simplistic, spoon-fed and inaccurate. Find on my channel the video of the slow movement of Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto "Emperor" (Adagio un poco mosso), or my extract of the Adagio of his Symphony No. 9 - both in major keys and surely some of the saddest music! Minor is indeed usually melancholy or downright dark - but the major is far more interchangeable.

[dramamajor1985]

@thelightisahead do you have a PhD in music?

[thelightisahead]

@dramamajor1985

Not yet ;)  hope to one day. Have only just started my degree I'm afraid! Why?

[SANNAFABICH]

@thelightisahead No, it's not simplistic or spoon-fed, it's just the way it feels. Nothing you can do about it. Of course there are exceptions.

[thelightisahead]

@SANNAFABICH

Ah but my point being that it doesn't always feel so!

[peacemaker185]

how can music be so beautiful? it touches every soul irrespective of any race or religion...

[cata3arte]

@kingofcobwebs you Can´t compare what God did for us,with a man and his music

this music is beautiful, but until this music is little to expressing the infinite magnificence of the Lord

[EvilpichuBoy]

A minecraft animation sent me here :idkwtf:

[kingofcobwebs]

God gave us something very precious in J.S. Bach. What Jesus Christ did for man's heart, Bach does for his ears.

[vonAdieux]

@grbtruck i got exactly the same visualization out of this music as you did.

[lcvfontenelle]

Maravilhoso !!!!!

[bananenfoon]

i'm 16 and i freaking love this.. wish i had sheet music

[grbtruck]

This piece makes me visualize a couple in the act of courtship. Sometimes emulating each other but always complimenting each other. I love playing this piece.

[xpat85]

A beautiful 'Soul' sent me this piece thinking it would not be to my liking..I enjoyed it as much as I enjoy her sending it to me...She does have class and beauty and good taste to boot...

[SANNAFABICH]

@thelightisahead Yes, I agree. I think it probably is relative to the talent of the composer.