Svetla Protich - Bach: Prelude & Fugue in A-minor BWV 543/

[Enad700]

What a pianist! For me so far, she's a famous unknown one. Miss Protich, did you ever come in Montreal, Canada? It's like my ticket is already bought if you do. Please, Maestra Protich, come visit us. You're such a great musician. I want to hear you more and live.

[tomguarni]

Very great performance!!!! 4:45 WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!!!

[iguarni]

Congratulations, only deep chills!

WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE!

[micheljacob1]

superbe de sobriété et de rythme!

[ragnarox2740]

sounds simply beautiful, marvelous use of dynamics. i have a question, i don't know anything about playing the organ but how did you add the bass pedals to the keyboard the song sounds so full like it isn't missing any of the voices.

[gustjorodedheo]

I'm a student of classical piano, mostly self-taught. I have always wanted to be able to play fugues and other polytonal (or is it poly-melodic??) pieces well. Does anybody know of any good ways to teach yourself to play fugues well?

[Multieduardo1962]

This sound is impresive, the knowlege of polifony is total, she is great, the tecnique in playing piano is not how fast you can play, but how pure is the sound, in this case the sound is pefect, you can follow each voice separlly.  Bach made a joke about polifony, he said is like three or four ladies drinking tea, all of them speaks at tha same time, and the magic is that they understand each other perfectly.

[Enad700]

@Multieduardo1962 Hi! Maybe you don't and would like to know that the counterpoint was slowly created in France – first at L'école Notre-Dame – between the 12th century up to baroque time mainly. I think it's during the 14th century that French invented the fugue: it was wanted as a discourse between the different parts. It's quite French. So, we can say: this is a discourse. But dispute of the words of Bach, there's something virile in his music.

[Multieduardo1962]

@Enad700 Hi, I really don't think that fugue starts in France, any way this performance is really the best I have heard so far, the original tempo written by Liszt in this transcription is faster, you can heard Lisse de la Salle this young pianist, plays good, but have no idea how to follow a voices separately, Maestra Protich, got perfection on that and is so heartfelt. To bad she is a great unknown pianist in Occident.

[Enad700]

@Multieduardo1962 Hi! Thanks for for comment. My reference is a remembering of a course at the Montreal University TV – it was a TV show. So my memory can be exact in the details but not on that. The teacher talked about the adventure of music in West. So, the first composers who did it in 12th or 13th century was members of "L'École de Nostre-Dame". It was very basic then (not enough place to explain how) at this point they were light years to suspect even wht will be made two centuries after.

[Enad700]

@Multieduardo1962 (suite...) The counterpoint and eventually the fugue will be develop first in Paris during Middle Age. Fortunately, Italian, Flemish, English and eventually Germain will do and also develop it and brilliantly. In twelve century (my memory about the exact century is really vague) it was two parts counterpoint, first part would hardly modulate and, usually a solo singer would modulate. Just to get it all nicer. The teacher was a woman who originated from Slovenia. Bye!

[luteplayer2525]

This could not have been played better than Bach himself.

[RemovdSande11]

marvelous

[Broodjebrood]

Best version I ever heard, great pianist! And indeed, one of Bach's beautiful pieces

[jb8256]

I wet myself. This is my favorite Bach piece. She understands the tremendous power and beauty of the music.

[VicodinAddicted]

Bravissimo!!!!!!!!!!!

[1001100x02]

This is, by far, the best interpretation/performance of this fugue in it's transcribed version. To take a monumental organ work and turn into something completely intimate and full of feeling is beyond words, but she has done just that. I am like the other commenters in that I don't like this fugue slowed down, but not in this case.

Her performance comes from the very depths of her sould.

Bravo!

[arp03e]

Wow, what a profound interpretation of this work!

I'm not normally into slow, romanticized Bach performances, but this was performed with such thought and depth of playing. Really breathtaking!

[soulechene]

On pourra comparer cette interprétation à d'autres immenses interprètes comme Alexis Weissenberg, Hélène Grimaud, Lise de la Salle... bien entendu pour les pianistes, la version la plus grandiose étant celle pour orgue de Karl Richter.

De toute façon, magnifique dans l'ensemble, le tout est de restituer toute la grandeur d'une partition de Jean-Sébastien Bach qui plane vers l'éternité tellement c'est beau.

[Han321654]

The only feelings that are in my understanding after hearing that is my LONGING and pleasingly impatient desire to have that interpretation and Bach's music with me all day. I write experimental neo-baroque and classical music on my Mac and engineer it with sampled instruments. If I could just hear my original fuges or preludes with that interpretation, I might feel satisfied. Virgil Fox must be proud of Prof. Protich as she has outdone him.

[cenodus]

Incredible!!!!

I have always been reluctant towards slow interpretations of this transcription, but what depth has this pianist touched !

This was deeply moving.

[kerawelt]

This is the best rendering of this divine and romantic fugue I've ever heard. The phrasing is absolutely perfect. Too many play it too fast without lettiing the melody sing. This one is just perfect.

Congratulations !!

[uhartchristian]

a very natural interpretation. every phrasing with a big sensibility. Reminds me in some ways to Tatjana Nikolaeva. In the big tradition of real musicians like Clara Haskil and Maria Yudina. An interesting discovery for me here on youtube.....

[polished1001]

truly beautiful performance

[ladyjes]

Genius.

[predoje]

Maybe to much quasi rubato....

[herefordsalop]

fantastic depth and reading of this fugue - one of the best interpretations I have heard

[hireshu]

@herefordsalop thank you so much- I will give the compliments to Prof. Protich.

[CuriosusSum]

Isn't this a stunningly beautiful piece? It starts simple and pure, and then progresses elegantly. Bach for me is the greatest man who ever lived.

Hireshu san, arigato gozaimasu.

[CuriosusSum]

Isn't this a stunningly beautiful piece? It starts simple and pure, and then progresses elegantly. Bach for me is the greatest man who ever lived.

[harvinsky]

is this Liszt's transcription?

Her interpretation is very romatic, and I love it.

[AZAZADECH]

Госпожа Протич, я Вам так восхищаюсь!

[aomf58]

Simply amazing performance. Thank you so much.

[pennishka]

So beautiful and full of feeling--clarity and expressiveness combined.

[bwv543bach]

This performance have something in common a Youra Guller's. I like it!

この演奏はヨウラ・ギュラーの演奏を音を良くした感じですね。と­ても好感が持てました。

[metteholm75]

A totally honest and sincere rendition. Very touching. I would certainly like to hear more Bach from this lady.

[einuben]

明るく強く美しい音。光に溢れたフーガの大伽藍。日本で教えてお­られる（た？）方のようだ。こんな名人に教わるとは、幸福な生徒­だ。

[romik30]

aversome. very clear and distinct sound.

I'd like to hear some classic bach fugues from WTC

[Mahlcolm]

Heavenly

[5steve55]

A power-house!...I love it. Amazing adherence to tempo.

[ishidokryten]

はぁなんて綺麗な音楽なんだろう。

これが弾けるなら魂を売ってもいいぞ

ピアノ弾ける人が羨ましい

[codonauta]

What a big delay between image and sound!

But a great performance.

[hireshu]

thanks for the comment- and I agree about the tracking, it is really a pity. YouTube is experiencing problems with videos uploaded from Apple Macintosh computers. I've asked them to correct the issue multiple times, but no answer to date. In a way, it feels like they are sabotaging mac users :).

[codonauta]

@hireshu It seems the delay was solved. It is OK now.

[ThyrmBloodaxe]

@hireshu rofl, mac

[goldberg72]

@codonauta assoltamente fanatasca e piena di sentimento..grandiosa.suoni in italia?



[codonauta]

@goldberg72 Sorry. Have you asked something?

I don't know Italian very well.

[goldberg72]

@codonauta sorry, soulful sounds in Italy? very nice your Interpretation .

[SiouxPianist]

way kewl

[shergowhar]

Simply awesome performance.

[hireshu]

@shergowhar thank you for the kind word about this performance!

[Delmerpowys]

molto bello ma non è sincronizzato