Les Voix Humaines by Marais

[@abdulazri7]

I'm bewitched, this is the kind of music my ears were craving

[@CatsPajamas23]

✔️. (& soul. )

[@tumppuuu]

Back to this after two years. Best version ever. This ought to get gazillion views.

[@subhradeepghosh2523]

I an studying for an entrance for over an year and the test is in a few weeks. This is one of the most important and stressful period of my life so far, and this type of music helps me to keep my composure and stay dedicated. Your music has helped me a lot throughout my journey, I can't thank you enough. Love you Brandon♥

[@leporello7]

Oh my god, that was so tasteful and boldly played at the same time. The dissonances! The dialogue of the different arpeggio styles (plucked vs. bowed), the subtle dynamic changes etc.! At this level music does not feel like an interpretation of something already existing or a historical reconstruction, it is just there and gets you. Thanks so much!

[@yngbldskzz2017]

this piece is just incredible, and played beautifully. I’ve been listening on repeat for the past hour almost, and it’s still as magical as the first time I heard it. Fantastic job :)

[@randallpietrocci5403]

Very nice work!! I really love the interplay between these two beautiful instruments! I wish they were still as common as they used to be. We need more music like this these days.

[@CatsPajamas23]

Word.

[@chrispage3166]

if i was a dictator, music like this would be the only music allowed. all other forms of music will be illegal

[@littlesunshine9218]

@@chrispage3166 That's a very depressive vision.

[@zuioprt]

music from the past making the future looking less grimm. thanks!

[@HannesW123]

Big like to this one!

[@vai160]

You guys performed the piece so soulfully. It's really touching. Thank you for the 'concert'!

[@terjesimonsen4206]

Oh, that is so beautiful! And I love how it's panned; Acker to the left, and Trompeter to the right.

[@Musikkeller-Innsider]

Sound, textures, harmonies, all perfect. Enchanting...

[@Nanaeguitar]

What a pleasure to listen to! Beautiful performance ❤️✨

[@brandonacker]

Thanks, Nanae!

[@TheModernHermeticist]

Ugh yes, got into this through Jordi Savall

[@helendecruz1947]

Do you have a link to the Savall version? I love everything Savall. (Also, great pseudonym. Fitting for the time - early Baroque/late Renaissance)

[@TheDrunkMunk]

So beautiful and inspirational. Once I get good enough at guitar to justify it, I'm buying a lute. Maybe one day even a theorbo.

[@felixthecat0371]

Have you begun your lute journey yet?

[@TheDrunkMunk]

@@felixthecat0371 Yep! Recently, when I was visiting family in the UK, I was able to rent a lute and play it for about a month (this is just not possible where I live). I managed to make a few recordings on my phone - nothing special, but really fun.

[@felixthecat0371]

@@TheDrunkMunk Glad to hear 😊

[@felixthecat0371]

@@TheDrunkMunk I am learning theorbo at the moment and it is very fun.

[@ДвухцветныйКуст]

This is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing that acient piece with us.

[@maib6307]

As another gamba player, I know how difficult it can be to accompany Marais and I just want to note how absolutely sensitive, gorgeous and creative Brandon's theorbo playing is. Not to mention Craig's spectacular gamba playing. Beautiful beautiful playing of this wonderful piece.

[@fredgarv79]

I just heard this last night in Seattle and I noticed that the theorbo player was not quite right, he blamed on a G string that wasn't working right but I think he was just not as good as this player.

[@wesleyayres7017]

I love this so much, theorbo is quickly becoming a favourite of mine and this is a very special place in my heart for viol, hopefully i get to compose for viol players in the future :)

[@omarp.rawidigdo1357]

3 uploads in 1 week what a treat

[@veryoriginalchannel]

By far my favourite performance of this piece, and there's something very eerie and beautiful about the juxtaposition of the piece's title and the performers wearing masks.

[@antunmrzlecki6752]

Wunderbare, und tiefsinnige Interpretation.

[@три_раза_Кху́ман]

sublime, thank you both for this performance

[@carolhatfield2900]

I agree - a very important piece, and one of the most beautiful pieces of music in the world. It never ceases to “ get to me”! Wonderful video, thank you!

[@iiirdeyeheretik]

I love les voix humaine. I arranged it for solo theorbo because I was jelly of gamba players getting all the good music. Ended up arranging a bunch of gamba music for solo theorbo.

[@brandonacker]

I was thinking of trying the same!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I listened this with my headphones and it was great!

[@ExpertatZero0]

I so love it 😍 thank u so much and Merry Christmas 💕

[@elizabetht3287]

This makes my heart sing and gives my soul peace

[@TheOneTrueKyyng]

So hauntingly beautiful.

[@metalmig]

that Viola da Gamba 😍

[@Mats.Fagerberg]

Beautiful music, fantastic instruments and superb playing!

[@gerardvila4685]

100% agree. The combination is magical.

[@WillaLamour]

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you.

[@oirlossuenos327]

Absolutely incredible!

[@yettt9314]

I love the way you play so much keep it up

[@BIZEB]

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[@tumppuuu]

Sublime.

[@EpicsOfFours_Gaming]

Sad I can’t get lessons from Brandon as I play trombone. I feel like he’s a wonderful teacher and human just based off his videos alone

[@ivannovotny4552]

Very delightful and many thanks.

[@HannesW123]

Sounds Bach-inspired! And I like it

[@gavrinmahaffey3656]

Beautiful healing tones

[@bogdanmusic5726]

Great job!! 💜

[@yuntongyang3393]

My heart separated to parts and music glued them up

[@michaelpeterson7506]

Serenity!

[@bernardinelermite1133]

Sublime !...

[@LiveActionKimPossibleRufus]

Hey Brandon I've got a question. Is this pairing of instruments something that was common back then? Like if I had gone to a concert of this time period, could I expect to see these two instrument together? Or are these instruments simply very flexible and can replicate the instruments that likely would have been used? Essentially, if you had a band back in the day this came out, what instrument would everyone play?

[@brandonacker]

Hi, yes the gamba and theorbo were a great combination in the baroque period. They are both members of the "Continuo" family which include instruments which played from the bass line in chamber music and in opera. The continuo family includes many instruments: lute, theorbo, guitar, harpsichord, organ, cello, viol, harp, bassoon and more. This specific piece your hearing by Marais comes from a series of books published for the viola da gamba which takes the melody. Then Marais provides a bass line which could be played by one continuo instrument I mentioned or an assortment of them. It's really up to the performers. In our performance, we loved the sound of just theorbo playing, and improvising over, the bass line.

[@LiveActionKimPossibleRufus]

@@brandonacker Thanks so much Brandon! Knowing the history behind the music makes the music all the more enchanting! Happy holidays!

[@TheDrunkMunk]

@@brandonacker thanks friend

[@Jasper_4444]

Another common use for these two instruments was to have the two of them accompany one or two voices, or one or two higher melody instruments.

[@lennue7255]

Hi Brandon, are you planning to do a Europe tour sometime? If yes, please stop by in Northern Germany!

[@DanielOliveiraViolao]

Amazing.

[@greatdavid8790]

Brandon, come on please, play BWV999 by bach, Adelita or chopin's funeral March, I am very interested how would your interpretation be like, I am sure there are a lot of people, who would also like you playing at least Adelita.

[@waffling0]

wow

[@eduardooliveira8437]

Wonderfull

[@benodaboy]

The recording of that viola de gamba was beautiful. So detailed and warm. What mic did you use?

[@benodaboy]

Viola de gamba is my new favourite instrument. I’ve always had a soft spot for the cello but I love this more! The chords omg!!!

[@brandonacker]

Thanks! AT4043 I think that's the right number

[@shanechaisson9383]

Can you put this on Spotify? Or all the collars you do on Spotify? That’d be great

[@brandonacker]

Thanks for your interest, Shane. I'm opposed to adding more music to Spotify actually. Their business model is that the CEO makes lots of money while the artists, except for Beyonce, make none. KZbin, in comparison, gives the content creator around 40% of the profit from ads.

[@shanechaisson9383]

@@brandonacker I respect. Regardless that piece was beautiful.

@@brandonacker, totally agree with you, it's incredible how we get to this awful situation....

[@IslamBenfifi]

Look at that subtle off white colour... The tasteful thickness of it. Oh my God! It even has a watermark!

[@aDi7997]

Hello Brandon, firstly Happy New Year. I love your music. Would you license your tracks for short films?

[@mikeymara411]

omg, i thought you shaved your head - thank god, 2021 still has a chance

[@RaviChaudhary29]

💙

[@qrs_tuv1925]

Tous le matins de monde

[@imperialspence5106]

How do you transport your baroque? Edit: your Theorbo, excuse me

[@brandonacker]

It folds in two!

[@henryfadhlu5188]

Sir, plz play song "fantaisie impromptu" Use guitar

[@nonyobussiness3440]

When are you making one electric. Imagine that thing with gain abs having billy corgan lair it

[@littlesunshine9218]

No.

[@samyjoseph4798]

wait that's not an upright bass

[@luk445]

Ok now we talk

[@billnaphan8121]

7 string cello ... nice

[@itzhakelmalek6969]

When I hear the soon of your theorbe please stop go quietly to learned to produce a soon

[@ahmedmadkour]

Hi friends I making song's on guitar hope to hear it 🙏❤️