Bach: Air / Koopman · Berliner Philharmoniker

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 / Ton Koopman, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 30 January 2010.
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[BeachMonstr]

The sound of the Berliner Philharmoniker is just unique.

[ingridreich]

Das Air von J.S. Bach ist eines meiner Lieblingsstücke

[pianistaeli]

Do you know how hard it is to play baroque music without the usual extreme vibrato of nowadays? Do you know how hard it is to let go of your ego and surrender to Bach's music? For those who think the Berlin Philarmonic musicians where playing under their wonderful technical standards (best musicians in the world and so on), I think Koopman did a wonderful job, as usual, to make a whole modern, virtuosic orchestra play Bach as he wrote it.

[WanderingWotan]

I must have heard this piece a thousand times including on period instruments, but listening to this was as if I was hearing the piece for the first time. Thanks you for an awesome interpretation that touched me deeply.

[heikepohl]

I could burst into tears when I listen to this. So beautiful. 🥰

[crossbike]

Grandios, absolut wunderbare Interpretation. Nie so gehört zuvor. Ton Koopmann lässt Bach erklingen, wie ich es mir vorstelle. :) Danke Danke Danke !!!

[RobertoVilladangos]

Beautiful execution. Of course, as someone told before, modern instruments will never sound the same way (not better, not worst), but that doesn't mean you have to play "the modern way" with it. I think they use the perfect amount of vibrato and a great tempo choice from Koopman as well. I'm directing this work with my student's orchestra soon, and will of course show this video to them. I hope we can achieve something similar to this Master Performance.

[tritone]

dont know why this gets so much critizism. I have been listening to many renditions of this piece, and this is by far the most pleasing i could find in all of youtube.

[WanderingWotan]

I must have heard this piece a thousand times including HIP, but listening to this was as if I was hearing the piece for the first time. Thanks you for an awesome interpretation that touched me deeply.

[md]

@leavitttrumpet Most of the conductor's work is done in rehearsal not at the performance and, actually, I think that Koopman has done a remarkable job of getting a very fine performance from the Berlin Philharmonic in a style that is probably quite unlike the way that they would normally have played this piece. I doubt if it would or could have sounded quite like this with any other conductor.

[Valentin_Kostadinov]

One of the best ever written work of baroque music! Since I was little child I very, very like those amazing masterpiece! Thank you!

[ey]

Amazing video. I used to spend whole afternoons on a lan house just watch those videos from the DCH. Ten years ago, this one was always on my lan house watch lists.

[anzdf]

Excelente, muy hermosa la interpretacion, la mejor.

[elsalohengrin]

Air von Bach, hatte mich als Teenager schon zu Bach "gebracht", die durch und durch sakrale tief berührende Musik (er hatte ja auch nur für Gott komponiert)! Beethoven war (Jugend) meine Erste große Liebe und wie es nicht Anders sein konnte und Musste, wurde ich dann Wagnerianrin ! (Ich bin (West).Berlinerin).

[artois]

Ton Koopman is a sirrow in the world of music.

[mifuturo]

Que maravillosa manera de iniciar el domingo!

[Valentin_Kostadinov]

And also another masterpiece not only music composed but amazing interpretation! tank you!

[bigschnabel]

This version is currently the best on earth.

[ameliamargotpalmaurdaneta]

Excelente dirección Gustavo hijo es un orgullo que seas venezolano y del estado Lara Dios te bendiga por siempre