Bach 2 part invention n. 8 in F major

[rockerstjc]

what is the name piano?

[TheQwertyuiop901]

Nice job, but sounds a little like E major, not F major? Anyway, loved it. Lots of feeling which is hard to do on a harpsichord. 5 stars.

[EmoCoreDhiHardCore]

BRAVO, SIGNORE!!!!

[bubbaXzone]

that was great!!! but i would of liked to see you use the top of the harpsichord to give it a little more vary.

like the chard that main motive. I would maybe have that be the star and when that plays have that played on the bottom and the other stuff on top.

for yall that don't know the top part of the harpsichord is just a softer version of the bottom :).

[phantasm1004]

Excellent tempo, pacing, and timing.  Played just the way Bach intended....with a very "mechanical" flavor. Something a little off with the octave, but beautifully played otherwise.

[JustinSage]

My fingers would have been in knots by the second measure.

[caa4444]

sounds like an electric guitar to me for some reason

[nargles92]

@caa4444 I was thinking the same thing. You could blast some power chords with that thing! Rock on, Johann! \m/

[darkmarine50]

super awersome man :D

[IER362]

Thanks you for posting. I enjoyed it. Why is that it looks like you're playing this in F major where it sounds to me in E major?? I could be wrong...but i doubt it

[drumlife1]

@IER362 you are right. this harpsichord is probably just not tuned to pitch due to the age.

[MackNukem]

@IER362 The tuning system used in the Baroque era is a couple of Hz lower than the A440 pitch system we use today

[mikeisapro]

NICE

[movielovercat]

I added this movie to my collection of my brog,

Thank you.

[bramwellt]

Very clean; textbook. Thanks for posting!

[jzorns]

Beautiful. Perfect tempo and no unnecessary flourishes.

[sageSPH]

I don't know how hard this is to play on keyboard instruments but it is extremely hard on the guitar. Beautifully done.

[kratanuva725]

What is the second manual for on harpsichords? I've never seen anyone play on it, yet, some of the notes are automaticly depressed as you play the lower manual.

[noiseinthevoid]

woooo, what a fucking great piece! Just listened 4 times in a row. It is bursting with happiness.

[OceanderTethyseus]

beautiful

[FireatWill35]

it sounds like its in distortion like elecric sweet

[WhoopMQ]

It sounds awesome on harpsichord

[dxxn]

this is clearly not F major. i'm thinking the harpsichord was tuned to A440 and the player transposed into E major in order to get closer to a C256 tonality which would have been closer to the standard tuning in bach's own time (C256 = roughly A415). it clearly changes the sound of the piece but what can you do? period instrumentalists make questionable decisions often - it is what it is

[vionalaw]

goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood

[juggernautseru16]

@tyler201020 In fact the first notes r indeed F A F C F F and there is no G# there is also several Bflats throughout the entire song ... maybe u haven't seen the sheet music but i have and there is no G# :)

[tyler201020]

@juggernautseru16 I have seen it. and i am aware its in F. and obviously there is no G# in F major but there is one in the key of E. Which he is playing it in. I know the notes man. i'm just saying that this is a transposed version.

[tyler201020]

@juggernautseru16 Okay i now see the problem. i looked at the keys and he is playing it in F major however his harpsichord isn't tuned to standard pitch. its actually all down a half step. thats why I thought he was playing it in E (which in all reality i would still concider him playing it in E major because transposing songs make them sound so different. IT SOUNDS WEIRD IN E MAJOR!!

[leevkp]

@tyler201020, There's no problem. A=415 is common in early music circles today; it's a convenient pitch level that allows historically-copied harpsichords and fortepianos to function optimally. There was no 'standard' or ISO pitch in Europe in the 18th century. Fixed-do solfege, perfect pitch and equal temperament were not standard either. Music doesn't get better in history; it just changes according to prevailing tastes.

[MarMatMal]

Frankly appalling. Sorry.

[Andytheminstrel]

Great job!

[Iamdancerhearmeroar]

hmmm...this isn't F major.

[sskeyblade]

hay we are talking about now

[sskeyblade]

Very good though i would like u to play it on a proper piano

[tunglour]

@sskeyblade The piano didn't exist back then, and typing three letters is too hard, u

[imaginator09]

Good job. I prefer it a touch faster.

[BassicStorm]

bad, give some music!

[metilhed001]

Its been a year since ive watched this, and its reaffirmed my desire to buy a harpsichord!

[caribooho]

i feel better after listening to this.

[Classicalguy12]

I love your harpsichord, by the way :)

[DeHeld8]

eh...

All you need is love?

[hankwebsta]

nice played, nice fingering, may i ask, are you coming (also like me) from that old school, that it is not allowed (or should be leaved) to play the thumb on black keys ? i learned this from my piano female teacher, in the past there was this believing that a thumb on black key brings Doom.. :o) that was only superstition.

[stringninja1]

sounds like it's in e major to me?

[anonymusich]

@stringninja1: It's F major.

[stringninja1]

@anonymusich , no really, play along with it, I know it is supposed to be in F Maj but this guy is definitely playing it in E Maj. His first notes are E G# E B E E, or 13151Octave in E. Strange that he should flatten it by a semi but hey suits me as my guitar is tuned down by a semi so I can play along with this guy and pretend it is in F :)

[sosome57]

@stringninja1 - Are you just pulling our collective chains? He's playing the Bb, not the F#, G#, C# and D# required for the E Maj. Check out Wiki for some info on standard pitch. His harpsichord may be tuned to A415not A440 that you're probably using. Hence the semi-tone down from you. Just guessing though. He's definitely playing in F.

He plays it very well though, don't you think?

[paulomtts]

@stringninja1 Yeah, harpsichord can't be tuned like a piano or a guitar. It would just break into pieces if you tried to tune it like that.

[Iamdancerhearmeroar]

@stringninja1 I have perfect pitch, and this is DEFINITELY not F major.

[agreatguy6]

I covet your harpsichord!!!!

great playing, btw :3 it sounds so pretty x]

[paopaomanalansan]

is this the Blanchett harpsichord?

[hartig1967]

GREAT! Bach rulez!

thanks for this video

[2012musicmaker]

Where can you get a harpsichord like that? Anyone know?

[Classicalguy12]

Probably Europe...I don't know. BUT I WANT ONEEE SOOOO BAD!!!..lol.

[angeee993]

amazing!!

[ophliablue]

Beautiful! The harpsichord makes it oh so much sexier. Bravo!

[silverlightjewelry]

Love it, wish I had a harpsichord!

[Juaza]

I learned to play this when I was... Well, some 10 years ago or so. I had always liked it, but now I´m a bit dissapointed with it and with the way I was thaught...

[keatsrivas]

That brings me to tears!!!! ;)

[tfman15]

This was really great! This is literally my first piece by Bach I am learning and it's difficult for me to grasp it ...yet I am also learning Appassionata by Beethoven and it's going better than this! Bach is evil...an evil genius that is!

[Emunozcjnick]

evil genius,lol, but not really.

[cav0129]

that harpsichord doesnt have a very clear sound..... it could be the tuning

[carbidelamp1]

nice harpsichord,

[MysteriousClowns]

I really envy him *__*

[kris10smiles]

this is great!

[Swampinator]

i wish i had a piano with harpsichord color scheme on the keys lol

[metilhed001]

Yes! someone playing Bach the way it was written! no expression markings!

[paulomtts]

@metilhed001 Im not sure whether Bach would have made expression markings given that he had a better instrument at his disposal.

[josee912]

SICK SKILLZ GUY!

[orangeflyingcow]

great tempo! nothing was rushed and it stayed even and clean

[krino2lino]

i alway thought bach was boring but i change my mind  :D bach is AWESOME !!

[jaberwocky6669]

Welcome brother.

[Prehisplanet]

salaud!

[bloometisse]

frenchment c pas mal

[nairigrigorian]

es un placer!

[GregMarimba]

Dear Musiclover - you sound great. Your playing makes us all music lovers. Greg

[shantiponks]

is that a harpsachord?

[shantiponks]

right, sorry about that :)

[McDieselDog]

Great job! That helped to hear you play it. Thank you

[whenultra]

Serious question, was this recorded in Salzburg

[musiclover63]

No. This was recorded at home. In Italy.

Thanks for watching.

[atineiatte]

this was the 1st invention i learned

[eteokles3]

superb!!!

[amylNRG]

Good version. Wendy Carlos took this faster in her version, and on balance I think that was the right decision, as the double "trills" sound lighter if taken faster.

[CyberneticWarrior]

Reminder of why I stuck with piano...harpsis give me the willies.

It took me a year to perfect this piece. hehe.

[firebreathone]

Good

[JarenMcBeatles]

cool a harpischord!

[OsirisGOLAD]

Very good version!

[rudefilmpundit]

ha! I FINALLY learned to play the whole thing! It gets boring, but I suppose it is a good 'learning' thing. well, duh, that's what it was intended to be.. but I like it..

[jerryaltman]

I already play Invention NO 4 and NO 13, and I'm learning Invention 8. I got a harpsichord simulation software, that I connect to my digital piano. Harpsichord it's more difficult in some aspects, as any accidential weak touch on a key produce a loud sound. So any small mistake became fair noticiable.

[pibi84]

This performance is great. The tempo is so right.

[Kolyatron]

Maybe it's just a limitation of harpsichord, but this really lacks emotion. I think the blocky-feeling tempo is to blame.

[sppe769]

This is how Bach intended the song to be played. It was originally written for harpsichord.

[Kolyatron]

I understand that it was for the harpsichord, I just think that this rendition of it specifically lacks emotion.

[hosposits]

Yeah Bach usually lack emotion with mathematical songs like this. Although it is quite tasty to the ears.

[darkshadyfigure]

Bach usually lacks emotion? hahhahahhaha

St. Matthews Passion?

Jesu?

Sleepers Wake?

B minor Mass?

Clearly a man who never felt anything =)

[dolofonos]

On the other hand, you might say there is less emotion in Bach than not. My point being not that Bach's work is void of emotion but that it is not composed merely of it. In Bach there is a fiery, intellectual stimulation. It is masculine, it is vigorous. Unlike Romantic music, which seems too often composed entirely of emotion, for a result that is melodramatic and weak. Perhaps the mentally stimulating works of Bach somehow manage to stimulate the heart and soul as well.

[gammypage]

it's pretty much an etude I think,I don't think emotion really comes into it that much, it's just something simple and probably meaningless that sounds nice.

[MICHKAC]

Reply to gammypage:

Yes, the two-part inventions are technical studies, but there's much more to them than that. Bach intended them not just as exercises in hand parity but as models of composition. The problem with this clip is not with the music but the performance -- it's too slow. (The piece should take about 50 seconds; at that tempo it's really exciting.) Also, listen to the counterpoint -- it's marvellous.

[Prestiisi]

Exactly. When I was about 15 years old, this was something like my favourite piece. It is definitely full of emotion, especially when played faster, and the counterpoint is indeed marvellous!

[royo90]

Harpsichords had little to no dynamic range, hence your perceived lack of emotion.

[rudefilmpundit]

You know, this doesn't sound as majestic on the piano..at least for me..

[biskop]

Wow - this was PERFECT! This man is not human - he is a machine.

[rudefilmpundit]

Vivace! I love it.

[lawriepop]

I can't fault this. 5 stars.

[easkay]

Either you're harpsichord needs tuning, or you're playing in g major. And bespin, this tempo is perfect, any faster and it sounds rushed and it looses its flowing and gentle nature.

[luppo3]

the harpsichord is tunned 1/2 tone down

[omomuki]

Think of it this way, he's playing in a different key. =]

[luppo3]

No, I see his fingers. They move like he's playing in F dur, but it sounds in E dur...

[MICHKAC]

Reply to omomuki:

No, he isn't playing in a different key -- he's playing in F. But he's playing in something closer to Bach's F as opposed to ours. Keys are not absolute; they're defined relative to a specific tuning practice and instruments in Bach's time were tuned lower than today's.

[CyberneticWarrior]

Hail the well tempered keyboard!!

My god I sound like some Nazi...

[luppo3]

the harpsichord is tunned 1/2 tone down

[luppo3]

the harpsichord is tunned 1/2 tone down

[omomuki]

That was a nice critique coming from somebody for once.

[fystasjoppheng]

Its a nice tempo.

[Pianoman1488]

Great playing! I really love your interpretation.

[bespin]

Very good, but it should be played a little more faster, Vivace as the partition shows.

[IgnotusPerIgnotium]

Very cool! I like the way it sounds! Mastering the inventions is good for technique =)

[willyhog]

Pretty sure what energy meant is that a lot of young pianists do not incorporate much if any feeling or true musicality into their playing, and since the majority of young pianists are asian, it makes sense. Exceleent performance, beautiful instrument, sprightly and truly Bach.

[circles79]

you seem to be implying that asians would be less able to put "feeling" or "musicality" into their playing. that is simply fucked up.

[dasuperman602]

I have to agree with willyhog. I know some Asians play with emotion and feeling, but for the most part, they're basically slave-driven robots forced by there parents to practise for 6 hours a day starting from the time they can breathe. Of course, not all are like that. It's just a general stereotype, but it happens a lot.

[aspacguy1]

Well if everybody stops patronizing their concerts and buying their records, maybe be it will be better for classical music in general. It's not just the asians who are guilty either. As soon as the market can differentiate between the liberace/clayborn and classical music, we will still have lang lang/kissin/yundi li et al.

[circles79]

yes. let's boycott concerts and records by "those" people. then maybe the purity of classical music will be forever preserved and reserved for the white race, who are obviously the only ones who can grasp this perfect music.

[circles79]

I suspect a hint of jealousy. and more than a hint of RACISM in your comment.

[aspacguy1]

Definitely not jealousy. Because I'm not jealous of Bill Gates even if he happens to be tone deaf. Also, I included Kissin who is white the last time I checked. But he massacres Beethoven and that's not acceptable. Classical music is for everybody but for anybody to flaunt themselves as masters when their very musicality is questionable. That's downright insulting.

[luppo3]

I really do not believe that the majority of young pianosts are asians.

[rudefilmpundit]

I know, it is such a stereotype..

[dissonance666]

Is this French harps? How much did it cost, if the video poster knows, please msg me :)

Nice work anyways.

[RyanDoMu]

VERY nice! I wish I were this advanced! By the way, @ Energy99, just who is the "pretentious little asian girl"?

[dellforce]

This was a very nice performance. I was interested in this because lately I've been listening to "Firth Of Fifth" by Genesis and it dawned on me that it's possible that Tony Banks' keyboard part MAY have been inspired by this song (way back in 1973).

[iAmRogier]

Agree with Energy99. Well played. !

[Energy99]

Perfectly executed, not like some of the other pretentious little asian girls videos.

[imanemoboylover]

I'm so lame.

I've been taking piano lessons for who knows how long and when your video started I was like.."What the hell is that?"

Harpsichord.

Hah.

Awesome.

[swordofmia]

omg i always wanted to play that piece and my bach prelude on a real harpsichord!!!

[BarNuun]

Thank you for all the pieces beautifully played on 'their' own instrument. You maintain this one so well, a lovely sound results.

[NeoComposer]

Great work!!!! I always wanted to know what this would sound like on the Harpsi.

[kinpopdj]

Great performance on a BEAUTIFUL instrument.

[teresahan1991]

cool hapshichord.

[HugeHawk]

it's a real pleasure to hear u playing..

[roctav86]

Simply outstanding...The piano is really weak for performing baroque pieces.Even when not all have the oportunity to play on a real harpsichord, everyone should play baroque music with the harpsichord voice of their keyboard. I look forward to hear more baroque pieces. This interpretation is my model, as now I'm currently learning this invention. It's awsome!!!

[DeMars3]

Very nice with the harpsichord! I can't stand when people play that on the piano or play it on their keyboard without immediately switching to the harpsichord sound. Bravo.Bravo.Bravo. Nice coordination and steady motions.

[ehpahsouoze]

good work!!! omg, i want to have an harpsichord!!!!!! LOL Barouque music in piano sucks!

[Sk8rboy9782]

I love this one...just picture 2 very intelligent people having a conversation...The right hand starts the piece and the left one answeres back, and the conversation continues...think about this next you play this piece

[thechickenalvarez]

ive always wanted to play this tune in a real harpsichord haha, never got the chance to play one

nice playing btw

[blockleg]

Awesome work bro, i love the real harpsicord. There is one at my school but it is hideously out of tune, and i dont think they can afford to tune it! lol. Keep up the good work. I want to hear invention 15.

[roctav86]

That's AWSOME!!! The piano is really weak comparing to harpsichord when playing baroque music....Check also my videos pls!

[viola989]

its wonderful...

[JohannesOrdet]

Splendid job. Your Bach is wonderful. Congratulations!

[Seamaster7]

Superb! I love the harpsichord, and the tempo at which you played it was perfect. 5 stars.

[rcgtec]

Very Good!

[Scrithe]

I've been playing this on the piano, but its much better on the harpsichord. Great job.

[danstash]

risvegliamo

[agentgriffin]

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!

[christian6657]

Cool.