Bach - Concerto for three harpsichords in D minor BWV 1063 - Mortensen | Netherlands Bach Society

[@spoderman15]

"my desires are.... unconventional" *_opens room with 3 harpsichords_*

[@viktorsebastien604]

This is the best joke I've heard in weeks. Good job. Fucking hilllllarioussss. Lmao

[@spoderman15]

@@viktorsebastien604 live. laugh. listen to bach 👍

[@viktorsebastien604]

Amen, sir.

[@viktorsebastien604]

Oh yeah and love is another good "l" thing to do

[@bosu37]

Tremendous.

[@zacharyscott7122]

"What instrument do you play?" "First harpsichord."

[@tomconner2326]

Or even worse, second harpsichord. How in demand is that?

[@confusedwhale]

@Zachary: So, nothing fancy, but it gets the job done?

[@Elhardt]

@@tomconner2326 Worse still is fourth harpsichord as you only ever get one piece of music to play.

[@allstarmark12345]

Bwahahhahhhahhahahhahaha Funniest thing I’ve heard all week and I follow wallstreetbets

[@worthlessemail3626]

@@tomconner2326 Being "in demand," is the modern delusion of what is believed to be greatness. Realistically speaking it's a matter of how well you can brainwash a massive amount of people. Enjoying what you do and excelling at it is far more important than caring about what other people think about what you do in these times. After-all 99% of the world are opinionated morons living in their own asses.

[@VliegerNL]

Netherlands Bach Society is a beacon of light and a pillar of civilization in our troubled world. Bach is smiling.

[@bickenchegg792]

r/agedlikewine or cheddar.

[@CSGgabriel]

Meh!

[@brassbunnies]

I concur! Though, I like the listening more than watching them. They’re all bobbing up and down like rock stars or apoplectics. I miss the poise and elegance of courtly manner.

[@thomascollins4325]

Bach IS civilization!

[@CSGgabriel]

Thomas Collins LOL

[@tethryss5001]

The Harpsichord is an instrument criminally underrated. It has such a dignified and befitting of royalty sound to it.

[@historicwine1283]

When I hear it, I think of the great Enlightenment philosophies that were beginning to make real headway in Europe around that time, as the world seemed to be waking to reaffirm the inherent dignity of all people.

[@Killerbee4712]

Organ: first time?

[@taylordiclemente5163]

That's why people hate on it. It's seen as a symbol of Europe before the French Revolution. As if that were the instrument's fault.

[@tethryss5001]

@@taylordiclemente5163 That is pure idiocy.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

@@tethryss5001 yeah. Throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

[@alvarogaleano7863]

Netherlands Bach Society, thank you for existing. Thanks for sharing these wonders!

[@TiwazGoudsnor]

@FrankWithTheViolinPrachtig, een hoogtepunt der beschaving, een zetel op olympus waardig in aanschouwing.

[@wanderlustfunk]

a boon on humanity, i love this in and out

[@yunfeiduan7771]

I'm a simple person. I see 3 harpsichords. I click.

[@olenamaksymchuk1351]

Harpsichords are like weaving beautiful lace of music....so elegant... so well balanced with each musical instrument.... Thank you Bach and thank you Netherlands Bach society for such wonderful execution!

[@twiddle7125]

There are only a handful of musicians on the stage, but with Bach's genius it sounds so rich and full while still being delicate and precise. Truly the god of music.

[@bach]

0:09 [...] 4:57 Alla Siciliana 8:51 Allegro

[@lior1328]

❤

[@lior1328]

Yijohan sebastjyian bĂçh hû hâ'mälčhiñ hã'ğađøł bə'ýîjøţêř bă'hîjýšţøřjîýă!!!!!!

[@carolinetrace894]

🥂

[@rnregan]

Can you pin this, please?

[@EduardQualls]

This is an amazingly beautiful concert: reduction in number of instruments allows each voice to sound so clearly. Treating harpsichords true to their nature as chamber instruments makes such a beneficent difference!

[@brianplotkin7182]

I see that you are a man of OVPP as well.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

So beautiful.

[@herrickinman9303]

I can't stop listening to this.

[@michaelmkpadi5246]

08:51 gives me chills every time, outstanding performance

[@thetoast144]

3:36- 3:49 Priceless expressions... He is in the Harpsichord Zone

[@17xyz17]

4:04 - 4:11 here it comes, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, ok I'm fine I survived

[@pmvab73]

And what about when he soars away in happiness after about 20 secs, just before the cut... It cracks me up every time! :) Bach makes you happy!

[@thomashenden71]

Almost headbanging! 😆

[@runner0075]

This is the espressione of: more notes, faster, more faster in less time, try more... ok done there no more keys to press at the same time

[@-Muzikalite-]

This unique feeling that Bach gives gives goosebumps. absolutely impressive!

[@jmrecillas]

Lars Ulrik Mortensen, a true living legend and a musical treasure for historic performance. It's a pleasure to see him playing. Thanks for all the music and records you have done.

[@benjamintorres8057]

I thought he was playing drums with metallica

[@simapaul2609]

@@benjamintorres8057 hahahahahh!!

[@ravingwoofer]

I haD never heard such a complex harmonic incursion by Bach as in the second movement. My head is spinning! WOW!

[@xavi2803]

Those were some of the most wicked lines I’ve ever heard in the second movement..

[@V45194]

the center harpsichordist's expressions - priceless!

[@rozalinapiano]

I salute Netherlands Bach Society for the outstanding commitment to the high values in music and their truly invaluable contribution into the much sought after translation of this force of the high conscience into our world’s best substance of the sound of the live performance. Bravi! to the performers for the effort of delivering lesser known Mavericks of the Unsurpassed Genius. After being led through such a powerful experience of elevations with the help of the masterfully created just for that last movement (and everything else that built up to this), it is hard to stay calm and to write some ordinary comments about such unearthly experience with the incapable to say it all words... What an intricate surprise game of Musical Predictions the grand magician J.S,Bach had delivered for his lucky audiences! And the listeners deserve to hear that through your more and more BOLD DETAILING of this remarkable texture of magnificence in your future performances of this musical fireworks.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

And I salute Bach himself

[@LindaPgh]

Of the many, many things to love about this, I especially love the high shot that shows all there harpsichordists swooning and swaying together.

[@marcussfebruary9104]

Those harpsichords are magnificent!

[@laupet55]

Much, much better than three pianos!

[@criticalhard]

Harpsichord and pianos should be a permanent part of every orchestra nowadays. This sounds exquisite.

[@davidf5942]

A friend turning me on to the harpsichord almost 40 years ago. I stop almost always whatever I am doing to just get lost in this wonderful instrument. To hear three playing together is just fantastic beyond words.

[@Vegathlete]

So great to hear Bach as it was conceived and intended, on period instruments, for the truest experience. Love that the strings are utilizing gut strings and baroque bows for a far less harsh, metallic sound, and soft, diminishing sweeps, so essential and to amazing effect, so as to not overpower the delicately intricate voices of the of the entwining harpsichords, the central voice of Mortensen’s with occasional rapturous splashes of cadenza. The strings reverently accompany throughout the complex weave of textures and flourishes. An absolute marvel.

[@rorycoker6601]

I'm told that in Heaven, God refuses to listen to any music other than that of Bach.

[@mimimotor]

@@rorycoker6601 Because, of course, God IS Bach!

[@111bonus]

Three harpsichords? What a madman

[@ofsabir]

@@charlesgauthier8287 That's what exactly happened I think.

[@herrickinman9303]

@@charlesgauthier8287 Bach owned several harpsichords which he rented out. Most of the harpsichord concertos were arranged for concert performances by members of the Leipzig Collegium Musicum in the 1730s, when Bach was its director, The surviving performance parts date from that time. Bach and his two eldest sons could have performed this concerto. Bach also had several talented private students from the University who could have played.

[@aaaarghgl]

@@charlesgauthier8287 The concerto for 4 harpsichords is actually a transcription of a concerto for 4 violins by Vivaldi - I guess he added 4 left hands? (but you possible know this) I have understood all the harpsichords concerti were written to be performed by Bach, his sons and his students - whom he considered friends at Café Zimmermann - where the then brand new fashion of coffee consumption was being spread.... Now I hope this is not some recently debunked myth :). But if it is true, then the way you presented is not that weird at all :).

[@andresjrz99]

Charles Gauthier I’m sure he wanted the harpsichord to be heard. They’re quite quiet.

[@vapidrabbit198]

that's what happens when you have too many harpsichords and no tv or phones.

[@jamiekreeger8974]

I'm mystified that almost 200 viewers of this video hit the thumbs-down button. Why? This is music-making at its finest. Incredible to watch too, the wonderful humans who obviously have dedicated their lives to music like this. I always love when I get to see the performers doing their thing, live. Amazing. Thank you!

[@moxyblackfiddler]

Because people have opinions.

[@metteholm4833]

I don´t see one single thumb down.

[@rozalinapiano]

This composition does not stop to reveal its amazing sides, just like a precious jewel sparks suddenly as you look at it from the different angles... The most remarkable modulations in the second part are just as the amazing awakening tool that keeps you on your toes, thanks to the most incredible game of the musical predictions that maestro J.S.Bach breaks in the most fun, entertaining and elegant way, by leading our lazy ear from the most expected to the most unique modulations. It feels as a dance with the most amazing partner, who knows when the old turns are due, but wants to entertain his partner and makes the dance more unique and surprising, instead of borryingly familiar. Incredibly fun dance this might be, indeed... I must admit that the degree or the tonal relativity resembles the tonal explorations of composers in 20 century. And nothing can be more amazing about the prolific composer who could anticipate three centuries ahead of his time what might be happening in music in the future... Or, maybe from the more humble point, it may be us, who are yet to climb a little closer to the height of this all time unsurpassed genius, as we are still taking and learning from his generous feeding hand how to implement everything he had produced for centuries ahead of himself... Also, J.S.Bach’s amazing music does not stop surprising with more and more revelations into the depths of his musical genius. What a gratifying feature that makes comforting familiar music ever exciting and filled with the satisfying complexity for both intellectual and emotional needs. And for this reason, I truly appreciate still too rare emotionally engaging and spirited performance by these remarkably perceptive musicians. Thank you for bringing this lesser performed piece to the yearning for more J.S.Bach audiences. Bravi!

[@Philobach]

ces concertos pour plusieurs claviers, que j' écoutais souvent, du temps de ma découverte à 9 ans pour les 2 derniers mouvements de ce concerto bwv 1063 , et à 13/14 ans pour tous les autres mouvements, m' ont particulièrement subjugué et rempli d' émotion jusqu' à me faire pleurer , toujours d' ailleurs aux mêmes passages. Leur force émotionnelle est pour moi leur grand point fort, que malheureusement certains ne ressentent pas. je suis un admirateur inconditionnel de Bach et de la beauté de sa musique.

[@rozalinapiano]

@@Philobach I agree, this is very moving piece. And D minor is chosen by J.S.Bach as the key for the High Passion

[@Philobach]

​@@rozalinapiano Ah bon ? ok. je vérifierai ça. Déjà il y a le concerto bwv 1052 en ré mineur, si extraordinaire. Pour info, son oeuvre pour piano que je crois préférer n' est pas la plus connue. ce sont les toccatas bwv 910/916 par Glenn Gould. . Je vénère cette oeuvre unique, où il n' y a pas un passage qui ne soit pas beau.

[@rozalinapiano]

@@Philobach I wonder if this would take many people by complete surprise, including you? After all most of music of J.S.Bach for keyboard and other instruments had been significantly distorted... facebook.com/100000411357934/posts/2949278088429207/

[@rorycoker6601]

Bach never takes you where you would expect to be taken.

[@MARTIN201199]

Superb audio quality. I didn’t expect less from NBS. I have always had a deep respect for Dutch baroque performers, NBS never disappoints. Gracias desde Mexico.

[@michaelwordlaw2605]

Martin Alvarado totally agree

[@salvat3735]

Yo también pienso como tu.

[@justchillaxing3383]

Totalmente de acuerdo, esto es una joya.

[@stevemacbr]

Poorly balanced/mixed sound,... the harpsichords were cluttered and drowned out. .

[@burninghands23]

@@stevemacbr Questionable choice to put large diagphram mics on the harpsichords considering how important transient response is to their tone

[@dbruin1756]

Fantastic! I've been born like a Bach-worshipper , so I think I know what I'm talking about. Can't find the words to express how beautifull this performance is. Just marvellous.

[@willrobinson1229]

"Luxuriant" came to mind on first listening 😃

[@Philobach]

Bach est mon idole. On pourrait peut être se comprendre sur ce sujet...

[@marioneira777]

Don’t worship Bach. But worship him that knew Bach before he was born

[@dorothydundas9617]

@@marioneira777 And, of course Bach wrote for His Glory, only!

[@ianmorgan536]

What marvellous performance! I had never heard this work until today, and it has amazed me. I thought I had developed a reasonable knowledge of Bach’s creative genius - then a performance like this makes me realise how much I have still to learn?? 11:17

[@JMNTLRDRX]

I love the harpsichord. It is far more interesting than piano for me. Amazing sound.

[@markgasparini6889]

Not as versatile as the piano though. Rather more like a saxophone that sounds fantastic when played in the genre most suited to it, and not so good outside of that. Also both the harpsichord and saxophone and most other solo instruments becomes a bit tedious to the ears after a time, unlike the piano.

[@zacharybond23]

@@markgasparini6889 When it comes to the tediousness of the sound of the harpsichord, it is rather subjective. I personally prefer the harpsichord to the piano, but I like both instruments. The way I see it, is the harpsichord is like an experience, sudden and entire; whereas the piano tends to have the quality of a memory, therefore I will choose which instrument I want to listen to, depending on how I feel.

[@valvejob4215]

Herald Of The Goldberg Your comment is poem-like, painted on my mind. I'll never forget a contrast like that.

[@tdb517]

It has absolutely no dynamic, you cannot play as nuanced as with a piano.

[@zacharybond23]

@@tdb517 Perhaps not quite as nuanced, but it does have dynamics. The dynamics are that which you must create, without relying on pedals. You use careful placement of rubato and ornaments, trills, and other techniques. You make use of the two manuals, and some musicians will play with one hand on the top, and the other hand on the bottom manual. By doing this, one hand will have a different tone than the other. The upper manual tends to be slightly quieter, and has a more gentle sound, whereas the lower manual tends to be brighter, and have more power. Many musicians will couple the manuals, which makes it so when a key on the lower manual is pressed, it pressed the same key on the higher manual. You can have dynamics and nuance with a harpsichord, but you must be creative. It is an instrument that is very good at weeding out the unskilled from the skilled.

[@franmacilvey3063]

Imagine Bach and two of his children playing the harpsichords - at three levels of difficulty, say - plus other family members playing the other instruments. Wow. 😁 Bravo

[@epemsley3787]

Not one, not even two ; but three harpsichords, I'm in paradise.

[@FumerieHilaire]

The harpsichords are amazing of course. Played wonderfully. But when ever I see baroque music played on historical instruments like this I can never take my eyes off the strings. The bowing in particular is so different to modern bow techniques, it’s almost like they gently caress the strings with the bow, even in more vigorous passages. And the bow strokes are always so delicate and precise. Seeing a five string double bass of that era played like this is honestly like stepping back in time.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

After diving into the historical performance world, modern string playing strikes me as almost violent.

[@elneutrino90]

@@taylordiclemente5163 I think it's because of the development of recording technology, artists around the time of the second world war played very vigorously, this is what is now known as "old school" now violinists are getting mellower again I think because microphone technology has improved a lot.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

@@elneutrino90 That makes sense. Also "historical" and modern players are talking to each other and influencing each other. Modern players are reading historical violin treatises and are becoming more sensitive to historical aesthetics, dather than playing everything the same way. There isn't as much of a hard ideological line between approaches as there was in the '80s. The stupid A=415/440Hz disparity still exists though.

[@josephhapp9]

Taylor DiClemente the dispute regarding modern pitch A440 (and sharper) is relative to the human voice and how instruments and bodies vibrate. Until you understand vocal technique you will not understand the difference. With the advent of the Machine Age and Machine Technology everything has adjusted to higher louder brighter. Music is about soft and loud, gentle and aggressive. Natural pitch is a different medium. Slowly people are realising how to bring both styles together. People still ride horse and sail boats.

[@syncopate50]

It's actually a bass viol. 5 strings & frets.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Should've had better camera angles of the harpsichord players' hands.

[@jeromek2125]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@gorgolyt]

Agreed. An odd focus on the strings. Cameras weren't arranged to properly capture the harpsichordists' performances.

[@Mullikia]

Yup, unconventional keyboard view, what gives?

[@arsaeterna4285]

I understand your guys' thinking but as a musician, I get much more of a sense of the payers' emotion by their arms, torso and faces Their concentration, their feelings : )

[@kagillogly]

Yeah, unusually limited, given the incredible production quality of the Netherlands Bach Society videos!!! Oh, well.

[@victoriaballard7354]

For some reason I have never heard this piece. Very Bach delightful. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society.

[@trudidolder6122]

there was only one Bach, therefore nobody comes close to his works. I studied. Bach for many years ( I am still at it) there is still nobody that can outdo him... Love this performance.

[@A3Piet]

The harmony of this lovely music does our little 1 month baby stop crying en fell asleep. Like his sister few years ago when she was a little baby. ❤

[@peter-subramanian]

Bach, after his fourth shot of espresso: three...... tHrEe...!!!! THREE HARPSICHORDS!!!!!!!

[@steffenvoss6078]

:-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6DNhmurnZmGpNE

[@joanhoffman3702]

Only four shots of espresso? Imagine what he could do with ten shots under his belt!

[@claudioparrella183]

esatto, si suonava nel bar

[@BlossomedJewelsOfficial]

He probably had wayyy more than 3 😂😂

[@jensnitsche4994]

Es fehlen die Worte, welch eine gigantische Komposition für Herz, Gefühl, Verstand, Intellekt.

[@bettinakalambokis4282]

Mein tägliches Gebet in schwieriger Zeit: die Musik von J.S. Bach gespielt von der Netherlands Bach Society. Tausend Dank allen!

[@MarkRijckenberg]

Bach is so incredibly genius. In this Concerto, I especially love the section between 5:29 and 6:45 It's like walking into the realm of Heaven.

[@GlenShannon]

So glad to find this, all I can ever find is for pianos! Would love to see more of the keyboard fingers and less of the accompaniment bows.

[@michaelfriedmann2327]

The strings have melodic material much of the time. The variety of different lengths of detached notes makes for a particular delight in this performance. Harpsichord textures are also engaging. There cannot be too much of either keyboards or strings.

[@GlenShannon]

@@michaelfriedmann2327 True enough, no argument there. I'm a keyboard student, so naturally gravitate to the finger technique.

[@maxoliveiraat33]

Netherlands Bach Society, thank you for existing. From Brazil.

[@tatiyanaloginova6286]

Добрый день. В 80-е года прошлого столетия слушала Баха в Домском соборе г. Рига, Латвия. Величественная музыка падала с высоты органа. Я с концерта вышла потрясенный и с головной болью, так мощно она повлияла на меня. Слушая сегодня этих чудесных исполнителей душа трепещет, а сердце радуется, а тело хочет танцевать. Доброго Вам здоровья и благодарю за возможность прикоснуться к этой божественной музыке.

[@henryfroelich7042]

The Siciliano is so delightful! The video here is a great presentation!

[@museumgirl9]

Classical pieces hit different when played on the instrument they were written on.

[@billybobthekidiswack]

now imagine if it was played in the original temperment and hz

[@katbullar]

Absolutely magnificent! Listening over and over...

[@redbrian3655]

second movement was brilliant with the altered stops of the harpsichords... what a great and unique rendition. Thank you

[@albertpetrocochino3792]

redbrian3655 Alla Siciliana

[@michaelpaulburns708]

I first heard this over fifty years ago, and it bowls me over every time I hear it. Utter, thrilling excitement! Great rendition by these very talented musicians.

[@XY_Dude]

MY kind of music! Wow- a 5-string double bass. Haven’t seen one of those before in a symphony group before.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

I don't think low strings were standardized yet. Cellos could have 4-6 strings. There was a slightly bigger cello in France called the basse de violon, tuned a step lower than a 4-string cello. The bass viola da gamba was still used for continuo and it had a solo repertoire, Double basses had 3 or 4 strings and a different tuning in Vienna... I'm not sure where or how commonly 5-strings were employed.

[@tfalk83]

90's kid here. This is the greatest performance of this set. The harpsichord is awesome. And three makes this even sicker! The camera angles, fail! There should be a camera on each side of the trio and one above. Next time we need angles! The guy in the middle is jammin!

[@cosmofoxgaming1268]

The 4 harpsichord one they do has better camera angles. Check it out.

[@malcolmbojangles265]

No one: Bach: *writes concerto for three harpsichords*

[@m.a.b.devos-elsenaar7964]

Mozart

[@Oceananswer]

I think this is a concerto composed by someone else that Bach just arranged for harpsichord. Bach did that a lot especially with the music of Vivaldi.

[@monolito8556]

@@Oceananswer hey i find your reply really interesting, would you give me some reference of what you said in any book? I want to read more.about it , thanks a lot in advance

[@nunyabusiness8538]

people really got to stop with this kind of humor

[@FormerArea51]

Yes! Hold my wine and watch this 😏

[@gerardbegni2806]

Playing the orchestral score with string soloists solve the problem to hear a soloist harpsichord concerting with a full orchestra.

[@ausalmadebetur5981]

Nuestro padre Bach siempre sublime...

[@Philobach]

c' est mon idole .

[@noemiserra3366]

Déu no existeix, només Bach.

[@jeromek2125]

The middle harpsichord player has some cracking expressions especially at 3:40...heart and soul....brill!

[@josemanuelmallo]

I cannot stop listening at this concert. Its radiant beauty fascinates me. Specially the second movement. Thank you, NBS for such an excellent performance!

[@Reino_X]

I like the 3rd movement the most

[@eyeDoc202]

At this level of expertise, it almost seems effortless

[@rorycoker6601]

One of my absolute favorite pieces by the Master.

[@alex-simpson]

A concerto for three harpsichords is one of those things that sounds great in theory.

[@PeterSchneider-m7f]

My deepest gratitude for this gem! Best performance of this concerto I have heard and superb quality. Thanks to you I’m now binging on Bach the whole night.

[@FlexingClassicalMusic]

🎵 Your musical prowess is truly awe-inspiring! 🎹 The melodies are enchanting, the harmonies are spellbinding, and the rhythm is pure magic. Your talent is a gift to the ears! 🎼👌

[@jamesmoore4954]

Incredible musicianship

[@Eric-jo8uh]

MUSIC played beautifully, thank you very much.

[@JeanPaulCurtay]

Il est incroyable ce Bach ! Un concerto pour 3 clavecins enveloppés dans un rideau de cordes ! on le voit comme un "pépère" mais c'était un avant-gardiste d'une originalité éblouissante !

[@kencory2476]

So lovely to see all the musicians gathered together in a small group. After months of listening to "all of Bach" they look like old friends.

[@tinlong6469]

*someone: listen to 80s muisc* *society: eww you still listen to that?* *me: hide with three harpsichords on my screen*

[@salvat3735]

hahahahahahaha You just described my life edit: I don't hate modern music

[@tinlong6469]

@@salvat3735 I hate modern music

[@ignacior4625]

@@tinlong6469 I consider Bach modern, the rest ist not music ...

[@tinlong6469]

@@ignacior4625 soulmate

[@VIM365]

This whole thread is cringy as hell. Stop acting like your above more modern music and the people. You wanna be fancy, but you end up sounding like a wannabe posh asshole.

[@나비-11]

아침에일어나 듣는 이음악이 나를숨쉬게하고 행복하게합니다 연주해주시는 여러연주자분들 눈물겹도록 감사합니다~!♡ 존경하는 바하님께도 늘 감사드립니다~!♡

[@michaelmarsten4019]

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Netherlands Bach Society: You certainly approach the master with utmost professionalism, but in this piece, as in many of his keyboard/orchestral concerti, you absolutely MUST pay UTMOST attention to your microphone placement, and in this case, your microphones are simply too distant from the soloists' instruments to capture much of their sound. Direct contact microphones (attached directly to the instruments), to amplify the soloists' instruments just enough to guarantee their prominence as the soloists they are supposed to be, would be of great service to an otherwise faithful performance.

[@loganross1861]

These three harpsichord sets are unreal, I love it.

[@bachkirche]

I am so thankful for this performance. I had largely ignored this wonderful piece, what with all the egregious piano versions out there, but now I listen attentively and even follow along with a mini score that I bought. Especially challenging Cembalo 1, that must have been Sebastian’s part!

[@rocketsroar1]

I picture Bach and two sons playing this.

[@SerhatGunduzOfficial]

Great interpretation of J.S. Bach's great concerto,Bachs unique music takes you to a travel in outer space....

[@mereyeslacalle]

Outstanding performance. Thanks with all my heart to Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Shunske Sato and all Netherlands Bach Society

[@gabrielcodina5466]

I keep finding myself re-listening to this again and again!

[@jimanianortonified7015]

Before electricity, we made use of metal wires! Huge music to fill the room with strings and resonating boxes!

[@thedoghouse4203]

Except the period instruments strings would most likely have been made of animal guts.

[@taylordiclemente5163]

@@thedoghouse4203 harpsichords used wire, as did bandoras, chitarras battente in Italy, and harps in Ireland. Guts all around, otherwise. Overspun gut bass strings came on the scene in the 1680s, if we can believe Thomas Mace.

[@JoannaLouise200]

This is not just 'All of Bach'...it is the very best of Bach! I never knew the proper location of my 'solar plexus' until I started following this channel. Now I feel it reverberate in synchrony ~ with the music.

[@floridamansgarage8629]

I'm just 16 and I'm completely in love with this stuff

[@jacobusbinnema3096]

Jose’s Garage That’s where my love for Bach started. One of the first recordings I heard was a performance of James Last (can you believe it) of the slow part of the double violin concerto. Then I discovered Leonhardt and Ton Koopman. Also the Weihnachtsoratorium for which we had to cycle 10 km through a cold winter. The church had real candles. I loved it. Enjoy the journey.

[@franciscouderq1100]

Good Jose keep it up cose it 's a live long fabulous and happy journey!

[@suic86]

Good for you! You've started early on :)

[@guscox9651]

Sameee

[@salvat3735]

I'm a fetus and I love this music.

[@tomasgottliebster]

The more I know and listen to Bach's work, the more admirable it is for me.

[@Darkboy2525]

Weer een PRACHTIGE UITVOERING! wauw. Wat zijn jullie ongelooflijk goed.

[@alexandermackay-smith2364]

Seriously want the fiddles to quiet down and let us hear the harpsichords. Three harpsichords makes a concerto right there.

[@thorthostenson]

You can't write a concerto for more than one harpsichord. Bach: Hold my wine

[@kummernizz]

best comment!

[@southron_d1349]

It has been too long since I last listened to Bach. Thank you.

[@BentoBoxHoarder]

What a gorgeous concerto, such superb musicians and what a joy it is to watch the expressions on the conductor/harpsichordist's face. Thank you for uploading this, and also for such amazing audio!

[@johnkiunke4508]

I love that each harpsichord is so different side by side

[@ismailounissi3936]

The 3rd movement is a marvel ! Thank you

[@dpol123]

The dynamics of each of the strings is simply amazing--a great contrast to the unstoppable force of the 3 harpsichords.

[@carolineandtigger]

These is really great. I am learning a new piece for the harpsichord. It is a beautiful instrument. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@carlosangeles7402]

RESPECT, this is just extraordinary. God blessed Bach’s hands, mind and soul to write this masterpiece

[@vhsjpdfg]

This is just gorgeous.

[@alexk7046]

can we take a second to appreciate how awesome the violin with the light wood neck looks?

[@ieuandavies9380]

I've been looking for a great live performance of this for a long time. I finally found it

[@sbergman123]

The middle harpsichordist/conductor! Yeah buddy. That's how it's done. To see such joy and love of the music in your expressions is like a breath of fresh air. Or several.

[@fuge90]

i remember the first time i heard BWV 1063 on the radio, the announcer quoted Haydens thought about the harpsichord '' The harpsichord sounds like two skeletons cocolating on a tin iron roof !!'' , then he said that '' This might be an orgy then ''because three harpsichords were playing in this recording !!

[@florin11bv]

Not Haydn but Sir Thomas Beecham.

[@fuge90]

i have the same piece on cd performed by Ton Koopman, its played with more gusto

[@tjittekamminga5170]

wow!!! beautiful, I became emotional by the beauty of Bach and of course the players

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Me: How many parallel octaves did you write? Bach: Indeed. Also many opportunities to trill.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

It's trillicious.

[@francoisvaillancourt7309]

I return again for yet another wonderful surprise from my absolute favorite musical family. Perfection in every respect. Musicianship, talent, and as always: superb sound. It does not get any better.❤❤❤

[@Chelios6661]

Oh my god the first piece haves such energy, its brathe taking

[@theerawatech]

This was my favourites piece from 20 years ago, never thought I would watch this live version. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece.

[@msft777jf]

Music lifted up to heaven. Exquisite.

[@paulettepopp]

Netherlands Bach Society, you are wonderful! I heard Lars Ulrik Mortensen when he performed at Tafelmusik in Toronto, Canada! Next time, please bring the rest of the band!!

[@mscott3918]

This is sensational. I am so impressed with it, and the speed of hands across the keyboard

[@grahaml3449]

Good heavens! I have several recordings of this piece, on both modern and original instruments. But this version, with the diminished orchestral numbers, produces a completely different concerto, with marvelous interplay of the musical lines. The recording technique also complements the players. Fantastic! Well done, NBS!