BWV 989: Aria variata alla maniera Italiana (Scrolling)

Performer & Album Info - 15:17
1. Aria - 0:17
2. Variation I - 2:39
3. Variation II - 3:59
4. Variation III - 5:13
5. Variation IV - 6:20
6. Variation V - 7:21
7. Variation VI - 8:15
8. Variation VII - 10:06
9. Variation VIII - 11:11
10. Variation IX - 12:06
11. Variation X - 12:46

[@maestrotheoretically519]

Once you get started listening to a piece by bach, you can't stop

[@tchaffman]

Built to binge 🙌

[@donaldcatton4028]

Don’t listen to the first bar….it’s an addiction machine….

[@dollemannetje]

Like most of his works....

[@andreaswerner836]

The Sound of the harpsichord is incredibly nice

[@franceskinskij]

Bach never got out of Germany. Yet he knew everything about composers like Vivaldi

[@nicol8282]

You are my favourite youtube channel, I swear!

[@tom_szcz_org]

Played this for harpsichord class midterm exam and absolutely loved it

[@alejandrom.4680]

Tomasz Szczerba You're fortunately can play hapsichord, in my country i can't find a teacher or even a Hapsichord :'(.

[@alejandrom.4680]

محمد حسین ترکمان we have the same dream lol.

[@joeelkins4073]

I've been dying waiting for BWV 989! Thank you!

[@Nooticus]

This piece is pretty much unheard of in general but it is so great! Thanks so much Geru for allowing me to discover these ‘new’ masterpieces!

[@gervaisfrykman266]

Do you know the prelude and fugue in A minor BWV 904? A splendid concerto movement with 3 appearences of the ritornello and a magnificent double fugue?

[@Nooticus]

@@gervaisfrykman266 No I dont think I do actually! Incredibly it actually isnt on gerubach's channel which I dont know why!

[@gervaisfrykman266]

@@Nooticus There are performances on you-tube, some with score. Best wishes

[@dartagnanx1]

I love this channel!

[@loeuvrededieu]

Magnificent

[@erickdanielperez9463]

Excellent!!!

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@cembaloish]

And I thought I had heard all of Bach's harpsichord (and organ) music. What a surprise.

[@raulsimon2218]

Very good! Thank you for the score.

[@TimondeNood]

Thank you!

[@jazzguitarfreaky]

Bach could adopt Vivaldi style.But vivaldi could not write in Bach's style.Too complex.

[@danal81]

Italian style but soon Bach forgets it and starts with his 20 century modulations game lol

[@KKIcons]

to go all Schoenberg on it lol

[@SPscorevideos]

Playing B natural instead of B flat at 13:40 is really a bad idea. :/ Which is weird, because the rest of this recording is full of good ideas!

[@thebachemulationproject3268]

I agree Stefano!

[@FLAcademyofMusic]

But it creates the V/V (E to A) in preparing to cadence in D. We just moved through a few keys (this section started in C), so it's necessary as a pivot chord. And also, chromaticism, so it's fun.

[@FLAcademyofMusic]

Perhaps the Bb was the weird note actually - the surprise.

[@SPscorevideos]

Carlos, I mean the B at 13:40, at the beginning of the bar, not the one in the end (which is natural in score and in the recording). The B I'm talking about t's flat in the score, but the player plays it natural. It's bad because the chromatism is more interesting as written, IMHO.

[@FLAcademyofMusic]

Stefano Paparozzi totally understand and agree!

[@wcsxwcsx]

In all the years I played, I never saw the notation for that two-note arpeggio we see at 1:04 . I never saw it when I played the piece all those years ago. What's the story behind that?

[@nicolasbagnoli3564]

😍

[@FckingLOL]

More like “air and variation in the manner of Vivaldi”. How the 16th and 8th notes interweave, the repetition of the same melody line several times before a resolution, the circle of fifths progression, etc. are all Vivaldi’s signatures. Not to mention the motif in variation VIII was taken right out of one of the variations in Vivaldi’s la folia. Not complaining by the way, the more Vivaldi the better in my opinion.

[@FckingLOL]

The point was that the extent of the "Italian" characteristics in this composition is significantly Vivaldi, while there are rarely (if at all) any traces of the characteristics of other Italian composers such as Corelli, Torelli, Veracini etc. that can be considered *distinct* from that of Vivaldi's here. I have never said anything to even slightly imply that Vivaldi not having taken any inspiration from other Italian composers in any stretch of the imagination (he also had German influence from Pisendel, by the way), but he by no means embodies the entirety of the "Italian style". Besides, Bach openly adored Vivaldi and have dedicated him numerous transcriptions. It makes sense for him to emulate the Italian style by following Vivaldi's very closely. Learn to read and read to learn before posting please.

[@FckingLOL]

>Bach didn't adore Vivaldi Yes, that's why he put so many VIvaldian themes and motifs in his non-transcription works right? The fact that Bach was commissioned to compose those transcriptions does not at all show that Bach didn't adore Vivaldi. In fact this could have influenced how Bach composed in the Italian style, which was the entire point. The main point is that Bach's Italian influence, especially in this and some of the violin sonatas, comes in a major part from Vivaldi.

[@FckingLOL]

Jay Preis Yes because it is entirely impossible for Bach to hear of Vivaldi prior to the transcriptions, right? I did not at all refer to the “the la folia subject”, but the actual motif as well as how it weaves with the lower voices was quite literally how Vivaldi wrote one of his la folia variations. Obviously anything can seem “superficial”, or anything for that matter, when you fail to read and resort to desperately grasp at the strawmen you set up yourself. I do not care what you personally think of Vivaldi’s work, it is completely irrelevant and makes your claim of my “superficial understanding” quite ironic. I’m just glad that Bach did not share your blatant ignorance of what Vivaldi’s music brings to the table.

[@FckingLOL]

Jay Preis Yeah, I think we’re done here, child. How embarrassing.

[@lidiuska]

Jay Preis... I have a luxury Deutsche Grammophon recording of Bach's 'Brandenburger Konzerte' for the Spanish market saying that Bach rewrote Vivaldi's pieces to feed his 20 children... I don't know whether to call that adoration, but he could have chosen some other composer.

[@composer318]

Goldberg Variations 2 🤞

[@marshalltrogers]

I'm curious as to the meaning of the small slashes at 1:05, I've never seen them used before.

[@miss_shinku]

Glissando?

[@franceskinskij]

sounds like acciaccatura

[@PointyTailofSatan]

This is clearly inspired by Bach listening to Orlando Gibbons.

[@Microsoft-Windows]

Which tuning is it? Is it meantone or Valotti?

[@christophercarver1401]

drink every time you play a mordent ;)

[@shuyi1217]

0:19

[@michelasernacchioli]

*ad libitum

[@martinszemberg-goldgraber8772]

Good point

[@nathanschmidt7115]

who's playing?

[@VolodiaLukianov]

Странно, но как будто это написал не Бах. Не похоже на Баха. Ни одного контрапункта, ни одной темы, для полифонического украшения. Очень странно.

[@user-tz5gp4oz8p]

Это "вариации в итальянском стиле", ничего странного.

[@VolodiaLukianov]

@@user-tz5gp4oz8p Спасибо вам. Я не профи, просто оч увлечён темой))

[@ana-ch3ie]

Bwv 989>>>>>>>>>>bwv 988

[@nicolamanusardi892]

Good intention, but with too many pauses and arbitrary slowdowns every now and then between the bars.