Bach - Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society

The Violin Concerto in E major, performed by Shunske Sato and the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, is difficult to date. As so often, we are missing any sources written by Bach himself. Like the Brandenburg concertos, it probably originates from Köthen, but it could also date from Leipzig, where from 1730 Bach led the local Collegium Musicum. Whatever the case may be, we can assume that the scanty couple of surviving violin concertos are merely the tip of the iceberg, and that numerous other orchestral works have been lost or still await discovery.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 19th 2015 at Felix Meritis, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating bit.ly/3J5uprM.
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Netherlands Bach Society
Shunske Sato, violin and direction
0:00 Allegro
7:41 Adagio
13:20 Allegro assai

[@desperateastro]

Sato. The master of the baroque violin. Viewers should be aware that the violin in baroque disposition is a very different instrument from the modern violin; it requires an entirely different technique. Instrumentalists have gradually improved their abilities on the baroque violin since the 1940s.

[@late8641]

Honestly, after listening to Netherlands Bach Society's renditions of Bach's compositions, I can never go back to other recordings. Their interpretations are second to none.

[@johanngottliebgoldberg1055]

Agreed 100%! I've felt like that for quite some time already 😀

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Netherlands Bach Society interpretations are quite interesting cause they're based on the Original Manuscripts which are being rediscovered.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Netherlands Bach Society interpretations are quite interesting cause they're based on the Original Manuscripts which are being rediscovered.

[@Fran-zd9fn]

Yes... It seemed that in the interpretations known until now there could not be much more to say... and yet NBS does not stop surprising...

[@Reino_X]

It's just that they use modern gear, older interpretations didn't have such. But I agree, their performance is sublime.

[@thepoliticalexperimentor5229]

You know it's going to be a good video when Sato is in it

[@HouseJawn]

I love this comment! Lol 😆

[@MorganBallardWheeler]

I love how they look at each other and smile. :)

[@proflight1538]

THe Bass Line throughout the second movement is pure magic

[@Angelin-Music]

This is one of the best J.S.Bach performance I have ever heard.

[@josephhargrove4319]

I've never understood why so many commentators have branded the Concerto in E as somehow "lesser" than the concerti in a and d. The opening movement is intellectually brilliant and covers quite an emotional range. With the Andante, Bach gives us a movement so affecting it makes the very stones weep. And here it is most admirably performed by Shunske Sato. If "leave them wanting more" was Bach's goal with his three violin concerti, he succeeded. richard -- "Compared to Bach, we all suck." - Pat Metheney

[@chriz9355]

The ornamentation the soloist uses is just awesome!

[@PianoMan333]

One of my favourite Bach concertos. What a beautiful performance! Thank you

[@robertlang5331]

Sato is undeniably one of the world's great violinists. He is the best I have ever heard on the baroque violin (gut strings and baroque bow). But it is sad that fantastic instrumental soloists who specialise in baroque music seem to be less famous than the notable soloists who play the romantic repertoire. But give me Bach over Brahms if I want to have a calm happy day!

[@theMazdaManiac]

This may quite possibly be the best performance of this concerto that has been yet recorded.

[@MARTIN201199]

To me, only the third movement alone is better than other recordings that I know, the first two movements are just fine. That’s my view

[@zogzog1063]

I must have 20 recordings and this is top shelf. Actually the visual presentation is another enhancement.

[@mrsenstitz]

The lightness and joy of Sato san and the other string players is delightful.

[@alanhorowitz3796]

Few things have brought me more joy in life than the music of JS Bach. It is truly a gift for humanity.

[@marmeecruz6191]

How is it possible that such beautiful music exits? My heart leaps with joy when I hear such!

[@talantik]

И мое сердце горит от этой музыки!

[@delrenatoaltoe]

Bach may not have composed many concerts, but the few he wrote are pure gold.

[@Reino_X]

Not true actually, he wrote many concerts. I saw somewhere that most of his work was lost and was never found.

[@Reino_X]

You should definitely check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXTCnKiCiNOojs0

[@delrenatoaltoe]

@@Reino_X Oh... This is sad. Honestly, when I made this comment I had no such knowledge.

[@MARTIN201199]

@@Reino_X and you add to that list The 6 Brandenburg Concertos, the concertos for Oboe, for two violins, the one for oboe and violin, the Italian Concerto for solo harpsichord, those are some that I remember.

[@corner559]

And many of them based off of Vivaldi. Let's give some of the credit where it's due.

[@joshmusic7748]

I'm from India,I love your recording,I'm a violinist,i like sato's bowing and trilling,it's great,every musician worked very well,i never hear such a great work,hope you have more and more successful projects,all the best, praise the lord........

[@kapsho]

Today Bach made me cry first time in my life. And that's mostly because of your interpretation, NBS. Thank you, I love y'all

[@cyozdemir113]

I just love Mr. Sato's approach to these pieces as a soloist.. Sometimes aggressive sometimes very delicate.. I find it so accurate and touching. Thanks a lot, Netherlands Bach Society. Great performance as always. I'm literally waking up with you. Your performances are the first thing I hear when I wake up. Thanks a lot.

[@svi2606]

Ik herken Mr. Sato’s vioolspel uit duizenden. Prachtig gewoon, zoveel gevoel en passie 🥰

[@bbsunsun]

@S vI yeah, his passion! And each member's passion directed by Sato. Great job!! Love it!

[@talantik]

Я тоже.Скрипачка из России,без работы.Рыдаю от Баховских секвенций,это что то нечеловеческое,как можно такое услышать из высших миров простому толстому человеку?!!

[@gauriblomeyer1835]

Musicians are chosen and gifted by the Divine, our Mahashakti, before their birth with s special intuition key to enter her hidden world of music and what they hear there to put into notes for us. Music has got the only function to let us feel ecstasy , eine Glückseeligkeit which no word can ever express. Just observe how Indians go into their concerts and sit there for hours and come out in complete happiness. How come ? For us this kind of classical Indian music is beyond any understanding . That composers copied their music was once mentioned by late August Everding who mentioned that Mozart must have had copied most of his music from heaven because no human being is able to bring heavenly beautiful music from himself to us.

[@CBerryman57]

There are a lot of words of praise here, and rightly so. But the question is, why are these performances so good? Your comment of sometimes aggressive, sometimes delicate, touches on one aspect: dynamism, which I find wonderful in this performance. Without being heavy-handed, the dynamic range is handled beautifully, bringing out the details of the composition. I also like how the soloist is not always in the forefront, but the focus is on the ensemble at appropriate times. I especially like Sato’s sometimes forceful and flowing, playing and sometimes light and staccato touch. And Such a full sound from so few musicians! Credit to the recording quality here. There are so many aspects to the sublimity of this ensemble in this recording. Like so many others, I am very grateful for the privilege of hearing the NBS.

[@alexhatini8320]

NBS always brightens my day

[@seegeeaye]

it reminds me my son and daughter played in the Westmont Youth Orchestra some 20 years ago, I simplly couldn't stop tears in my eyes

[@Darkboy2525]

I am so proud on the musicians that life in my country. I can tell you, my best music experience where felt in het concertgebouw in Amsterdam, wauw !!!! I follow Netherlands Bach Society for years now and there is no better recordings of Bach then them. Its truly jaw dropping how they preform Bach every time again. Huge respect !!

[@thomaskeith2123]

My favorite of Bach's violin concertos. So full of joy and light.

[@wagnerpolveiro]

My dear Sato, it's splendid to see you playing Bach, what an extraordinary performance, and the "Netherlands Bach Society" is amazing. Many thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

[@mrsenstitz]

Gorgeous Rubato and ornamentation.

[@itnas1010]

This is Math turned into Music. Bach's contribution to aesthetics will never be appreciated enough. Thanks a lot to Netherlands Bach Society.

[@M_SC]

Nonsense

[@abderrahmanyousfi5565]

I feel that Brandenburg lives in my head, I spent the whole year listening to these concertos when I study and now I am on vacation listening to your incredible performances and feeling the atmosphere of the studies.

[@M_SC]

K not brandenburg though

[@rebanelson607]

These performances fall like manna from heaven.

[@user-eu3bt4ji4k]

Какое счастье, что я нашла этот канал. Прекрасное исполнение божественной музыки, огромное спасибо всем музыкантам, с уважением и признательностью.

[@marinesargsyan4959]

I . S . Bach always improves people , life by the help of such musicians as you are . Thank you . 🎉

[@tomfilipiak690]

Netherlands Bach Society. In general, the best musicians and interpretations of Bach of anyone I have listened to. Thank you for your dedication to Bach's music and to producing beautiful music for feeding our souls.

[@suzannecordovamartinez2830]

Listening to the Bach Society is such a pleasure, every performance is full of treasures and moments that make them stand out above the rest.

[@Robertmeulendijk]

Very beautiful version of this iconic violin concerto of Bach. I was at the concert last Sunday the 5th of February in the Muziekgebouw aan het ij where this concerto was also performed next to other beautiful baroque pieces and contemporary music of Bach

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

One of my favorite Bach pieces and I know quite a lot of him. Sato is King, he voices this crystal clear. Bach would be proud and I really doubt that back-then musicians were able to perform this piece so accurate.

[@DB-jj5gx]

My feeling, too. The Great Master's shadow was definitely floatting around during this exquisite performance, and he was quite pleased!

[@herrickinman9303]

Yawn...

[@talantik]

Увы,нам никогда не узнать как это звучало в его время,а пофантазировать мне очень интересно.

[@alexanderreikreik]

accurately ?????????????

[@ericfricke4512]

This dude crushed it.

[@smith_yugo]

사토의 연주를 들을 수 있어 너무 행복합니다

[@porcinet1968]

Shunske always decorates and embellishes so creatively and wittily! I reckon if old daddy JS could hear some of them he'd get out his pen and say "that's going in the score it's a great idea"

[@SunnyKhuranaViolin]

I can't even describe with words how big a fan I am of all of your work. Never before has Bach's musical genius and academic brilliance shined so brightly!

[@arukapinaka5564]

Gorgeous ! Bach must sound like this !!!

[@ghelder6362]

Heart-warming to see this chemistry among the musicians.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

What a joy- Bach's music and a group of such talented people!

[@Reino_X]

I think Sato might be one of the most blessed violinists on earth. 👏 I hope covid pandemy won't stop you from performing. 🙏 Great work NBS! 💯

[@AureaVicentaGonzalezMartinez]

Thanks! 👏 Gracias!

[@JanVanGalen]

Dankjulliewel! Geweldig gespeeld!

[@johndonohoe7281]

I JUST LOVE THIS.

[@notaire2]

Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieses perfekt komponierten Konzerts mit seidigem doch gut phrasiertem Ton der technisch fehlerlosen Solovioline sowie gut harmonisierten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Originalinstrumente. Der zweite Satz klingt echt schön und auch lyrisch. Der intelligente und geniale Soloviolinist/Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Barockensemble in verschiedenen Tempi und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wundervoll vom Anfang bis zum Ende!

[@doubleuponbob3397]

I love that little smile at 6:22 She knows she just heard something very special 😊❤️

[@esar799]

So fabulous. You are a pinpoint of crystalline beauty in such a grey world. Thank you.

[@florenceshen1555]

All players/artists are so interconnected. Bravissimo! Beautiful playing!

[@michaelloew522]

2:24 that is really unique and beautiful how the tutti violins pulled out that melody

[@agnesgrey4799]

My favorite example of Bach’s baroque romanticism in my favorite major and virtuoso solos in the third movement is just another proof of the versatility of the beloved Johann. Thanks to the concertmaster Shunsuke Sato and Netherlands Bach Society Orchestra for the unique performance of this Bach’s masterpiece 🎵😌🎶💗

[@roybrewer7865]

That mvt 2 is sublime.

[@FlexingClassicalMusic]

🌟 "In the vast expanse of classical music, we find not just sounds but emotions crystallized in time. It's a journey that transcends the mundane, where each note is a brushstroke on the canvas of our emotions, creating a masterpiece that lingers in the corridors of the soul." 🎶🌅

[@dylanmccaigmusic]

NBS continuing to bring out the intricate beautiful details Bach created with 2:25 being a particular highlight in the accompaniment! Lush!! Bravo!

[@hugogarciadelavega503]

They really are great specialists in Bach's music. we've heard too many romantic versions, this is the true style. Congratulations!

[@frankwolff5488]

Apart from the splendid performance of this musical gem, I love how the acoustics of the room were captured. Excellently done! Thank you.

[@gaborkovacs]

bravo! thank you for sharing! bedankt!

[@marynakovtunova9660]

Grateful! Such music, as performance... Is about the Life! Thank you!

[@luisdanielrodriguezesqueda1759]

Thank you Bach society I love the work you share with us . Big fan of the great MASTER Bach 😍😍😍

[@ginettesos]

WOW! Came across this video quite by accident. A very happy accident! I LOVE this interpretation ❤❤❤ Five stars.

[@bay9213]

⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤

[@BFDT-4]

Lovely. I am now getting more and more accustomed to a baroque performance of a baroque masterpiece, rather than a 20th century attempt to remake it.

[@M_SC]

Lol “attempt to remake” you mean play a piece?

[@nanaabuladze3502]

I've been waiting for the Netherlands Bach Society version of this concerto for a very, bery long time and here it is! Wonderful 🥰 Thank you!

[@HouseJawn]

Whoever does the videography deserves a raise! 💰 🎻 🎥

[@DB-jj5gx]

Astonishing crescendo and climax in the andante!

[@carlosleonchulio7517]

Another great performance, but for an audio engineer like me, I wouldclike congratulate the sound collegues for his great job for the recordings for the channel. I find specially interesting, combine a pair of microphones like a schoeps capsule ( may be an cardioid MK 4 calsule) and an omnidirectional DPA capsule located at the top of Mr. Sato's lectern.

[@dabedwards]

A very good point! I am astonished at the sound quality of this (and the Abbado Brandenburg concertos) which seems superior to most versions I have heard in past years, and which were usually recorded in a sound studio, where nobody had to worry about recording pictures as well! The sound recordist is the "Unseen Artist" and they deserve the same praise.

[@FutureRN-25]

Just came across this channel and so love it! This kind of playing inspires me to really put my heart and soul in when playing.

[@BoulderMamacita]

BRAVO, SATO SENSEI!!!! And your beautiful obligato (soprano aria) in BWV 57 is OUTSTANDING! I love your unalloyed passion and deliverance of the "Great One's" music. I am sure he is smiling wherever he is. This, truly, is "Music from the Kingdom of Heaven"!

[@anitap696]

Gorgeous Music 🎶

[@anitap696]

Gorgeous 🎶 🎶 🎵 music

[@PlottingMax]

Gracias por subir esto en mi cumpleaños. La música de Bach es uno de los pilares que da sentido a mi existencia.

[@perlarabucolira2728]

Bach es mi mejor y m as grato amigo que me inspira e escrir totalmente concentrada.

[@gerardopovedagonzalez4246]

@@perlarabucolira2728 es grato ver cuántos aprecian esta hermosa melodía.

[@jean-danielhelmlinger4986]

Très beau votre commentaire.

[@talantik]

И моей жизни тоже!Это сверхчеловек Бах!

[@user-ph6dm5uv5s]

Marvellous in all senses! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@proflight1538]

The Second Movement was B E A U T I F U L

[@user-sr9tu1my9i]

何一つ文句のつけようがない演奏 久々に聴き入ってしまった🥰

[@jhonatascarmo5239]

Gsus... This Andante 😮 Sound quality, performance, everything is so good...

[@madavi6321]

I love bach's violin pieces very much😍

[@Calinoma]

6:00 absolute madness. Sato is a king!

[@dr.utekarasch-stingl8443]

Lebensfreude und Mut spendend. Danke

[@judithwhitehouse2149]

Wow! - speed of the final movement ! (loved it!)

[@alaaobaid3363]

My favorite Bach concerto , the second movement is just heavenly, thank you Bach for composing , and thank you Vivaldi for inspiring him

[@herrickinman9303]

Italian string concertos were all the rage throughout Germany in the early 18th c. All German composers of Bach's time were influenced by the Italian string concerto. And Bach's keyboard arrangements of string concertos by Vivaldi (and other Italians) were commissioned works, not homages to Vivaldi. At the time Bach composed these arrangements, keyboard arrangements of Italian string concertos were popular, and Bach was far from the only composer to make such arrangements. E.g., Bach's cousin in Weimar, J. Walther, was also composing keyboard arrangements of Italian string concertos around the same time as Bach.

[@alaaobaid3363]

@@herrickinman9303 In the Brandenberg concertos specifically, Bach used Vivaldi's ritornello technique and he interpreted more than 9 Vivaldi l'estro armonico concertos with great respect , Vivaldi's influence on Bach is so great that Johann Forkell said that Vivaldi taught Bach how think musically

[@talantik]

​@@herrickinman9303 , благодарю от всего сердца за интересную информацию,я не зн9,что Бах делал это на заказ!Но этот концерт превзошел итальянцев,я думаю А вы?

[@nilosantos4862]

The best Bach performance ever

[@DaEsPaCo]

I love this concerto! Thanks NBS, wonderful interpretation ✨

[@jeanattali4005]

Quelle joie partagée !

[@kencory2476]

The dynamics are just awesome. Totally coordinated, totally expressing the music.

[@costiqueR]

I really like how it sounds, has the perfect echo...

This made me smile ❤️

[@DarthPreamp]

What a great soloist and ensemble! Bravo!

[@carolinareguerofullier6595]

Una delicia ia un remanso de paz y un mundo abierto a los sueños más locos y apasionantes. GRACIAS, GRACIAS, infinitas gracias por compartir tan maravillosa música. ¡FELICITACIONES POR DOQUIER! ❤💙💛💜💚🌝⚘🌞💪🗽🌍🎶🎁

[@jeff2446]

Beautifully understated performance!

[@mspg2]

brilliant - Bach and Baroque at its very best.

[@lianareth]

The best part in a difficult day. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@humbertotrachuk8438]

Un momento para descansar y escuchar tan bella música, un saludo de Mendoza Argentina.👏👏👏👏

[@talantik]

Привет из России.Плачу на 10.25.Это просто конец света!С утра хочется жить .

[@Rudi_F_Vienna]

What a joy to listen to! And to watch, too.

[@kim7685]

Love u all~beautiful performance~

[@tuliobabikian]

Light, joyful and very uplifting!

[@germanavila9519]

Bravo!!! Muchas gracias por este vídeo !

[@frchopin1]

Authentic Bach music. Wonderful!

[@mmk5638]

so full of joy! thank you all ❤

[@joewci311]

first time listen to this concerto and i m already in love with it ! thank you😌

[@fridasolares]

So beautiful and harmonic!✨

[@lenanielsen5903]

An absolutely wonderful performance Love Bach's music🍃

[@GjaP_242]

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[@Hailstormand]

I first listened to this as an advert BGM for a tobacco company.

[@maedilein6802]

Beautiful and beautifully performed. 💙

[@katherinewangviolin]

Beautiful and inspiring playing! 🥰 Love the energy