Root on Bach Flute Partita in A minor BWV 1013 | Netherlands Bach Society

[@wolkowy1]

Marten Root does not hesitate to point before us the technical difficulties which stand before the flutist in performing this particular Partita and he admits frankly that he's not sure about the interpretation. I like his frankness because it makes his interpretation sound natural, musical, beautiful, not megalomaniac, giving respect both to the composer and the arranger and other future realizations that might pop up, as well. Thank you Marten and thank NBS for another wonderful upload.

[@howardcohen6817]

"What's on the sheet of paper is not music. It's [only] the notes." (3:44) Even the process of copying the music (notes) offers many difficulties - like in the second half of the Allemande where the copyist tried to scratch out a wrong note thereby offering all future flutists the puzzle of an f-sharp or his/her adherence to two repeats and their typical placement, to which Marten Root apparently doesn't follow religiously, either. The highest judge of how to play the music is the intelligently informed and lovingly respectful good taste of a performer. Thank you Mr. Root.

[@Chatsdable]

Thank you Maarten ... your explanations and playing are fantastic!

[@pierpaolobernardi5015]

Thank you both for the recording and for these side notes.

[@ru99414]

Wow I've waiting for this! Wonderful to hear it by Root as well, as his playing in the ensemble have many times been captivating, especially in st.matthew passion. Would love to hear more of the woodwind players in general in these videos

[@jsb7975]

Wat een duidelijk inzicht geeft Root hier. En wat een prachtig aanlokkelijk mooi spel !

[@Oaktreealley]

I love this history lesson and insightful comments.

[@MuziekMetMeesterMarius]

This is really interesting. And what a modest and great person Marten Root! Really great movie. Thanks for sharing!

[@JaxonBurn]

Wonderful insights! No surprise that he is thoughtful, intelligent, and deeply interested in the music he is playing-- his playing makes that obvious.

[@carmenvaldivia8651]

Es ist sehr interessant. .

[@johannsebastianbach5223]

Wonderful!

[@c.g.marseille4510]

Thank you, thank you ! ! for this ...

[@christopherwells1024]

I wonder if Martin Root can provide a bit of information about the Baroque Flute he is using: the model, the wood, the maker etc. It looks to be more bulky, and possibly heavier than other Baroque Flutes I have seen.

[@cathschofield674]

Christopher Wells if it helps , I think this is a copy of a flute by Naust. It is a Hotteterre type flute made earlier than the usual say Rottenburgh or Grenser type baroque flutes that we are more used to seeing. Also the pitch of these flutes is often a little lower at A392. The substantial foot joint and top of the head joint was often made from ivory. I think this is the first time I have heard the Bach played on this earlier flute, I think his playing is fabulous !

[@maurocolantonio9617]

Correct! It's a copy of an original by Naust, made by Fridtjof Aurin!

[@mozgren]

I Googled 'baroque flute' and found images of instruments with a seventh finger hole opened by a key. This one looks keyless... I'm not a flautist but Marten Root's Bach suite has certainly fired my interest

[@class6853]

Wonderful statements, very insightful!

[@yvesdelombaerde5909]

Prima!

[@philipp_juede]

Here you can find the edition he mentions in the video www.alle-noten.de/index.php?cl=details&cnid=kategorie6670941b0434d6f2d6f2690&anid=DUR-DC12163&listtype=list&&lang=0

[@64carlo]

Very interesting insight into this masterpiece, thanks Maestro! btw I thought that Telemann wrote 12 Fantasias for solo flute (I myself arranged some of them for my instrument, also wonderful music). Is there any musicological discovering of the last years, which took Telemann away the paternity of 6 of them? Thank you, once more :)

[@jeanvuvu6900]

Hi, please What is the kind of this flute ? Caus' i dont find it Thank you.

[@havilakamps1458]

What the name of the flute he is playing?