Andrew York - Bach Cello Suite in C major

[@WesJR06]

I play cello and usually don't like the suites played by guitar but this man had kept the feeling the soul of Bach !! Congratulations you are a wonderful player !!!

[@ratface111]

Very cool rendition! I didn't know Andrew York could play brilliantly. Its nice to hear Bach played this way on guitar. Bach's lines by themselves clearly outline the harmony. Sometimes when a guitarist adds a bunch of extraneous harmony and counterpoint it becomes a "dumbed down" version of Bach. Like reading a classic novel, but looking at pictures on every page, so you don't have to use your imagination. York is a true Bachaholic like me.

[@ricardodelgado3084]

Agree...

[@jimdavidson210]

I can't understand why people would be so passionately outspoken against this arrangement. There are hundreds of more traditional performances of it out there, and Bach is generally overplayed in classical circles. I appreciate any fresh take on his work.

[@stevegartshore3503]

Jim Davidson Quite agree. What a refreshing version! Although it cant copy the sound of the cello, it gives a much better indication of the feel of the original version.

[@blex5579]

especially given the location...i happen to come from this area and i would give my left nut to hear this guy play jinglebells...

[@havardrivansson7902]

You're right, you cannot understand it.

[@johnshort5003]

He's a guitarist (like Stepan Rak) who breathes new life into the classical guitar and is not afraid to take a risk. The standard repertoire is great but things have to move forward as well. That said, in this performance he's going back to the essence of JS Bach. Never a dull moment.

[@olenachirkova3640]

I don’t have enough words to describe how beautiful it is! Thank you ))

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Елена. I'm glad you like it!

[@TIM123451ERR]

I feel this guitarist should be known to many more young players .

[@truthsetsusfree6506]

I love this performance. Clearly he worked very hard at developing a unique way of playing JS Bach's third cello suite and his efforts culminated in something that has simultaneously brought pleasure to thousands of listeners and at the same time ruffled feathers from one edge of the classical guitar world to the other. Great job, Andrew York! I'm a big fan of bass notes on a classical guitar and with this rendition I can drink my fill.

[@OOHGUITAR]

This is an unique performance. Great constellation of genius composer, guitarist, arrangement and recording. The only missing part that we can't feel is the vibration of the instrument again the body. Only Andrew York can feel it. I listened to this clip with a pair of Bayerdynamic DT 9990 250 ohm headphone and enjoyed this performance so much. Thank you for posting.

[@mofoshrimp]

This is very beautiful, the guitar sounds so rich in that lower tuning. Wonderful!

[@jsguitargeek1432]

My favorite Cello Suite - for guitar. Wonderful playing Maestro York

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Many thanks, JS GuitarGeek!

[@plumeetpixels7062]

For those who know these suites of Bach played by Pablo Casals, one thing I like is this dry and precise sound which discriminates the notes, added to this elegant rubato, not too romantic, just expressive ... I have found here the same pleasure at listening.

[@user-love.j.s.bach-mayumi]

What can I say.. I can't express this impression in words. MAGNIFICENT ! You have a great skills, very delicate feeling. Thank you very much for your brilliant performance ! I was deeply touched !

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thanks again, 小沢まゆみ-san!

[@user-love.j.s.bach-mayumi]

Andrew York Always my pleasure, Andrew - san ! :)

[@marcweber4599]

Wow! On classical guitar/Bach I am used to hearing "guitar transcriptions". Tuning your guitar to cello and playing it "pure"........incredible!!!!!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Marc. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ricardodelgado3084]

I am trying to grasp this very same thought. Absolutely amazing. I am hooked. Viva Bach is amazed too. I think he is amazed too.

[@VinnieBoomBoom]

Hey Allegro1900 ~ Many thanks for posting all the Andrew York videos. I was in a couple of his master classes back in the 90's. He's an amazing teacher too! I'll be watching these vids many more times. Thanks again!

[@musicsavestheworld1383]

So many whoppers of the music world commenting negative things about this. Clearly the man is incredible and playing at an extremely high level of technical competence and emotion so quit your hoyty toyty drama and go play your instruments and maybe one day we can comment on your youtube video.

[@annetteyork4312]

YES!

[@havardrivansson7902]

But we have, and so have you, Mr. pushbuttons.

[@ianlarrimore8]

I very much enjoyed this performance--thank you for sharing. I really appreciate arrangements that preserve the implied harmonies in Bach's works. The cello works really seem to be much more than the sum of their parts.

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much for listening/watching and for your kind comments, Ian!

[@lordemed1]

The brilliance of Bach revealed in yet another take on his eternal work.

[@mikerood3544]

This arrangement and performance are just so brilliant! I can only image how thrilled Bach would be to hear his music played so movingly 260 years after his death. It certainly thrilled me.

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

What a wonderful comment, Mike. Thank you very much, my friend!

[@stevendwoodruff]

I enjoyed this very much. Especially the Sarabande. I am a violinist, but I appreciate the adventuresome nature of the adaptation to guitar. Look forward to a concert when you are in Los Angeles again.

[@PhilippeBarrilliez]

What a magnificent interpretation my dear Andrew, J.S. Bach's work is sumptuous, and you have captured all the nuances. Congratulations dear master for this great moment of guitar, and very beautiful weekend. Musically, Phil

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much for your beautiful comment, Philippe. I appreciate that! Greetings from California.

[@PhilippeBarrilliez]

@@AndrewYorkguitar My pleasure dear Andrew. Musical greetings from France

[@frankg3rd1]

Mr.York...your not a cello player lol !!!! But I am soooo facinated by absolute brilliance of this performance. With that said...I will go back and struggle with the wonderful transcriptions created for guitar. Great genuis performance Mr.York....thank you !

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Frankg3rd!

[@nothanksimgood]

we do not know what bach sounded like in bach's time. this performance may have pleased bach very much for all we know. at any rate, i loved it. good luck with cello.

[@frankjamesenglishartist]

Awesome must have been especially beautiful there in person with resonances!! Jack Bruce said "Bach was the father of all bass lines". A diligent guitar student practiced then put down their guitar and said "I'll be Bach" lol. Love your music!! Healing vibes!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you for your beautyful comment, Frank!

[@darrynsantanamusic]

Agree with the general thrust of the comments. Very musical and enjoyable rendition, don't bother with the haters, seriously. Andrew is more than capable of brining Bach to life. I also like how he manages to still have Andrew's signature playing woven into it, just beautiful.

[@brunoiorio7933]

Spectacular, perfect, beginning at the end of the work executed brilliantly, Parabéns!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Bruno!

[@opensourceguitar]

I was playing an arrangement of suite no.2 and the extra notes were so cheesy! I play cello and wanted to see if I could tune the guitar down to C in use 5th, like a cello. Thank you Mr.York! Now I must find vry high tension strings and have fun, great video!

[@amigaboy1800]

Great representation for classical guitar... this man is a master.

[@lawrencetendler2342]

Beautifully played and arranged.

[@writereducator]

Brilliant idea to tune the guitar like a cello and play Bach on the four lowest strings. I think it's totally legit. Bravo.

[@PatColdrick]

Brilliant performance Andrew. So good 👏👏

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Pat!

[@PatColdrick]

@@AndrewYorkguitar Pleasure Andrew, Best Wishes to you

[@TheJoeScarafoneChannel]

Incredible. Great job!

[@felicebevere6823]

Impeccabile! Suono caldo e affascinante: strumento prezioso!

[@visual33]

Superb, thanks for posting.

[@tonoayala3367]

Bravoooo!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Toño!

[@robin-ij1fy]

OMG! So Beautiful!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Robin!

[@Newstetter]

Inspired and inspiring! Thanks!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

My thanks to you for watching/listening, Mark!

[@katexpero2]

Good Job. It's the first time i hear this suite. I enjoyed very much.

[@yanhauff9870]

Magnifique !

[@franksabatino7576]

Andrew's cello tuning for this Bach piece is quite striking, with a pure, stark beauty. But the standard, harmonized way guitarists usually play Bach is more pleasing to my ears, and doesn't seem at all dumbed down, at least to a casual listener like me.

[@lordemed1]

the genius of Bach shows in the myriad of ways his music can be played thru the centuries.

[@lawrencetendler2342]

Sounds a lot like a cello ,a very well executed arrangement.

[@pablomoyasolano1561]

He is great!!!

[@AnnetteYork]

I know by chance the soundman, Jürgen Bleekmann, and the video man, Manfred Stall. You both did a great job! Err Andy too!

[@BenoBelduma]

It's beautiful, Bach is the best

[@jesuisravi]

wonderful!

[@SPLENDIDZEN]

Excellent Performance!... Congratulations!...

[@arturocortes3832]

Genial. Gracias por publicar...

[@gnomo2368]

Amazing.

[@Liondapter]

Very Nice!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thanks!

[@Terdej1]

Andrew York, entregado a la música de Bach.Cello Suit en do mayor, interpreta, con intensidad y maestría. Terdej1

[@sudhamuralidharan6574]

I dont know the technicalities but thoroughly enjoyed😙😙

[@kipponi]

Segovia said guitar can sound Cello with low strings or at least imitate it. I like this because guitar can tune lower to play this in original key. Bach is always great I don't care what instrument it is played. Music is music.

[@MarcelMaya]

Legend

[@AninChakraborty]

I am ur big fan sir

[@gabriellegabrielle7574]

Brilliant

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you, Gabrielle!

[@gabriellegabrielle7574]

@@AndrewYorkguitar always a pleasure to hear your music :-)

[@my1name2]

there is something nice about an instrument imitating another.

[@timpan0]

This is crazy!

[@c1arkj]

Nicely played. Great feeling and dynamics. Who is the maker of your guitar?

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you, Joe. The guitar is by David Daily.

[@AnnetteYork]

@michaelfogler Hi Michael, I love what Andrew does. It's great to listen to a guitar tuned like a cello.

[@jczalaquett]

This is the 3rd. Cello Suite, in C major, BWV 1009. I ask myself, what is the reason why you have not published it yet.

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

I never wrote out the score, so it's just a matter of available time and being too busy.

[@matrap57]

Is there a sheet music for this version ? I didn't find one on Andrew's web site. Personly, i find it more than great.

[@bubbaz88]

Pretend you know nothing of Bach (who?) And cello, huh? Then listen and be amazed!! Simple , yes?

[@LuizSilva-gy2gk]

MUITO BOM, SEJA UM DIA DE PAZ E SERENIDADE. MUITA PAZ

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Luiz!

[@yoonkwanpark2621]

sound good

[@gastito7]

I'm not against the non standard arrangements. When I first met Bach's first cello suite (the Prelude) I inmediatly tried to re-tune my guitar in an atempt to play the piece like a cello does; it was quite weird, but it was an interesting/rewarding experience to play and feel the piece closer to it's original sound. My point is that I understand what York tried to do, and I agree with it; it's not a crime to go beyond the standards to explore the music and sounds your instrument is capable to make. On the other hand, I admit he's performance sounded a little odd due to that tuning, but I think that's understandable. However, my only critique, as a non expert music listener/guitar player: I think he could've played the piece better if he looked more to the guitar; most of the time he had his eyes closed...

[@mikelord9860]

I'm not a classical player, could someone please tell me the tuning he's using, from low to high? Thanks!

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Mike, tuning is C G D G B E

[@PsychologyforLife1001]

Interesting tuning..... Beautiful

[@ilTroubadori]

He's enjoying it..Im enjoying it..who cares ?

[@vKarl71]

Nice audio quality on this. Bach himself established the tradition of transposing his work for alternate instruments so there's nothing inappropriate about this, even if you're a purist. I just don't think his playing here gets to the heart of the music.

[@Michajeru]

Perhaps I lack musical sophistication but I liked this performance very much.

[@daoizgavidia323]

Esta música hace que baile mi alma.

[@martinfunari2969]

que bueno seria conseguir ese arreglo

[@jacostagiangreco]

Es lo mismo que el cello... no es un arreglo

[@lordemed1]

Has anyone similarly played the Bach cello suites on a 4 string bass guitar?

[@lordemed1]

"tuning like a cdello means the bottom 4 strings are tuned C-G-D-A, without playing the top 2 strings?

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Almost, I tune C G D G, and use the second string a bit but not the first string. I don't tune 4 to A because of the tuning problems that would result during live performances.

[@lordemed1]

@@AndrewYorkguitar thx, 2nd string standard guitar tuning B ?

[@trusstingod]

You might as well do the 5th suite in C minor, since the tuning is CGDG. And do the Lute Suite in G minor for comparison.

[@ricardodelgado3084]

@@trusstingod That would be awesome too...

[@sammyp1971]

That is awesome ...so Drop D tuning didn't start with the 90s grunge movement? LOL

[@alexaldridge1209]

It might have, 'cause this is DROP C BRO

[@robdonell9915]

Alex Aldridge What is his guitar tuning ?

[@ArnaldoFreitas]

Achei fantastico

[@carloc.6305]

Bene come si mette il punto il punteggiatura come va eseguita. Molto molto spazio

[@AnnetteYork]

@VinnieBoomBoom Hello Vinnie. I didn't post the videos. I don't know who did. I just know the engeneers. They are kind blokes.

[@jacksonsweetman1532]

yum

[@Za7a7aZ]

Woowwww...what a bass on that guitar. What make would that be..? David Daily..got it. Classical guitar players should more often include the make of their instrument. Especially players are interested...

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much for your kind comment, Ash!

[@canonmj]

Andrew York is the American version of Roland Dyens...always pushing the envelope. Very interesting to see the guitar tuned this way. What is the tuning?

[@astucedujour-4038]

canonmj not even close to roland

[@havardrivansson7902]

Don't you think that without the sustain which bowed notes provide and without the tonal depth of the cello it sounds rather empty without some added bass notes? After all, Bach saw fit to add them to the 5th Cello Suite when transcribing it for lute. I should say Hopkinson Smith's version of the Six Suites for the D-Minor baroque lute is much more successful, and tasty, too. Perhaps if Mr. York switched to a 10-string guitar he might cook up something similar. Speaking of which, Chef Galbraith did quite a nice job on his 8-string Wagner thingy. (It was Wagner, wasn't it? Wasn't there a big war over whether the Brahms or Wagner school of guitar playing was superior?) Nevertheless, it goes without saying, etc., etc., that Mr. York plays wonderfully and is an amazing musician.

[@robdonell9915]

Can someone list the guitar tuning, please.

[@shawson123]

In an effort to be more of a purist, he does something unique. A bit of an oxymoron, but well played, even though this may not be my favorite arrangement. It's good to try new things, I think. It's up to each individual listener to determine if it was a success or not.

[@jeanvignes]

Steven Hawson - I agree. His arrangement is very different from the standard tuning most classical guitarists use for this piece, but I love the unique flavor. The tuned-down strings do have a tendency to reverberate in odd ways, but I think he handles it masterfully. It's a lovely addition to the JS Bach repertoire for classical guitarists.

[@Boldstrummer]

So are you only playing the bottom four strings?

[@ranjitkundu7919]

Great !... Just feel it should hv been more reflective, stately, measured, not as rushed.... In my youth I used to Freak out on Segovia's definitive, but transposed version in higher key........and those of his students .. Julian Bream, John Williams and others Here Andrew York is playing in his youth. He grew much more meditative...as he grew older.and that maturity is palpable in his playing, speed, phrasing, pauses, and overall effect...like Home

[@huyvlam]

it does sound different than most transcriptions. a bit dry but true to the original score

[@uneedtherapy42]

he is going for that authentic cello baroque sound ala Anner Bylsma is he not? I think he succeeds for the most part.

[@seikun616]

the tuning should be CGDGBe

[@jbatlanta]

How can he remember all that!!?? I cant even remember Spanish Romance. (I quit!)

[@yogxoth1959]

You need to practice more. Ling ling!

[@TheNigelr]

the hands given of God...

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

Thank you very much, Nigel!

[@tae-ahnjahng8259]

It's awesome! It will be better to play with 11 string guitar considering his transcription.

[@cycling.guitarist]

This rendition lacks the timber and coloration which makes the classical guitar stands on top other instruments on the same piece music. However I do enjoy playing the Bach’s cello suite if transcribed properly for guitar.

[@jupiterinaries6150]

I really like this but I keep anticipating in vain for the higher strings to join in...

[@Falconryder]

Cool idea, but I don't like it as much. This music doesn't sound very idiomatic on the guitar without the changes, so is just makes me miss the cello. Cello has a much thicker, more resonant, and louder sound than guitar, plus cello can sustain notes indefinitely without volume loss or even with volume gain, so there are things that work musically on cello that don't translate well to guitar. It sounds like half a piece; my ear wants a second guitar to come in and play the missing parts. Fun idea to try though, but not stellar guitar music imo.

[@HBSuccess]

Could not disagree more. JSB would have freaking loved it - he constantly transposed his own stuff for whatever was laying about (a glass harmonica?) . Here we are 300+ years later still debating it . Plus - 'cellists have that silly bow.

[@Tfichtenbaum]

Sometimes bach on guitar can sound muddied ....I love this piece but is there a way to make Bach not sound like your playing scale runs on the guitar ....I guess this is what it's like to play the guitar like a cello

[@ruslanbatko4892]

Honestly that scratching sound was detracting. Not very good in terms of sound but in terms of technique is good

[@steveb9325]

Darn commercials interrupting Bach!!! Give us a break.

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

I know, I don't like that too. Unfortunately I don't have control over the ads KZbin puts on a number of my videos. But an add blocker might help . . .

[@steveb9325]

@@AndrewYorkguitar I totally understand. I hope you do not think I was complaining to you, as I know it's not your fault.

[@AndrewYorkguitar]

No, I was not thinking you complained to me. Everything's cool 😎. I dislike the adds very much too. They are so distracting. For my new videos, as far as I am able to control the ads, I never have them during my videos.

[@steveb9325]

@@AndrewYorkguitar thank you Andrew

[@lucarinaldovillani63]

"do not change Bach notes or tuning".... but what about the style????

[@Treue0]

It's easy for him, he has all his fingers =(

[@Soytu19]

I feel that if you don't want to change Bach, then you must play the cello, but this is the guitar, and it requires some differences, i don't like this performance, especially compared to the one of Segovia's.

[@tomasrodriguezguitar]

+JulianJules Yes I agree. As impressive as it is, there is a preponderance of bass and low mids at the expense of the more sustain and singing brightness that is the more natural voice of the guitar. I think Segovia was very attuned to this - even though his Bach was very Segoviaesque.

[@RobertoMartinez-uv4nx]

Señores, Segovia ya caducó. Muchos guitarristas lo han superado ampliamente y la técnica guitarristica lo ha dejado muy atrás. Usemos ejemplos modernos y útiles. Saludos.

[@jacostagiangreco]

@@RobertoMartinez-uv4nx los grandes artistas son atemporales e inmortales. Para ti una persona joven tiene mas autoridad que Segovia hoy por el mero hecho de haber nacido en esta epoca?. No me parece un criterio adecuado a la hora de hablar de arte.

[@DrJack3993]

Playing In this way, guitar is castrated.

[@lawcch]

good original arrangement to imitate the sound of "guitar cello" but I prefer the cello sound for this piece of JS Bach music. Original music for original instrument is the best to listen to. My personal taste / personal opinion and preference.