BBC Proms 2010 - Bach Day 8 - Air On The G String

Malcolm Sargent arrangement of the famous air from Bach's orchestral suite no 3 bwv 1068.
Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton on 14th august 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall.

[@rmac1042]

A piece of music so immutable, so timeless, so sublime... here we are 300 years later and this piece still is as relevant and soul wrenching today as it was when it was written! What a master was Bach!

[@RedRose4711]

To me he was the proverbial 'it'.

[@johnmarshall9945]

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[@MCAmbergauer]

Ich empfinde das auch so wie Sie, aber so schön wie Sie könnte ich das nicht In Worte fassen. Danke!

[@goofyrulez7914]

It is literally a timeless classic ❤

[@michil75]

This is just about as close as we mortals can get to heaven. What a magnificent piece.

[@SlightlyPwnish]

This or Canon.

[@robertflynn6686]

Yes!!I was contemplating something along those lines. Good post.

[@Eddie67-z4g]

The greatest musician of all times!

[@billace90]

This piece never gets old. So soothing and relaxing. As a retired violinist we played it many times, and the feeling of making such extraordinary music always was overwhelming.

[@Phyx1us]

I love classical music and in my opinion, this is the masterpiece of all masterpieces. So calming.

[@Herby701]

Bach is the greatest ever, a unique combination of mathematics and beauty. with most composers, it's mostly the one or the other. a true musical genius.

[@goofyrulez7914]

​@@Herby701- To me, he was pure... pure genius ❤

[@HectorosvaldoDiaz-bg8lx]

Bach el músico mas grande de todos los tiempos

[@joanbrate]

When I die I want to be listening to this incredible music... will make the passing more pleasant.............

[@Hardysamnin]

Lucyfur Feralcat We can all wish

[@Cham-mul]

I think so

[@avedic]

It's kind of lame to me how this song is considered almost kitsch by some of the more snobby classical music aficionados. I get the sentiment...but good lord, this piece of music is damn near holy. It's one of those incredibly rare compositions that comes along every so often, from the most creative and intelligent minds of their day, to illuminate an _aesthetic mental environment_ that was never before contemplated. I'd love to travel back in time and watch the very first audience that heard this being performed. I imagine there were many shivers-up-the-spine moments and a few tears. There's just _something_ about this song that hits some primordial region of my subconscious; it feels like my perceptual lens is clearer and less occluded by the inane banality of status-quo existence. If aliens ever discover Earth and us humans, personally I'd want them to hear _this song_ before they experience anything else. I think even an alien species, even if they had no context for what they were hearing, would still sense something ineffably poignant about this song. In this song, I hear one of the fullest and most complete expressions of humanity itself that I've ever heard. The mildly chromatic descending bass-lines, the yearning romantic melodic lines and the implied harmony they sketch out, the drone note suspended in air...falling like a leaf in autumn before blending into the harmony below. It's such a creative and inspired composition....indeed it leads me to write fawning pedantic overly-wordy missives about how this song is the perfect aural embodiment of human existence itself. So...yeah. Think I'll go make some coffee now and stop typing. :P

[@tonydanis1480]

+avedic It's just one of the risks of fame. Familiarity breeds contempt. My you, there is a very strong, inherent snobbery in classical music to contend with, particularly opera. The assumption is something exquisite could not possibly be perceived by the untrained mind. Pearls before swine. But, as you say, a true work of genius is cognizable by all. At least Pachelbel's Canon attracts more flak for being kitschy!

[@mkkravist11]

Lucyfur Feralcat you’re a laugh a minute, you!!! Cheer up pal!!!

[@ameliabence5773]

J.S.BACH....ROMPIENDO LAS BARRERAS DEL TIEMPO..... SU ETERNA MÚSICA.....BELLA... SENSIBLE...DELICADA... LA MELODÍA DEL UNIVERSO ... EN PAZ.... J.S.BACH:SU LEGADO ETERNO 🕊

[@billace90]

Completamente de acuerdo!

[@senor250]

What a perfect way to unwind after a hot stressful day in the office

[@vusisindane]

yes! yes! yes! This is definitely the best version on youtube!!

[@mauricecalleja6750]

Listen to the version played by Hauser.....

[@poetlaureate7334]

Orders the beauty and the pain in a balance that allows you to unify the fragments of your existence that finally prove incomprehensible, to feel comprehensible be it just for these moments. To resolve first loves meetings with their final departure and all the rest. Bach I love it.

[@frankpaterson9786]

How can you not love this.

[@JunaydMustafa]

I have chills listening to this... This is absolutely perfect!

[@davidbrown8763]

Absolutely exquisite - miraculous. I absolutely love this music and this interpretation.

[@ILoveTakeThat5]

Speechless.....within 20 seconds I'm already on the verge of a happy waterfall of tears!! Well, that happens for just about 99% of classical music I listen to but this is simply gorgeous

[@mleonard4133]

Amen.

[@Djangosfan]

This is incredible good! The beginning- so smooth and full of feeling. Great stuff. Thanks for uploading.

[@negritosatiro]

Yo creo que hasta el mismísimo diablo, tiene 5:11 minutos en el cielo, con lagrimas en los ojos, lleno de pensamientos hermosos, bondadosos, y buenos, al escuchar esta pieza maestra..!!!

[@joserey6107]

Asi es.

[@mrm252]

Concuerdo contigo

[@johnadavies1982]

Im not really into classical music, but i do love this.

[@stjut]

qué mejor manera de desestresarse en 5 minutos que escuchar esta hermosa música.

[@gutox253]

"Come, lovely child! Oh come thou with me! For many a game I will play there with thee!"

[@michaelmisanthrope]

I know it has been some time but I wonder where that quote came from. Thank you for your brilliant and civil comment. This cyber wilderness could use more of your sort. Thanks again.

[@MattWeisherComposer]

michaelmisanthrope That is...if I’m correct from a certain translation of “Erlkonig” by Goethe, a poem about a sinister wood spirit that lured children to their deaths. haha

[@Kegeljan]

C'est tout simplement étourdissant de beauté et de justesse, l'esprit de JS BACH est sans le moindre doute magnifié ! Je suis sous le charme ! Éblouissant !

[@johnmarshall9945]

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[@raoufdjema]

happy to live in our time knowing and appreciating this kind of music =) a real thankyou for uploading this !

[@deprt18]

Cierra los ojos y olvidare de todo. Excelente

[@user-D883Lyu3y3c]

Many thanks to them, for their excellent performance, and for sharing their creativity as public domain, for which I bow low and thank them. Great people of their time, playing great music as great masters!

[@tevvvy687]

VERY SMOOTH AND WARMTH SOUNDING!!! GOODJOB BBC!!!:)))xxx

[@misaki8194]

名曲!! veryveryLove

[@NicB05]

yay we are playing this at my school

[@fredomotive6998]

Masterpiece

[@mohafaz]

Magnificent. Relaxing and calming to the mind.

[@bma1955alimarber]

موسيقى تنقلنا إلى عالم الخلود و اللانهائي من المعاني و الأماكن و الأكوان 'music that takes us far away from the routine life to eternity and infinity in space and time' 'seule une telle musique est capable de nous transposer vers d'autres horizons; vers l'infini spaciotemporel

[@Jordi_Ventura]

Masterpiece. Cute version & great orchestral performance!

[@behzad125]

Simply beautiful! This is when the human creation talks to you.

[@ollief1658]

Simply beautiful

[@alexanderluttge8813]

das is keine Musik.... das is die Stimme der Seele!

[@billace90]

Ja, genau!

[@natidomeccampo6384]

realmente magnifco .

[@Abmarp]

soothing, calm, HAVE MERCY!!! great Job. I wanna be part of that orchestra. Yess!! Wonderful

[@DebbieH5731]

Beautifully done ❤

[@sinOsiris]

the best version 👍

[@johnmarshall9945]

This is the very best of performances of Air on the G string bar none, so far.

[@Altairific]

After all these years hearing this song, I can play most songs in my mind, but this one, I need to hear a snippet before I remember how it proceeds. I think it's all the simultaneous and recurring tune loops. I'll try and keep at it, maybe one day I might do it without a jumpstart

[@montsepeiro1296]

Quina maravilla DAVID Garrett ets impresionant i la teva musica ens deja en un altre mon,T'ESTIMO ❤❤❤❤

[@thienhung-19o46]

miracle. so beatiful.. i loveless it

[@spasskyfan5389]

A warm interpretation. Very nice.

[@MrGrandMasTerMind]

Without a doubt one of my favourite from Bach, I see this video having a lot of views in the near future.

[@a.kramer1615]

So beautiful 👏🏼💛

[@yitaebok6921]

아름답다. so beautiful.

[@gregsdrummer]

Flute and bass cuties

[@mmaybrown]

Beautiful arrangement

[@phillipanderson410]

This sounds exactly like air in the summer.

[@OnlyStupidUsernames]

Beautiful

[@iby914]

Majestic and uplifting

[@tini563]

Whos watching in 2021😂

[@amyl.9363]

Gorgeous!

[@dinhoeduardoteixeira]

extraordinariamente lindo, emocionante, arrebatador, uma levesa maravilhosamente envolvente quem dera pudessemos em nosso tempo contemporaneo desfrutar apenas de musicas como essas, mas infelismente o mau gosto esta em todos os lugares, porem joias come essa só aqui

[@skiniomira]

Just PERFECT!

[@juanitovaccaro692]

PERFECTION

[@dieterschuchmann954]

Wonderful! Love Night of the Proms for decades. This is a highlight!

[@ThePablotten]

So beatifull

[@herbertschrauth4202]

Mit dieser herrlichen Musik stirbt alles böse in mir...🎉

[@del-marmare1646]

The conductor is playing air in the air. No strings attached

[@eliasbernardes11]

Bravo!

[@IkanGelamaKuning]

Good reording, Someone coughing at 1:42 spoiled the mood.

[@aeroboy83]

I think God has created Air with this Music in His mind!

[@billace90]

Well, Bach was Christian….

[@minski1973]

At the first stroke I get shivers down my spine and they only leave through my toes when the last note is played. If you like music but you can't apreciate this, then sorry, but you have no taste. You can't argue with taste, but you must argue with no taste at all.

[@iby914]

Watching the conductor do his thing is so interesting

[@hfitzpatrick1863]

Goodness. The clarity of thought hat is takes to write this....Bach was a true genius

[@alldaybrekkie]

Thats exactly it. Bach reached an incredible mental state to achieve what he did, and he sustained it over many years. The father of modern music and the greatest composer of all time.

[@Elansouza-gu2lp]

Que o nosso único salvador Jesus Cristo de Nazaré seja louvado por toda internidade essa canção a ti ofereço pra voce meu criador ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@shin-i-chikozima]

おごそかなすばらしい演奏です。

[@clivebrincat1621]

i saw G-String in the title, i clicked

[@kikijunaidi8437]

Suddenly I am flying

[@jimmyalderson1639]

But ur not

Eternial Bach :-)

[@Dustyholes]

Music is way past its peak

[@djselekta33]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@carlosmariosanchezmolina762]

😮

[@ilonaglaubitz7763]

Gyönyörű

[@jennyrabbit6413]

❤❤❤2024

[@vivaeldaddy]

Me too

[@isoejr]

Claudia Yes, Erbarme dich from Bach's Matthew passion can compete. Besides Erbarme dich is more than just a musical piece, it's a prayer to Him that some here think is just a fantasy

[@isoejr]

He is really real and Jesus (Yeshua) is Hes only begotten Son, Amen.

[@batman3108666]

3:00 could of been a little higher and longer.

[@MrAxel55]

Good job. Can you say how many musicians are there??

[@shofoyoshy9646]

Can any body tell the Maestro name. Shukry from Egypt

[@johndojo1139]

Evil within brought me here haha

[@isoejr]

But now you can listen to a very good and wunderful thing. Bach's Air is the very essence of what music will be. May God bless you.

[@rmalcherdbarros]

bathesda brought me here

[@Oneorangejuice]

2024 anyone ?🤲

[@ukaszsmigielski8648]

It's played in C that's why it feels different... should be D

[@billace90]

In G.

[@sihoemail123]

music sorgawi

[@luizero26]

Asuka >.

[@DegraCovers6865]

The evil within song

[@kennhibibi3818]

バッハ☆さん・・・ スゲーよ・・・

[@xRitaritaa]

1:05 stephen harper lol

[@jacobanderson666]

What's the purpose of the conductor? If you say conduct, explain.

[@martinferrari2110]

+Jacob Anderson The conductor organizes the performance of a given piece of music. It might help thinking about the director of a company. Given the same employees, a company might succeed or not depending on its head. The conductor establishes the tempo (speed at which the music is played), dynamics (i. e. volume, where it should be loud, where it should not), whether something should be played legato or not, etc. etc. The musicians know how to play their parts (on good orchestras as this one at least), but since each musician has a different idea about how a piece of music should sound, it would take an awful amount of time for all of them to agree, if ever, on how to play a specific piece.

[@jacobanderson666]

Martin Ferrari little late, but thanks...

[@Caroline1261]

+Jacob Anderson He's the one who decides how to play the piece, it's his vision. Different conductor, different versions of the same piece :)

[@Hercatnome]

I’m here for REDVELVET!

[@Frisbieinstein]

Wonderful version. But the Stuttgarter Kammerorchestra still roolz.

[@billace90]

Rules, mein Freund. Rules.

[@최승원-p7r]

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[@beansandwiched]

holy crap that's a huge pimple!!!! lol

[@leonsmello]

@PhysicalsimForever Are you analphabet? "Malcolm Sargent arrangement of the..."

[@aryantosan]

schoon

[@hooked4215]

The musicians were very concentrated but the final result was poor. Please, f you are sick, stay at home.

[@ChristopherCookMusic]

why is it a whole tone down?? i have perfect pitch so this is unwatchable for me :/

[@netspirit79]

develop the relative pitch, dude. you can do it with some practice.

[@lyradicalunderscore3311]

I have perfect pitch too. Just because a song is in a different key doesn't make it impossible to listen to. In fact, it should make it more interesting if anything. ))

[@billace90]

If you have perfect pitch, sign with the Atlanta Braves.

[@raisharessy610]

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