Bach: Prelude in d-minor BWV 999

[SalomeeArtemisia]

what a music directly sounding from heaven !!!

I am so thankful that you share your art in here, Per!

[AllenFreigh]

13/8 :)

[MrPwnzawr]

You sir are a pro, any one who dislikes your vidoes i have killed :) Cheers, i look up to you with inspiration as a future Metal/Neoclassical guitarist

[dickiedewar]

uhhhg..why didn't i think of that..measures 31-34 on my sheet music calls for you to be in third position when you start with that..ummm dm6/9, i think, you stay right there in 1st..its so much easier..i watched you and was like wait, what did he do there so i pulled out my sheet and BAM right in the face i see it..Well mine is still notated to be in 3rd position but i'm going to play it your way..Thanks ! ! !

[MyDanelectro]

someone playing for three years can do that, but not with that passion!

[sawwalker1]

lovely ..from andy

[Emilianometallo]

Fantastic!!!

[jeff930808]

I love your play.

[idrussia007]

Very nice! Its a classical style for playing classic, imho - for studing "how it have be" . Thanks )))

[aendaltsev]

oh why, why, why God give me curves nails... This is just not fair. Discomfort. Discomfort.

[benavides86]

Well I don't like the scratch sound, when you slide in bass strings, maybe a little bit more careful there, besides those mayor details, it's a nice performance.

[OpethPegeen]

That was beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[darrylportelli]

what mic/mics did you use to record this please?? thank you, awesomely played!!!

[UmaRinghertz]

Excellently played - I love reading some of the the bitchy comments - a sure sign that some people are jealous of your talent!

[dissonateinharmony]

...reverb?

[embemario]

Bach listening to you probably would scream: "Yes!, This is THAT what I wanted in this piece!". Master version. Thank you and Respect.

[bilstew]

Well played Per .....Greetings from Ireland....I notice now that one of our own classical guitarists John Feeley has put in some videos on music by J.S Bach. I felt it was about time because John has been playing for such a long time. Like your recordings I am impressed by the fine audio quality which you both have in your work.Don't forget if you are ever visiting us let us know and we will give you a big Irish welcome.....Slan..........BIL.

[Bl0ueSky]

good good good!!!!!

[sfritzsche]

me falto la H

... ajajaj

[sfritzsche]

bello .... ermosa la pieza....

[ironwolg]

gotta play this tomorrow for my guitar jury, i'm so nervous but listening to this and watching it has made me a bit more confident. I know i've got the notes right, i'm just hoping i don't get so nervous that i screw up and blank out

[mtulug]

ı don't hate you. perfect.

I try for play but when ı came 20th part ıts come over for me. but, ı'll go on.

[mcmolgog]

We watched this video in music class the other day, and i automatically thought 'wow. this guy is my new guitar hero', and then laughed at the pun. Great job, man!

[StringSymmetry]

What are we going to have to do for you to release a Bach CD? :) You are my favourite Bach guitarist.

[Yiatlan]

Mettre en vente des partitions passées dans le domaine public alors qu'il n'est pas éditeur et qu'on peut les télécharger gratuitement... Il doute de rien le mec ! Chez nous ce serait assimilé à du travail au black

[paulskater14]

Maestoso!! thanks for that song!! I'm trying to play it too...

[usaespspo]

Muchas gracias, muy bello

[superboberdo]

that Am/F chord is a killer

[MacMic333]

Excellent. Nice tempo and interpretation.

[LorenzoClemenza]

perfect!

[atoseco]

@DoctorPersiaBest why? this is real music

[Pu55ybl45t3r]

1:34 has the best notes in the whole song

[philipphetzeli]

This piece is in c-minor, not in d-minor. I played on piano. This is the wrong notation.

[gibderfenson]

@philipphetzeli not for guitar

[GuitarShadow18]

@philipphetzeli yes the original is in c-minor but it was originally for lute

[Guitartiers]

the guitar sound is awesome and i like this version from you . you are G R E A T

[Swedguy97]

I'm trying to learn this piece....so hard!

[MyEverConstantSmile]

@Swedguy97 Same here; the fact that it hardly repeats makes it pretty tricky.

[Jovomusic]

A bit different then when I play it on the piano...the rythm get pushed a little i think, but probably due to the design of the guitar...maybe rewrite to another key? to make the flow a little easier...what do you think? and end cord is different from what I am used to...no?

[RishiRamraj]

Brilliant!

[headpulp]

beautifully interpreted... that really moved me, thanks

[KALINKA332]

Sounds good. I play this on the piano :)

[Marimbla]

It´s not only your playing I like, it´s also your treatment of other people. You must have a lot of positive energie. I prefer your Bach´s version to many others, also to mine.

[moneyquickeasy]

I hate you.

[AndanteLargo]

I love you!

[moneyquickeasy]

@AndanteLargo I love you more!

[cabeuno1]

Maestro........... excelente interpretacion. Estoy luchando con esa obra y de las versiones que encontre la suya es la mejor..........

[simpleman6942]

@AndanteLargo hahaha best come back ever :D i love your interpretation!

[SuperNaye2008]

I recently just got this piece for class and I'm trying to figure it out, but I think I keep making it more complicated than it is in my hand. It's actually not that bad. But alas, I must practice.

This is a great interpretation of it. I actually prefer it slower than faster.

[IlijaKs]

gubi se idiote, tebi da placam tabove, a na netu nalazinm bolje dzaba

[Chakiejan]

awesome.....

[wandrestar1982]

I love it... I'm gonna learn how to play it. Thanks for showing me the right path ;-)

[stevburke]

Beautiful my friend, just beautiful.

[yumeybaconcutout]

2:00 bachgasm

[bluedoor4]

I love the speed you play this :)

I was just wondering if you ,or anyone else would know if this piece would mark well If I learnt it for my HSC for music 1

[mrkabbazi]

very beautiful.. love it

[anonymousowa1]

Its really quite refreshing to hear the capabilites of the guitar not reflected in today's all too similar-sounding radio music :) If only others could appreciate the meanings and emotions behind classical guitar as readily as they do pop culture. You truly are a splendid musician. :)

[akroatis]

It is almost pointless to praise Bach, without whom music would not be what it is, and your playing does him justice.

[seanmacmahon]

Beautiful!

[Fowims]

Excellent sound, beautifully played!

[oobleXS]

Nice interpretation but wooooooooooo perhaps lighten up on the reverb.

[Phillippousi]

SO FAKE

[mimiandcuties]

one of the most mystical guitar solos ever ; stunning <3

[james10492]

very good, well done sir.

[TheScriptureAlone]

Another great piece. Congrats!

[seanmacmahon]

Absolutely stunning playing! I love all your work. You inspire me to keep playing!

[Grindpad666]

how do you come up with this sound?

all your clips sound like they are recorded ibn a studio, with reverb and all.

is there a mic outside the frame or something?

cause a guitar on it's one doesn't sound like this, especially not when recorded with a webcam or camera or whatever.

Im curious

[Bugrasisman]

J.S.B would be proud of you ! although i love your interpreation I play this one little bit faster. It's up to performers really. Great work!

[andreleitecoelho]

thanks for the video, it was very helpful for me to learn the music!

[goldenowner728]

I agree.

[DeimosGT]

some people play it way too fast, but I like this tempo much better. It's just people's personal opinions really. HOw do you do the F arpeggio on 0:47? I cannot get get the sound out on the C, E, and A note with the 4th finger. how do I solve the problem? please let me know? I'm learning this piece now, and having a great difficulty.

[Jazzmaster11]

@DeimosGT

Just relax your index finger, you don't have to keep it on the 6th string.

[DeimosGT]

@Jazzmaster11 thanks a lot for the info. :)

[Ernezius]

no hace bien los arpegios cuando hace las semicorcheas del primer tiempo del primer compas.... yo apenas estoy empesando a estudiar en la escuela superior de musaica y danza de monterrey y llevo esa pieza.. y me sale mejor k a el XD hahaha

[Vieira2212]

Belo!

[tikiman23]

excellent sir! couldn't have put it better myself! wow

[tikiman23]

excellent sir! couldn't have put it better myself!

[AndanteLargo]

Thank you David. I am very happy to hear that. Please keep playing and listening to me.

All the best,

Per-olov

[sapphire6722]

I love your interpretation of this piece! Really great! Some play it too fast I think...

[AndanteLargo]

Thank you David. I am very happy to hear that. Please keep playing and listening to me.

All the best,

Per-olov

[AndanteLargo]

Thank you! Appreciated.

Per-Olov

[simpleman6942]

i think this is the best interpretation of this piece in youtube =)

[AndanteLargo]

Thanks a lot! I am honored.

Kind regards.

Per-olov

[jaegerhund]

So many chord changes in this piece ---- easy to get lost. Good job by the way.

[LEANDROcatiessa]

Perfect...

[Enzoremualdi]

Ok g good, but compas n°23 is bass; E-A-F or E-A-F# ?

[Nick184]

Hiya, what sort of 'grade' does this piece correspond to, roughly?

[newcamper]

@Nick184 I cannot find BWV 999 in my RCM syllabus, but watching the performance and finding the score has similar difficulty as BWV 1006a Prelude: This piece is in the Performer's repertoire list of the RCM syllabus. "Royal Conservatory of Music" in Canada goes to grade ten after which is "Performer's ARCT" and "Teacher's ARCT." The Prelude from Bach's lute suite 4(BWV 1006a) is very difficult: Gavotte en rondeau(grade 9) is great fun and "easier" to play. Hope this is helpful.

[macerson12345]

i think your interpretation is very good. it shows that you don't have to play this piece in original tempo to make it appear intense and powerful. i'll use your version as an inspiration for my performance today! thank you

[UweSchenker]

Superb! Thanks!!!

[ikbeeldbuis]

It's like Bach's music is healing, isn't it?

[astroiguana]

My teacher just gave me this piece today. Thank you for playing it so nicely!

It will be my first Bach piece......  :-O I hope someday to play as nicely as you played it. :-D

[ikbeeldbuis]

this is amazing

I tried to play this, but it's so hard

respect

[AndanteLargo]

Thank you! Please keep trying! It's worth the hard work!!

Good luck!

Per-Olov

[ikbeeldbuis]

@AndanteLargo

Yes, I will! Thank you :)

[danibj74]

I like the way you play. The sound is very clean. A question for you: how do you obtain a so good recorded sound?

[LTmattYT]

yeah, that one cat is right, the rhythm on this is a bit fucked most definitely...

[Durgakalim]

Awesome!!!

[Tigerdesh]

0:48 pinky Barre (capo)!

[SkaterPatb7]

Great job! I played this song for my piano recital. Really nice Bach Prelude.

[Tat2NY]

Lovely playing...... i need to work on this....

[aupadealguien]

Hermoso

[concritique]

You have some very good technique. The phrasing at the end is excellent. The tempo is about right. The flow of the rhythm is 95% there, a couple of slows in places. Good sound quality. Very good. Thanks for posting.

[guitarMclassical]

I'm learning this piece because of you.

5 stars.

[KyougetsuYoru]

no me gusta q realenete el tempo a cada rato!! xO

no se olle bien en bach

[MushroomDisorder]

Amazing.

I'm learning this wonderful masterpiece on bass...

Not finished because I don't work on it so much...

But indeed it is fun to play.

You make me work more on it now and think of uploading it haha.

INSPIRATION!

[NatureCitizan]

wonderful!

[cuoregelato]

davvero bravo.....hai eseguita questo brano magnificamente

[noamboyk]

Would anyone happen to have the lute tablature for this piece?

[Za7a7aZ]

Many transcription have the lefthand fingering different. This is mainly because Peo plays different bass notes,...with a strech. Does sound good tho and is much easier to play once customed with the strech. Thank you Peo for showing how it is done.

[insp96]

3th grade?!

[JustinNZ123]

Ace :)

[imlittlealbert]

you play it so magic although i think you most play it a little fast

[TheAT2112]

i dont play the guitar but i like very much to heard..

you are one!

[JFB33]

Per Olov Kingren vs Juergen Schenk???????

[Lambswood]

A beautiful interpretation!!

[rispoli44]

Great technique! Just a question, it could be a difference in the arrangement but at 1:08 in the bass should it be an A natural to an F natural instead of F# ?

[Cardien18]

Beautifully played :)

[caferacla]

GOOD..

MY FRIEND

[101358z]

would love to hear you play chaconne

[gentlerhino]

@jonassedohr

He's playing a guitar made by a Swiss master Philippe Jean-Mairet.

[jonassedohr]

is this a Smallman guitar that he is playing?

[cheme85]

@jonassedohr

No..you can get information of his guitar at his website. from Philippe Jean-Mairet.

[LaGuitarrayYo]

Fattar inte varför folk snackar om basen .... som om de har missförstått nåt! Det du gör är ju kanon....

=))

[salnizzo1974]

I have been playing this piece for almost 15 years, and after watching your version (without stopping the bass like others do) I though..... that from now onwards I'm going to play as you do.

[ShogaNinja]

Notice where he plays the strings to give it that damped sound he talks about in the more info section.

I can hear the springy sound of the g string at around the 7th fret, that drives me nuts about classical guitars. At 1:00 you can hear it pretty good. I wish they could fix that about classical guitars. I couldn't find a guitar that didn't make that sound so I play on a steel string where it's less obvious.

Per-Olov is one of the greatest classical guitarists of our time.

[felix3782]

i love that u don't stop playing bass like the others do :)

technical and musical masterpiece ^^

[charliedenavas]

great performance dud. I am learning of you. thanks a lot

[theillfrisch]

I love the sound of your guitar

[Isabellaa004]

i play the guitar for 5 years now . and i am trying to play this piece sonce last year . it's way too hard for me to play it perfectly . (:

[Naronian]

you have to work on your fluency...but very good!

[lightmyfire90]

eh no when he make the chord changes he take a long time to change not his tempo

[lightmyfire90]

check your time but ok

[marvin123o]

Amazing

[psandbergnz]

Very nice dynamics. Could you tell me what grade this would be for the guitar?

[Steini0793]

im in 5th or 6th and am playing this

[eadgbeguitarcdefgabc]

5th or 6th?!why  man, you confused?!

[MusicVampire11]

college level; i had to learn it to get accepted into my colleges music program

[eadgbeguitarcdefgabc]

this cant be college level....is it?i`m in  grade 1 , playing this.

[farrieswong]

@eadgbeguitarcdefgabc i'm no grade and i'm playing this with learning guitar by online lesson.

[MusicVampire11]

ya sorry for the late reply this is college level...at least according to my professor. it is freshman college level. My professor also has like a 7 or 10 year old student who can play this or more advanced stuff and he said the kid knows he's playing college level stuff so it is or my professor is an idiot

[utubestas]

I have two transcriptions of this and the are wrong in the 23rd bar. what are the notes in that chord?!

[eadgbeguitarcdefgabc]

thx so much! i was playing it all wrong but now it`s correct.

[TheRenji12345]

good job i really liked that =-)

[lucavricella]

Another wonderful performance!

Best,

LUCA

[sgilk4]

very fluent

[Blinkymyt]

Veddy nice...veddy structured...veddy disciplined...veddy logical. Mr.Spock could not have rendered it better. Five classical stars.

[Incongruent]

Well done sir. You may wanna check you rhythm on the chord transitions though. I think you may be omitting or delaying a sixteenth.

[stevesp101]

he's bring liberal with rubato after the first downbeat of every measure. the right amount of notes are there, though.

[Astrid998]

Wonderful relaxing, but also exciting music!!! I enjoy it very much, thank you a lot. Thank You Tube for listening to  such various music......

[liamstoaster]

A magnificent rendition. I think you put just the right amount of expression into it; enough rubato to let us know that a human, not a machine, is playing, but not so much as to burden the ears.

[googlekopfkind]

this is one of the best of bach 1007 and 999

[guitarrero1]

I had check the score for this piece and the bass note is 1 beat long, I also listened to a lot of versions in youtube guitarrists and pianists, and 99% overlooked this aspect.

[fireitwithkill]

Youre wrong guitarrero1. The bass is a half note tied to the 16th's. It is played like a 16th but allowed to ring for two beats. Per-Olov is not wrong though. A lot of people play Bach very quickly and methodically because that was the way Bach intended them to be played, but if phrased properly with rubato it can sound so much better. I really like what P-O has done with this piece, like someone said he is being generous with the rubato in a few spots and it is quite well placed. Good Show!

[Paulancar]

I agree. >

[didina333lavrio]

*awesome

[didina333lavrio]

i played this one recently at a concert...i had done much practice but i messed it up...:S

u r awesmeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

[prasananda]

Thanks for youtube that allow us to listen to your songs past midnight in Bangkok. It is a priviledge to listen to all these songs... thanks so much.

[kemar561]

ah man you are absolutely great any tips on how to get started playing classical guitar music.

[hillaroo666]

Brilliant Job Per, don't listen to the armchair critics. Especially ones named after sloppy guitar playing groups like Led Zeppelin.

[SuperMagicMoose]

By criticising the mighty Zep i suspect that you don't understand music

[bernou14]

Merci pour cette belle interprétation, un jeu tout en nuances que l'on écoute en méditation et qui nous réchauffe le coeur pour retrouver nos vrais chemins de vie... Bach difficile à la guitare mais si profond et moderne....

[steffanpiper]

Very nice playing and presented well. A very nice resource. Very enjoyable.

[dolofonos]

Well-chosen tempo; when you play this prelude it becomes music and not merely that hurried novelty so often heard.

[truedoom]

does anyone know what this song is in terms of classical guitar grades? is it a grade 5, 6?

[guitarvideo999]

It is GRADE 6

[truedoom]

wow. Thats good. Gives me an idea where to start on my grades, as i can play this piece already.

thanks for that :)

[robicool]

Per has studied music all his life, so I'm sure he's aware that he's not playing it """correctly""" (if there even is such a concept). It's his interpretation, and it's a nice change to hear it played differently, instead of it just being rushed through in under 90 seconds. Nice job Per-Olov!

[ArmiaGiewont]

this is prelude in c minor

[ubbddu]

its cool

[danny251]

if u can"t enjoy that ,then go and play tiddleywinks.beautiful music peo.thank you

[Parvati78100]

It's too slow. You want to play it at 80.

[thejugglenaut91]

no, he wants to play it like this. Does it say 80 on the manuscript? I don't think so pal!

[Parvati78100]

Strange times we live in where absolutely no criticism is tolerated except to say "how wonderful".

I have played the guitare for decades and I still take lessons and I still welcome criticism that make me progress.

Remember what Beaumarchais said:

"Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n'est pas d'éloge flatteur", which could be translated into:

"No compliment is flattering if you're not at liberty to criticize."