Bach - PASSACAGLIA & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 - part 1 of 2

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Uploaded by on Jun 5, 2010

E. Power Biggs, pedal harpsichord. vinyl rip. Part 1 of 2

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  • I've never heard the piece before, but i think it sounds beautiful with this instrument.

  • @BonjourBit That's all that really matters!

  • Oooh, not my favorite way to interpret this piece. BACH WAS NOT FRENCH.

  • @resonantdave A bewildering and amusing comment! What exactly makes this sound "French"? Bach in fact wrote things in a french style, so he had nothing personally against the them. Personally, I think Bach would have adored this playing - and on this instrument - and probably would have liked his works on the Moog synthesizer as well. He wrote in many musical styles and transcribed compositions and works by others for a variety of ensembles. Bach sounds good on everything!

  • D'uh! The sound of the harpsichord lose the majestic effect of the organ sound.. .

  • @bachinblack94 Nah!  Just different. There are several other arrangements of this piece including a full orchestral arrangement by Stokowski. Check it out!

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  • To hear another interpretation of this piece on a pedal harpsichord, on a richer instrument which is more similar to harpsichords of Bach's time, search on download sites for "Pro Cembalo Pleno"

  • Very interesting! Splendid!

  • @BonjourBit I know the piece. And it really sounds good with this instrument.

  • Nice :-)

  • Why not? It is very interesting!

  • I've read that since a (salaried) person was required to keep the organ running (puping air into the resevoires, etc.), organists usually practised on other instruments - quite possibly a harspichord such as this I can imagine.

  • Getting sick of the organs! In reality, ALL organs are in need of electric power! This harpsichord pedal monster still allows pure human energy to create music! A true orchestral organ must acquire all of it's power from human exercise! Glucose fuel! The true organ is the beast that plays in a blackout!!

  • @tamiasthechipmunk Nor had I! I have seen plenty of harpsichords but never one with pedals.  Very interesting sound! I like it. It must take an organist's training to do both the keyboards and pedal-board.

  • Majestic

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