Bach - French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (Maria João Pires)

[@dennisdavis3919]

Mme Pires chooses a slow tempo for this piece, within which she creates the most limpid performance ever recorded, especially in the opening allemenade. Bach at his dreamiest.

[@hermestrismegisto2559]

Qué sutileza, qué elegancia, qué perfección técnica... Maria João Pires es maravillosa y un placer siempre.

[@MrAdKam]

There are no adequate words in any human language to express the beauty of the opening Allemande

[@jogobonito1234]

I fully agree with you. Especially when one listens to this masterful interpretation.

[@MyOrfy]

MrAdKam

[@winstonmisha]

It's just perfect in every conceivable way.

[@ufukkocolu]

I agree but there is no need to express in any other language what is already perfectly expressed in music.

[@twangeurts7919]

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[@marcaurele3115]

Avec délicatesse, une immense sensibilité et une technique irréprochable, Maria Joao Pires nous livre là des moments magiques. Comme toujours. Et on peut dépasser l'éternel débat piano ou clavecin pour ne garder que la grâce de cette musique , ce don venu d'on ne sait où....

[@dhanirivai]

it's not all about how loud you can bang those keys on the piano...how faster than jet you can dance on the piano..but how you can touch the souls for the listeners...this recording is the best example for that

[@kokwengleong2303]

Well said!

[@057510091]

Supreme music that floats the divine soul. Sheer happiness.

[@TTPABUTEJlb]

❤❤❤

[@DressedForDrowning]

Wow, one of the best Bach interpretations I've ever heard.

[@fernandosoares5812]

Julgo ser a primeira vez que oiço Maria João Pires a interpretar Bach... De pasmar esta subtileza, sensibilidade e esta graciosa maneira de abordar o grande compositor alemão. Maravilhoso!

[@smile4us88]

Bach pierces the soul with a pure and radiant light. He distills the truth and beauty of life into music. Not a remote, unapproachable beauty, but the warm embrace of a love that is the longing of every human heart. No matter what other great music I listen to, Bach moves me to my core everytime. He is my visionary teacher, kind comforter, and cherished friend for life. How fortunate we are to have him! Oh, and kudos to MJP for this fine interpretation 🙂

[@TubeOzaurus]

Exquisite words in the praise of the one who was called the pillar of classical music... without whom the music would probably have been different... And the three describing words you used for him - truth, beauty and love - unveils the source of his greatness: biblical faith, for whom he also was known. And he lived in a musical age when composition seemed to be strait-laced by many laws of which, in the following evolution of music, composers got rid more and more, searching a "liberty" which got to the nowadays "no laws" music... A music which seems void of the same truth, beauty and love. So we can add these other words to his music: order, laws, peace, righteousness. Be blessed!

[@eliastulchynsky8114]

Ein sehr einfühlsamer aber gleichzeitig klarer Klang. Genau das, was man für Bach braucht. Tolle Interpretation!

[@arnoldvdwaals]

Fantatstic Bach performance which shows that this music is all about 'Heaven is here and now'

[@bachmaninoff2532]

Those of you who say that Bach wrote solely or specifically for the harpsichord are misinformed. His works are referred to as "keyboard" works because they are precisely that: works written for "keyboard" which is a general term that includes the harpsichord, clavichord, organ, and in modern times, the piano. Thus, Bach intended for his music to be played on whichever instrument the musician had available. During Bach's lifetime, the average musician could not afford a harpsichord and most likely had a clavichord in his or her home. Thus, Bach's music was most likely played on a clavichord and not a harpsichord the majority of the time. It is important to note that a clavichord is a touch sensitive instrument like the modern piano. Furthermore, Bach went out of his way to make use of new and innovative instruments, and he made an effort to maximize the potential of such instruments though his compositions. I personally believe that Bach would have greatly appreciated the modern piano, and not have not only played his "keyboard" works for it, but would have also composed for it.

[@paddywack25]

Thank you for your comment. It was informative and tactful. Rather unusual these days.

[@aldorhythm3286]

I agree , bach it' s " hits music only " . much composers stole him Schumann ,Liszt , Rachmaninov , Debussy ... U can play him with all instruments , in symphonic ,in chamber, in jazz (Loussier) , in jazz vocal ( swingle singers), in hard rock (with electric guitar)... when I was younger I even add tehno hardcore basses on the toccata and fugue in D minor , and it was still a master piece the only composer that you recognise with 3 notes (maybe with chopin) .

[@ruperttmls7985]

bachmaninoff - Tu comentario está muy forzado, solo para justificar el poder tocarlo en piano moderno, un instrumento que Bach jamas conocio y para el cual evidentemente nunca escribió. Hay obras como la obertura francesa y las Variaciones Goldberg para las cuales Bach escribió precisamente para clavecin; en todas las demas está plenamente justificado el clavicordio, clavecin u organo.

[@discotanzo]

I'm sure Bach would have loved to play his composition on modern pianos. If I remember correctly, Bach played on early prototypes of the pianoforte around 1730 but didn't like it. Those early versions of pianoforte didn't sound very nice and didnt allow a lot (if any) of nuances. However he played it again toward the end of his life, and this time he was satisfied with the sound and mechanism. From there pianofortes only got better, and and evolved into modern pianos which are even better !

[@elvellarambles9151]

discotanzo My understanding of Bach and early proto-pianos is that he did get to try one and didn’t entirely hate it. But then someone tried to cheat him out of money over one. Being the sort of man he was, he promptly swore to never play a piano again. And apparently he never did.

[@blondellemarie-jeanne3845]

J ai toujours aimé le tou héros de cette grande artiste, et j adore son interprétation de cette oeuvre

[@fadiacotter8979]

Just discovered this performer. She presses all my joy buttons at once. Thank you for publishing.

[@barney6888]

i find the tempo and tone really quite perfect. healing for the tired and sorrowful heart

[@apl7761]

20 years ago I listened to this performance and I was blown by the sheer beauty of it. I could not be grateful enough for having introduced me to the wonderful universe of classical music and more specifically, Bach's music. You touched my soul forever. Thank you Maria.

[@057510091]

Supreme music that floats the divine soul. Sheer happiness.

[@TobiaTesan]

Pires always manages to bring out that little spark of magic that makes ALL the difference. It's uncanny. She touches the piano and... "it's aliiiive!"

[@marctaras9455]

One of my preferred performances of Bach's French suite 2. Just a beautiful sound throughout played by an excellent pianist.

[@marctaras9455]

Beautifully played. Perhaps, my favorite version of this suite of all the ones I've heard. I like the tempo and all the intricate details which she so masterfully performs with lovely elegance and feeling.

[@amilcaravelinozandamela4419]

this is the first time I've come across a performance by Maria Pires! oh where have I been all my life? this is the kind of interpretation I like! She is truly a wonderful pianist! Thanks for your wonderful job!

[@johnvalk]

Totally agree

[@nocoat294]

The allemande here is one of his most beautiful pieces

[@marykalinosky90]

except that I find myself saying that about so many of Bach's pieces.

[@gonzalovaldivia3835]

todo lo que interpreta maria joao pires suena maravilloso. es una enorme pena que se retire.

[@TheManuel1616]

Genial Maria Joao, la adoro, qué manera de interpretar. Bach sublime, por siempre

[@rpviajes4176]

Fantastica Maria un regalo para los oídos y la mente...

[@伊木喜一]

フランス組曲で、最も好きな演奏です。

[@myriamleonard4625]

quelle belle musique interpretee par la grande maria joao pires quelle beaute quelle douceur je crois que bach serait ravi

[@Walmy__]

Vous mettez ça partout vous avez pas mar ?

[@jlp7185]

I only started exploring Pires' recordings of Bach recently but I am immediately won over. The articulation, the dynamic contrast, so precise yet so expressive ... just a supreme sense of balance from start to finish. What else can I say? Some of the best Bach I've ever heard in my life.

[@bloodybonescomic]

This is stunningly beautiful. Such intelligent phrasings. It cannot get better.

[@057510091]

Supreme music that floats the divine soul. Sheer happiness.

[@dlefil1364]

Tellement beau 👑 l'allemande dégage une telle sérénité malgré sa melancolie !

[@antonkool4078]

So beautiful played. Love this music.

[@松永淳子-f6p]

Her heat and life are natural. free soul has light and wind.

[@marianabaccela8326]

Wonderful. Thank you very much.

[@Altagraciadeorituco]

I enjoyed this performance very much. I consider it is indeed very inspirated, musical, the interpretation very classy and full of details that require a focused and precised preparation.Maria Joao has done an amazing job with this suite, and there is no doubt she is a magnificent artist, on the top tier of all pianists!! thanks for sharing this.

[@MrSimpson3]

Bravo o seu BACH Maria!!!!!!!!!!!

[@interlengua]

Such a deep and sensitive interpretation! Thank you!

[@michelbensadon3752]

I prefer Pires in this piece to andras schiff despite his fame as a Bach interpreter. She conveys the Bach spirit like no one else

[@hannawagenknecht6378]

Großartiges Spiel, wunderbare Pianistin 😌🌹

[@ИванИванов-ц8з9й]

Mr. Bach once said, "We can only guess at real music". Consider that before he composed this masterpiece, he did not exist for the world. What is the real music???

[@jonhz994]

Magnificent.

[@Istvanoiv]

Beatiful, sensitive, wonderful...

[@bcapstick100]

What an eloquent, sensitive and at the same time, gutsy rendering of this remarkable suite. I wish the old boy were alive now to enjoy Ms Pires and the modern piano. They say as much as two-thirds of JSB's music has been lost over the years but, if so, I doubt whether any of it would have exceeded this.

[@markpeterson3220]

The French Suite No 2 Allemande can be played at my Funeral - Maria Pires or Slatislav Richter, I don't mind which. Tragic, objective, beautiful.

[@chienhaochen7143]

My fav French Suite No. 2 for sure. And I have Glenn Gould version. Different mostly, but I prefer the sheer beauty of Maria’s playing. Hope one day I get to hear her life. BTW due to this very video, I bought her box set!

[@KC2MFCs]

For those interested in the music, this is Bach's French Suite in C Minor BWV 813 II. Aldermane

[@martarisko4591]

So plastic and soft, in the meantime very articulated. Beautiful interpretattion with strong intellect and a warm heart. This is MJP.

[@MrMfwettlaufer]

Utterly beautiful.

[@dlefil1364]

Quelle beauté !!

[@rummi72]

Thanks a lot. A very romanticized interpretation. There is a lot of light and purity in her performance. This is a different Bach, but he is very cheerful, sweet, gentle and friendly. I like this life-affirming natural harmony, not squeezed into strict academic grandiloquence.

[@rummi72]

In terms of mood, this interpretation has much in common with the interpretation of Tatiana Nikolaeva -- my favorite Bach interpreter: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpi1mXV4bpWFbqc

[@slacker697]

Heavenly

[@krokovaygizi]

Horowicz

[@artguinardoinstrumentosmus6024]

M e encanta esta Suite francesa,es muy señorial,y alegre,super bien.

[@ruperttmls7985]

A mí también me gusta, pero creo que la suite número 5 es la más alegre de las seis.

[@ffbossy]

Hier het bewijs dat Bach net zo mooi / goed of beter geformuleerd perfect wordt uitgevoerd. Maria Joäo Pires is gewoon de beste pianiste ooit 😘🎶❤️🎶

[@ricardoalarcao7896]

Playing for and not at us, as is her usual :)

[@jocelynjosssheehy2970]

Ricardo Alarcão Well put and so true...

[@eliasmq]

Lindo linda Maria! Parabéns aqui do Brasil

[@wlodzimierzkopczuk5188]

Bravissimo!!!!💐💐💐

[@Carmen-zv5qr]

Qué bellísima versión. Excelente

[@joostbrouwer472]

very delicately played, wonderful right up there with clara haskil

[@MathiasCorpataux]

Wonderful dear Artist💐💐💐

[@robertoscichilone4087]

Bellissima interpretazione.

[@lakislaftsis]

bravo!!!!!!!

[@flavioferreira5924]

Detachment and closeness at the same time!

[@truBador2]

That's some good Bach. Thanks.

[@mariel__ci3067]

Maria Joao Pires è una grandissima

[@りら夢]

いいなぁ💖

[@patriziaamanedilella7080]

amazing!! i love bach !

[@kets2796]

" .. чистый,как детство , немецкий мотив .." Б.Пастернак

[@TheCruzp]

Maria! Me deparei com essa maravilha de gravação. Difícil ouvir Bach que não seja totalmente mecânico, ou agredido pela técnica, principalmente nos momentos " crescendo". Mais difícil ainda, é ouvir a melodia da mão esquerda, que muitas vezes desaparece, e o seu toque, que te distingue pela qualidade ímpar . Mil Parabéns.

[@clarapinto752]

Divinal!!

[@fabisigot]

bravo!

[@jsbach7768]

바흐는 언제나 좋다

[@Renee2004lr]

Regarding the "beauty of the Allemande", I prefer the beauty of every single Sarabande Bach composed in these French Suites. All 6 of them ,but especially the ones in the minor modes are exceptional.

[@markpeterson3220]

Now i will go and look them up :) thank you.

[@m_uz1244]

I would argue the Allemande comes more easily to the ear, but that's just me. When it comes to Bach it's difficult to even appreciate it without getting bored for the uncultured ear, so naturally most of us just come to love everything once we hear it enough. But that Allemande is like a piece that you can listen to while closing your eyes and pretending to be staring at the ceiling of the Sistine chapel.

[@joy1ess]

The Sarabandes are gorgeous

[@constancapf]

Lindo !

[@cathina22]

미니유님 채널에서 오신분들 없나여... 먹여주는 비디오 배경음악 0.75 스피드로 들으면 벌써 잠온다

[@JavierSerraltaSanMartin]

bravo maria joao.... keep playing, please.... always.. “To be great, be whole; Exclude nothing, exaggerate nothing that is not you. Be whole in everything. Put all you are Into the smallest thing you do. So, in each lake, the moon shines with splendor Because it blooms up above.” ― Fernando Pessoa. Para ser grande, sê inteiro: nada Teu exagera ou exclui. Sê todo em cada coisa. Põe quanto és No mínimo que fazes. Assim em cada lago a lua toda Brilha, porque alta vive. ― Fernando Pessoa. you inspired my music and my life @2-nY

[@agnieszkadyderska19]

marvelous

[@gabrielruiz4113]

Imprescindible para mi Museo

[@angelandrade8986]

...maravilla...

[@soldout9616]

와... 최고다!

[@universaldot6088]

Does anyone know if she uses pedal on the Sarabande?

[@antoninopirrone2541]

🌺🌼💐❤️💕💕

[@mariel__ci3067]

stile !

[@paddywack25]

3 months since this was listened to? What would B think?

[@marta3997]

I listen to it all the time, its amazing

[@damyangospodinov7359]

I play this

[@Gusakov]

Wonderful... Bravo !!!

[@rpatricknabors]

Those of you who pretend to be intellectual by making absurd comments on which instrument Bach's keyboard works are played need to get your noses out of your asses and stop being so cynical. Using your ill conceived logic or lack thereof contemporary pianists should not play Beethoven's or Liszt's, et al works on modern pianos. If I remember correctly both composers/performers routinely broke pianos of their day.

[@samuelegreco6317]

5:19

[@joy1ess]

the second minuet is missing..?

[@jeanfrancois7590]

Le top

[@pietrosacconi4408]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@홍대는강평]

와 좋다

[@artj228]

2021

[@錢雋仁]

為巴哈理智冷靜的樂章，添上一襲感性溫馨的新衣。巴哈天國有知，亦將掀髯微笑...

[@kevinchen4425]

lol! love that bearded description xd

[@viemonphilippe8438]

❤

[@퍄퍄-x1v]

Melancholy

[@mariaeugeniabalagero2145]

quisiera su ayuda para tocar así.

[@mariaeugeniabalagero2145]

puedo hacer un gran esfuerzo.

[@jiyujizai]

🍁🥀💚💙💛

[@blondellemarie-jeanne3845]

Le toucher.( faite dans le texte)

[@annapaulal.h.1393]

♥ ... Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ... ♥

[@antoniotaborda1080]

Annapaula L. H. Parabéns

[@antoniotaborda1080]

Maravilhoso, Maria Joao e Bach

[@joaquinoddone7794]

Chess on

[@alfredoc.9227]

Listen to this here:kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqKWq56vhMZ-b68

[@gretacremonese]

.

[@robtyman4281]

I don't see what's 'bang bang' about this - her name isn't Lang Lang! It's also Bach, and in case some have forgotten, he didn't write for the piano (ever)......but the harpsichord. That's why the pieces are referred to as 'Keyboard' concertos and not piano concertos. Harpsichords cannot sustain notes, so all Bach's 'keyboard concertos sound 'staccato' precisely for this reason. You have to play them in this way, you cannot play them fluidly like you can say Mozart, Beethoven or other composers.

[@kendisankusumaatmadja8205]

Rob Tyman Maria Pirez can play Bach however she wishes, though you can of course dislike her interpretation. See top comment. I'm sure Bach would have enjoyed her playing, since, you know, he also dabbled on early pianos and gave feedback to early piano makers. Surely he would have loved to be able to see how far the piano has gone. Pianists have broken rules since forever. And this woman happens to do it beautifully.

[@manuelemasini5888]

Waf???? You simply don't know what you are saying