Basso continuo | Netherlands Bach Society

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Basso continuo | Netherlands Bach Society

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Basso continuo is the backbone of Baroque music. Which instruments are part of the bass group of a baroque ensemble? And what choices and challenges do the members of the basso continuo group face? In this short documentary, musicians from the Netherlands Bach Society explain what is involved in playing in a basso continuo group and they illustrate this with examples.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on 2 March 2020 in Akoesticum, Ede. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
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Robert Franenberg, violone
Leo van Doeselaar, organ
Siebe Henstra, harpsichord
Lucia Swarts, cello
Benny Aghassi, bassoon
Fred Jacobs, theorbo
Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba

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@purpurina5663 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite NBS videos, because in my opinion it shows true artistry. The camaraderie between the musicians, the joy they display at their craft, the strive for excellence are a tonic to the soul.

@user-us3qw6ed4k 11 ай бұрын

Tonic, is worth some punnery especially in this context.

@valtergilenardi2639 8 ай бұрын

La Musica Terapeutica di Bach è Gioia e Meraviglia 😊❤

@Laoxiao 3 жыл бұрын

One of the particular wonders of NBS videos is the band's strong continuo playing. Clearly this is no accident: you have put together an international group highly talented professionals under who simply love playing together. Under intelligent, visionary direction. It is a pleasure to see the same faces in most of your videos. You have the magic formula - hold on to it.

@UlimorUdamenta 3 жыл бұрын

Yeeey! Finally, some love for the Basso Continuo!!!

@jackieedwards-henry8315 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most helpful overview and synopsis of basso continuo I have yet experienced! As a pianist who came to harpsichord late in the game, sorting out what to play for continuo has been a challenge and frequently a struggle. Your video has provided a wonderful approach to making those decisions. Thank you!!

@SPark-qt4yz 3 жыл бұрын

These videos make me fall in even more love with the music and the musicians, and hear more in bach’s music. Please keep them coming!

@calolson9572 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful insight into basso continuo - thank you so much!

@wolkowy1 3 жыл бұрын

The art of making a wonderful 'dish' - that is what this fine upload is about: leaning "a bit together". All those soloists players become like one conductor, while rehearsing, working together, listening to each other's views and musical suggestions, giving 'spices' to this 'dish'. And the result: wonderful interpretation and performance. Thank you very much NBS and Bravi to all these musicians!

@ceciliaspicer5914 3 жыл бұрын

The best piece ever!!!! I feel so many emotion watching this

@luuktorn 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative and interesting video! And what a great and passionate musicians!

@MitchBoucherComposer 3 жыл бұрын

I seriously love this group and how personable everyone is. If I could be a part of a group like this and just...pour my internal heart out about what goes into Baroque music, I would!

@lenanielsen5903 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you to all the amazing musicians for this absolutely wonderful video🍃

@edelahaye 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. This video answers to my many questions I have had about the continuo. Bass lines are so creative in Bach' music.

@loiseaunoir1021 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE this kind of videos

@sutherndudetx 3 жыл бұрын

As a classical guitarist learning basso continuo, I found this video fascinating

@dschonnie 3 жыл бұрын

Videos der NBV - das ist die reine Perfektion: wunderbarer Aufbau, ruhige Kameraführung und ruhiger Schnitt, zudem diese einzigartige „Chiaroscuro-Lichtästhetik“, auf die ich ganz versessen bin und die ich bei meinen eigenen AoB-Konzertvideos auch so sehr liebe. Van harte bedankt! 💐

@carlnuernberg3273 3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely video! I had never taken the time to think they can speak besides playing - guess what ... yes they can and they speak Dutch! Lucia is absolutely charming!!! Good luck!

@meijong6453 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video! The way they communicate between them and then toghether carry the music, in this coherent and convincing expression. It’s just full of genius and love.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 жыл бұрын

This is why we have realized Continuo parts because the Chords written for the Right Hand on the top staff are based on the Figures below the Staff for the left hand

@lucym5163 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting!

@Symphing12 3 жыл бұрын

Love this!! I play Contrabass!

@acrid8952 3 жыл бұрын

My God, when I improvise counterpoint in more than two voices the bass is almost inaudible. I can't even imagine the difficulty one would have in improvising a basso continuo.

@pijlenboog23 3 жыл бұрын

you don't have to think about counterpoint at all though, when doing bc

@rayancharafeddine4982 3 жыл бұрын

Improvising a basso continuo is infinitely easier than improvising counter point I think. It's "just" chords

@mikolajkrakowiak8365 3 жыл бұрын

@@rayancharafeddine4982 but you still need to follow the rules

@mariliapereiraamaro9680 2 жыл бұрын

MUITO LINDA EXPLICAÇÃO EXPLICAÇÃO. AMEEIII !

@samrose565 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!!!!

@pablomoreno7207 3 жыл бұрын

I love this instrument

@Stefan_Kawalec 3 жыл бұрын

Watching the birth of music. Great.

@hori166 Жыл бұрын

Gott sei Dank for "realized" figured bass for all of us amateurs!

@Lucius_Chiaraviglio 3 жыл бұрын

The instrument that looks similar to a modern string bass, but with viol-style frets (also shown in another recent video), must be some variety of violone. But apparently that term is very broad, so I wonder what the more specific term is? (And such instruments seem to be quite rare -- most of the string bass class instruments I have seen even in period instrument performances of Baroque music seem to be unfretted string basses.)

@bach 3 жыл бұрын

You're right: the term violone is very broad and when Bach calls for a 'violone', it is not always clear which instrument he had in mind. Robert Franenberg explains more about this topic - and about the frets on this particular instrument - in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZldoaSI05ipeGw.html

@phwbooth 3 жыл бұрын

Robert Franenberg is my very favourite Jewish-American violone player. Seriously, a very fine performer. It's really good to be given a chance to express our appreciation of the continuo players.

@m0rvidusm0rvidus18 2 жыл бұрын

He must be horrified that this group isn't more ''diverse'' then.

@gdrumg 3 жыл бұрын

very informative, thanks a lot

@renaldtremblay8333 3 жыл бұрын

Merci pour toutes ces informations!

@jamallabarge2665 Жыл бұрын

Bach believed so much in Thoroughbass that he would remove it to make a point. In BWV 170, movement 3 (Wie Jammern mich doch die verkehrten Herzen) he composed without the Thoroughbass, to show the rootless of the meaning of the path that the character had taken.

@Bachsoboe 3 жыл бұрын

As the music is from Bach’s Trauerode BWV198, will it be released soon?

@bach 3 жыл бұрын

Correct, we recorded this video during our Trauerode program this spring. The release date of this work is not yet known, but expect the release sometime next year.

@Bachsoboe 3 жыл бұрын

Netherlands Bach Society Thank you!

@ozanzengincoban 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect...

@MrDimitros9 3 жыл бұрын

I Bach's transcriptions of his original oboe/violin/flute concertos for a keyboard instrument (either a harpsichord concerto or a Cantata "Sinfonia") does one still need an extra keyboard instrument or theorbo to carry out the Basso Continuo ?

@federicobracalentemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Beautiful video. Is it possible to give a contribute to your Bach videos with a Bach performance? Best wishes

@splatproductions99 3 жыл бұрын

What is the piece they're playing in the beginning?

@YbirdT 8 ай бұрын

a piece of

@anotherhumanbeingblyat8935 3 жыл бұрын

what pieces were featured in this video?

@genustinca5565 3 жыл бұрын

Why does this channel always have subtitles locked in the video, even when it's the same language? It's distracting, why not just have it as an option in the subtitles menu?

@carlnuernberg3273 3 жыл бұрын

There are people unable to understand a spoken language! They need to read it! Etc...