Contrapunctus 1

[yusukeundisolde]

bravissimi

danke schoen

beautiful !!

[Minijaco4]

shame its in 415hz

[hpbd2u]

@DaroKzm Where you born in 1685? How to play this music is a matter of individual taste, not a scientific method. I loved it and think it's heavenly hypnotic.

[Braedon101]

What are the recorders your quartet used? Was it Bass, Tenor, Soprano, and Sopranino?



[ABHDEFU]

Unsere Flötengruppe (Paul - Gerhard) spielt das Stück auch gerade:-),jedoch...

spielen Sie es in der Mitte nicht zu schnell?Um dann bei diesem "Teufelston" riardando einzubauen? Trotzdem gut. Applaus! :-)

[str3123]

Genial! Thx!

[o0POSH0o]

Genius of Bach.....

[Fukkensaved]

The imitative technique and polyphonic texture of this piece is perfectly balanced. The recorders add a great tone to the piece. Thank you for this, it's very beautiful.

[jopio333]

beatifull thanks!

[dharmaseed]

Let me have a second to get my jaw off the floor.

[arthurssilveira]

Greatest genius ever!!!

[angryjalapeno]

Nice, Adding some ornaments here and there wouldn't hurt.

[heelrunner]

I love this! It's... very... uplifting.

[demarezmichel]

Very appeasing music. We like it

M. Démarez & J. Cassignol

[recorder38]

Compliments !

Jean Cassignol

[sailingforde04]

I play this on the organ , but I hate to say, I almost prefer this arrangement , its more ... graceful

thanks for posting :D

[redhotpg]

bellissimo!!!

[ShaniquaDs]

to what josh said...thats me playing the clarinet =D yay. hi josh ^.^

i cant wait til i can play this song! its so pretti =] cant wait! cuz right now i suck xD

[JoshthaHalfBlack]

I'm not much better on the oboe considering this is my first time ever playing a real song on oboe. =_=

[ShaniquaDs]

dont worry josh =] if u keep practicing we can definately win if we take off our shirts =D

[JoshthaHalfBlack]

its kind of hard to follow this when it's a quartet and we're a trio...

plus my part is the only one that gets mixed up

[JoshthaHalfBlack]

Me and my two friends plan on playing this song. I'm gonna play oboe, and they're gonna play flute and clarinet. From what I've heard I REALLY look forward to it.

[pierrot79]

How often dis I listen or played this contrapunctus ? Several times a day for the last years, at the keyboard, in string or mixed quartets ...

And each time, I did not believe what I was playing. It is beautiful, obvious, perfect. It can be grave and light, a powerful song and a tormented lament ...

[bergeronf]

i love all sounds.

[drlawitts]

pretty good

prreettttyyy prreettyyy prreettyyyyyyyyyy good

[ThertySeven]

Bellissimoooooooooooooo!

Great!!

[vestilagiubba]

I do not agree. Dramma has nothing to do in this kind of pieces, because it's baroque, not romantic era. I agree that the recorder has dynamics...but they are poor and distort the right pitch. Furthermore, again, dynamics are not marked because this kind of music was originally thought for an organ (yes, i know that AoF could be played for any instrument) but everyone that knows a little about Bach (The Great Master) and his era, should know that in that time pipe organs had not...

[vestilagiubba]

...dynamics.

Excellent performance. You should share your scores to the rest of the world for us to play and promote the recorder as a serious instrument. In my country is difficult to find music for the recorder

[aumentada]

greeeeeeeeaaaaat!!!you must put more AoF here

[unagondolaunremo]

bravo, wall played, but I note that at the beginning each player take his "fiato" in a different point: why? I think that the "fiato" have a significance and that you had to cut the melody all at the same moment, or not?

[organist121893]

the problem is that recorder only have two dynamics--quiet and vibrato

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks

[kelsiejackson]

Serene and gentle--very nice! Have you heard the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet's recorder version of the AoF? This sounds every bit as good as they do, and perhaps even a little better, since your instruments are less shrill than the Quartet's.

Great job! Keep putting out more of the Contrapuncti!

[bachbwv1080]

I have heard the ALSQ's recording. They are an excellent recorder quartet.

Thanks for your suggestion. I'm going to arrange a concert that only performs The Art of Fugue.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks for your suggestion.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks for your suggestion.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks

[Bovril77]

this is beautiful.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks

[p0lyph0ny]

Lovely performance of a lovely work.

One question -- do you have your instruments tuned a bit flat? It seems so to me, but maybe my ears are being weird...

[bachbwv1080]

Your ears are excellent.

The instruments are low pitch.

A=415Hz

[aldebussy]

Wow lovely!

One tip: PLEASE add some dynamic contrast...

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks for your suggestion.

[dolofonos]

While watching this video I am suddenly depressed when thinking about how lovely the recorder is yet how shrill it sounds when played at modern and even so-called 'baroque' pitches--they really do deserve a lower tone when played in so serious an environment as with an ensemble.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks for your suggestion.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks!

[sra97ster]

It does indeed underline Bach's genius that whatever instrument or ensemble plays The Art of Fugue, the result tends to be ineffable. This is no exception. Bravo.

[bachbwv1080]

That's right.

The Art of Fugue is a excellent and amazing work.

[OldArabsUndies]

I've only got one thing to say, "that was bloody excellent!". Interesting to note how each member of the quartet takes a scheduled rest during the performance. Mr Bach was indeed a clear genius.

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks a lot！

That's right. Bach was a great composer.

[flauto65]

bravi

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks！

[recorderson]

Beatiful performance ! Great Bach !

[bachbwv1080]

Thanks！

I like Bach's music very much.