J. S. Bach: Lute Suite in E Major

[@Wizardofgosz]

The more I watch the more I know that Stephanie is one of the best in the world. This performance is SPECIAL, as is Stephanie.

[@Biensche-3566]

It is absolutely impossible to lose hope and faith in the good in people when you hear such wonderful, fantastically performed music. Stephanie translates Bach's timeless message of a peaceful world in a way that everyone can understand, hear, see and feel ✨

[@staffanolofsson8201]

I agree, this peaceful world still exists, despite all wars. If you doubt it, just listen to Stephanie playing Bach. In our minds and in our hope this better world still exists.

[@philipb2134]

​@@staffanolofsson8201nice sentiment, but contradicted by Guernica.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@philipb2134 No contradiction at all! Wonderful music and hope for the future can exist at the same time as Picassos Guernica.

[@philipb2134]

@@staffanolofsson8201 I would like to agree with you. Loss of hope, is loss of self; loss of self-determination; loss of self is what Nazi ideology sought to impose, for whatever great of State. Please let is not fall there.

[@philipb2134]

@@staffanolofsson8201 Guernica was a warning. Putin further invaded Ukraine in 2022 because fluffy sentiment seemed to let him do it without consequences. Si vis pacem, para bellum.

[@royplayer]

And let's give a shout out to the wonderful genius who wrote these fantastic melodies for us to enjoy.

[@christofthedead]

Bach is such an underappreciated underground musician, when will he get the recognition he deserves

[@gilbertobrandina9487]

@@christofthedead You kid but from his death in 1750 to almost mid 1820s Bach's music was not played except for counterpoint exercises. In 1829 Mendelssohn organized the performance of St Matthew Passion, virtually unknown outside Leipzig, rekindling the attention for Bach's works. So, yes, Bach is still due proper recognition.

[@loiseaunoir1021]

Lots of tritones in Bach's that makes him the inventor of heavy metal! lolllll

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@christofthedead Ha ha, and lol

[@gilbertobrandina9487]

@mollyK12 thank you, captain obvious.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

I have never heard Bach BWV 1006a better played on guitar than this. After listening many times to this interpretation I just have to give Stephanie Jones 10 points out of 10. Her playing is tender when tender is needed and sort of rough when rough is needed. As a whole: Her Bach on guitar is an experience for my mind and body, better than anyone else can do. I enjoy her playing immensly! After starting the Prelude in a high tempo, with good precision, like a rocket out in the blue, the second movement "Loure" comes as a relief, very nuanced playing, and then the Gavotte, perhaps the best known of all the movements. Followed by the the more unknown Menuett I and II. The Bourree and the Gigue ends this performance, all movements are fabulous played by Stephanie Jones. I also like that this is the WHOLE Lute Suite, not only parts of it. Warm thanks, Stephanie!

[@ratnagunadharmachari4267]

Yes, I agree

[@staffanolofsson8201]

As I understand, this partita for solo violin also has been used in other music of Bach, for example in the sinfonia in Cantata BWV 29. Bach was surely a genious in also using all his best ideas in

[@maj-lenaskagerlund3118]

Stephanie Jones is one of a kind. Outstanding!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@maj-lenaskagerlund3118 Thank you. Reading your words about her hands beeing too small for classic guitar, I just thank God for Stephanies ambition to still go further in studying classic guitar. The result is splendid.

[@dylanharnettmarshall9700]

I agree her playing is very good, but there are many great interpretations on guitar. Ana Vidovic, Eliot Fisk, Christopher Parkening, to name a few.

[@Fai2012]

Quiet, steady, stable heart with a touch of boldness and strength. This is why Stephanie's Bach is the best and I keep coming back for it :)

[@keithroy9217]

The tempo and control of dynamics make this the best version of this piece I’ve heard. Beautiful!

[@Juan-k9l4e]

Su sentido de la medida es espectecalular.

[@Milage100]

This is not only worldclass playing, but ever so tasteful and touching I could rejoice and cry at the same time. ❤

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Same, same ❤

[@loiseaunoir1021]

She has excellent dynamics, to say the least!

[@Krj1332]

Bach + Stephanie. Such a gift! Remarkable, enchanting performance.

[@klchu]

Imagine my joy when the first movement ended and I realized there was still 15 minutes more! Your music is always wonderful and the video production quality is top notch!

[@alanbauch2815]

I love the looks she gives to her guitar, the expressions add a kind of human element, it's the genuine self she brings to this very (mostly) serious music

[@staffanolofsson8201]

The look she gives her guitar is the look of love.

[@pascalsolal]

Definitely the best artist on a classical guitar today. The most musical, the most sensitive playing, very feminine, without any ego in it.

[@krasimiradowney5935]

I agree with that summary!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

I agree, but I dont know what a feminine playing means…

[@pascalsolal]

@@staffanolofsson8201 More softness, less "demonstration". She abandons herself in music, as a woman abandons herself in love.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

@@pascalsolal I accept your explanation....may we all be a little more like women....

[@Longtack55]

​@@pascalsolalSo men show their "feminine side" when they demonstrate deft delicacy? That is archaic tripe.

[@diydad7704]

I'd pay to listen to her in a live concert. Instead i get to enjoy her playing for free! Sometimes YT is a wonderful place. Thanks so much, Stephanie!

[@colb999]

I would too, even travel to Brisbane or Sydney to see her if she comes back here.

[@robbabcock_]

I was fortunate enough to hear her play live in a small venue here! Absolutely wonderful, she's an amazing player.

[@thomastepfer9861]

Absolutely

[@Flashfox_Prime]

We did ... when she performed in Escondido, California a couple of years ago. We reeally enjoyed it :-)

[@staffanolofsson8201]

For me You Tube is enough. I dont want to travel around the world and bye tickets.

[@gitaarlesvanhans]

This is the best performance of this Bach suite I heard until now. Stephanie, even John Williams did not so well. You must be a goddess . I can hear you also did a lot of historical research. Knowledge and lots of work combined with joy. Thank you

[@NickHoad]

I keep forgetting there are two well known John Williamses in the world of music and every time the guitarist is mentioned I have to pause for a moment to work out what’s going on

[@micheal49]

Thank heavens we do not have to choose between Stephanie and and Ana Vidovic and get to listen to both of them. What a wonderful time to be alive!

[@njlauren]

The beauty of this kind of music is each performer brings new magic to the piece.

[@richard4666]

Sorry a small note of decention because you can play the prelude at high speed does that mean you should.

[@njlauren]

@@richard4666 Tempos ,rubato, are all part of playing a piece your own way. Given the nature of baroque music it is within bounds to play it faster or slower. It was true in Bach's time and it should be true today.

[@MichaSloman]

This really wowed me. I sincerely believe this is the best performance I have ever heard of Bach's Lute Suite in E Major. Stephanie, you are on a path to rapidly becoming one of the all-time great classical guitarists.

[@richardswinehart9507]

Wonderful! So many performers rush the central part and create a muddle. Her performance flows throughout and never sacrifices musicality to technique. I look forward to more of her playing.

[@jesussanz101]

You have filled all my home with the spirit of Bach. Thank you for sharing with us the result of your hugh work, talent and dedication.

[@jespersgard3487]

This is Bach masterclass by an extremely talented musician! I learned to play the classical guitar 40 years ago when Julian Bream and John Williams were at the peak of their careers. One can only say that Stephanie Jones is the future top player of the instrument. Truly gifted and an absolute joy to listen to. And by the way what a lovely instrument Paul Sheridan has built for a top guitarist to play!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Thank you for the information about her wonderful guitar!

[@serge8397]

@@staffanolofsson8201 : One glance at the rosette of her guitar tells you everything :)

[@grehuy]

There are too many videos asking you "not to laugh" .. There are so few you can watch entirely without tears .. of joy. This is one.

[@latheofheaven1017]

There's a slightly smug smile crosses your face at the end of the Prelude. Nothing is more deserved. In fact it should have been a huge grin, and if Johann Sebastian could have heard it, he'd be grinning from ear to ear too!

[@harryway7942]

❤

[@franknguitars7671]

Stephanie is in a league of her own ... incredible!

[@idontknowwhatahandleisohwell]

If i had words to describe how beautiful this is i wouldn't have to call it magic.

[@nyanates]

Virtually the only YT algorithm that got it right. So glad I've discovered this channel. Edit: I've honestly never heard this suite performed live as masterfully as this since Parkening's concert days... until now. Never thought it possible. If ANYONE could ever inspire me enough to take up the classical guitar again after having left it after 5 decades it would be Ms. Jones.

[@JDERIEL]

Iconic perfornance. Of all the many times I have heard this piece, this is the one that sounds right. Stephanie is channeling J.S. I can feel his ghost flowing through her fingers onto the strings.

[@BobC-u1i]

She does, indeed, play this masterpiece with the skill and sensitivity that is the most captivating of all performances I have heard. I wish she did not expand her horizon so widely as some of the more recent pieces she plays because I want to hear all my Baroque/Classical favorite composers interpreted by Ms. Jones. I don't feel this way about almost all of the more modern composers, but she plays all periods and almost all styles. My glass is sadly only half full of what I wish to hear.

[@TalentedDilittante]

Oh, if Js Bach could hear this . . . a new standard in performance . . . and soooo beautiful!

[@erict1917]

An elegant, impassioned passage through the heavenly magic of her art.

[@spencerdieck1665]

Outstanding…cleanliness, quality of tone, all of it.

[@KainzMusic]

I honestly can't say which was the greater part; your performance of the piece itself or your flowing into the music and having such a relaxed and joyful sense about you. Masterfully and beautifully performed!

[@TheWindGinProject]

A true master of music. Bravo! Stephanie Jones

[@eddielonghair]

it's a wonderful thing that a guitar can produce so many notes at the same time

[@paintermomm]

Wow. I was so stressed out today and then listened to this and my heart melted like butta. Sweet lovely gorgeous music for my soul. Just magnificent. ❤

[@MarioUser7]

Completamente de acuerdo contigo!!! Estas muy linda!!! Sería maravilloso hacer una linda amistad contigo!!!

[@MarioUser7]

❤

[@peterbusch6351]

Das ist wirklich eine unglaubliche gute Interpretation!! Unglaublich gut!!🙏❤️

[@iclassici]

Grazie! Grazie di vero cuore! Che artista meravigliosa! Un dono di Dio! Precisione tecnica, ma ricca di passione e interpretazione senza scadere nel freddo tecnicismo, suono meraviglioso! In tempi come i nostri in cui spesso, nelle Chiese, la Chitarra viene "violentata" da musicanti che la strapazzano a mo' di pop da Chiesa ascoltare la magnificenza di Bach in questo modo ci fa comprendere di cosa è capace la Chitarra classica e cosa potrebbe fare anche nella Liturgia insieme all'Organo... solo se si imvestisse su musicisti veramente preparati. Grazie di vero cuore per questo Paradiso❤

[@thatguyjoe007]

The patience, endurance, talent and years of practice it would take to arrive at this level. Just remarkable!

[@ludgerniemann61]

Det är underbart som Stephanie spelar! Tack så hemskt mycket!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Hon spelar gudomligt bra!

[@rafaelgabrielyan639]

It is a great pleasure to enjoy a wonderful performance of Bach's music and admire Stephanie's beauty at the same time. Harmony in everything. Thank you! ❤

[@colb999]

Wonderful. Watching you play Stephanie gives me a little extra joy as watching your face as you perform reminds me of watching my late wife, a classical pianist, especially if she didn't know I was. As I commented below, please come back to Aus soon so I can please see you live. I check your site regularly.

[@francisfulache9326]

What a joyous discovery! Stephanie is a fantastic addition to female classical guitarists whose immense musicality and techniques are incomparable. Bravo!!!

[@blue47er]

Richard Rogers once composed a tune that asked: "Have you met Miss Jones?". Today I can honestly reply to say, "Yes, and what a great delight it has been!"

[@StevenRosenberg]

I can hear the dynamics in this recording -- Bach "breathes" with the dynamic shifts, and you do it very well.

[@grehuy]

This.. is the music to play.. to invite angles .. I would turn around and expect them to enter this church in this moment. What an amazing artist, how beautifully understood the lines, how far left all difficulty of the instrument behind. How close you bring us back to understanding, dear! Thank You!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

And thank you for your words. Yes, this is music for angels. And for us.

[@josesaldivar655]

When all the neural networks, and muscle, are trained, Playing as you do, it seems a very easy task. I could be jealous of your ability, but I am not. It takes passion, discipline, and love to train and learn so that one can play as beautifully, as you. Many thanks for your talent. Cheers Stephanie. God Bless You.

[@ericgendell8874]

Stephanie has attained the level of mastery where there are none better. Stephanies cadence, time, claity, phrasing are about as close to perfection as humanly possible. Sergio Assad wrote a composition for Stephanie which is the gracious honor and acknowledgement of a great master.

[@annamckinney6622]

Spectacular, as always. Thank you for sharing with us, Stephanie.

[@limitstoprogress]

THANK YOU Stephanie beautiful performance - this goes right to the top of "Favorites"! Music played without emotional content is just notes - this playing has notes but they are the carriers of immense emotional content. You really have to know the instrument; you have to live the instrument to get to this level of accomplishment. Bravissima! (from Canada)

[@kirk290]

Hello Ms. Jones, glad to see that you have edited these videos into one film. I love your performances of these.

[@TalentedDilittante]

Soooo beautiful! You play the way Bach's music was meant to be heard. THANK YOU.

[@jasonstripinis8834]

Brava, brava, brava! Your fingerings in the Prelude are nearly identical with the ones I (with guidance from Maestro Jerome Mouffe) worked out from the Gesellschaft, but you execute them as I've only dreamed of doing! The ornamentations in the Loure, too--so gorgeous and yet honoring the unique majesty and delicacy of the piece. These are the only two of the six movements I still do--anyone who can keep this whole suite "under the fingers" is Maestra, indeed!

[@paulwhetstone0473]

The most elegantly effortless and natural musicianship once again on display by Stephanie.

[@andysutton6436]

Stephanie, you play beyond feeling and emotion, you play with your very being and here have produced the most beautiful reproduction of this absolutely wonderful suit. Thank you Thank you Thank you. A thankyou too to the cameraman and the editor for showing us your skills in detail. For us would be classical guitarists this is an invaluable insight into correct application of the body to the instrument. At 77 years of age I am sure I will never get near you skills level but I will learn much from this video as I revel in the sheer pleasure of listening. Thankyou ,Andy

[@staffanolofsson8201]

As an 78 old man who has not played guitar in 50 years I congratulate you, as I congrate Stephanie for fantastic playing.

[@whyteian]

Outstanding performance Stephanie!

[@peterleary5763]

Absolutely first rate . I am amazed how she can play what I know are very difficult passages with a smile on her face...a true artist.

[@michelrombaut]

a flawless technique, an ability to be particularly sensitive to musical structures and outstanding musicality. I just love this guitarist... ❤

[@heikek.5321]

Wonderfull❤You found the bridge between 100% exact interpretation and personell, emotional accents. And it looks like dancing, light and easy. Thank you.

[@dtneko954]

フレーズのつなぎ方、歌わせ方、本当に素晴らしい‼️❤😂

[@BertC-np9sn]

Your interpretation of the gavotte is so delicately delivered - almost ethereal. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@samrogerwestman7952]

😊 John Williams brought me into the lute music by Bach 50 years ago. This is the best rendition I have listened to in decades.

[@papaowl13803]

This is a beautiful piece of art. Stephanie you have grown over time. Listening to this , Beautiful, with fingers gracing ever so effortlessly over the strings. Thank you.

[@gboy1973]

your talent is insane to me... been playing rock tunes for over 30 years... this was amazing... thanks to youtube and thank you for sharing. AMAZING!!!

[@wilfriedhilbig7581]

Wunderbar. Ich höre mir das bestimmt noch einige Male an.

[@rabendranath]

This is one of my all-time favorite pieces, and here Stephanie plays it beautifully... What a fantastic interpretation. Bravo!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@thomastepfer9861]

Brava

[@TimothyCampling]

Amazing. Good balance between the voices. And not romantic and yet not cold. Bach would have loved your way of playing. And so do we.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Yes. I also like this balance. Thank you.

[@TimothyCampling]

One can hear almost no string sliding noises etc. What is your secret? Which kind of strings are you using? (They look kind of golden colour?)

[@peterpim3519]

Wonderful play. Thank you for giving me this time of contemplation. Greetings from Germany!

[@thierry8930]

What a joy to hear this magical interpretation from this masterpiece!❤ Thanks and greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@louiss3409]

Unreal,.Every time I watch you play it just amazes me, precision, expression, just beautiful, and the music isn't half bad either... 😁 I would say I wish I could play like this, but I don't have another lifetime practice like this. There are plenty of amazing artists out there, but your performances are among the best. Every time I think you can't get more amazing on the guitar I find a performance that exceeds the last. Well done. When I listen to this I can't help but imagine this playing in a royal court in Europe in the middle ages. The sheer memory of all the pieces you play without sheet music is unreal.

[@DorothyOzmaLover]

Stellar sound so full of brightness and heart which stirs countless emotions in just an ideal fashion, many many cheers!

[@likunguitar]

Beautiful interpretation! I'm deeply touched.

[@lepetitvapophile5054]

A powerful and strong willed interpretation. Sharing your works is truly a gift to humanity. Thank you very much.

[@alexshay7969]

You are such a perfect guitar player. Such a pleasure to listen to!!

[@breadfan262]

Love the attack and emotion in the prelude. Wonderful interpretation.

[@bruceboome]

It's refreshing to hear Stephanie playing something from the standard repertoire, as she (as a young artist should) concentrates on highlighting modern composers. After Segovia, Bream, Williams and Russell have done their thing there's not a whole lot left to say, but Stefanie manages with aplomb. Watching her eye movements, I thought 'She's actually reading this", only to have that confirmed later in the video. Given that the first item is several pages long, I wonder how she turned the pages, Maybe she had a page turner off camera. All in all a stunning performance. I think she is the future of classical guitar.

[@nerdnam]

Looks like she's got an iPad or something there. I agree she is the best in classical guitar that I know of.

[@bq2210]

It is astounding how much your play has developed in the last two years - congratulations. This recording is bordering the sublime!

[@Nazareth1833]

Amazing! Stephanie and Tatyana are the two finest classical guitarists in the world! I would go as far as to say the finest classical guitarists ever! Bravo and thank you!!!

[@davidgordon1981]

You are unbelievable good. You have obviously worked long and hard developing your skills. Only a true love of guitar and of course music can result in such great talent. Thank you and all who supported, encouraged, nurtured and appreciated your potential.

[@robertgoyette5863]

incredible! been getting into bach guitar interpretations this past year(actually how i found your videos), love seeing this. amazing as always steph

[@eggertgudmundsson7845]

Outstanding! The musicality is just out of this world. Closed my eyes an listened over and over again!

[@captaindunsel6958]

This is a breathtaking performance. I must say that all the videos I see of you are impeccable. In the choice of location, the camera work, lighting, and editing the various shots. I congratulate your team.

[@davidegualtieri3126]

Grazia Angelica e perfezione del fraseggio e dello stile. God bless you Stephanie!

[@michaelellis7139]

You bring at least an extra three beautifully integrated dimensions to Bach! Astounding! You play Bach how it’s meant to be played! Serene and Sublime! Thank you so much!

[@raffitorossian6994]

It was an excellent performance of Bach with excellent technic and nuance. I loved it so much. Thanks for uploading.

[@rolandkalus]

Yeah! I love it! So much expression and emotion! Thanks!

[@nickrichards3841]

Perfect rendition, so fluid, crisp and definitely one of the best performances of the Prelude I’ve heard 😊

[@nopeguessnot]

Delicate, without being timid. Great pacing and phrasing. Well done, Stephanie.

[@Colonel_Kassad]

It is breathtaking from the first note to the last.

[@raulgil8459]

Totally amazing playing!!!!

[@MecchaKakkoi]

Wonderful! E major is a beautiful key on the guitar ❤

[@serhuey]

Very clean and expressive. I'm impressed. Thanks, Stephanie!

[@johngoodall7097]

Stephanie wonderful as always I don’t think there can be many guitarists that could be close to your talent ❤️❤️❤️🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@JDS0409]

Absolute mastery!

[@alguitarchristie]

The lute suite,is One of my favourite pieces! Great playing and lovely sound!

[@bonuebonue]

Incredible phrasing, charachters, anticulations, sound variations.....: just wonderful!!! Subscribed immediately! Thank you Stephanie!

[@MRods47]

This is awesome. Your control on dynamics and clarity makes it for me, thank you.

[@stephenrivera4382]

A true artist! Thank you, Stephanie - and Johann!

[@CSBourne]

Utter beauty and utter beauty combined. What more could you require.

[@nickpearsonuk]

A near flawless performance of this wonderful work. Simply beautiful. The classical guitar is safe in the hands of players such as Stephanie and Alexandra Whittingham. On top of that we have access to contemporary performances by older masters, Goran Sollscher and David Russell, to lift the spirit.

[@jphong2673]

우와 스테파니 존스 새 동영상이다...스테파니만의 특유의 감성으로 바하곡을 소화하셨네요. 너무 잘 듣고 갑니다. 감사합니다.

[@franksabatino7576]

Thanks Stephanie. This performance is amazing, fluid, mellow, and precise.

[@JavonR123]

That prelude….. wow just a masterpiece! 🎉

[@Plx499]

Best playing I have ever heard ! You are a genius of the guitar ❤

[@jeannouelvanleeuwen]

Amazing clear and precise played 🎉❤

[@davidcallison4308]

Every note played, wonderful interpretation and performance. Thank you for your hard work. Our world is now abetter place.