沢山のご視聴、誠にありがとうございます。 10年程前に、イツァーク・パールマンさんのシャコンヌをお聴きし、心を奪われました。原曲は、ヴァイオリンソロですので、二十五絃箏での演奏は無謀な箇所が多々ございますが、私も演奏してみたい一心で、何とか、収録させて頂きました。 あまりにも有名で、素晴らしい作品のため、様々な解釈があると思います。 生涯、演奏し続けたい作品です。 Thank you very much for watching. About 10 years ago, I heard Itzhak Perlman's Chaconne and was fascinated by it. The original piece is a solo violin piece, so there are quite a few parts that would be reckless to play on the koto, but I wanted to play it myself, so I managed to record it. It is a very famous and wonderful piece, and I am sure there are many interpretations. It is a piece that I would like to continue performing throughout my life.
You understand Bach. This is an uncommon and impressive accomplishment on its own, but to do so on a koto says quite a lot about your musical sensitivity, and this extraordinarily expressive instrument. Brava and thank you for sharing.
@Cincy33 ай бұрын
This is the most amazing musical performance I have seen in my 72 years on this planet. I am in awe and in tears. Nothing else to say.
@enriqueelgenio2 ай бұрын
La Fusión de Occidente con Oriente es impactante. Es para silenciar la mente y oír al más allá en el más acá. 8-10-2024
@alfredotrovati53062 ай бұрын
Assolutamente geniale, un pezzo di una bellezza unica, evocativo, spirituale, coinvolgente, fantastico... 😮
Se habría maravillado que algo tan extraño pudiese existir y dar un timbre tan distinto a su partitura. Lo habría motivado a estudiarlo y componer una pieza especial. Hace una semana oí a Bach interpretado con bandoneón y por algunos compases parecía un tango o una milonga. Pero era el mismo Bach de SIEMPRE. Al oír esto, me dan ganas de beber té verde y luego un sake, mientras improviso versos.😮💞 20.7.2024
Nie widzę żadnych wpisów po polsku, więc dołączę. To wykonanie Chaconne na koto jest jedną z najpiękniejszych interpretacji J.S. Bacha jaką słyszałem. Dziękuję.
@monumentofwonders5 ай бұрын
This work by Bach is just one of the highest points of human achievement, and this performance shows that. Humans do terrible things, but a few of them can also do things like this, this woman is a marvel. This is just unreal virtuosity and musicianship.
@theodosios26154 ай бұрын
Bach sat down and wrote this entire piece in his head! Let that sink in.
@marcossidoruk80334 ай бұрын
One of?? What is higher than this?
@bilbodw4 ай бұрын
@@marcossidoruk8033 I absolutely LOVE this piece by Bach, and this particular interpretation of it on the koto. Nonetheless, I think there are human achievements which might rival it, e.g. Einstein's theory of relativity or Rembrandt's paintings or some works by Shakespeare or Tolkien, Brahm's piano concerto no. 1 in D, ......
@marcossidoruk80334 ай бұрын
@@bilbodw None of those things come even close to 1% of this. Especially the works of Shakespeare and Tolkien wich are MASSIVELY overrated, there are far, far better writiers out there. And seriously, did you just compare this with Brahms concerto 😂😂😂. Don't make me laugh.
@frenchimp4 ай бұрын
@@marcossidoruk8033 You could argue that some Bach pieces are even higher, the Matthaeus Passion, the Art of Fugue, a few cantata movements... after all Bach was at most 35 when he wrote the Ciaccona. He still had 30 years to live and he kept learning and researching... but who are we to judge, we humble mortals? I don't blame you, however. As a rule, the Bach piece I just heard is almost always the greatest of all.
Moving the bridge while performing this piece is an incredible level of mastery of the instrument. Damn
@Fortunfortvej4 ай бұрын
Bach sits in heaven listening to you nodding and smiling to you!
@VoicesofMusic9 ай бұрын
とても美しい、ありがとう
@sebastiangarcia26574 ай бұрын
I'm a Violinist and this is the best performance I ever heard. I never heard such a deep understanding and performance before, not even Old School violinists, whose I'm a huge admirer btw. You're incredible!
@boristansky44262 ай бұрын
есть понятие - число Бога. Оно выпадает на первый такт Чаконы. 3205 тактов цикла, а расстояние от начала 1 сонаты до 1 такта Чаконы 1985 тактов. 3205 : 1985 = 1,615. Число Бога. Все Чаконы. Пассакалии и Сарабанды начинаются на сильную долю. Почему Чакона Баха начинается так странно? Автор, ориентируясчь на текст Библии, изобразил момент Сотворения мира. Нет ноты ре - D - Dominus! Бог непознаваем. Нет паузы? Другая причина: начало страстей по Иоанну: "Вначале было слово"! Нет места ни ноте, ни паузе. Как раз на этот такт приходится Число Бога. Наверняка Бах написал сначала Чакону, а затем - остальные циклы, иначе как возможенн подобный расчёт? Манускрипт утерян, основа наших знаний о сольном цикле - копия. Какой-то ученик Баха при переписывании мог случайно указать название Чаконы мелким шрифтом, и пьеса вошла, за счёт общей тональности, в партиту Ре-минор. Не могло быть танцевальных пьес перед изображаемым моментом Сотворения мира. Темп=110, баховское аллегро, Не траурное шествие, а всеоблемъющая картина мироздания. 1720 год, посмертный подарок Марии Барбаре, эпитафия. Мы знаем о Большом взрыве, а Бах знал Библию. Всё совпадает: вакуум, взрыв протовещества, и - появление света. В качестве света - звучание скрипки. Мощный мыысленный импульс вначале, и - первые доли во всех тактах перетягивать нельзя! Вторые доли - продолжение, третьи надо договорить, мелкие длительности в конце тактов нельзя првращать в форшлаги. Вы скрипач? Отлично. Откройте Адажио из 2 концерта ми-мажор для скрипки. Первые 5 тактов гармонически построены на теме Чаконы. Адажио - жизнь человека, несправедливо короткая. Чакона - весь мир.
@limitstoprogress2 ай бұрын
@@boristansky4426 Thank you for this precious insight!
@bb11111163 күн бұрын
Agreed that this was an excellent performance. The expressiveness and phrasing were outstanding. I was also impressed with the flexibility of the instrument in handling the different scales in the piece.
@MilanMinic-kk3kh2 ай бұрын
Dear Ms. Kimura, you can rest assured you have achieved your goal: your Chaconne is no less breathtaking than Perlman's. Thank you for presenting this most beautiful piece on your difficult instrument. Your touch and skill make this music seem as written just for you and your koto. Perfect.
@marcegallogallo430324 күн бұрын
Strumenti incredibile e difficilissimo da suonare
@pgarnier708128 күн бұрын
Thank you from all of us Bach lovers, this is quite an achievement and much appreciated
@mattbounds7758Ай бұрын
I think the great JSB himself would have enjoyed this. I know I certainly did. Awesome!
@triod3714 ай бұрын
This is impossibility!!! For an instrument like koto to faithfully make music of Bach's time one needs to constantly retune, repurposes strings while constantly augmenting intonation on the fly, and on top of all these, project the great musical thoughts and emotional depth the work itself carries. I refuse to believe any human can do it, unless it is a miracle....It must have been a miracle!
@pierregarigue16584 ай бұрын
I'm floored .She makes you feel like the piece was written for the Koto.
I studied the Chaconne for years, and this brings me so much joy it cannot be described. I watched with laughter and tears at the unfolding of the brilliance through your playing. I used to be able to see it in my mind, now I can't play the first chord, but I get to relive that journey through your excellence. Thank you
@ecodino7328 күн бұрын
Brilliant! Art as a celebration of human ingenuity is radiant through your performance. I like the curation that neutralizes the flavor of traditional Koto-sound, honoring the original. Your execution is absolutely awe-striking. I was particularly amazed by how the chromatic movements, the two key changes, and the arpeggio part were played with such precision and proficiency. JS Bach would be so pleased. RIP Maria Barbara Bach 🙏
@matt_sitas2 ай бұрын
This is an instant classic of the towering repertoire. Kimura shows a depth of understanding that would have surprised and moved J.S. Bach probably to tears. Well, it got me anyway chaps :')
@davidwatermeyer5421Ай бұрын
Indeed! I think Bach is looking down from wherever he is and is deeply moved!
@RosalbaSaracco21 күн бұрын
Magnifica esecuzione... grazia..tecnica...musicalità che sfiora il divino❤
@catsuper671310 ай бұрын
何という神々しさ。魂が洗われるような演奏でした。
@rdkinley3 ай бұрын
Musically , visually, and emotionally a total tour de force… stunning
@docbailey32654 ай бұрын
I’ve heard this many times on many different instruments. This is the most beautiful and moving version I’ve ever heard.
@emcdonald102 ай бұрын
Spectacular - Amazing - Beautiful. The universe contains some wonderful things, and this is one of them. Thank you.
@rfdarsie9 ай бұрын
A flawless performance of one of the greatest masterpieces in musical history!
@AnnaCarey-iw9pc2 ай бұрын
This is a blessing to the world. An offering of healing and peace to all who hear. Thank you so very much!
@Ylva-xv4fz2 ай бұрын
First, I heard a fantastic rendering of this on Swedish nyckelharpa, then this! They both sound like Bach composed it for their specific instrument!
@EdmundArkus3 ай бұрын
I am a musician and I am completely in awe of the beauty of this transcription and transcendental performance full of great skill, understanding and love.
@wilhelmmatthies59215 ай бұрын
I felt that the Chaconne was fully adapted to the koto and to your playing. Bach would be proud of how well you brought out the core intent of the composition!
@jakegearhart19 күн бұрын
The justly tuned major thirds at 11:24 and harmonic 7th at 11:54 are perfect.
@therealzilch19 күн бұрын
Indeed. cheers from a fellow tuning freak in Vienna, Scott
@PhilJonesIII5 ай бұрын
This is so impressive on many levels. To interpret, you have to know the piece intimately, and there is a lot to remember, lots. And the sheer physicality of it. That instrument seems designed to wreck a person's back, yet she danced around it with lightness and focus. Thank you for your work and dedication. And thank you for sharing with us.
@nickyork89014 ай бұрын
I bet Bach would absolutely have loved this, so interesting hearing what the instrument does for example in the broken chords and bringing out the harmonies so beautifully.
@coette712 ай бұрын
Absolutely extraordinary! No superlatives come close to expressing the beauty and power of this performance. Bravo!!!
Unbelievable beautiful - she is not only able to play this complicated piece - she can also tune the instrument while performing, just beyond this world. I have heard this chaconne being played by many artists and also on unimaginable instruments and all of them where up to this monumental piece of music. I got to know this chaconne not before I was in my 80s - I am thankful that I didn't die before that happened,
@OrpheusSonOfCalliope5 ай бұрын
When you say 'tuning' are you referring to Ms. Kimura placing her fingers on the other side of the bridge and pressing the string down? That would just be temporarily bending the string to get chromatics. That is often done to get vibrato, but in this case, it allows her to tune the 25 strings to a single key, and then bend the notes for any chromatics needed in the score. UPDATE: Sorry, you are correct, I see that she is moving the bridges as the piece progresses!
@mantistoboggan26765 ай бұрын
@@OrpheusSonOfCalliopepay attention at 5:15
@anafranciscaavalos637912 күн бұрын
Qué maravillosa interpretación del padre de la música JSBACH en el koto!!! Me hizo derramar lágrimas de emoción. Si JSB la hubiera escuchado seguramente coincidirá conmigo en que es una pieza maestra pero estra sonoridad y sensibilidad del instrumento es capaz de imprimirle aun más melodia y belleza !!! Amo a JSBach desde niña y hoy dia me he vuelto a enamorar de su chacona! Alguna vez la ibterprete pero esta version excede cualquier expectativa posible Es un epitome de belleza y perfección. Felicito a la maravillosa artista por tan increíble ibterpretacion....llego a mi alma.
@beataeschlimann2053 ай бұрын
As a guitarist, I played this wonderful work with tears in my eyes, so deep and transcendental is the wonder of J. S. Bach's musical thought. I found everything here while listening to this work played on a Koto. The delicacy, the depth, I would even say the respect that we must have for this work so demonstrative of the deep connection that J. S. Bach had with the world of sound. A wonderful interpretation that goes beyond understanding, so much so that the adaptation on this instrument requires constant adjustment with the alterations. A performance that leaves us speechless, but makes us live a pure moment of bliss. Thank you so much Mrs. Maya Kimura for daring to confront this immense challenge with so much sensitivity, and a mastery that makes us completely forget all the difficulties of adaptation. Comme guitariste, j'ai joué cette merveilleuse oeuvre les larmes aux yeux tant la merveille de la pensée musicale de J. S, Bach est profonde et transcendantale. J'ai tout retrouvé ici en écoutant cette oeuvre jouée sur un Koto. La délicatesse, la profondeur, je dirais même le respect que l'on doit porté envers cette oeuvre si démonstrative du lien profond qu'avait J.S. Bach avec le monde du son. Une merveilleuse interprétation qui dépasse l'entendement tant l'adaptation sur cette instrument qui demande un ajustement constante avec les altérations. Une performance qui nous laisse sans voix, mais nous fait vivre un pure moment de bonheur. Merci infiniment Madame Maya Kimura d'avoir osé vous confronté à ce défi immense avec tant de sensibilité, et une maitrise qui nous fait complètement oublié toutes les difficultés d'adaptation.
@passinthru432815 күн бұрын
The respect shown to the music by this brilliant musician is palpable.
@richardsagala31864 ай бұрын
Sublime! Bach transcends all boundaries, your artistry commands the utmost respect, Bravo!
@musiqtee2 ай бұрын
Bending strings is part of the art - but also moving the bridges seemingly with little effort… I’m absolutely knocked to the floor in amazement… After pondering the complexity and sheer wonder of her performance, my words can’t express anything meaningful. My deepest thanks! 🙏
@davidwatermeyer5421Ай бұрын
Perfectly expressed.
4 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine how deeply you need to know the music to be able to retune the instrument on the fly. Amazing.
@IfUfindthisURlost4 ай бұрын
I can't speak for her, but as a koto player, what we normally do if we have to quickly change the bridge position during a piece, is during setting up, make a small chalk mark (on the sound board) at the point we need to move the bridge to. It is surprisingly accurate, because even if the strings tighten or slacken due to temperature, as they are all the same thickness, they all adjust by the same amount.
4 ай бұрын
@@IfUfindthisURlost That's fine once, but all the time?
@IfUfindthisURlost4 ай бұрын
She isn't retuning all the time, most of the time she is simply string bending. The string is supported by a bridge, which divides it in to a playing side and an untuned side. When she pushes the string down, she is doing that on the untuned side, in order to tighten it. This can be done in half or whole steps in order to gain two more tones from the same string. When released, the sting returns to its previous tuned note. This is not retuning the instrument, but is equivalent to a guitar player bending a string.
@orsonpeters3 ай бұрын
@@IfUfindthisURlost At 4:40 she's moving the bridges around though, not just bending the string.
@IfUfindthisURlost3 ай бұрын
@@orsonpeters That's right, please read the original reply which covers this.
Brava! What a beautiful interpretation. Moved me to tears. Bach would be so proud.
@ChelimYrneh4 ай бұрын
♥
@sormu165 ай бұрын
This remains one of the few most amazing things I have seen ever.
@Dawid-v2j22 күн бұрын
I've heard the original played by Perlman. I've heard multiple guitar transcriptions, including electric guitar. I've heard a flute transcription. I've heard Evginy Kissins performance on the piano. I've heard a fully electronic synth version. Now I've heard it on a koto. Bach just gets more diverse as the time goes on. Fantastic playing.
@wfowler54 ай бұрын
😢this performance had me crying. so touching so so beautiful
@volvodadfast5 ай бұрын
Lovingly performed and faithful to the original. Your technical mastery of the koto is on full display. I really enjoyed the performance. Thank you for sharing this video.
@stepaushi4 ай бұрын
The rhythm at the beginning already is far from what Bach wrote.
@dcc704 ай бұрын
A little too free with the rubato
@marudebaka60413 ай бұрын
@@dcc70A musician can't interpret a song? If she can't be too rubato, I guess she shouldn't be playing it on a koto, either. I mean if one were trying to be pedantic about it, it seems the tempo would be the least of one's concerns.
@klcbsoft2 ай бұрын
All I can report is speechlessness .. what a supremely fine and spiritual interpretation of one of Bach's finest pieces.
@justinludeman84245 ай бұрын
Amazing, one is transported to a recollection of Lute and Harpsichord timbres... yet this is unique. Your rubato and dynamic sense are superb, even invoking the ponticello and tasto of the original violin manuscript (BWV 1004). Your roaming intonation and tuning changes/string depressions are a sight to behold! Bravo Maestra.
@judithwhitehouse21494 ай бұрын
Bach wrote music - he left it to us to play it - even on instruments he never knew about (and even those we still haven't invented...)
@夢や無意識の音楽化と絵11 ай бұрын
とっても魂を感じさせて頂きました!!有難う御座います。
@m.lecollie35654 ай бұрын
Who knew the traditional koto could play such amazing classical music. Maya Kimura is a true master of her instrument. Bravo!!
@zamfully16 күн бұрын
This must be the morning for great musicians. First on the cello now this fantastic incredible experience. You are a great musician. I know the chaconne backwards and forwards every note. I studied Bach for four years. You are such a great musician . You certainly made my day. Thank you so much.
@Herbst-Kind5 ай бұрын
Erstaunlich, Bach auf diesem Instrument zu hören, aber es klingt wunderbar und ist hervorragend gespielt. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.
@juliannaversolaАй бұрын
Absolutely breathtaking. As a pianist, this interpretation gives such a breath of fresh air to the piece entirely. Taking this piece at this slower tempo with so much space and air between harmonies creates such an intense atmosphere that is so captivating. Bravo 👏🏼
Fantastisch - intoniert, gespielt... das ist schon mehr als meisterhafte Beherrschung diese Instrumentes. Schade, dass Bach das nicht hören und sehen konnte :) Mir fehlen die Worte... das ist gleichermaßen beeindruckend wie berührend 💖
Funny, my own classical guitar teacher told me the same thing when I was 18 and asked to play this song. She said I need to be older to properly interpret the song. I picked it up again when I was 37 and it took me nearly 2 years to play it to my satisfaction. This woman plays it beautifully on an instrument so foreign to Western music is absolutely amazing.
@BadPepsiManАй бұрын
@@didiermontagnier6114you should upload your chaconne.
I've been watching this video for many times now but still can't find the words to express my feelings. Doesn't matter, others already have said everything what possibly could be said. I just want to add, it was a great occasion when a great piece, a great artist and a great instrument met each other. And the most important thing: the devotion to the piece was unsurpassable.
@christo60024 ай бұрын
All you need is Bach, artists in love with music, complex instruments they play and ears to listen. Your soul connects with its homeland and a new life begins ❤
@caberna5 ай бұрын
Extraordinary and quite unique. Maya, the solemnity and virtuosity with which you interpret this pinnacle of musical creation is simply outstanding. I had the great privilege of meeting you in Mexico City some years ago. You have certainly developed into an accomplished artist. Congratulations.
@chuckbosio29246 ай бұрын
The runs of 16th notes are handled beautifully. Masterfully nuanced playing. Changing key on the fly by depressing the string of shifting the bridge is also a wonderful demonstration of proficiency of the musician.
@marais710 ай бұрын
涙が出ました。至高です💦
@MokutanAngelo4 ай бұрын
I was waiting for a standing ovation of the crowd at the end of the video... You deserve one, Maya!
@peternemeth17772 ай бұрын
Really beautiful. At certain passages it moves the soul even more than the violin does.
@yournway5 ай бұрын
Not only was the interpretation beautiful, the mastery of the instrument and the dificulty of playing bent over it just blew my mind. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
@plahern5 ай бұрын
Absolutelly wonderful! one of the best musicians ever listened. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This is one of the deepest and reflexive pieces of my favorite composer. In the 70s I found a recording of Bach's music played on Japanese instruments it was a marvelous recording that I cherished for a long time. This performance, although the difficulties of the composition and the inherent difficulties of the koto, is of such beauty that any praise to the performer falls short of my thoughts and words. ¡Bravo, bravísimo! Thanks for such beauty. There's something about the Koto that has the warmth of flesh. Certainly if Bach knew about the instrument he would wrote exquisite music for it, as he did for the lute and the cello.
@mariomuller1906Ай бұрын
Életem eddig talán legmeghatározobb élménye ez a videó. Imádás van
@dtdyvr2 ай бұрын
this amazing instrument was made for this transcendent piece of music, and this transcendent piece of music was made for a sublime artist like Kimura san. much gratitude.
Assolutamente emozionante e commovente esecuzione!!! Conoscevo molto poco il koto giapponese come strumento e la sua storia, sapevo solo che si tratta di uno strumento tradizionale e che affonda la sua storia nei secoli, strettamente legata alla storia tradizionale giapponese! Ma non avrei mai immaginato che questo incredibile strumento, così difficile e complesso, potesse essere suonato in maniera così affascinante e sublime, e con tanto profondo sentimento!!! 😢La Maestro Maya Kimura è Straordinaria, ed il suo strumento una Meraviglia Assoluta!!! Grandissima!!! Vorrei abbracciarla!!!
She is amazing! Wow!😮 Moving the bridges while playing would be so hard to master.
@markharder36764 ай бұрын
Yes, imagine any other instrument, other than the human voice, that you can tune and re-tune on the fly, so to speak. Truly mind boggling virtuosity, that.
@tomsanders68718 ай бұрын
I can't believe what I just saw 😮🙏
@felixtham96322 ай бұрын
As a violinist, whose favourite piece of music is the Bach Chaconne, I just want to say WOWWWW