Bach - Cello Suite no. 6 in D major BWV 1012 - Malov | Netherlands Bach Society

0:07 Prelude 4:25 Allemande 8:50 Courante 12:16 Sarabande 16:16 Gavotte I & II 19:58 Gigue

- Do you want to play the violin or the cello? - Yes.

I am Johann Sebastian Bach and I approve this recording.

What a blessing and honour having had the opportunity to create this instrument for Sergey Malov. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for producing this video which gave the rebirth of this instrument its momentum.

The violoncello da spalla is lying on his heart and he plays straight from the heart. Wonderful played.

perhaps it's a normal sized violin and a really little person.

For some reason the cinematography on this made me think a bunch of ninjas would rush in from those doors around the sides, and this guy would fight them all off with his cello while the music played on in the background

No other version of this piece comes close. I can't count how many times I've listened to this with my eyes closed, mind wandering. Try it, it's the most wholesome drug there is.

Had the pleasure of playing with Sergey Malov in Salzburg and it was always an inspiration ;)

Exquisite playing. But to be clear, this is not a cello. It’s a violoncello de spalla.

Wow! As a professional cellist I’m flabbergasted. I’ve seen/heard the Sixth Suite performed on the cello piccolino (smaller sized cello that is played the normal way between the legs) but never on a violoncello da spalla played as an arm cello. I’m so impressed. Playing this Suite on a standard cello is a challenge because it was written for a five stringed instrument with a higher E string. Without that top string you have to do all sorts of gymnastics with your left hand, which, if you have a medium to smaller sized hand, is tiring and sometimes downright painful.

As a cellist who enjoys playing this piece and has many recordings of it, I'm surprised to find myself say that this is one of my very favorite renditions - phenomenal virtuosity and musicality, and when played on the original instrument it makes a lot more sense musically. Obviously the five strings, but even the timbre lends itself well to the style, particularly with his baroque embellishments. I'm incredibly heartened to see 3/4 of a million views for this fantastic musician!

I dare to say the best performance of the 6th Suite I have ever heard. Absolutely stunning, both musicaly and technicaly.

The fact that you are feeling the music on your chest is awesome

He plays it like a paganini piece. The speed and how he maintains the phrases is genius

For the first time in my life I see and hear this fantastic instrument. Malov plays Bach beautifully. I regret that my father, who was a fan of music (Bach, violin, cello, organ) is no longer alive - he would have enjoyed this very much.

Thank you, Mr Malov. You dropped through the centuries and sat me in the presence of Bach.

Can you imagine living in Bach's time, when, to hear this blessed music, you would have to either play it yourself, or find someone who could? We live in such an incredible era; it saddens me to think we (myself included) waste so much of our time on total nonsense.

The violoncello da spalla or cello of the arm is a small cello on the shoulder, used by some composers such as J. S. Bach for his Cantatas de Leipzig, which in his version of five strings serves to interpret his Suite for solo violoncello No. 6. The violoncello da spalla was created to be performed by violinists (little experts in the interpretation of prawn, with the instrument vertically and held between the legs) since it was performed placed on the shoulder and chest, and was larger than the of the current viola. Some researchers believe that the 6 cello suites alone were actually created for this instrument

Congratulations to Sergey Malov and All of Bach for the first 1 million hits, looking forward to the next milestones!