Bach - Aria variata alla maniera italiana BWV 989 - Mortensen

Bach - Aria variata alla maniera italiana BWV 989 - Mortensen | Netherlands Bach Society

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Aria variata alla maniera italiana, performed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen for All of Bach, is reminiscent of the style of the Italian composers Frescobaldi and Pasquini, who were both known for their accomplished harpsichord compositions. Pasquini was also known as a virtuoso keyboard player "who [could] play so fast he [appeared] to have demons in his fingers.” The runs in variation 9 of the Aria variata are just like those at the ending of Pasquini’s toccata. If Bach knew Pasquini's compositions this is not a surprising choice. After all, Bach could also play as if he had demons in his fingers.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 14th 2017 at the Bartolotti House, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
For the interview with harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen on 'Aria variata alla maniera italiana' go to • Mortensen on Bach Aria...
For more information on BWV 989 and this production go to allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-989/
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Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichordist
Harpsichord: Geert Karman after J.H. Gräbner, 1774

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@MegaFount 3 жыл бұрын

We live in such amazing times. To press a button and summon these spectacular performances that used to be exclusively for Kings and Queens and the aristocracy. Truly miraculous that we all have such easy access to such glory. Thank you All Bach for making us all Kings and Queens by bestowing such treasures on us.

@francoriva55 3 жыл бұрын

Right @!@ Beautiful comment!! Wishes film Como lake. Italia Bellagio . Few meters from Liszt ' s home . Year 1837 (Marie d'agoult and Cosima)

@francoriva55 3 жыл бұрын

From...

@displaychicken 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I often here modern people lament that they were born in the wrong time (when they hear some modern garbage on the radio). People forget that not everyone in the past could access music of this caliber. We really are truly fortunate to live in times like these where it’s all just a click away.

@lordchameleon2650 Жыл бұрын

For a second I thought you wrote Thank you Allah for making us all Kings and Queens by bestowing such treasures on us.

@tacitozetticci9308 Жыл бұрын

@@francoriva55 Mh oh you live on the lake of Como. I wonder if you are a Riva from the Italian yachtbuilding company (?)

@metteholm4833 Жыл бұрын

Dear Mr. Mortensen!!! Once - many-many years ago a young Mr Mortensen, for a very brief period - was my piano tutor at Musikakademiet, in Copenhagen. He looked at my hands and encouraged me to take up harpiscord. I did - and enjoyed it for some years - until, because of trouble playing relaxed, I sold my instrument to Mid-Zeeland school of Church Music. They admired its qualities: a long, rich bass and a clear bell-like discant area - and my own Ruckers-decor of the soundboard. I have access to a Feurich grand now - in a club and I have been fortunate enough to have had operation of my rotator cuff syndrome in both shoulders, so now - no problems rotating forarms and keeping hands horizontal. Fantastic.... but I am beginning to miss my harpsicord. Well, it would hardly match Chopin :-D

@bach 5 жыл бұрын

Aria 0:07 Variation 1 2:45 Variation 2 4:53 Variation 3 6:31 Variation 4 7:42 Variation 5 8:48 Variation 6 9:45 Variation 7 12:39 Variation 8 13:35 Variation 9 14:45 Variation 10 15:27

@v.dargain1678 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for labeling each variation . Beautiful .

@Marcus_Sylvester 4 жыл бұрын

I think even J.S. Bach himself would have been surprised and amazed to the great interpretations that Mr. Mortensen have done of his works. They are invaluable by their sensitivity and expressiveness! 👌 Thanks a lot to him and the great Netherlands Back Society their amazing work! 💖 👍

@nelegallasch7672 Жыл бұрын

I feel so honoured to have had the chance to play in a youth baroque orchestra project conducted by Lars Ulrik Mortensen!! That was the best experience I‘ be made, music wise. I really liked to work with him (he switched from German, to Dutch to English while talking haha)

@gracesokolowski4694 4 жыл бұрын

Rarely are we privileged to listen to a musician whose overarching concept of how to approach the interpretation of a piece is in and of itself flawless. Lars Ulrik Mortensen has clearly devoted his combined energies to presenting the listening world with a corpus of Bach interpretations that are not only without peers, but will continue to shine forth in the future. Lars Ulrik Mortensen is one of those rare artist of the highest order.

@stephenpink540 3 жыл бұрын

certainly when you've heard him playing. stunning.

@morphixnm 3 жыл бұрын

Without “pears”?

@jmrecillas 5 жыл бұрын

A true living legend, mr. Lars Ulrik Mortensen, one of the most greatest performers of Bach's music. Impressive performace! Its an honor to listen him at his best. Thanks from Mexico city.

@BasuraEdcativa 4 жыл бұрын

Saludos carnal

@ruperttmls7985 3 жыл бұрын

@@BasuraEdcativa Te das cuenta que alguien es mexicano cuando termina un comentario en redes “saludando desde...”... XD

@notaire2 3 жыл бұрын

Lyrische und wunderschöne Aufführung dieser perfekt komponierten Arie im gut betrachteten Tempo mit präzisem Anschlag und perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Bestimmt die beste Kombination der höchsten Technik und der angeborenen Lyrik!

@rafikbaladi6555 4 жыл бұрын

Whar grace in his touch, what fine polyphonic execution, what a lover of Bach and the clavier

@moon_spirals_inward 4 жыл бұрын

I like to watch your videos while I work, but I must say, the performances are so captivating that I am no longer a passive audience member, and I can't get my work done! That's the allure of Bach and the magnificent skill of your masterful musicians. Cheers!

@danwolfe9087 Жыл бұрын

Magnificient. Did Bach originally compose this for harpsichord, much differenent feeling than piano.

@hugoclarke3284 9 ай бұрын

Bach was only familiar with the organ, clavichord, harpsichord and their variations. If I recall correctly, he came into contact with the earliest of pianos but they weren't to his liking. He never specified the piano in any of his works, though he must have been aware of the direction music was headed and the potential of the piano.

@valliemackrell1228 5 жыл бұрын

The music, the venue, the instrument and the best musician in one place. What more can you ask for?

@jsb7975 5 жыл бұрын

Wat een intrinsiek muzikaal clavecimbel Spel !! Prachtig. Het leeft van hier tot ginder en weer terug .

@andrewblencowe289 3 жыл бұрын

The expression lies in the graceful, patient phrasing. Fabulous playing.

@v.dargain1678 10 ай бұрын

Exactly !

@aldothaler Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful Baroque music and excellent performance!

@peter_pilot3268 4 жыл бұрын

What a stunning performance! Many thanks for it. Everything fits so well together and in my eyes the interpretation is exactly what the composer had in mind. By hearing it, you can really „see“ J. S. Bach!

@jean-pierreguillot8751 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you NBS for this moment of sheer delight. Whenever I need to quiet my mind I turn you on and you never fail to soothe me with your brilliant renditions of JSB' s music

@kennethprimack6467 2 жыл бұрын

When listening to Lars Ulrik Mortensen, it’s difficult to imagine it possible for anyone to bring out the essence of Bach’s notes better than he.

@josephmuskat 11 ай бұрын

Glen Gould

@yvesfeder1385 5 жыл бұрын

C'est d'une beauté vraiment déchirante! Superbe en tous aspects! Bravo Maitre Mortensen!

@Cuteacc 2 жыл бұрын

This is all I heard in my life as a royal

@bachkirche 5 жыл бұрын

As a former harpsichord player (an injury ended it) I can say that I am exceedingly impressed with Mr. Mortensen's technique. I would not be at all surprised if his teacher was Gustav Leohnhardt himself.

@Ennah08 5 жыл бұрын

He studied in Copenhagen and after that with Trevor Pinnock! Since 1999, he has been the leader of the Danish Baroque orchestra Concerto Copenhagen.

@ruperttmls7985 4 жыл бұрын

He looks older than Trevor 🤷🏻‍♂️

@metteholm4833 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ennah08 Mortensen is THE nicest person. I enjoyed a couple of piano lessons with him in the very late 70´es.

@metteholm4833 3 жыл бұрын

@@ruperttmls7985 Not really - Pinnock just seems to have a stronger type of subcutaneous tissue.

@flippert0 3 жыл бұрын

Not Gustav Leonhard, but Trevor Pinnock.

@marcussfebruary9104 5 жыл бұрын

This is eternally beautiful. Johan Sebastian Bach deserves more of our affection and attention. Thank you so much to everyone who added to this great video!

@bachkirche 5 жыл бұрын

He gets my attention and affection. I bow to Leipzig six times every day.

@heyguysinternet 3 жыл бұрын

I have listened to Bach’s music with great interest for at least five years and have not once come across a mention or performance of this work until now! Loved hearing it played for the first time. It has those characteristics of immediacy and insistence that I tend to associate with D. Scarlatti.

@metteholm4833 3 жыл бұрын

I´m sure Bach knew about Scarlatti. As did many others in his time.

@user-vz4fy8uw9y 3 жыл бұрын

Bach doveva comporre musica molto e costantemente in conformità con le sue enormi responsabilità lavorative. Spesso prendeva un'opera finita di qualche compositore italiano, francese o inglese e la trasformava secondo i suoi compiti.

@RobertoGonzalez-jz7ym 10 ай бұрын

Es un extraordinario ejecutante al clavicordio, único en temas de bach, felicidades, tiene muchísimo arte y musicalidad, es un tocador excelso.

@amacater Жыл бұрын

I've just come to this from a performance on KZfaq by Vikingur Olafsson on the piano for DG: for those arguing over piano vs harpsichord below - there's space for both in the hands of an artist who loves the music. But thanks above all should go to the NBS/NBV for giving us all this wonderful music gratis.

@valliemackrell1228 5 жыл бұрын

Maestro, brilliant I music. Totally the best music I have ever heard

@UnhingedBecauseLucid 5 жыл бұрын

High quality recording, ...thanks for uploading as such.

@Kevin_Street 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great video.

@rudigerwilhelm7599 2 жыл бұрын

Wunderbar gespielt! Rüdiger Wilhelm, Braunschweig

@nikt7883 5 жыл бұрын

Great tempi! Wonderful. Thank you.

@v.dargain1678 5 жыл бұрын

Uh-huh . The tempo . It is haunting.

@PaulHummerman 5 жыл бұрын

Beautifully conceived, played and filmed.

@AnnetteFaverey 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful, thank you~☀️

@uprooy 5 жыл бұрын

Prachtig! Rustig en met perfecte discipline gespeeld. Fantastische musicus!

@pewpew3671 2 жыл бұрын

M U S I C U S

@SDGRTX1455 4 жыл бұрын

Please do more videos of Bach in 4K. Bach and NBS deserve the best quality out there

@jans5331 4 жыл бұрын

I liked this so much that i decided to search YT for a similar high quality performance but inspite of some good ones I did not succeed. This is clearly the best there is.

@jans5331 4 жыл бұрын

George Kush Thank you George. I did listen to that (piano) performance (for the first time) and loved it indeed. Great also I have to say ! Somehow I prefer this particular piece on a harpsichord.

@purpurina5663 3 жыл бұрын

@George Kush I like that interpretation very much; the marked tempo and bass notes give it a fantastic cadence in my view. It’s the style my brain is “used to”. But they’re so different, it’s almost like this one is another piece altogether, to be enjoyed in another light. For my taste, the best “fusion” of both approaches is the NBS’s masterful production of the Goldberg Variations, in the hands of Jean Rondeau. Such clarity, color and warmth.

@jdgidehaz5333 5 жыл бұрын

Magnifique! En particulier la variation 6, pleine d'inventivité.

@RINCO65 3 жыл бұрын

A divine music played by a God. Incredible!

@pietrosacconi4408 2 жыл бұрын

Bellissima esecuzione: Bravo!

@Harambe2016 3 жыл бұрын

Dit is zoals het moet zijn Lars. Geweldig.

@DanieleSRD 5 жыл бұрын

Magnifico!

@evanofelipe 4 жыл бұрын

Beyond perfect. Loved it √

@nino6935 3 жыл бұрын

i think bach had angels in his fingers

@tsanchezts 5 жыл бұрын

Спасибо большое за это видео.

@olpetkop9042 3 жыл бұрын

Bravissimo!

@jans5331 4 жыл бұрын

Can't get enough of this. It is so good ! I wonder if it is just me who thinks that once you have heard this on a harpsichord, the piano version always sounds inferior ?

@organo3112 4 жыл бұрын

I think great artists really help. I have heard harpsichord performances that don't move me and piano ones that do. It has much to do with musicianship and the sensitivity of the performer. I have been bowled over by the project of the Netherland Bach Society and the musicians involved - excellent artistry.

@organo3112 4 жыл бұрын

Whilst Bach would not have known the sonority of a modern piano (any make) I do think it is possible to be 'too purist'. He wrote for a keyboard instrument which equally could have been a clavichord as well as a harpsichord. Don't forget too Cristofori was making pianos around 1700! His organ works too are often performed on instruments quite different from the Schnitger or Silbermann instruments. Again I return to the idea that perhaps the essential prerequisite for a great performance of Bach is the intelligence (perhaps historically informed) and artistry of the performer.

@pamelafrancis4476 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with the comments that it is due to the performance. Vikingur Olafsson's piano interpretation is equally wonderful.

@fredvacher3998 3 жыл бұрын

This is a very interesting comment I think. I tend to think that the correct version is on the harpsichord. But there are pianists who are so much in love with this music that they "fool" us so convincingly! I still think that this is not a writing for the piano. The independance and the fluency and refinery of the voices are those of a harpsichord. I listened to the stunning version by Vikingur Olaffson, which I very much liked for its fresh spontaneity. This one is very aristocratic, intoxicating! And the sound is glorious!

@johntuffin3262 2 жыл бұрын

I have debated this question with myself for a long time. While obviously it depends on the quality of the performance, I have concluded that I prefer a first class harpsichord performance like this to everything else. Hearing this performance in this beautiful room must have been a wonderful experience.

@user-uz3vn1nu4o 3 жыл бұрын

한국인이 댓글 달아도 될지 모르겠지만, 이 하프시코트의 아름답고 고급스럽고 고전적인 선율이 일개 아시아인을 저 멀리 유럽 바흐가 살았던 그 당시의 바로크 - 로코코 시대를 체험하게 만들어줍니다. 정말 멋진 연주입니다.

@ankarabarok4838 5 жыл бұрын

BRAVO MAESTRO...

@annafalcone6530 2 жыл бұрын

MERAVIGLIOSA!.

@giomaz290855 3 жыл бұрын

Musica bellissima complimenti

@leonmorales6237 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo 👏

@PointyTailofSatan 2 жыл бұрын

As I have mentioned elsewhere, this piece sounds incredibly like something from Orlando Gibbons.

@dariusmendoza880 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent...the face of John Forbes Nash; the expression of Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean...

@Erikkaa7 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a dutch painting with sound.

@VenancioPineda Жыл бұрын

Shame, everytime I listen to it I want to leave a "like".... then rediscover that this is possible one time only.

@RicardoPinto___ 2 жыл бұрын

This piece sounds more french than italian. Anyway it’s miraculous! Bravissimo!

@piotrnycz-wasilec6628 4 жыл бұрын

Also besser geht es nicht. Danke🙂🎶🎹👍

@flemmingranch8777 5 жыл бұрын

En herlig musik fra de rigtig gamle dage. En fryd for øret......

@crediama 5 жыл бұрын

Ottima esecuzione

@filippoperli8072 4 жыл бұрын

Io ti amo

@wolkowy1 5 жыл бұрын

Could you please add some information about the harpsichord itself? Thanks for this most beautiful performance - I guess it would be a great compliment, in this case, to tell Lars Ulrik Mortensen that he played as a born-Italian would play this piece. Bravo!

@wolkowy1 5 жыл бұрын

@@user-kw9qt1rx1p It was meant as a compliment - English is not my mother-language, so I'll explain what I've meant: the aria and variations are "alla maniera italiana" and Bach knew Pasquini's works (as explained in the info. section of this upload). So, I gather Bach gave some kind of hommage to the Italian music of his time. I meant to compliment Mr. Mortensen for his mode of playing this piece, as if he was an Italian himself - according to the Italian musical nature of this piece. It was not meant to say that other harpsichordists from other nations are not good, of-course! So don't take this innocent intentions to compliment to a place which it was not meant!!! - by the way, I myself am not an Italian and I like all kinds of good music and good musicians from all the nations of this world.

@bach 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We've added the name of the harpsichord in the description above.

@bifeldman 5 жыл бұрын

Handsome instrument.

@valliemackrell1228 5 жыл бұрын

Mijn excuses aan de Deneen, hij is fantastisch

@francoisecheminal2222 2 жыл бұрын

Merveilleuse pièce de clavecin , certainement créee par Dieu , puis inspirée à J.S BACH , et à Lars Urlick MORTENSEN ! La ressemblance avec certaines pièces françaises ( COUPERIN et ses contemporains ) est frappante .

@azatshakenov195 3 жыл бұрын

Көп рақмет!!

@itsmeashbeel9175 3 жыл бұрын

Not saying that these variations are bad but I wish they were as great as the Goldberg variations

@zhenyumeng7196 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks😭😭😭😭

@jack-danielbalantine156 4 жыл бұрын

⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

@gabrielcodina5466 3 жыл бұрын

Is there supposed to be so much rubato? Beautiful execution though!

@pottersys 5 жыл бұрын

13:30 time to turn off that clock

@Ennah08 5 жыл бұрын

PotterSys, Ha, Yes! He does that with a glimpse in his eye

@Gabry2138 Жыл бұрын

Johann Sebastian #1 💝💝💝Very close to Zipoli partita anyway....

@sanlkar9985 3 жыл бұрын

Me gusta mas que la versión de Glenn Gould.

@valliemackrell1228 5 жыл бұрын

Damn you are great, why don’t the Germans play Bach as well as the Dutch?

@Ennah08 5 жыл бұрын

He is danish! ;-) He is the leader of "Concerto Copenhagen". I live in Copenhagen myself, otherwise I probably wouldn't have known ...

@valliemackrell1228 5 жыл бұрын

Mijn excuses aan de Deneen, hij is fantastiisch

@martinh1277 4 жыл бұрын

Wir sparen an jedem Pfennig, koste es, was es wolle. Auch bei der Ausbildung.

@ruperttmls7985 4 жыл бұрын

Where is Ton Koopman?

@ericastier1646 3 жыл бұрын

After listening i understand why this is not a well known composition of J.S. Bach. The polyphony creates very flat muddied harmonies. The execution is excellent, but this does not have the clarity of wohltemperierte Klavier. The interpret is over satisfied with the piece, i don't buy it, there is conflict of interest as he is performing the piece. I wonder if this was composed by a younger Bach still searching for his sound.