Antonio Bertali (1605-1669): Chaconne

Penelope Spencer - Violine
Jakob Rattinger - Viola da gamba
Rüdiger Kurz - Bass gambe
Rien Voskuilen - Cembalo

[KCODacey]

Thank you all for keeping this music alive!

[pierreitey]

Une telle musique devrait être obligatoire dans toutes les écoles. Quel bonheur. Un grand merci aux musiciens. Ils sont merveilleux.

[keithklippensteen]

THE BEYOND EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY IS AWESOME, SUCH CLEAR TONES

[philpryor]

How wonderful is this nearly forgotten music, still so lively, beautiful, joyous. Bravo to the small and lovely ensemble here.

[claudinerollannen]

Merci c'est fabuleux ça nourrit mon âme❤❤❤❤❤❤

[painpaul]

C'est curieux qu'aujourd'hui nous n'avons plus de compositeur aussi remarquable qu'autrefois pour nous proposer des belles musiques fort appréciables telles que celle-ci.
Par bonheur nous avons d'excellents interprètes tels que ceux-ci pour nous régaler nos oreilles avec le bel héritage musical d'autrefois qui nous permet de fuir les nuisances sonores bruyantes qui nous
Torturent les oreilles et le cœur.!

[jacquesfontaine]

C'est vraiment une musique envoûtante qui pourrait ne jamais prendre fin .Le violon est au mieux de son délire et c'est revigorant.Merci pour cette belle interprétation.

[coolcabinetart]

This music and the performance are both exalting. So evocative; so affirmative; so branching; so grounded! thank you for all your years of study to bring this delight to others, to encourage the ongoing quest… Greetings from Philadelphia!

[rogberube]

Great playing. Great musicians. Thanks for sharing, Penelope.

[vav]

A wonderful baroque drawing of this violinist lady Penelope Spencer. All the charm from earthly flowering in the melody of this violin, as it were, to ascension, as it were, "to the third heaven" in the flowering of clouds. And the basso continuo group (Jakob Rattinger - Viola da gamba, Rüdiger Kurz - Bass gambe, Rien Voskuilen - Cembalo) is similar to the pichikato (pizzicato) dance of angelic feet. I love the music of Antonio Bertali was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era of Verona who received early music education there from Stefano Bernardi and who was violinist i.e. in court musician in Vienna by Emperor Ferdinand II. In 1649, Bertali succeeded Giovanni Valentini as court Kapellmeister. Its very nice that Bertali's compositions is masterpieces of operas, oratorios, a large number of liturgical works, and chamber music. Particularly his operas are notable for establishing the tradition of Italian opera seria in Vienna.

[SANTIAGOGARCIA-blnk]

Gracias Penélope por tanto virtuosismo y magistralidad, con la obra de Bertali.

[juanmanuelcuevascarrillo]

¡Excelente interpretación, atrapa los sentidos, felicidades a los músicos, grandes son! 👏👏👏👏🌹

[malcolmabram]

I understand that a viola de gamba is not only harder to play but quite a different instrument when compared to the cello (not that I am suggesting the cello is easy). It is great to see these instruments still being played today.

[mcburcke]

I absolutely love listening to the chaconne/canario musical form. Just plain fun to hear!

[gabrielgonzalez]

My gratitude Penelope, Jakob, Rüdiger and Rie. Thank you so much for sweetening my soul with their execution. Greetings from Queretaro, Mexico.

[LukeSchneiderEWI]

Excellent ! I like the slower tempo much more ! Great job !

[exempligratia]

Bertali's Chiacona has a heavenly quality throughout the piece. So many possible variations can stem out from the music to create something as breathtaking as this. Mazel Tov to you and the other musicians! I hope to one day perform this myself!

[frus]

Youtube lately keeps playing this next after some previous random video. And I can never skip it, makes me happy every time, like a ray of sunshine!

[jonathankohmelo]

Thank you. Very airy feeling. Well done.

[EdMcF]

8:12 to me is like the soundtrack to a runaway train, something Bertali surely could not have imagined.