Prelude in C Minor for Solo Lute, BWV 999
Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a … Read Full Bio ↴Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.
The Bach family already counted several composers when Johann Sebastian was born as the last child of a city musician in Eisenach. Having become an orphan at age 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother, after which he continued his musical formation in Lüneburg. From 1703 he was back in Thuringia, working as a musician for Protestant churches in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen and, for longer stretches of time, at courts in Weimar—where he expanded his repertoire for the organ—and Köthen—where he was mostly engaged with chamber music. From 1723 he was employed as Thomaskantor (cantor at St. Thomas) in Leipzig. He composed music for the principal Lutheran churches of the city, and for its university's student ensemble Collegium Musicum. From 1726 he published some of his keyboard and organ music. In Leipzig, as had happened in some of his earlier positions, he had a difficult relation with his employer, a situation that was little remedied when he was granted the title of court composer by the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland in 1736. In the last decades of his life he reworked and extended many of his earlier compositions. He died of complications after eye surgery in 1750.
Bach enriched established German styles through his mastery of counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and his adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include hundreds of cantatas, both sacred and secular. He composed Latin church music, Passions, oratorios and motets. He often adopted Lutheran hymns, not only in his larger vocal works, but for instance also in his four-part chorales and his sacred songs. He wrote extensively for organ and for other keyboard instruments. He composed concertos, for instance for violin and for harpsichord, and suites, as chamber music as well as for orchestra. Many of his works employ the genres of canon and fugue.
Throughout the 18th century Bach was primarily valued as an organist, while his keyboard music, such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, was appreciated for its didactic qualities. The 19th century saw the publication of some major Bach biographies, and by the end of that century all of his known music had been printed. Dissemination of scholarship on the composer continued through periodicals and websites exclusively devoted to him, and other publications such as the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, a numbered catalogue of his works) and new critical editions of his compositions. His music was further popularised through a multitude of arrangements, including for instance the Air on the G String, and of recordings, for instance three different box sets with complete performances of the composer's oeuvre marking the 250th anniversary of his death.
The Bach family already counted several composers when Johann Sebastian was born as the last child of a city musician in Eisenach. Having become an orphan at age 10, he lived for five years with his eldest brother, after which he continued his musical formation in Lüneburg. From 1703 he was back in Thuringia, working as a musician for Protestant churches in Arnstadt and Mühlhausen and, for longer stretches of time, at courts in Weimar—where he expanded his repertoire for the organ—and Köthen—where he was mostly engaged with chamber music. From 1723 he was employed as Thomaskantor (cantor at St. Thomas) in Leipzig. He composed music for the principal Lutheran churches of the city, and for its university's student ensemble Collegium Musicum. From 1726 he published some of his keyboard and organ music. In Leipzig, as had happened in some of his earlier positions, he had a difficult relation with his employer, a situation that was little remedied when he was granted the title of court composer by the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland in 1736. In the last decades of his life he reworked and extended many of his earlier compositions. He died of complications after eye surgery in 1750.
Bach enriched established German styles through his mastery of counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and his adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include hundreds of cantatas, both sacred and secular. He composed Latin church music, Passions, oratorios and motets. He often adopted Lutheran hymns, not only in his larger vocal works, but for instance also in his four-part chorales and his sacred songs. He wrote extensively for organ and for other keyboard instruments. He composed concertos, for instance for violin and for harpsichord, and suites, as chamber music as well as for orchestra. Many of his works employ the genres of canon and fugue.
Throughout the 18th century Bach was primarily valued as an organist, while his keyboard music, such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, was appreciated for its didactic qualities. The 19th century saw the publication of some major Bach biographies, and by the end of that century all of his known music had been printed. Dissemination of scholarship on the composer continued through periodicals and websites exclusively devoted to him, and other publications such as the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, a numbered catalogue of his works) and new critical editions of his compositions. His music was further popularised through a multitude of arrangements, including for instance the Air on the G String, and of recordings, for instance three different box sets with complete performances of the composer's oeuvre marking the 250th anniversary of his death.
Prelude in C Minor for Solo Lute BWV 999
Johann Sebastian Bach Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Johann Sebastian Bach:
Air Erbarme dich, mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! Schaue h…
Air on a G String C21 Miscellaneous Hanging on a String I can't sleep I'm inco…
Ave Maria Ave Maria (De Bach e Gounod) Ave Maria Gratia plena Domin…
Cantata "Christ lag in Todesbanden" BWV 4: 6. Versus 5: "Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm" Стой! Пока ещё не выключен свет Я хочу услышать ответ Скажи,…
Cantata "Du Hirte Israel höre" BWV 104: 1. Chor: Du Hirte Israel höre Стой! Пока ещё не выключен свет Я хочу услышать ответ Скажи,…
Cantata "Du Hirte Israel höre" BWV 104: 5. Arie: Beglückte Herde Jesu Schafe Стой! Пока ещё не выключен свет Я хочу услышать ответ Скажи,…
Choral: Herzliebster Jesu was hast du verbrochen I and II Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen, Daß man …
Choral: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen I and II Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen, Daß man …
Gloria in Excelsis Gloria in Excelsis Deo INSTRUMENTAL (maestoso) CANCTATA Glo…
Jesu bleibet meine Freude Jesus bleibet meine Freude Meines Herzens Trost und Saft Ju…
Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring Jesus, joy of man's desiring Holy wisdom, love most bright D…
Jesu meine Freude Jesus bleibet meine Freude Meines Herzens Trost und Saft Ju…
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Jesus, joy of man's desiring Holy wisdom, love most bright D…
Jesus bleibet meine freud Jesus bleibet meine Freude Meines Herzens Trost und Saft Ju…
Jesus bleibet meine Freude Jesus bleibet meine Freude Meines Herzens Trost und Saft J…
Largo BWV 1056 Hope, can be misleading Just like the boy who falls in…
Mass in B minor BWV 232: I. Kyrie: Kyrie eleison Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Kyrie Eleison Kyri…
主よ、人の望みの喜びよ (教会カンタータより) イエスこそ私たちが望む喜びの根源 聖なる知恵、もっとも輝かしい愛 あなたに引き寄せられた私たちの魂は 始原の光へ導かれる…
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Leonardo Mastrogiovanni
@Bernios I feel like saying that no other composer had the same power as Bach to make their/his/her audience feel what the composer wanted them to feel is going a bit far. There are so many beautiful pieces of music that do the exact thing you're describing. We can't even be 100% sure that Bach intended it to be played the way it was played in this video so I see it as more of a David Tyler interpretation of what he thinks how it is supposed to be played.
I just don't like the saying "This person is the best musician/composer ever." because in the end it is just subjective and does it really matter? Does it actually matter who the best composer is/was? I'm not sure about that.
Bach told his story beautifully through his music, no one can deny that but in the end it just is what he tried to tell by using instruments and notes.
To think that one life is enough to tell all the stories you need is denying yourself to listen to other stories which can be just as moving.
There are so many more stories to listen to so why settle for one if you can just enjoy so many more because there are plenty of just purely inspiring musicians even today.
As an artist myself, I hate it when someone tries to praise me way too much because I'm not trying to be the best in this world, I'm trying to be as good as I need to be to translate my feelings and my story into the medium I choose to portray it in. I succeeded once I know that people understand what I was trying to show with my art.
That's why I never say "this artist is the best in this" or anything similar, because I like to imagine that they wouldn't like to hear that sentence just like I don't like to hear it.
Art always comes from inspiration, an uninspired person has a harder time coming up with an art piece compared to one that is inspired.
Which basically tells us that the human brain works with input and output which correlates to experience, going through an experience and processing it to understand your own feelings and after that most people want to share those experiences. (Experience = Input/ Sharing it = Output in whatever medium you choose).
Artists do it by creating art pieces that invoke the feelings they went through and I honestly wouldn't want to limit myself to just one lifetime of feelings when I have the opportunity to listen to and appreciate hundreds of lifetimes through art.
Leandro Del Prete
0:40 that note. That note is surreal. Brilliant. Every time I listen to this, that note gets me. What magnificent progression.
Pablo Perez
🙂
Bernios
I know what you mean - when I first learned this piece on the piano, I used to get goose bumps every time I played that passage. Bach had this instinct to touch the listeners heart directly. No other composer had that power to the same extent as Bach.
oldlux
agreed
Henrique
@Bernios I feel the same. Bach was a freaking genius!
Leonardo Mastrogiovanni
@Bernios I feel like saying that no other composer had the same power as Bach to make their/his/her audience feel what the composer wanted them to feel is going a bit far. There are so many beautiful pieces of music that do the exact thing you're describing. We can't even be 100% sure that Bach intended it to be played the way it was played in this video so I see it as more of a David Tyler interpretation of what he thinks how it is supposed to be played.
I just don't like the saying "This person is the best musician/composer ever." because in the end it is just subjective and does it really matter? Does it actually matter who the best composer is/was? I'm not sure about that.
Bach told his story beautifully through his music, no one can deny that but in the end it just is what he tried to tell by using instruments and notes.
To think that one life is enough to tell all the stories you need is denying yourself to listen to other stories which can be just as moving.
There are so many more stories to listen to so why settle for one if you can just enjoy so many more because there are plenty of just purely inspiring musicians even today.
As an artist myself, I hate it when someone tries to praise me way too much because I'm not trying to be the best in this world, I'm trying to be as good as I need to be to translate my feelings and my story into the medium I choose to portray it in. I succeeded once I know that people understand what I was trying to show with my art.
That's why I never say "this artist is the best in this" or anything similar, because I like to imagine that they wouldn't like to hear that sentence just like I don't like to hear it.
Art always comes from inspiration, an uninspired person has a harder time coming up with an art piece compared to one that is inspired.
Which basically tells us that the human brain works with input and output which correlates to experience, going through an experience and processing it to understand your own feelings and after that most people want to share those experiences. (Experience = Input/ Sharing it = Output in whatever medium you choose).
Artists do it by creating art pieces that invoke the feelings they went through and I honestly wouldn't want to limit myself to just one lifetime of feelings when I have the opportunity to listen to and appreciate hundreds of lifetimes through art.
Charles Duncan
Love the relaxed tempo--so often the piece is played too fast, faster than the ear can absorb its beauty. It's not a technical exercise, it's an unpretentious work of art.
Steve Stringer
I agree. If played too fast the perfection of Bach is lost. Every composer has good works and not so good works. However, everything that J.S. Bach wrote was perfect. The form and the harmonic structure were perfect. That is why we still study his works today. Sure, he went by certain "rules", if you will, when composing. However, for more modern composers to "break" the rules one must first know what the res to be broken are.
Ross the Music and Guitar Teacher
I agree with you entirely.
Allan D
I have played this for many years and cannot recall ever seeing a tempo guide on the sheet for this. It is often played faster due to the interesting melody being in the bass line. Bach wrote it for a harpsichord so it would normally be very fast I would imagine. I quite like it played this slow on this majestic instrument though..