Something for a Friday: All of Bach

[Edgy 2]

Thanks as always ferney and happy Christmas to you

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt" BWV 151

Apologies - although I knew today was Friday, I hadn't realized until Andrew posted his weekly Listings post that it was Friday.

(Well, I understand that sentence!!)

Anyway - nothing new on the AoB website, so I've chosen this Christmas Cantata from their selection of "Bach at Christmas" previously published videos. Recorded in the Great Church, Naarden in December 2015, and first published on New Year's Day 2018, the solo Soprano is Maria Keohane, with the Netherlands Bach Ensemble conducted by Jos van Veldhoven.

https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-151/

... and, for youTubers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fUqz8NNmcA

[Edgy 2]

Beautiful and just what I needed to lift the gloom.

and thanks ferney as always

[gurnemanz]

Beautiful and just what I needed to lift the gloom.

I started with Bach 48 Book Two, Davitt Moroney, hpschd, and have listened only to music today, avoiding news broadcasts which might cause gloom.

[greenilex]

Beautiful and just what I needed to lift the gloom.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Magnificat, BWV 243

No new videos this week - but the AoB site is offering a re-issue of past publications all connected with Advent & Christmas, including this 3VpP performance from 2014 directed by Jos van Veldhoven:

https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-243/

(doesn't appear to be available as a whole work on the YouTube site - there it is filed movement-by-movement)

[Edgy 2]

Concluding Shunske Sato's traversal of the complete works for solo violin - with the ordering nicely arranged so that the great Chaconne concludes the project. Tremendissimo!

https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-1004/

... and for youTubers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Wz92zQe04

... how do you follow that?!

I followed it with Alicia de Larrocha‘s recording of the Busoni transcription of the Chaccone.

Thanks as always for the links ferney

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Partita in d minor for solo Violin, BWV1004

Concluding Shunske Sato's traversal of the complete works for solo violin - with the ordering nicely arranged so that the great Chaconne concludes the project. Tremendissimo!

https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-1004/

... and for youTubers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Wz92zQe04

... how do you follow that?!

[Edgy 2]

Nice
Thanks as always ferney

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Partita for Solo Violin #3 in E, BWV 1006

The survey continues:

https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-1006/

[Edgy 2]

Maybe the best thing that's ever appeared on AoB
Thanks ferney,didn't seem right posting the link on a Thursday

[Beresford]

Gob smacking performance - Japanese passion in spades - quite different to Arthur Grumiaux or Rachel Podger, but I'm entranced by all three.

(And as zola reports you can stream Podger in the first sonata and partita from the Wigmore Hall on Sunday morning).

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Sonata for Solo Violin in C, BWV 1005

No sooner said than ... waited nine hours then done:

https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-1005/

... and, for youTubers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oNBktYlGgQ

(Don't know why they waited a week to publish this ... but so worth waiting for. New videos seem to be appearing on Thursdays now - but I think keeping the pleasures until Friday on the Forum is a marvellous way of starting the weekend,)

[Edgy 2]

I can't wait (well I will have to) to see what Shunske Sato does with the fugue from the 3rd Sonata BWV1005, as it seems to expose the grip and technique and emotionality and ego of the player more than any other. In my view it combines the happiness of the fugue in the first sonata, with the struggle of the fugue in this one (2nd sonata), in a paradox which only the best violinists can navigate convincingly, and Sato is one of the best.

Your wait will be over tomorrow.
I've already had the e mail but haven't listened to the performance yet.
I'll leave it to ferney to post the links on Friday if that's ok

[Edgy 2]

Marvellous,thank you ferney