To me, this piece, and this performance, is heaven on earth. There's something uniquely beautiful about this era of Baroque chamber music (this piece being from 1714, around the time Bach was writing the Brandenburg Concertos). It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear such beautiful sounds and think, "Humanity made this."
Corelli is such an undeniable master of harmony, and string writing. Voices of Music are the perfect vehicle for this beautiful composition. The archlute, the baroque organ, the antique bow-holds on the period violins and viola, the beautiful, resonant violone and cello...the righteous early-music goodness is unstoppable, and I can't get enough. Not to mention the sensitivity, the lightness, and the chemistry of the ensemble, combined with the never-ending excitement of Corelli's harmonic choices. It's such a joy to watch.
Every part of this piece has something to offer: the stately introduction; the sheer unbridled joy of the Allegro (0:20); the brooding majesty of the Adagio (3:30), complete with the perfectly embellished phrygian cadence (4:48-5:03)...then, the sprightly but dignified Vivace. The chemistry between the two principal violinists is such a joy to watch. Who could manage not to smile at 8:39 as they kick off the Allegro with an exuberant race to the finish line!
THIS is what I want to do when I grow up!

Paul Braunstein

3y↑2

Violinist of 19 years. I’ll play with you.. I compose as well

Paul Braunstein

2y↑2

Luke Schneider Thank you so much! Its a beautiful gift music gave us all ♥️

Elie

2y↑3

more conterpoint than harmony during baroque

Lynn Odonnell

2y↑4

I understood nothing you wrote.. but are tears understanding enough? I'm a blue collar temp. Made ruthlessly spirt of for loving Baroque music. I understand HR depts find 'Art Majors' the silly ones who can't figure out what we want. What do I want? THIS and John Dowland music.

JackOkie

2y↑2

,@Lynn Odonnell I say your tears are most definitely evidence of your understanding. Pay no attention to those "cultural philistines" (my favorite phrase from my folk musician friend), The wonderful thing about the internet is you can increase your knowledge at your own pace. To paraphrase Auntie Mame, "Music is a banquet, and most suckers are starving to death".

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lowyaw

4y↑34

The Allegro part is a hit. The entire piece is one of the best renditions of this particular opus I've ever heard .

Saint Steven

2y↑7

Voices of Music is an outstanding group of truly superb baroque musicians! I live so close to their venue (well, about 45 miles) and for transportation reasons, I haven't been able to enjoy their performances in person since I moved here in 2010. Waaaaa! Waahahahahaaa! Waaaa!
Next year, 2022, no matter what, I'm getting tickets and crawling on hands amd knees if I have to, to see and especially hear them perform live! Nothing like live baroque music performed on period instruments with gut strings. The sound is ... sweet, delicious!

Years ago there was a group that performed in Santa Monica, California, the Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra - yeah! LAMO! Nooo! Don't go there! They were anything but lame! I never missed a performance until I moved from Los Angeles. Pooo! The musical director was the professor of early music at UCLA. Greg something. So long ago. I left LA in 1995. They were wonderful! Bach, Vivaldi, Händel, Corelli, all the great baroque composers. Superb. Don't know what happened to them. I volunteered for a time ushering and controlling the lights in the chruch. No, I'm no lighting tech. Just turned the lights over the audience down at each performance. One night they were performing Bach's Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, and I got so excited by the piece the* were about to play because I love it that forgot to turn the lights down. I have low self-esteem so this was important to me to even be allowed to take care of the lights. When I realized my goof, I crept back to the reostats and very very slowly dimmed the lights a few minutes into the performance praying that nobody would notice. No one said anything. A simple job it was, but I failed to do it properly. I anticipated a scolding. What a dunce! I felt like a complete fucking idiot. Embarrassed? Uhm, yesh. Horribly. As small a thing as it was, I had let the musicians down. A 5 year old could have done it! It's been about 30 years ago now so I think I can forgive myself.

If you have a baroque orchestra in your area, go see them perform! Support them! Donate to their organization if you can, but definitely attend their performances! You won't regret it! I'm not affiliated with VoM in any way (wish I was tho), but I ask you for very selfish reasons (gotta keep them going so I can see them at least once before I die!) that you please make a donation to Voices of Music, too!

Daniel G

4y↑35

There isn't and won't be anything like baroque music. This is pure magic.

Künstlerin-DAB1995

Agreed!

Dark One

Im so Baroque i cant stand it !!

Peter Herd

@Dark One That is why I am a Barocker!

Dark One

Still love me some Zeppelin tho !!

jgcaesar4

5y↑20

This is a special performance of one of the greatest concerti. So precise and well articulated with subtle dynamic changes. Music of the heavens. Thanks Corelli.

José Lopes

3y↑39

Corelli like Vivaldi, Albinoni, constitute the greatest composers set of that time in Italy. This concertos are uniques in harmony. The music is sublime and allows us to be transported beyond the problems of our lives, transmitting the pleasure and joy of that. The orchestration is superb. Bravo for this interpretation.

Monica Call

2y↑15

Thank you for the Corelli. His concerti grossi deserve to be performed much more often than they are. Even the concerti written in minor keys just sparkle. Plus, it’s great fun if you play the concertato parts. (I’m a professional cellist and have had that joy many times.)🎵

Voices of Music

Thank you and best wishes.

Mari Fleming

4y↑10

Oh so fantastic. Many thanks to the musicians that have put so much time into their flawless performances crafting their skills on their instruments. ❤️

calmocaos

2y↑11

La musica di Corelli è sostenuta da una ispirazione purissima e nobilissima, da un equilibrio perfetto, e la sua straordinaria bellezza non impedisce che all'ascolto sia di una luminosa facilità e semplicità. Una vera emozione.

Cath WT

Che vero 😊❤

gdemarneffe1

6y↑33

Perfect music, well balanced, understood, executed with a spirit that probably exceeds what was expected by the author himself. Marvellous well rendered piece of great music. Thanks for giving so much pleasure

Matthew Dexter

8y↑42

Every single one of your performances has such a rich tone and flows so smoothly. I can't say enough how great you guys are. Keep playing amazing music.

Sigurd Bjrnson

3y↑40

I was a small contributor to the original instrumental movement 50 years ago. I am most pleased to hear what is has become

Voices of Music

3y↑11

Very cool.

Caroline Monratier

41w↑3

Sou apaixonada por Corelli. É excelso! ❤️

Maria Held

4y↑3

I came here by chance, and I want to tell you how happy your performance has made me! I'm a professional violinist myself, and I think that the two violin soloists did a fantastic job, but the whole of the ensemble played so well and full of joy, hearing you all was sheer bliss! Bravi tutti from Germany!

Voices of Music

4y↑1

Thank you.

Navroze Lalkaka

3y↑6

Just when you think it just can't get any better, a piece like this one comes along.

Alistair MacDonald

4y↑33

Marvellous playing. Particularly the two violins in the allegro where their musical conversation is exquisitely modulated. The egos of the virtuosi soloists are completely subordinated to the spirit and beauty of Corelli’s genius. Another triumph of intimate musicality.

Voices of Music

4y↑2

Thanks so much!

Jose Gonzalez

4y↑7

Cuando escucho este concierto, olvido mis problemas cotidianos y me voy a otros mundos. La música del Barroco es simplemente un bálsamo para el alma. Gracias!

rene wagemakers

4y↑3

Voices of Music, with the utmost appreciation for all these recordings! Absolutely exquisite performances, especially the singing of Amanda Forsythe is so uplifting, it is music from the soul. Thank you!

Voices of Music

Our pleasure.

SR K

3y↑58

Wasn't really a fan of baroque music, heard this piece due to a college class. This is now one of my favorite classic music. Absolutely beautiful

Charlie 47

2y↑1

In French, tout arrive!!

Arwen Gilbert

3y↑4

One of my absolutely top favourite Concerti - beautifully played and like the sun coming out on a warm spring day.

Voices of Music

Many thanks!

Maria Bogetti

39w↑2

Eternal love for my admired Corelli. So many great baroque compositors took a flower of the big brunch of Corelli's beauties. Voices of Music superb as always. Love them ! <3

Voices of Music

39w↑1

Thanks for listening

Musica Antica

34w

Ô Maria! Eternal love for my admired Corelli (Bis). Establishing a selection of musicians, like a « top 10 » for example, is a difficult exercise, and moreover subjective because the Baroque period is of 150 years. Corelli is ideally located right in the middle! Far from Monteverdi and Boccherini (in opposition). He will have influenced: Pachelbel - Scarlatti - Vivaldi - Haendel - Bach - Telemann.
Being a music lover, I wrote a comment on the maestro Corelli. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3smZkpqXYHs
Bisous Maria (in French) 😘
Lucien

MEugenia RL

7y↑27

Fantástico grupo musical , con instrumentos del barroco , sus interpretaciones son sensacionales , Corelli no merece menos !!

Elicia Taylor

4y↑15

I can’t stop watching this - it’s so beautiful- my new favourite piece of baroque music. Almost brings me to tears. Must be an amazing feeling to be able to bring such pleasure to an audience.

Voices of Music

4y↑1

Thank you so much!

Tony Schram

Right there with you, one of my favorite you tube videos 👍

Arcadian Malerei

2y↑4

One of the most resonant versions I've ever heard!! Beautifully layered recording!! I'd love to hear you tackle the marvellous Sonates Corellisantes by G.P.Telemann 1735!

Daniel Perroni

5y↑12

Interpretação, sonoridade de época, filmagens e a qualidade pessoal de cada musicista são acima da média... Belíssimo...

Helena Williams

4y↑6

Corelli's baroque Concerto in D major performed with the original instruments...what a wonder! A solemn composition so well performed, lyrical while so very precise in intonation. The assemble of the instruments gives the melody such an enrichment of resonance, lyrical phrasing with vibrant rhythm, intensity and gracefulness,

Ian Huang

4y↑217

I think this channel has thoroughly convinced me that the Baroque Era was the best classical era.

Liam Schurmans

4y↑23

Yeah, it was 😍 The Romantic Era was also great, but Baroque was better

Tomislav Milosevic

4y↑9

You're absolutely right it was golden music period

Diakron

4y↑10

I too am a huge fan of Baroque music... please don't try to fix it.

Künstlerin-DAB1995

3y↑10

I've been convinced since at least early adolescence. Nothing matches the Baroque. Structure and creativity united.

Künstlerin-DAB1995

3y↑3

@Liam Schurmans I often think that I can hear echoes of the Baroque in some of the great Romantic composers. Do you?

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Peaceful Earth Druid Grove

3y↑3

Absolutely fabulous performance, acoustics and recording. These videos are of the utmost quality in terms of musical ability coupled with a beautiful acoustic and wonderful recording technique. This has been my definitive go-to site since I discovered it a few years ago where the beauty of Baroque and Renaissance music is here to behold. So thank you Voices of Music.

Künstlerin-DAB1995

3y↑3

A quality performance from Voices of Music. Congratulations to everyone. Very pleased to see Elizabeth Blumenstock-- her interpretation of Biber is superb. Thank you for continuing to support musicians through quarantines, happy to send a little something your way! Corelli's music deserves wider appreciation!

Voices of Music

3y↑1

Many thanks!

Łukasz Warzecha

Thank you for another great performance and for this channel which I visit regularly. You've been doing an absolutely great job!

Voices of Music

Thank you very much!

Alieninthewindow

1y↑2

This interpretation is fantastically delivered. The tempi of the opening movement if a perfect balance of restraint and majesty, not overloading the melodic cadences with ornaments. As much as that improvisational tool provides freedom for the player, it's nice to hear a gracefully restrained performance such as this. The transitions between the movements was done effortlessly, accentuating the lively ending all the more.

lavendertkempff

7y↑4

아름다운 코렐리...음향, 화질, 연주까지 모든 게 완벽하네요!

Ruth Ferraresi

7y↑13

¡Qué bien interpreta a Corelli este conjunto! Hermoso y casi perfecto sonido.

seth kormylo

5y↑10

There’s a real majesty to the style of baroque music. I love all forms of classical maybe with the exception of the romantic era but this is truly “spiritual” and moving

David Trevino

3y↑5

I've never turned back from baroque music since I first heard it in my teens. Pure joy!

Christian Loper

9y↑277

Each of the violins and violas have such a beautiful, distinct voice! Such a wonderful recording. It's so cheery. Baroque music to me sounds so celestial.

Michèle D

6y↑9

I very much agree with you : Baroque music is heavenly music.
Medieval and Renaissance music enjoyable too.

mgcardriver

5y↑7

Yes, heavenly, as for a King!

Don Saunders

5y↑7

@Ninja Toe Well, and when the composer is named "Archangel...." !

Héctor Alejandro García Irigoyen

4y↑2

I tink the same

György Dorogman

Violas? There is only 1 viola (in front of the organ)..

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Joyce Sul

3y↑5

I've been listening to this music almost every day since last year. It soothes my heart and makes me calm.

Voices of Music

Joe B

5y↑10

That lead violinist with the glasses gets down! 😀 She plays with so much passion.

Mia Feigelson

5y↑4

Your high-quality performances on period instruments deserve all our support. @Voices of Music, you're brilliant !!! Hats off !!!!

Peter Yianilos

2y↑1

A beautiful performance! The acoustics of the space are as if custom built for this piece’s tempo, which is very inspiring to the players and yields an ideal recorded result. Everyone involved should be super proud of the performance and capture. Molto bravo!

Nomtunzi Xozwa

2y↑8

Words fail to express my inner feelings evoked by this music and instruments, love it.

Digi Scape

3y↑5

About four years ago this piece saved my life and made me want to pursue violin... Now I'm 2 years into violin and love playing this fast baroque piece... Thanks Corelli

Peter Watchorn

3y↑2

A reminder of how beautifully and classically pure Corelli's Concerti Grossi are. No wonder they were so widely disseminated and studied. Not surprising that the experience of creating 48 trio sonatas led inexorably to this "big band" next step! The music has lost none of its capacity to surprise with the simplest effects. It's clear why it took Europe by storm. Bravo to all and thanks again to Hanneke & David for creating this superlative early music resource. Your friend in Cambridge, MA!

Voices of Music

Thank you, Peter! xox H&D

miu lulu

4y↑3

Just magnificent...my sincere compliments to these wonderful musicians!

Voices of Music

Many thanks!

Dingley

4y↑8

Simply stunning. It amazes me that we humans can create instruments, acquire the skills to play each and then combine their various sounds to produce this strange thing called music. Music that is so breathtakingly beautiful, it has the power to command the emotions of the listener. Just magical.

Bob Turnley

2y↑4

So enjoyable to see the music of Corelli brought so completely to life. Fresh enough to believe the music had just been written for this performance.

Renato Oliva Photography

48w↑2

It is unbelievable how music is so connected with human soul. Love baroque music since childhood.

mrroneill99

4y↑6

Wonderful! Thanks VoM for sharing your beautiful work and passion. ❤️🎼🎵🎶👏🇮🇪☘️

Pier Paderni a story

5y↑10

LOVE IT!!! Beautiful sound, fantastic vitality and incredible clarity. LOVE IT!! Arcangelo is bowing at you!

Voices of Music

Thank you. so much.

Israel Aillapan Quijon

2y↑4

Es realmente una joya de la música y susinterpretes un prodigio para y por nuestro deleite.... Felicitaciones....

Alfredo

7y↑11

Me encanta, está interpretación es hermosisima, gracias por ser tan talentosos músicos de Voices of Music

Neville Laybourne

27w

Outstanding performance of a Corelli masterpiece.

Johanna williams

4y↑4

I find the first movement so charming! Loved it.❤

WaywardPash

8y↑10

Absolutely beautiful rendition, as usual. Tried this piece with a small student / professional ensemble this past summer, as an amateur flutist doubling the violins, and gained a new appreciation for the nuances in Baroque music and the challenge of staying true to the style of the era. Now off to listen to this again :)

sandra hatherley

3y↑6

Baroque music....starts with joy and stays there until the end. I love this Corelli so much.

Voices of Music

3y↑1

Thank you. It's a great concerto from Corelli.

André T. Accorsi

4y↑4

This is absolute perfection. Thank you so much for sharing

A Meyer

51w↑2

When beautiful music is played so joyfully, it’s just sublime. Excellent performance.

robin lee

36w

The players are the angels

Ferdia Riordan

5y↑5

Stunning performance.Thank you all.

Iftinchi Manuel

3y↑3

Exceptional!!!!! Both composition and interpretation ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Santiago Garcia

9y↑67

Lindísima pieza del barroco, y una excelente interpretación de éste formidable ensamble musical Voices of Music. Uno de los máximos exponentes del barroco, Arcangelo Corelli.

Amadeus

3y↑3

Beautiful. The sound quality is fantastic. Bravo to all and thanks for sharing ♥♥♥

Voices of Music

3y↑2

Many thanks!

Aloysius C

4y↑2

Sublime and beautiful music, the acoustics is incredibly good. Looking forward to an endless stream of such often neglected music, will be contributing for sure.

Voices of Music

Thank you!

Edi Gabrieli

4y↑9

Italian baroque is grace, French baroque is grandiose, German baroque is mathematical perfection. Either way baroque is the best that ever was.

S Wells

3y↑1

Superb characterization of supernal music!

Ligeti’s Spaghetti

2y↑2

This piece always cheers me up when I’m feeling sad, thank you for this wonderful recording 🥹💖💖

Voices of Music

2y↑1

Be of good cheer!

Gregory Cox

2y↑1

Perfect and exciting performance. The essence of Italian Baroque. Brava and bravo!

Voices of Music

Thank you!

Carsten Scheel

3y↑3

Respekt und ein Dankeschön an die hervorragenden Musiker + (-innen)! Diese Komposition von Arcangelo Corelli ist für mich mit Worten nicht zu beschreiben! Demut und Tränen der Freude usw. ein Meisterstück der Vollkommenheit ! Bravo! Sollte ich einmal, in die ewige Stadt kommen, ein Besuch seiner Grabstätte a must!

Nicolas

8y↑36

this is brilliant! very professional audio and musicians! you can hear how they enjoy making music! excellent work

Cecilia Liebenfelss

Great 👍 and very beautiful played! Thank you for the excellent 👩‍🎨artists!🎵

Philippe le Samarien

2y↑3

une musique pure qu'on ne peut qu'admirer

Вера Вероника

3y↑2

Спасибо, это великолепно!

Vandala G.K.

Wspaniała muzyka.

Nadine Markus

2y↑2

Music doesn't get better than this.

Alvarado & Associates, LLC

8y↑150

Just absolutely gorgeous music and performance. Thanks for posting

Voices of Music

8y↑5

+Carlos Alvarado You are very welcome.

Michela Puca

6y↑4

I love this performance, it's great! Every instrument transmit fantastic emotions and this is not common... Bravo!

Ezzo von ACHALM

4y↑1

Cet ensemble dépasse toutes les autres interprétations de Corelli que j'aie pu entendre jusqu'à cette heure !

Kent Piano

4y↑2

Simply splendid! All music should have this attention to detail..

Voices of Music

4y↑2

Thank you very much!

Christophe Pierre Lienart-Leroux

9y↑8

Congratulations. A great performance, and what a keenness in the choice of the artwork, because it is indeed one of the Corelli's most remarkable masterpieces. Can't stop listening since it's online! The subtlety itself, in all ways, in every instrument, at every second... It's stunning to notice how the future composers such as Haendel inspired from him. Thanks a lot for these treasures :)

Necip NALÇACI

3y↑1

This is my favorite ensemble. I love baroque style. These gorgeous musicians do what they must do. Thank you very much.

Voices of Music

3y↑1

Our pleasure!

Just Peachy

5y↑3

Utterly fabulous! Wonderful performance.

Voices of Music

Thank you.

James Hinton-Howard

5y↑3

Absolutely superb.. What a talented performance! Thank you for posting this and enriching our lives with such music.

Michajeru

6y↑6

I am so happy that I discovered the amazing ensemble on YouTube. I absolutely adore their music.

Hector Moret

5y↑6

Espectacular,ese comienzo es memorable,muy bien interpretado,fluido y bien expresivo!!

Voices of Music

Thank you.

Тетяна Кушко

2y↑4

Я у захваті від прекрасної музики і виконання! БРАВО оркестру!!!

Voices of Music

Дякую!

Noé Torres

4y↑3

Qué hermosura de sonidos!!! Esto sí que es Música...!!!

Al Underwood

6y↑556

One of the most beautiful things that I have ever heard. The first movement sounds like when my wife smiles at me.

DonovanDanteify

4y↑65

What a charming and wonderful metaphor!

Jack Hana

4y↑36

You are a lucky man, treat her well!

HussainjrMalik

4y↑4

Dude heck no this music sucks

michael rosenstock

4y↑21

Can I just say how fucking lucky she is to have you

Joseph Johnson

4y↑15

The acoustics in that room are beautiful

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michaeldavidrubin

Total enchantment. Beautiful ensemble playing of a great classic.

Voices of Music

Thanks so much!

Rusty Walker

3y↑1

Thank God and the Universe for the “Voices of Music” using these Baroque instruments to bring us so close to the thrilling original music of Corelli and so many others in their repertoire !! ❤️

Voices of Music

You are very welcome.

Todd Baxter

9y↑9

Great! Corelli is one of my favorites from the Baroque. I actually have a 1735 edition of these concerti published by Walsh & "edited" Pepusch. I always enjoy reading the score while listening. Maybe SOMEDAY I'll finally get to sit in on continuo with these. Thanks again for ALL your videos!

Roger Traylor

4y↑2

Wow! Such a great ensemble sound they make!

Voices of Music

4y↑1

Thank you.

Familia Montilla

5y↑8

I love the musicality of this piece and the interpretation. you don't need vibrato to make it sound more musical!

Paul Ramcharan

5y↑4

Wow!! I'm breathless after that first movement. It comes together, my does it do that! Great instruments, great instrumentation, great team - all bring something different but together a masterful interpretation.

Elaine Blackhurst

4y↑7

Corelli’s Opus 5 violin sonatas and Opus 6 concerti grossi represent one of those rare occasions in musical history where due to the original, sustained, and inspired music, at a stroke, they rendered all previous music ‘dated’, and influenced all later composers’ work.

Haydn’s Opus 20 string quartets, Beethoven’s 3rd symphony, Wagner’s Tristan, and Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring - amongst a very small group of others - are works that in the history of western classical music had a similar impact.

In this case, the performances are of the same quality as the music; simply outstanding.

John Fenner

4y↑3

A Wonderful Performance !. Superb Playing, Perfect Sound, It Doesn’t Get Better Than This. Masterly.

Jacques FONTAINE

Toujours magnifique à l'écoute et au visuel , et le cadrage pour apprécier comment les violons se répondent , c'est très soigné comme mise en valeur des musiciennes.

Jack Hana

4y↑2

What can I possibly add.....just sheer perfection!

Voices of Music

4y↑1

Thanks so much!

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