J.S. Bach - French Suite #2, BWV813 (Bob van Asperen)

French Suite #2, BWV BWV813 played by Bob van Asperen on original Christian Vater harpsichord, 1738. This instrument was tuned lower than 440hz, to put less stress on the instrument.

Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Air
Menuet
Gigue

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• classical
• piano
• harpsichord
• clavecimbel
• klavecimbel
• bob
• van
• asperen
• bach
• js
• french
• suite
• bwv
• 813

[broadwood1830]

The harspichord sounds well but Bob van Asperen plays to slow. The lot of unnecassary trills make his playing not really better. J. S. Bach was no old and boring man when he wrote this composition. To hear this interpretation makes me sleepy

Sabine

[Trinitrotolaissance]

Try some Scarlatti, that will wake you up! ;-)

[brookwall]

This sounds to me to be a superb recording.

[Trinitrotolaissance]

It truly is!

[thinkgreenlovepurple]

so beautiful...

i play piano only, but I love the harpsichord, and I love Bach!

[Trinitrotolaissance]

Not surprising at all, how can one not like Bach!

[IFioriMusicali]

great , amazing, pure magic !

[AGLMIL]

Bob van Bach play Johan Sebatian van Asperen!!!!!!!!!

[xxrook]

Prachtig gespeeld, dit raakt me echt. Zo muzikaal. Dat iets rekken aan begin van de maat vind ik schitterend, alles blijft toch keurig binnen de maat en op ritme. Het is heel eerbiedig en waardig gespeeld. Zeer cantabile. Luister eens naar de Handel fluit sonates waar Van Asperen Frans Brügen begeleidt. Een juweel, een gouden kleinood!

[otirudam]

I told you, i needed your love very badly, and since there was no way of locking ourselves in, we had to part. And the parting was so sweet and bitter, i am here

amidst the bushes wondering what really happened, or did it all happen or was it just my imagination.

[harpsichordgal]

Wonderful old harpsichord. The ornamentation is absolutely correct.

[VelikyUstyug1]

The instrument is remarkable! - As to playing too slow- He plays with the 'I'm so aristocratic and tired' style of Leonhardt... for better or worse. For my tastes it is boring- but sincere and warm of heart.

[Alanuboat]

@broadwood1830 La acentuacion es correcta. El barroco es un estilo particular, no necesariamente debe ser muy rápido para llamar la atención. Hay partes rápidas como el bourre o gige y lentas como alemande y sarabande. La belleza está en el contraste. Luz vs, oscuridad. Nunca me duermo con Bach.

[Csiga1000]

Schöner Klang, aber die Tempi....

[danielkirk1]

My ears love this harpsichord! Beautiful upload thank you, and god bless the best composer: Johann Sebastian Bach.