Itzhak Perlman: J.S. Bach - Partita in E major, BWV 1006

Live recording from Saint John's Smith Square, London (1978)
Itzhak Perlman - violin
Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita in E major, BWV 1006
1:19 Prélude
4:50 Loure
8:07 Gavotte en rondeau
11:19 Menuet I
13:16 Menuet II
15:10 Bourrée
16:43 Gigue
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This is the last of the set of three sonatas and three partitas which Bach completed in 1720 when he was employed in Cöthen.
Christopher Nupen about the performance:
"A memorable performance of the Bach partita shot live at a public concert in London which helped us to learn that there is almost always a depth to live performance on film that is frequently missing from studio performances."
A Christopher Nupen Film

[@kelvincheng1833]

ever had that feeling when you go to like a video, but it's already liked and wished to like it a second time

[@sunnykim4637]

Omg yes. All the time

[@dylanlizardman2186]

Same here friend.

[@pelegzm8640]

I just made an entire other account on google just to like this video and a few of heifetz's

[@CameronBFunny]

Make a second account

[@christopherwu7918]

I have several accounts and I keep liking the videos I love like this one with different accounts. Yes I know I'm a bit crazy

[@dougharris5566]

Mr. Perlman always appears, when he's playing, to be having a greater time than anyone else in the 'house'.

[@bettygardner2302]

Well said!

[@slavneslavne]

I should say not only Perlman had that ability. Most high-level musicians have almost automatic full involvement when start playing.

[@makytondr8607]

Doug Harris Well, when you have the ability to make music this pretty, why wouldn’t you be having a great time.

[@watchme2day]

I never had the opportunity to see him play in concert but every interview I've seen he's always appeared to be happy and grateful.

[@jamieboyd4574]

He is totally "in the zone". The music just comes right through him and his violin. Music transcends everything! : )

[@cezarcasian5206]

When I listen to this partita , it makes me happy and all of my problems are forgotten , and i think I'm not alone who feel this way and Bach is smiling looking at us who enjoy this masterpiece .

[@kengyu0830]

I like your aspect and have similar feelings, that's why i start learning violin more then 20 years ago. While playing I feel so free and lively, like that I am flying!😊

[@Astrobrant2]

It's always struck me as wake-up music. Anybody listening to this prelude right after waking up will probably have a great day.

[@kandagy7729]

When he starts playing in that chair, no one in the crowd thinks of his disability. It's one of those beautiful things of being a musician.

[@handsomechuck1]

You get the feeling he doesn't think of it either.

[@davelee8961]

@@handsomechuck1 Yes, you always feel that. Along with being such a stunning violinist, he also must be a beacon of light for people with any type of disability. The "disability" vanishes into nothingness. He sets his crutches down and you hear God speaking to you through Perlman's violin.

[@sadraramezani1711]

Not a musician, A LEGEND

[@mous3y490]

woah i always thought he sat down because he preferred it - just noticed now.

[@JuniorFarquar]

I could focus on nothing BUT his disability...I'm a lib. Wish he were a colored person. It's ok to say that. We libs can do anything...POC = People of COLOR, so logic dictates that the connotation is "colored people". Aren't we libs special masters?😁 First and foremost, one's skin color allows me to know how to treat them special, like a token, or caricature of their colored correspondence race. Because equality, or is it equity? MLK frowns.

[@keelyreitman7495]

1:19 Prélude 4:50 Loure 8:07 Gavotte en rondeau 11:19 Menuet I 13:16 Menuet II 15:10 Bourrée 16:43 Gigue

[@dasolati]

You, mate, are a blessing

[@ffstopP]

thank you.

[@mingyuzhu]

Thank you

[@user-ne2fv8el8b]

Thank you

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

The froward mouth do I hate that’s not grammar

[@WorgenGrrl]

The gavotte en rondeau is my favorite part and to hear Itzhak Perlman perform it, is a Blessing! Truly exquisite!

[@hayoolleeviolin9779]

Same!!❤❤

[@stevenmaddock4237]

Perlman is in my view the most accomplished violinist of our time, he’s tone, musicality, and command is very inspiring. he also makes it look so effortless!

[@hongli9803]

Only true masters of violin make incredibly difficult and emotional pieces look like a piece of cake.

[@hongli9803]

And Itzhak Perlman is amongst of those masters

[@dionlindsay2]

@@hongli9803 Someone said in a comment to another video of Perlman that if the violin could play itself, that's how it would play. I like that.

[@amber40494]

Agreed!!

[@amber40494]

@@dionlindsay2 perlman plays Bach as I imagine Bach would have played

[@KSfan4ever]

I came here after listening to another world class violin prodigy perform this same Bach Partita. But in Mr. Perlman's extraordinary hands, it sounds like a completely different piece. He imbues Bach with a passionate, dancing quality that is truly breathtakingly wonderful. And the tone he produces on this exquisite instrument captures one's heart and soul and takes it on a journey of delight. Amazing performance.

[@Me-uv6kc]

95% of Bach's music is dance music

[@fleosflanacek]

Itzhak, you truly are an asset to mankind. The world is greater with you in it. Such a great musician. Such a great man. 👏 👏

[@triciabloom5883]

Breathtaking. To hear music like this, that someone once imagined and wrote- that someone is now playing--- it brings me peace in the midst of our troubled and violent world world. Perhaps gives me hope.

[@betterthantelly2993]

Very well said.

[@ivanarellano3409]

We’re living in the most peaceful time of human civilization

[@davelee8961]

Same! Stunning.

[@paxwallacejazz]

Can you imagine stepping out of that auditorium into the world of 1978?

[@reidwhitton6248]

Yes, I did it back then. But it was after an Eliot Fisk concert.

[@amber40494]

@@reidwhitton6248 love fisk! He was pretty perfect

[@jsleith]

Man that would be baller. Bach violin partita, pop a quaalude, and go see Floyd live.

[@oldhippo2158]

Mr. Perlman we all are mortals but your echo will stay forever. Thank you.

[@85monicasoldatova]

echo echo echo echo

[@samuelwarshaw9480]

He’s not dead yet!

[@davidgildour]

You know he truly loves this piece when he doesn't need any sheet music to play it flawlessly.

[@anirudhsreeram4015]

Cellists don't need any sheet music to play Canon in D...

[@liubenjamin9524]

@@anirudhsreeram4015 I think all string players can do so... A violinist had to rehearse Canon in D for more than 30 times in school orchestra and all other people was out of tune....

[@Jeremy-ub2xs]

What I most love is seeing him enjoying himself with what he does, I've seen other videos of his concerts and it really makes my day seeing someone happy doing what he does

[@davelee8961]

Absolutely! He radiates such a joy.

[@teeple1877]

I love listening to Itzhak and Glenn Gould play Bach. They both are so into it.. to the point where Gould couldn’t stop humming (which is frustrating at times when I’m trying to hear how amazing his playing is) I love listening to their virtuosity combined with the beauty and perfection in their playing

[@josemicael1515]

One Of the best violinists Of all time!

[@houseofleaves2743]

Check out Jascha Heifetz, Itzhak worshiped him

[@amylee608]

Heifetz and Itzhak are both great violinists

[@badger4382]

I decided to stop watching this clown playing his fiddle as soon as it stated! It is disgusting to see this perlman clown crying and throwing boogers on his violin while he plays...! I see Hilary Hahn playing AMAZINGLY and BEAUTIFULLY without those revolting faces as the ones from this perlman... Bravo, Hilary. You are the BEST!

[@verenameli9095]

badger4382 em sorry but I disagree, because I think music is not about "looking good" while playing violin or any other instrument. Hilary Hahn is amazing too but Perlman is also great, because he really feels the music. You don't have to like his playing but stop insulting him and please go listening to Hilary Hahn and her version of the Partita.

[@sender1496]

badger4382 Are you angry because you're playing like a robot yourself? Like I don't get why you would give a shit about how he looks.

[@classicalmusiclover7903]

Proving once again that he is one of the greatest violinists of all time!

[@trinity_psalm]

You can really see his passion for music in his face. He really loves it and it's a beautiful thing.

[@hongli9803]

And you can also hear it in his playing, he plays with so much passion

[@madamedellaporte4214]

What a silly comment. Is there any possibility that he wouldn't? He has made his career out of it.

[@trinity_psalm]

Ourania Eirini what a silly reply. Just because something is your career doesn’t mean you love it. I was just saying something nice

[@madamedellaporte4214]

@@trinity_psalm I was having a silly moment.

[@sox-on-a-duck693]

He's making love to his violin.

[@elizabethkerr4860]

This absolutely gives me chills...in the best way.

[@mozgren]

Bach played by such an expert bringing tears to my eyes over 40 years later. Thanks too to KZbin/Google...

[@leetheflea7584]

This has to be one of the greatest musical performances ever!!!! It's perfect!!! And captured for all time too.

[@mortarmadillo1252]

Having a commercial in the middle of a Bach song is reprehensible.

[@gracerosholt208]

calling this a song is reprehensible lmao

[@chipsnegativeharmonyrips7187]

@@gracerosholt208 chansons de la Bach if you will. une pièce du merde de la derrière magnifique de Jean-Sebastièn if you must

[@alicealice7900]

Don't you know ad blokers?

[@ofsabir]

He certainly is not missing a physical ability because he has an ability which makes him unique better than people walking and running.

[@hazeld8016]

Well he is missing the physical ability to walk without assistance. Disabled is not a bad word. It's just part of who we are. Always trying to pretend we don't have it or it didn't exist just perpetuates the idea that disabilities are these disgusting things we should never talk about. -sincerely, a disabled 19 year old

[@gustavomendoza6187]

When the world was in peace and the theaters, music halls, libraries were full of people...

[@TheHeroFrost]

The youtube rabbithole led me here. And now I've got chills from this beautiful performance

[@timbolee73]

intense, profound, complex, virtuosic and amazing - I'm in awe of this.

[@NTKatz]

אשף בכינור !!! אין שכמותו.-כפיים לך פרלמן יקירי.,👋⁦♥️⁩

[@aneeyasafeera7514]

his playing make me go running and dancing at flowers garden.so great

[@winterswinters3137]

I agree, Bach always sounded like a big Nature Worshipper to me. I always saw the same visualization, running through fields of flowers, joyously--perhaps inspiration for Sound Music? Just a thought.

[@ellisolson3012]

So much emotion goes into his phrasing. Just wow

[@kayper54]

I get dizzy listening to this because I can barely breathe. It’s just perfect.

[@lad4694]

Same. I'm pretty much just holding my breath. What's left of my brain power goes into not making a weird face in front of my roommates

[@franx6996]

It’s not perfect. He crunches some notes

[@dannyboy2267]

@@franx6996 I think what kayper meant was that Perlman executed it perfectly

[@adityatanwar2647]

Itzhak Perlman in his prime time

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Excellent, and very talented, Master Violinist. Beautiful, and energetic, composition. I'm now a fan of Mr. Perlman's. I've always been a fan of Mr. Bach's since before my birth, when Mom would lay there and sleep to classical with headphones on, and put headphones on ber belly bump for me. She noticed that when I was a baby, and fussy, all she had to do was put the classical on and I'd calm down and get content, faster if it were to be Bach. Later if I was being a hyper child, it was like, "Ok, time for a classical calm down session!" That's what expecting Mother's need to do, start your baby on music before they're born, and it'll help out later. Not too early, when you have no bulge obviously, but once you're starting to get out there, just hook the headphones around your belly, and with not too much volume (comfortable for your ears, not too low though or it won't be heard through the amniotic fluid,) and get them to liking it and when they're babies and children, that music will calm them. Sure worked for me, then at five I started branching out into my own calm down music choices that was highly influenced by the music of the 80's. Phil Collins, Culture Club, Thompson Twins, George Michael, Peter Gabriel, Sting, etc, but there was always classical, to this day forty years later...

[@tomjacob8861]

Bach lives amongst through the virtuosity of Itzhak Perlman. It’s the bridge the supports humanity. He plays and the Master smiles

[@hongli9803]

I have nothing but praise and admiration for him, if you do not like his playing, thats fine, but do not insult him for it.

[@sputnik4216]

Love this man! Who can do this when he's gone?

[@johnunkerman]

J.S. would approve. IMHO, this is how gavotte en rondeau was meant to be. Absolutely Breathtaking!

[@violaisreallycool]

I'm currently playing the Gavotte and I can say he nails it! The entire partita too, don't get me wrong. I just love his tone! So rich!

[@amber40494]

Such gorgeous tone and perfect intonation! And his violin is a work of art as well.

[@violaisreallycool]

@@amber40494 truly a perfect combination

[@jarrodanderson2124]

What an absolute treasure he is 💚

[@ChrisWrightOM1]

This is like the essence of E major!

[@Seanakin]

Mr. Perlman performance of Bach is a musical equivalent to Newton standing on the shoulders of giants. Bravissimo.

[@TheHeidilarae]

I've always wanted to play this. He's given me the inspiration to try....

[@thethikboy]

Superb - Bach deserves this virtuoso - unparalleled agility from a physically disabled man.

[@nightstar8044]

He is amazing! This is a pretty difficult piece and he makes it seem so easy. I wish I could learn from him.

[@lizmchenry4633]

Exactly! He perfects with ease.

[@user-oo1tk1uu4d]

he have a learning chanell on youtube, if you interested.

[@langhamp8912]

Note the lack of sheet music in front of him

[@tox99jorge]

Him is on masterclass already

[@andrewzhang8512]

@@langhamp8912 yeah but that's normal unless your memorizing liek Busoni or something

[@aaronjorgefridman5662]

Una obra monumental de jóvenes +/- 280 años. Una interpretación magistral. Un profundo goce espiritual

[@parakozm3927]

If someone tells me that I have 20 minutes to live, I am watching this.

[@korea_trip3603]

Oh! God...I felt a thrill from the beginning of this song.

[@dreamingdragon77]

Itzhak plays with hart and soul.

[@johnwiese6760]

Heart* Sorry had to

[@dreamingdragon77]

@@johnwiese6760 sorry, my native language is Dutch and hart = heart in Dutch :-)

[@jamesyu1093]

Mit Herzem und Geist!

[@georgekelk9575]

This is my favourite Bach piece.

[@123pcservices7]

8:09 naissance clarté naïveté consolation inspiration, un don singulier et touchant de faire sonner pareil charme publiquement avec autant de voix et tellement de grâce insouciante, pas sûr que Bach en avait autant, Perlman est un être rare..

[@badger4382]

Pas du tout! Il est reelment degoutant de le voir quand il commence a pleurer comme un imbecile. Il fault voir Hilary Han et sa facon de jouer avec son violon. Elle est REELMENT SUPERBE, mais comme pas cet imbecile perlman...!I decided to stop watching this clown playing his fiddle as soon as it stated watching the video!!! It is disgusting to see this perlman clown crying and throwing boogers on his violin while he plays...! I see Hilary Hahn playing AMAZINGLY and BEAUTIFULLY without those revolting faces as the ones from this perlman... Bravo, Hilary. You are the BEST!

[@juliali9944]

How can you say that? Hilary Hahn and Itzhak Perlman have very different playing styles. I can agree that Hilary Hahn is very good, but you can’t compare them in any way. They both play wonderfully and resonate in people’s hearts, and that is what matters.

[@barbaraweselakfranch1387]

Itzhak perlman is my favorite violiniste....Hy is Amacing♡♡!

[@zathrasyes1287]

The music of J. S. Bach represents mankind in one of its few peak levels.

[@jordant3700]

The way he plays so effortlessly makes me forget my worries

[@TheManuel1616]

La perfección tiene nombre; I. Perlman

[@morris3186]

Mister Perlman is excellent good at the violin ！

[@shubhsrivastava4417]

I don't know why is this but old recordings sound a little different and better to me even if they're not crystal clear like today's recordings.

[@Chrismacleod777]

What a wonderful player! That music is a test of physical endurance as much as musicianship! Thanks for posting! 🎈😆😀🇦🇺🌹💃🏻🕺🏻🎻🎶😀👍💐🌹

[@sarahjackson2397]

Astonishing. I love how he uses the decrescendo so effectively.

[@carbonc6065]

2:55 - 3:12 is sublime--my favorite version--this man is awesome!

[@barbaraweselakfranch1387]

Amazing together!hy is wonderful and amazing Itzhak Perlman my favorite violinist 🎻❤️🌹

[@user-is3rl1vx2h]

Безумно Восхитительно!!!! Вы, Бог Музыки!!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@anttitakala375]

Yes greetings

[@MrStravinsk]

Esplêndido!!! Chega a emocionar!!! Brevíssimo!!!

[@JD-ge7yi]

The prelude to me feels and sounds like a turbulent life, it's rises and falls correlate to the hopes of accomplishment, only to fall, and then rise again, arrested to the currents that surround us. Controlled chaos, beautifully captured in the form of music, and performed by a true master of the art.

[@MrAviron]

Pure genius, composer and interpreter.

[@YT-mu9vk]

MrAviron ハッ！

[@NicholasWingComposer]

Most inspiring. A timeless and syllogistic expression of Bach's masterpiece.

[@PilzkopfZockt]

I totally agree!

[@weveri6]

Syllogistic?

[@Tom-wc4sq]

Syllogism An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises); a common or middle term is present in the two premises but not in the conclusion, which may be invalid (e.g. all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ). Deductive reasoning as distinct from induction. doesn't seem to make sense in this context.

[@badger4382]

I decided to stop watching this clown playing his fiddle as soon as it stated! It is disgusting to see this perlman clown crying and throwing boogers on his violin while he plays...! I see Hilary Hahn playing AMAZINGLY and BEAUTIFULLY without those revolting faces as the ones from this perlman... Bravo, Hilary. You are the BEST!

[@michaeltheophilus5260]

@@Tom-wc4sq that is what I thought..as I knew what it meant too

[@michaeltroster9059]

There are violinists who are technically adept, but none can give the nuances necessary for perfection the Mr. Perlman can deliver.

[@modelcitizen1977]

I can’t even imagine how many hours of practice it took to learn this so well he could do it with his eyes closed.

[@Astrobrant2]

I'm guessing that even when he opens his eyes he's not seeing anything.

[@vieileric]

Dans les années 40 ma mère aimait me jouer la gavotte. J'en garde un souvenir ému et j'apprécie d'autant plus la magistrale interprétation de Perlman

[@twoblink]

#InTheZone I've heard him live... it was awesome.

[@patricioaguilera134]

The Menuets are my favorite and to hear Itzhak Perlman perform it, is exquisite!

[@drtmuir]

He is one of the great citizens of music.

[@badger4382]

Pas du tout! Il est reelment degoutant de le voir quand il commence a pleurer comme un imbecile. Il fault voir Hilary Han et sa facon de jouer avec son violon. Elle est REELMENT SUPERBE, mais comme pas cet imbecile perlman...!I decided to stop watching this clown playing his fiddle as soon as it stated watching the video!!! It is disgusting to see this perlman clown crying and throwing boogers on his violin while he plays...! I see Hilary Hahn playing AMAZINGLY and BEAUTIFULLY without those revolting faces as the ones from this perlman... Bravo, Hilary. You are the BEST!

[@drtmuir]

badger4382 She is a superb player. And she is also one of the great citizens of music. And by that I mean that she cares deeply about music, about the people who play it, and about the audience. The same is true of Perlman. You may not like his playing. But beyond playing, he, like Hahn, has used his fame and influence to help people, to make the musical world a kinder and more caring place, to teach and nurture others, to make the whole process of music education more welcoming and less stressful for countless people. Art is important, but helping and caring for humanity is important, too.

[@conhecimentomais-prof.serg6871]

Amo as execuções desse grande violinista!!

[@richardwebb2348]

Long time advocate for the performance of baroque music on period instruments

[@rosernabona9364]

Sensacional , Itzhak Perlman amb la Partita in E major de JS Bach

[@Astrobrant2]

I don't play the violin, but I know that he's continually having to alternate between two strings (sometimes three) at about 1/6-second intervals. That seems super-human to me. But for him, it's all in a day's work. Absolutely amazing, and done with great beauty and precision. It's inspiring to realize that there are humans who can actually do this -- and that even in 1720, Bach assumed that there were.

[@tutti_najp]

まじでパールマン凄すぎて言葉が出ない。表情がどんだけ音楽を愛してるか伝わってくるのがすごい好き。

[@GerhardBuecker]

Eine einfache Weise, von Bach gekrönt.

[@pierredelecto9385]

This guy is a machine.

[@architectgilbertperez6664]

Enchanting Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita in E Major! Amazing performances by Itzhak Perlman! Galing! 🎶

[@darkpitcher5242]

I remember listening to this life on R3 I thought than and still do now that the BBC is the best public broadcaster on the planet KEEP IT SUBSCRIPTION FREE

[@AidaJof]

The most talented virtuoso of our times. Bravo maestro👏👏👏

[@percyheat]

Excelente, Mr Perlman. Usted es un MAESTRO. Muy buena versión de esta Partita en MI Mayor.

[@valentinekizito661]

the second movement is sublime

[@susanarossi7979]

¡ Qué bello escuchar sus sonidos y estas melodías! ¡ Despiertan memorias dormidas!!

[@lawcch]

superb performance of JS Bach Violin Partita BWV 1006

[@NoferTrunions]

Oh so Beautiful... Occasionally is astounds me how a seemingly arbitrary organization of molecules can result in such a wonder. And not one cell is aware of any of this. Take that Entropy - In Your Face!

[@philippakerr5478]

I find the prelude in equal measure beautiful and exhausting to listen. Sometimes it just sings, and the resolutions and non-resolutions (or what do you call them) are so beautiful - but it's also so relentless.

[@jmcr9555]

This music exorcises souls 😇

[@cecilialiebenfelss8827]

Mr.Perlman has really a gift from our Creator,thank you for comforting my soul!

[@charlesross9260]

Genius.

[@nicolahacking2623]

Lifts the soul even more than the cello suite.Bach is sublime.

[@alvarofontansc]

A mí me impresiona ,me emociona como cada nota "sugiere "la armonía del acorde correspondiente !! En realidad obviamente hace una sola melodía pero Bach es tan grandioso que "te hace sentir "todas las demás notas de la armonía .Es más podría escribirse perfectamente todo el arreglo musical con sus notas de bajo etc.

[@amelinademonchy1310]

Bonjour à vous, Je m'abonne pour Itzhak Perlman violoniste, j'adore l'écouter sur Bach. Pour moi, c'est le meilleur pour interpréter Bach. Bien que beaucoup de jeunes s'y risquent avec talent. Je suis impressionnée devant la dextérité de ses coups d'archet. Et j'écoute, il y a que lui qui sait produire ce son rauque avec diablerie. Je ne me lasse pas de prendre mon petit déjeuner avec ce magnifique violoniste du nom de Itzhak Perlman. Merci à vous pour ce partage d'archives.

[@AshleyHKim-se6tf]

the gigue was so emotional, especially the second repeat part✨

[@PaulHummerman]

His sound is unequalled.

[@vegetariangiovani2240]

Applause 👏

[@adrianodeoliveirapinheiroc8476]

A inspiração de todas as cordas do Brasil!!!!

[@pianistyoon-hee3443]

Beautiful legato!

[@danialbrown4417]

2:02 best violin playing angle ever.

[@BoricuaEnLaLuna100]

Oh Glory!! I found this Jewel!!

[@blacat2168]

Carlos Montero Maybe you'll re-find it if I answer your comment :)

[@KT-xp9mc]

Wow👍he is the best